1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics | |
|---|---|
 Michigan state flag |
|
| Active | October 29, 1861 to September 22, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Engineer |
| Engagements | Siege of Corinth Battle of Perryville Battle of Bentonville |
The 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers and Mechanics was an engineer regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Contents |
[edit] Service
The 1st Michigan Engineers was organized at Marshall, Michigan and mustered into service on October 29, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on September 22, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
Over its existence, the regiment carried a total of 2962 men on its muster rolls.[1]
The regiment lost 1 officer and 12 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded, and 351 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 364 fatalities.[2]
[edit] Commanders
[edit] See also
- List of Michigan Civil War Units
- Michigan in the American Civil War
- [[Mark Hoffman, My Brave Mechanics: The Michigan Engineers and their Civil War (Wayne State University Press, 2007)
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.michiganinthewar.org/rosters.htm Michigan in the Civil War website, retrieved July 4, 2007)
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiarty.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- ^ http://www.michiganinthewar.org/engineers/1enga.htm Michigan in the Civil War website, retrieved July 4, 2007)
