7th Michigan Cavalry

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Muster In: Organized at Grand Rapids, Mich., October, 1862, to June, 1863.¹
Muster Out: Mustered out December 15, 1865.²

Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel George G. Briggs
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Major Alexander Walker
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Major Melvin Brewer
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First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army³,⁴,⁵

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Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army⁶,⁷,⁸

• Commander: Major Alexander Walker (June 30, 1864)⁹
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army¹⁰,¹¹

• Commander: Major Melvin Brewer (July 31, 1864)¹²
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army

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• Note: The First Brigade, First Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac was ordered to Washington, D. C. and embarked on August 3, 1864.¹³,¹⁴

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:

• No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.¹⁵

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:

• No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.¹⁶

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

• No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.¹⁷

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:

• No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.¹⁸

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry | Army of the Shenandoah | Union Army¹⁹,²⁰

• Commander: Lieutenant Colonel George G. Briggs (March 31, 1865)²¹
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• Note: Sheridan’s cavalry from the Army of the Shenandoah, formerly the 1st and 3rd Divisions, Cavalry Corps, AotP, crossed the James River from the north side on March 26, 1865 to rejoin the Union Armies operating against Richmond and Petersburg.

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles²²:

• Sheridan’s Trevillian Raid June 7-24.
• Trevillian Station June 11-12.
• Newark, or Mallory’s Cross Roads, June 12.
• Black Creek, or Tunstall’s Station, and White House, or St. Peter’s Church, June 21.
• Jones’ Bridge June 23.
• Fort Stevens and along Northern Defenses of Washington July 11-12 (Detachment).
• Demonstration North of the James River July 27-29.
• Deep Bottom July 27-29.
• Ordered to Washington, D.C., August [?], 1864.
• …away…
• Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
• Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31.
• Five Forks April 1.
• Scott’s Cross Roads April 2.
• Tabernacle Church, or Beaver Bend Creek, April 4.
• Sailor’s Creek April 6.
• Appomattox Station April 8.
• Appomattox Court House April 9.
• Surrender of Lee and his army.

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Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

• Union Casualties in the Appomattox Campaign: March 28-April 9, 1865

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