23rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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23rd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Michigan state flag
Active	September 13, 1862 to June 28, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Siege of Knoxville Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesboro Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville Campaign of the Carolinas

The 23rd 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 23rd Michigan Infantry was mustered into Federal service at East Saginaw, Michigan on September 13, 1862.

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

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 3 officers and 70 enlistedmen who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 257 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 334 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel David Jerome, a future Governor of Michigan

[edit] See also

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

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf3.htm#23rd 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