15th Michigan Infantry Regiment

The 15th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

15th Michigan Infantry Regiment
ActiveOctober 16, 1861, to August 18, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Shiloh
Battle of Corinth
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Siege of Atlanta
Battle of Jonesborough
March to the Sea
Battle of Bentonville

Service

The 15th Michigan Infantry was organized at Ypsilanti and Detroit, Michigan, between October 16, 1861, and March 13, 1862, and was mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on March 20, 1862 .

The regiment was mustered out of service on August 18, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 335 fatalities over the course of the war. 3 officers and 60 enlisted men were killed in action or from wounds sustained in combat. The other 4 officers and 268 enlisted men died of disease.[1]

Commanders

See also

Notes

  1. http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#15th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.