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List of Michigan Civil War units

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Main article: Michigan in the American Civil War
21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

This article provides a list of Michigan military units active during the American Civil War.[1] As a northern state, Michigan was part of the Union, and its units were active during the entire length of the war. Units included the Michigan Brigade (known as the "Wolverines"), which served under George Armstrong Custer during the Gettysburg Campaign.[2] Michigan was unique among the Northern States as instead of forming new units the state would send recruits to their units already in the field to be under the command of veteran officers and enlisted instead of the entire regiment being green.

George Armstrong Custer, led the Michigan Brigade, called the "Wolverines"
Gen. Alpheus S. Williams trained the first Michigan volunteer units in 1861.
Head and torso portrait of a white man with a pointed mustache wearing a military jacket.
As a captain in the 19th Michigan, Frank Baldwin was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Orlando B. Willcox was the first colonel of the 1st Michigan Infantry
The Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Detroit is one of many monuments to Michigan's soldiers

Infantry

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Sharpshooters

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Main article: Michigan sharpshooter units of the American Civil War

Cavalry

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Artillery

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Engineers

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Michigan Cavalry Brigade

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Main article: Michigan Cavalry Brigade

The Michigan Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of volunteer cavalry during the latter half of the war. Composed primarily of the 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiments the Michigan Brigade fought in every major campaign of the Army of the Potomac from the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House in April 1865.

Citations

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  1. ^ Robertson, 1882, pp. 747-748.
  2. ^ Longacre, 1986, p. 166.

References

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  • Longacre, Edward G. The Cavalry at Gettysburg: A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations during the Civil War's Pivotal Campaign, 9 June–14 July, 1863. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1986. ISBN 978-0-8032-7941-4.
  • Robertson, Jno. Michigan in the War. Revised Edition. Lansing: W.S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders, 1882. OCLC 633935064.

See also

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