7th U.S. Volunteer Infantry

7th U.S. Volunteer Infantry (1898-1899) - Organized and mustered into the service of the United States at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., July 6 to 23, 1898, with 42 officers and 953 enlisted men.

• Assignments:
  • Assigned to First Brigade, Third Division, First Army Corps, September 17
  • Transferred to Third Brigade, First Division, First Army Corps, October 7
  • Assigned to Second Separate Brigade, Second Army Corps, January 16, 1899

• Movements:
  • Left Jefferson Barracks September 16; arrived at Lexington, Ky., September 17
  • Left Lexington November 22; arrived at Macon, Ga., November 23

Mustered out of the service of the United States at Macon, Ga., February 28, 1899, with 45 officers and 897 enlisted men. Casualties while in service: Officers-Died of disease, 1. Enlisted men-Died of disease, 16; murdered, 3; deserted, 11.

From:

• Correspondence Relating to the War with Spain, Center for Military History, U.S. Army, Vol 1
  • The Organization of the Army during the Spanish-American War, page 509
  • Organization of Volunteers, page 581

See Also:

• Spanish American War
• Spanish American War Regiments
• Spanish American War Camps