7th Alabama Infantry Regiment

7th Alabama Infantry Regiment
Flag of the Florence Guards, Company K of the 7th Alabama
Active	May 1861 – April 1862
Country	Confederate States of America
Allegiance	Alabama
Branch	Confederate States Army
Size	est. 808 (May 1861)
Engagements	Battle of Santa Rosa Island East Tennessee bridge burnings
Commanders
Notable commanders	S. A. M. Wood John G. Coltart

The 7th Alabama Infantry Regiment was a Confederate volunteer infantry regiment from Alabama during the American Civil War.

The regiment was formed at Pensacola in May 1861 shortly after the American Civil War began, enlisting for a year of service. The regiment served at Pensacola for the next several months, with several companies engaged in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island. The regiment was sent to fight Unionist guerrillas in response to the East Tennessee bridge burnings in November. Following the suppression of the guerrillas, the 7th Alabama served with the Army of Central Kentucky at Bowling Green. The regiment was disbanded at Corinth when its term of enlistment ended just before the Battle of Shiloh. Due to the unpopularity of their commander, Colonel John G. Coltart, its men refused to continue their service under him, with the majority re-enlisting in other units.