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Civil War
Seventh Regiment Infantry
On the 2d the regiment, together with details from the 1st Minnesota and 19th Massachusetts, charged the enemy's works at Cat Tail Creek, capturing two forts and three guns, then sweeping down the line captured five other forts, well defended by infantry, and during the day taking about five hundred prisoners and several horses. The 7th is reported to have been the first to break the rebel lines in front of the 2d corps. After marching with the division to the rear of Petersburg, the regiment was deployed as skirmishers up the South Side railroad, in advance of the division, taking many prisoners and contrabands, and capturing great numbers of horses and mules.
American Civil War
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