United States Regiments & Batteries > Michigan > 26th Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 26th Michigan Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 115 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 159 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1862
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| September 10-December 12 | The 26th Michigan Infantry Regiment was organized at Jackson, Michigan |
| December 12 | Mustered in under the command of Colonel Judson S. Farrar. |
| December 13 | Left Michigan for Washington, D.C. Attached to District of Alexandria, Defences of Washington, D.C. |
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1863
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| January – April | Provost duty at Alexandria, Virginia. |
| February | Attached to Slough’s Brigade, Garrison of Alexandria, Virginia, 22nd Corps |
| April 20 | Ordered to Suffolk, Virginia and attached to Ferry’s 1st Brigade, Corcoran’s 1st Division, 7th Corps, Department of Virginia |
| April 22-May 4 |
Siege of Suffolk, Virginia |
| May 4 | Siege of Suffolk raised |
| May 23 | Windsor |
| June 17 | Captain Lemuel Saviers of Company F was promoted to major. |
| June 24-July 8 |
Dix’s Peninsula Campaign |
| July 1-7 | Expedition to Bottom’s Bridge |
| July 12 | Ordered to New York City and assigned to New York, Department of the East. |
| July 14 – October 13 |
Duty in New York City and at Fort Richmond, New York Harbor. |
| October |
Bristoe CampaignOrdered to join Army of the Potomac in the field. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac. |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26- December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
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1864
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| February 6-7 | Demonstration on the Rapidan |
| March 29 | Colonel Farrar resigned due to chronic diarrhea and “an affection of the lungs.” |
| May 4-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River |
| May 8 |
Battle of the WildernessCorbin’s Bridge |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court HouseMajor Saviers was shot in the left lung and wounded by an artillery shell. |
| May 10 | Po River |
| May 12 |
Assault on the Salient (“Bloody Angle”) |
| May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
| June 1864 – June 1865 |
Co. “F” was detached to Slough’s Brigade, Defences of Washington, D.C., 22nd Corps |
| June 16-18 |
First Assault on Petersburg |
| June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg begins |
| June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad |
| July 27-29 | Demonstration north of the James |
| July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom |
| August 13-20 | Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom |
| August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains |
| August 25 |
Ream’s Station |
| September 12 | Major Saviers was promoted to colonel but was not mustered. |
| September 26 | Major Saviers was promoted to lieutenant colonel and discharged due to his wounds from Spotsylvania Court House. Henry H. Wells was promoted to colonel. |
| December 9-10 | Reconnoissance to Hatcher’s Run |
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1865
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| February 5-7 |
Battle of Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run |
| March 25 | Watkin’s House |
| March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| March 29-30 | On line of Hatcher’s and Gravelly Runs |
| March 31 |
Battle of Hatcher’s Run (or Boydton Road) and White Oak Road |
| April 2 |
Sutherland Station |
| April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 6 |
Battle of Sailor’s Creek |
| April 6 | Flat Creek, near Amelia Springs |
| April 7 |
High Bridge |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. The regiment was specially detailed to remain at Appomattox Court House until the paroling of Lee’s army was accomplished. |
| May 2-13 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| June 4 | The 26th Michigan Infantry Regiment mustered out |