14th Michigan Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | February 13, 1862, to July 18, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Union Army |
Type | Infantry |
Engagements | American Civil War |
The 14th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 14th Michigan Infantry was organized at Ypsilanti and Detroit, Michigan, and was mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on February 13, 1862.
The regiment was converted to mounted infantry on September 8, 1863, being re-armed with the Spencer repeating rifle at that time.
The regiment was mustered out of service on July 18, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 1 officer and 58 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 184 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 246 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel Henry Rutgeras Mizner
See also
References
- ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#14th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.