7th West Virginia Infantry Regiment

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7th West Virginia Infantry Regiment
Flag of West Virginia
Active	July 16, 1861, to July 1, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	1,008
Nickname(s)	"The Bloody Seventh"
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Winchester Battle of Port Republic Battle of Malvern Hill Battle of South Mountain Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg

The 7th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. For much of the war, it was a part of the famed "Gibraltar Brigade" in the Army of the Potomac. It was famed primarily for two major actions, a determined attack on the Sunken Road at Antietam and a late evening counterattack on East Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg that helped push back an attack by the Louisiana Tigers.