13th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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13th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Michigan state flag
Active	January 17, 1862 to July 25, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Shiloh Battle of Stone's River attle of Chickamauga Siege of ChattanoogaMarch to the Sea Battle of Bentonville

The 13th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Service

The 13th Michigan Infantry was organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan and was mustered into Federal service for a three year enlistment on January 17, 1862 .

The regiment was mustered out of service on July 25, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 4 officers and 68 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 314 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 388 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel

[edit] See also

• List of Michigan Civil War Units
• Michigan in the American Civil War

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#13th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive