7th Missouri Cavalry Regiment (Union)

7th Missouri Cavalry Regiment
Regimental flag of the 7th Missouri Cavalry
Active	20 Feb. 1862 – 22 Feb. 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union  Missouri
Branch	Union Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	Blackhawk Cavalry
Engagements	American Civil War First Battle of Independence (1862) Battle of Lone Jack (1862) Battle of Prairie Grove (1862) Battle of Van Buren (1862) Battle of Brownsville (1863) Skirmish at Ashley's Mills (1863) Battle of Bayou Fourche (1863) Camden Expedition (1864) Battle of Mount Elba (1864) Battle of Marks' Mills (1864)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Daniel Huston Jr. Eliphalet Bredett †

7th Missouri Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry unit from Missouri that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was formed on 20 February 1862 by merging Bishop's Cavalry Battalion (also known as the Blackhawk Cavalry, which had formed on 14 November 1861) with some unattached cavalry companies. The regiment fought at Independence, Lone Jack, Prairie Grove and Van Buren in 1862. The unit participated in Frederick Steele's expedition to Little Rock in 1863, fighting at Brownsville, Ashley's Mills, and Bayou Fourche. In 1864, the regiment went on the Camden Expedition and fought at Mount Elba and Marks' Mills. The remaining soldiers were consolidated with the 1st Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Regiment on 22 February 1865.