Michigan in the Civil War

1861 -1865

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from the Charleston"Mercury".

SEARCH THIS SITE search tips advanced search site search by freefind REGIMENTAL HISTORIES, STATISTICS AND BATTLES ! During the war, Michigan fielded 31 Regiments of INFANTRY, 11 Regiments of CAVALRY 14 Batteries of ARTILLERY, 1 Regiment of SHARPSHOOTERS, and 1 Regiment of ENGINEERS.  As the men who volunteered exceeded Michigan's quotas, many men joined "UNITS IN OTHER STATES". Of these 90,000 Michigan men who left their homes, farms, businesses and loved ones, many were to become one of 359,755 "DEATHS BY STATES" statistic of the Union deaths in the Civil War. Thousands were to return maimed and disabled, 14,434 never to return at all, most of whom rest beneath a stone marked, "UNKNOWN"; except,to the rest of their comrades, when they arrived at the final "BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD". I have also included a chronological list of every "BATTLE" of the Civil War including casualties, and the Order of Battle for "The ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" and "THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA". MICHIGAN REGIMENTAL INFORMATION! "MICHIGAN REGIMENTAL HISTORIES". The histories of all of the fielded Michigan Regiments "MICHIGAN REGIMENTAL ROSTERS". I have uploaded over 88,500 men listed by regiment and company. To assist you in finding a relative I have compiled tables on "REGIMENTAL ORGANIZATION LOCATIONS" to locate a Regiment that was organized in his area. The 5th & 8th Cavalry were compiled by Patti Norton MICHIGAN WARTIME DEATHS!   "MICHIGAN WARTIME DEATHS"   Alphabetical Listing of all the 14,749 Michigan Wartime Deaths MICHIGAN SOLDIER GRAVESITES "MICHIGAN CW SOLDIERS' GRAVESITES" FACES FROM THE PAST! A collection of "SOLDIERS PHOTOGRAPHS" 1864 Patriotic Envelope CIVIL WAR MUSIC Listen to Music OFFICERS OF THE WAR ! Don collected 145 copies of woodcuts of "OFFICERS" from both North and South that appeared in Harpers Weekly during the war years. They are all downloadable and about 15kb in size and look quite nice. Some photos as well. PHOTOS OF MICHIGAN MONUMENTS AT GETTYSBURG 1st Michigan Infantry 3rd Michigan Infantry 4thMichigan Infantry 5th Michigan Infantry 7th Michigan Infantry 16th Michigan Infantry 24th Michigan Infantry 1st Michigan Artillery, Battery I Michigan Cavalry Brigade CIVIL WAR LINKS Check these sites for additional war information.   Additions and Corrections?   Michigan in the War was started by Don Harvey in 1998 and operated by him until the summer of 2013.  In 2014 the site was moved to MIGenWeb which is hosting and maintaining the site.    MIGenWeb Copyright and Disclaimer Information Original Webpage Design & Editing by Don & Lois Harvey Current Webmaster: Wayne Summers    migenweb4@gmail.com Last Update 11/15/2022