27th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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27th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Michigan state flag
Active	April 10, 1863 to July 26, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Siege of Vicksburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Battle of the Crater Appomattox Campaign

The 27th 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 27th Michigan Infantry was mustered into Federal service at Port Huron, Ovid, and Ypsilanti, Michigan on April 10, 1863.

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

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 10 o204 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 432 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/unmiinf3.htm#27th 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