4th Michigan Infantry Regiment

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4th Michigan Infantry Regiment
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Michigan state flag
ActiveJune 20, 1861, to June 30, 1864
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Engagements First Battle of Bull Run
Peninsular Campaign
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chantilly
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor

The 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 4th Michigan wore a very Americanized zouave uniform. This uniform consisted of a Federal dark blue 4 button sack coat, dark blue chasseur trousers, tan gaiters, and a maroon zouave fez with a light blue tassel.

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Service

The 4th Michigan Infantry was organized at Adrian, Michigan and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on June 20, 1861. The regiment's first lieutenant colonel was a future prominent politician and civil engineer, William Ward Duffield. Several other soldiers in the regiment reached post-war prominence, including politician George Spalding and Major General Alfred E. Bates, who enlisted as privates in Company A. [1]

The regiment was mustered out on June 30, 1864. The regiment's veterans and recruits were assigned to the 1st Michigan Infantry.The Fourth Michigan Infantry was reorganized under orders of July 26, 1864 and mustered into Federal service as a regiment on October 14, 1864. On May 26, 1866, the regiment was mustered out of service in Houston, Texas. [2]

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 12 officers and 177 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 107 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 297 fatalities. [3]

Commanders

4th Michigan Soldiers

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References

  1. "Regular Army Notes: How Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. Bates Became A Military Attache". The San Francisco Call . San Francisco, CA. January 16, 1898. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  2. History of the 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment
  3. Union Regimental Information Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine , The Civil War Archive
  4. Library of Congress

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