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
April 14 to
October 7
Organized at Kalamazoo and Dearborn, Mich.
July 7 6 companies mustered in and ordered to Indianapolis, Ind., then to Seymour, Ind., to repel the Morgan Raid.
July 13 Action with Morgan at North Vernon, Ind.
July 14 At Pierceville
July Returned to Dearborn, Mich., and duty there
August 16 Moved to Chicago, Ill. and Duty guarding prisoners at Camp Douglas
1864
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, Va.
May 5-7
Battle of the Wilderness
May 8-21
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
May 10 Ny River
May 12 Assault on the Salient
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 Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins
July 30 Mine Explosion, Petersburg
August 18-21 Weldon Railroad
September Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps
September 29-October 2 Poplar Springs Church
October 8 Reconnaissance on Vaughan and Squirrel Level Roads
October 27-28 Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run
1865
March 25
Fort Stedman, Petersburg
March 28-April 9 Appomattox Campaign
April 2 Assault on and fall of Petersburg
April 3 Occupation of Petersburg
April 3-9 Pursuit of Lee
April 22-27 Moved to Washington, D.C.
May 23 Grand Review
July 28 Mustered out