7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate)

7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment (Confederate)
Colonel Harry T. Hays of the 7th Louisiana later became general of the 1st Louisiana Brigade.
Active	5 June 1861 – 9 April 1865
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Louisiana
Branch	Confederate States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment (944 men, June 1861)
Part of	1st Louisiana Brigade (Taylor's and Hays')
Engagements	American Civil War Battle of Blackburn's Ford (1861) First Battle of Bull Run (1861) Battle of Front Royal (1862) First Battle of Winchester (1862) Battle of Cross Keys (1862) Battle of Port Republic (1862) Battle of Gaines' Mill (1862) Battle of Malvern Hill (1862) Battle of Cedar Mountain (1862) Second Battle of Bull Run (1862) Battle of Chantilly (1862) Battle of Harpers Ferry (1862) Battle of Antietam (1862) Battle of Fredericksburg (1862) Battle of Chancellorsville (1863) Second Battle of Winchester (1863) Battle of Gettysburg (1863) Second Battle of Rappahannock Station (1863) Battle of the Wilderness (1864) Battle of Spotsylvania (1864) Battle of Cold Harbor (1864) Battle of Monocacy (1864) Second Battle of Kernstown (1864) Third Battle of Winchester (1864) Battle of Fisher's Hill (1864) Battle of Cedar Creek (1864) Siege of Petersburg (1864–65) Battle of Appomattox (1865)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Harry T. Hays Davidson Bradfute Penn

The 7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a unit of volunteers recruited in Louisiana that fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Formed in June 1861, the regiment was sent to fight in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. After fighting at First Bull Run, the unit joined the 1st Louisiana Brigade. The regiment served in Jackson's Valley campaign and at Gaines' Mill, Malvern Hill, Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Harpers Ferry, Antietam, and Fredericksburg in 1862. The regiment fought at Chancellorsville, Second Winchester, and Gettysburg in 1863. At Rappahannock Station in November 1863, almost the entire regiment was captured. The remnant of the unit fought at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and the Valley campaigns of 1864. It served at Petersburg starting in December 1864 and surrendered at Appomattox in April 1865.