Post by markland on Aug 19, 2006 10:16:19 GMT -6
I thought that this would be a handy thread to keep our information relevant specifically to the 7th versus the overall Army.
RCH & HK, I have nothing much to add to what you entered as far as the formation of the 7th. HK, one minor correction, per the September, 1866 revision 2 Regimental Return. The Headquarters detachment was also formed on the same day with a grand total of 4 men: Sgt. Maj., QM Sgt., Chief Bugler and the Hospital Steward. No officers are present in the entire regiment as you both said, however, there is one officer absent (I can't read the cause due to the original having had a major crease/tear down the column-I think he may have been on detached service).
The October return shows three Field & Staff (F&S) assigned to the regiment: Colonel, Lt. Colonel and a Major. One of those officers is absent on detached service (DS)-I assume it was Smith as he was in charge of another department at that time. The others are not shown as present for duty nor in the absent field. I have to assume that they were in transit to the regiment. Since the return does show 3 gained by promotion or appointment, I think the assumption is valid.
OK, tired of playing
I have scanned and uploaded the images of the September, October & December 1866 regimental returns. This is only the summary page and had to be copied and scanned in three pages/month, thus you will see some overlapping of columns.
Let me know if this is helpful and I will start doing others.
By the way, if anyone is wondering, I somehow lost the November, 1866 and will have to get that one again.
Here is the link:
freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~familyinformation/Custer/index.html
Billy
RCH & HK, I have nothing much to add to what you entered as far as the formation of the 7th. HK, one minor correction, per the September, 1866 revision 2 Regimental Return. The Headquarters detachment was also formed on the same day with a grand total of 4 men: Sgt. Maj., QM Sgt., Chief Bugler and the Hospital Steward. No officers are present in the entire regiment as you both said, however, there is one officer absent (I can't read the cause due to the original having had a major crease/tear down the column-I think he may have been on detached service).
The October return shows three Field & Staff (F&S) assigned to the regiment: Colonel, Lt. Colonel and a Major. One of those officers is absent on detached service (DS)-I assume it was Smith as he was in charge of another department at that time. The others are not shown as present for duty nor in the absent field. I have to assume that they were in transit to the regiment. Since the return does show 3 gained by promotion or appointment, I think the assumption is valid.
OK, tired of playing
I have scanned and uploaded the images of the September, October & December 1866 regimental returns. This is only the summary page and had to be copied and scanned in three pages/month, thus you will see some overlapping of columns.
Let me know if this is helpful and I will start doing others.
By the way, if anyone is wondering, I somehow lost the November, 1866 and will have to get that one again.
Here is the link:
freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~familyinformation/Custer/index.html
Billy