The 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
"Colonel," Union horse who survived 18 battles. Colonel was owned by Lieutenant N.J. Hall of the 4th U.S. Artillery and 7th Michigan Infantry Regiment. He was cared for by the Hillsdale County Soldiers and Sailors Reunion Association after Hall's death in 1867. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
William Rufus Shafter
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William Rufus Shafter was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War who received US highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Fair Oaks. Shafter also p
7th Michigan Infantry Regiment
…Army artilleryman assumed command of the regiment and led it until he was promoted to brigade command before the Battle of Gettysburg. Infantryman William Rufus Shafter was wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks; he later received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the battle. Sergeant Alonzo Smith of Company C received…
Shafter in 1898
Generals Joseph Wheeler (left) and William Rufus Shafter in Cuba, 1898
Shafter's headstone at San Francisco National Cemetery
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