6th Michigan Infantry Regiment

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The 6th Michigan Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 76 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 6 officers and 498 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. In July of 1863 it was converted to a heavy artillery regiment after the siege of Port Hudson.

1861
Organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan.
August 20 The 6th Michigan Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Kalamazoo.
August 30 Left Michigan for Baltimore, Maryland, Attached to Dix’s Command, Baltimore, Maryland.
November 11-December 8 Expedition to eastern shore of Maryland
1862
February 22 Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Virginia and attached to Butler’s New Orleans Expedition
March 4 Sailed with General Butler’s Expedition against New Orleans, Louisiana, on Transport Constitution
March 13 Arrived at Ship Island, Miss. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf
April 25-28
Operation of Forts St. Phillip and Jackson
May 2
Occupation of New Orleans.

One of the first Regiments to occupy the city.
May 9-10 Expedition to New Orleans & Jackson Railroad
May 13 Moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
May 14-29 Reconnaissance to Warrenton
May 16 Grand Gulf
May 20 Vicksburg
May 27 Grand Gulf
June-July Camp at Baton Rouge
July 20-30 Expedition to Camp Moore
August 5

Battle of Baton Rouge
August 20 Evacuation of Baton Rouge
August 22-December 6 Guard duty at Metaria Ridge
November Attached to Sherman’s Division, Department of the Gulf
1863
January 12-15 Expedition to Bayou Teche attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps, Department of the Gulf
January 14 Action with Steamer Cotton.
January-March Duty at Camp Parapet and Kenner
March 21-30 Expedition to Ponchatoula (1 company)
March 24 Capture of Ponchatoula
March 26
Skirmish at Ponchatoula
April 12 Manchac Pass, Amite River
May 9-18
Raid on Amite River & Jackson Railroad

Destroyed over $400,000 worth of property.
May 13 Ponchatoula
May 15 Camp Moore
May 21-23 Moved to New Orleans, then to Port Hudson
May 24-July 9

Siege of Port Hudson
May 27 & June 14

Assaults on Port Hudson
July 9 Surrender of Port Hudson
July 10 The 6th Michigan Infantry Regiment received thanks of General Banks for gallant and efficient services during the siege and was by his orders converted into the 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery Regiment. It was to retain its Infantry number and to have the organization pay and equipment prescribed by law for troops of the Artillery arms.
July 30 Banks’ order was approved by the Secretary of War.
August The regiment was on garrison duty at Port Hudson, Louisiana, assigned to the District of Port Hudson, Louisiana, Department of the Gulf
November 8 Action at Tunica Bayou, Louisiana.
1864
June 6-24 Moved to Morganza, Louisiana. and duty there as Infantry attached to Bailey’s Engineer Brigade, Department of the Gulf.
June 24 At Vicksburg, Mississippi.
July 23 Moved to mouth of White River, then to St. Charles, Arkansas.
July 24 Ashton, Arkansas.
August 23 Ordered to Mobile Bay, Alabama. and attached to U.S. Forces, Mobile Bay, Department of the Gulf. Companies A, B, D, G and K garrison at Fort Morgan and Companies C, E, F, H and I garrison at Fort Gaines
December 23 – January 31

Granger’s Expedition to Mobile

Companies B, C, E, F and H
December Assigned to District Southern Alabama, Department of the Gulf
1865
March 31 Companies A and K detached from Fort Morgan
March 31-April 8 Siege of Spanish Fort (Companies A and K)
April 8 Siege of Forts Huger and Tracy (Companies A and K)
April 9 Garrison Fort Blakely (Companies A and K)
April 20 Return to Fort Morgan. (Companies A and K)
April 10 – July 9 Company B detached from Fort Morgan to Navy Cove and Company E detached from Fort Gaines at Fort Powell.
July 9 The regiment was ordered to New Orleans, La. and duty there
August 20 The 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery Regiment mustered out.
September 5 Discharged at Jackson Mich.