2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment

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2nd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry
Michigan state flag
Active	October 2, 1861 to August 17, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry
Engagements	Battle of Perryville Battle of Resaca Battle of Franklin Nashville

The 2nd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry 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 2nd Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit, Michigan on October 2, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out of service on August 17, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 4 officers and 70 enlistedmen killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 266 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 342 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel Philip Henry Sheridan

[edit] See also

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

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.htm#2nd 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 June 19, 2007.

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive