1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters

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1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters
Michigan state flag
Active	April 14, 1863 to July 28, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Appomattox Campaign

The 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters 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 15th Michigan Infantry was organized at Kalamazoo and Dearborn, Michigan between April 14 and October 7, 1863 and six companies were mustered into Federal service on July 7, 1863 .

The regiment was mustered out of service on July 28, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 6 officers and 131 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 165 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 362 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/unmiinf1.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.

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive