The 12th Michigan Infantry was organized at Niles, Dowagiac, and Buchanan, Michigan, and was mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment between December 9, 1861, and March 5, 1862 .
The regiment was mustered out on February 15, 1866.
Total strength and casualtiesedit
The regiment suffered 1 officer and 52 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 372 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 428 fatalities.[1]
12th, michigan, infantry, regiment, infantry, regiment, that, served, union, army, during, american, civil, michigan, state, flagactivedecember, 1861, february, 1866countryunited, statesallegianceunionbranchinfantryengagementsbattle, shilohsiege, vicksburg, co. The 12th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War 12th Michigan Infantry RegimentMichigan state flagActiveDecember 9 1861 to February 15 1866CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchInfantryEngagementsBattle of ShilohSiege of Vicksburg Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesService editThe 12th Michigan Infantry was organized at Niles Dowagiac and Buchanan Michigan and was mustered into Federal service for a three year enlistment between December 9 1861 and March 5 1862 The regiment was mustered out on February 15 1866 Total strength and casualties editThe regiment suffered 1 officer and 52 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 372 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 428 fatalities 1 Commanders editColonel Francis Quinn 2 Colonel William Graves Colonel Dwight MaySee also editList of Michigan Civil War Units Michigan in the American Civil WarNotes edit http www civilwararchive com Unreghst unmiinf2 htm 12th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer Frederick Henry A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion 3 vols New York Thomas Yoseloff 1959 Shiloh Tennessee Archived from the original on 2010 02 20 Retrieved 2010 09 24 References editThe Civil War Archive nbsp nbsp This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 12th Michigan Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1106270624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
