5th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
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| 5th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry | |
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 Michigan state flag |
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| Active | August 30, 1862 to June 23, 1866 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Cavalry |
| Engagements | Battle of Winchester Battle of Cedar Mountain Battle of Second Bull Run Battle of Gettysburg Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Yellow Tavern Battle of Cedar Creek Battle of Five Forks Appomattox |
The 5th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry was an cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the famed Michigan Brigade, commanded for a time by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer.
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[edit] Service
The 5th Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit, Michigan on August 30, 1862. Among the initial officers was Lt. Col. William d'Alton Mann, a future prominent Michigan newspaper and magazine publisher. Future prominent state politican Jonas H. McGowan served in the 5th until November 1862 when he accepted a captaincy in the 9th Michigan Cavalry.
The regiment was mustered out of service on June 23, 1865. Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 6 officers and 135 enlistedmen killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 322 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 466 fatalities.[1]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.htm#5th 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.
