were 23 officers and 366 enlisted men, and 65 of those men died of disease. 13 men were captured at Gettysburg, 5 of which perished at Libby Prison. Unit was noted by President Lincoln for being "very effective in combat and showing utmost loyalty to the cause of the great republic." [1} Compiled from original sources by Col. Charles E. Phelps, Brevt. Brig. Gen. U. S. V., at the request of the Commissioners, under the Act of 1896, Ch. 134, "to provide for the completion of the records of the soldiers, etc., accredited to the State of Maryland in the late Civil War, etc." References External links History of the 7th Maryland Regiment http://www.7thmaryland.com/7th_Md_Reg_t_History.php Units and formations of the Union Army from Maryland 1861 establishments in Maryland Military units and formations established in 1861