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Seventh regiment Massachusetts Infantry.
（1)
Col. Darius N. Couch,
Maj. Gen. U. S. Vols.
（2)
Col. Nelson H. Davis,
Brig. Gen. U. S. Army.
（3)
Col. Joseph Wheelock.
| Field and Staff. | Line. | Band. | companies. | Totals. |
| | | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K |
| Number on regimental rolls,— |
| Officers, | 14 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 78 |
| Enlisted men,1 | 16 | – | 20 | 120 | 109 | 102 | 114 | 105 | 109 | 105 | 104 | 104 | 113 | 1,121 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,199 |
| Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in regiment.2 | 9 | – | – | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 42 |
| Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment. | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals, | 9 | – | – | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 48 |
| Actual total of members of regiment,— |
| Officers, | 14 | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 78 |
| Enlisted men,3 | 7 | – | 20 | 112 | 106 | 98 | 112 | 103 | 106 | 102 | 101 | 98 | 108 | 1,073 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,151 |
The 7th Mass. Infantry was recruited by
Col. (afterward general)
Darius Nash Couch, a West Point graduate, who had served nine years in the regular army.
It was composed mainly of men from
Bristol County and was mustered into service at
Taunton, Mass., June 15, 1861.
It left the
State for
Washington July 12, and remained engaged in its defences for nearly a year.
On March 25, 1862, it left camp for
Fortress Monroe to engage in the
Peninsular campaign.
It took part in the siege of
Yorktown and the battles of
Williamsburg,
Fair Oaks and
Oak Grove, engaging afterwards in the seven days retreat.
Remaining at
Harrison's Landing until August 16 it moved then to
Yorktown, and on August 31 arrived at
Alexandria, on the way to join
General Pope's forces in
Virginia, uniting with them at Chain Bridge, Va., September 3.
It took part in the movement against
South Mountain and
Antietam, and was actively engaged at
Fredericksburg December 13, going afterwards into winter quarters near White Oak Church, and engaging with the rest of the army in the ‘mud march’ of January, 1863.
At
Chancellorsville, as part of
General Sedgwick's division, the regiment, under
Lieutenant-Colonel Harlow, led the assault on
Marye's Heights May 3, its colonel,
Thomas Denton Johns, being in command of the storming column.
It took part without loss at
Gettysburg and marched with the Army of the Potomac to the
Rapidan, engaging in November in the
Mine Run campaign.
Its winter quarters were at
Brandy Station, Va., from whence an expedition was made to Robertson's River in February, 1864.
In May, 1864, the regiment, as part of the 4th Brigade,
General Getty's Division, 6th Corps, took part in the battles of the
Wilderness, suffering great loss May 5 and 6.
It was active at Spotsylvania Court House and on duty constantly during the days of the
battle of Cold Harbor, moving with the army towards the
James River June 12.
On June 15, the regiment's term of service having expired, it withdrew from the front and returned to
Washington; reaching
Massachusetts June 20, it was mustered out at
Taunton, July 5, 1864.
