7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry

The 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the Indian Wars.

Service
The 7th Iowa Cavalry was mustered into Federal service at Davenport, Iowa for a three year enlistment between April 27 to July 13, 1863. On September 19, 1863 it was deployed to Omaha in route to the west. Units of the regiment were at Camp Rankin on the South Platte in January, 1865 when more than 1,000 plains Indians attacked the fort and stage station at Julesburg during the Sioux Wars following the Sand Creek Massacre. 14 men were lost, including 4 non-commissioned officers.

The regiment was mustered out of Federal service on June 22, 1866.

Total strength and casualties
A total of 1420 men served in the 7th Iowa at one time or another during its existence. It suffered 1 officer and 21 enlisted men who were killed in action or who died of their wounds and 1 officer and 74 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 97 fatalities.

Commanders

 * Colonel Samuel W. Summers
 * Colonel Herman H. Heath