United States Regiments & Batteries > Michigan
The regiment lost 6 officers and 131 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 165 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1863
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April 14 to October 7 |
The 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Regiment was organized at Kalamazoo and Dearborn, Michigan under the comman of colonel Charles Victor DeLand. Company K was mostly composed of Native Americans of the Ojibwa, Odawa and Patawotomi. These men proved to be very adept at scounting and skirmishing skills, which they taught to the rest of the command. |
July 7 | Six companies were mustered in and ordered to Indianapolis, Ind., then to Seymour, Ind., to repel the Morgan Raid. |
July 13 |
Action with Morgan at North Vernon, Indiana. |
July 14 | At Pierceville |
July | Returned to Dearborn, Michigan and finished training there |
August 16 | Moved to Chicago, Ill. and duty guarding prisoners at Camp Douglas |
1864
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March 17 | Ordered to Annapolis, Md. and attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
May 4-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the WildernessThe regiment lost 11 men killed or died of wounds, 13 men wounded, and 1 man missing |
May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court HouseThe regiment lost 34 men killed or died of wounds, 117 men wounded, and 4 men missing. Colonel Charles DeLand was wounded. |
May 10 |
Ny River |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 13 | Major John Piper was killed. |
May 14 | Captain Levant Rhines took command of the regiment. |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 23-24 | Ox Ford |
May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 16-18 |
First Assault on PetersburgCaptain Levant Rhines was killed. He was posthoumously promoted to major. Captain Captain Elmer Dicey took command of the regiment. |
June 19 |
Siege of Petersburg begins |
July 15 | Colonel Charles DeLand rejoined the regiment after recovering from his wound. |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, PetersburgCaptain Elmer Dicey was captured while commanding the regiment. |
August 18-21 |
Weldon Railroad (Globe Tavern) |
September | Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps |
September 29-October 2 |
Poplar Springs ChurchColonel Charles DeLand was wounded and captured. Captain George Murdock took command of the regiment. |
October 8 | Reconnaissance on Vaughan and Squirrel Level Roads |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run |
November 12 | Major Asahel Nichols took command of the regiment. |
December 4 | Captain George Murdock was promoted to Brevet Major |
December 12 | Brevet Major George Murdock resigned. |
1865
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February 4 | Colonel Charles DeLand was discharged due to disability caused by his wounds. |
March | Major Asahel Nichols was promoted to lieutenant colonel. |
March 25 |
Fort Stedman, Petersburg |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Fall of PetersburgThe regiment was one of first units to enter Petersburg. Lieutenant Colonel Asahel Nichols was badly wounded. He was promoted to Bevet Colonel for “conspicuous gallantry”. Captain James DeLandthen took command until he was also wounded, when Captain Levant Case took command. Both were later promoted to Brevet Major for “conspicuous gallantry”. |
April 3 |
Occupation of PetersburgCaptain Ira Evans took command of the regiment. |
April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
April 22-27 | Moved to Washington, D.C. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Buckbee took command of the regiment. |
May 23 | Grand Review |
July 28 | The 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Regiment mustered out under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Buckbee. |