18th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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18th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Michigan state flag
Active	August 26, 1862 to June 26, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry

The 18th 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 18th Michigan Infantry was mustered into Federal service at Hillsdale, Michigan on August 26, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out of service on June 26, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 18 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 293 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 311 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#18th 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