7th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union)

Brief History
The 7th Kentucky Infantry was organized at Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky, under Colonel T.T. Garrard, and mustered into the United States service on the 22nd day of September, 1861. As soon as it was organized it was ordered to Wild Cat, Kentucky to repel the invasion of General Zollicoffer, and participated in an engagement with the enemy at that point, which was the first general engagement on Kentucky soil. They received the merited praise of the Division Commander.

The 7th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry was "One of the first recruited in the State. Old 3rd." It was organized at Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky, September 22, 1861. The regiment was at Baton Rouge until May 1, 1865, and at Clinton until March, 1866. It mustered out March 11, 1866.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 7th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 29 June 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 7th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, (accessed 29 June 2012).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky. Company B - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky. Company C - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky. Company D - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky. Company E - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky. Company F - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky. Company G - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky. Company H - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky. Company I - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky. Company K - Many men mustered in from Camp Dick Robinson, Garrard County, Kentucky.

The records for this Regiment's Companies are from the book, Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. 1-1861-1866.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,308 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Kentucky in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Kentucky in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Kentucky, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.