9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment

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9th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry
Michigan state flag
Active	January 8, 1863 to July 21, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry
Engagements	March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville

The 9th 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 9th Michigan Cavalry was organized at Coldwater, Michigan between January 8 and May 19, 1863.

The regiment was mustered out of service on July 21, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 2 officers and 26 enlistedmen killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 154 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 184 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/unmicav.htm#9th 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