59
Regiments raised
142,631
Men in the records
59
Union
15
Pinned to a town
Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Michigan, 15 of the 59 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Michigan was the 1 Michigan Cavalry, with 5,947 men in the records.
To search these regiments by a family surname and read the individual men who served, with their rank, company, and side, explore any location in Michigan.
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Union regiments raised in Michigan
59 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.
- 1 Michigan Cavalry · Raised in Michigan · 5,947 men
- 1 Michigan Light Art'y. · Raised in Michigan · 5,815 men
- 8 Michigan Cavalry · Raised at Mt Clemens · 5,161 men
- 1 Michigan Engineers and Mechanics · Raised in Michigan · 4,789 men
- 15 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 4,291 men
- 16 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 4,004 men
- 3 Michigan Cavalry · Raised at Grand Rapids · 3,975 men
- 5 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 3,732 men
- 12 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 3,718 men
- 2 Michigan Cavalry · Raised in Michigan · 3,685 men
- 27 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 3,557 men
- 2 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 3,469 men
- 9 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 3,456 men
- 4 Michigan Cavalry · Raised in Michigan · 3,424 men
- 24 Michigan Infantry · Raised at Wayne County (Detroit), Michigan · 3,406 menFought at: Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of the Wilderness
- 13 Michigan Infantry · Raised at Kalamazoo · 3,347 men
- 7 Michigan Cavalry · Raised at Grand Rapids · 3,324 men
- 6 Michigan Cavalry · Raised at Grand Rapids · 3,290 men
- 14 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 3,167 men
- 8 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 3,157 men
- 6 Michigan H. Art'y. · Raised in Michigan · 2,963 men
- 10 Michigan Infantry · Raised at Flint · 2,946 men
- 5 Michigan Cavalry · Raised in Michigan · 2,791 men
- 9 Michigan Cavalry · Raised at Coldwater · 2,748 men
- 10 Michigan Cavalry · Raised in Michigan · 2,712 men
- 22 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 2,661 men
- 17 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 2,520 men
- 1 Michigan Infantry · Raised at Detroit · 2,440 men
- 21 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 2,423 men
- 7 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 2,422 men
- 11 Michigan Cavalry · Raised in Michigan · 2,386 men
- 23 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 2,329 men
- 4 Michigan Infantry (1st Organization) · Raised in Michigan · 2,324 men
- 1 Michigan Sharp Shooters · Raised in Michigan · 2,269 men
- 3 Michigan Infantry (1st Organization) · Raised at Grand Rapids · 2,266 men
- 29 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 2,123 men
- 11 Michigan Infantry (1st Organization) · Raised at White Pigeon · 2,108 men
- 28 Michigan Infantry · Raised at Kalamazoo and · 2,057 men
- 18 Michigan Infantry · Raised at Hillsdale · 2,043 men
- 4 Michigan Infantry (2d Organization) · Raised in Michigan · 2,027 men
- 3 Michigan Infantry (2d Organization) · Raised in Michigan · 1,897 men
- 19 Michigan Infantry · Raised at Dowagiac · 1,754 men
- 20 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 1,728 men
- 11 Michigan Infantry (2d Organization) · Raised in Michigan · 1,683 men
- 26 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 1,673 men
- 25 Michigan Infantry · Raised in Michigan · 1,529 men
- 30 Michigan Infantry · Raised at Detroit · 1,379 men
- 1 Michigan Infantry (3 Months, 1861) · Raised in Michigan · 1,012 men
- 1 U.S. Lancers, Michigan Cav. · Raised in Michigan · 903 men
- 13 Indpt. Batt'y., Michigan Light Art'y. · Raised in Michigan · 459 men
- 14 Indpt. Batt'y., Michigan Light Art'y. · Raised in Michigan · 385 men
- Chandler Horse Guards, Mich. Cav. · Raised in Michigan · 256 men
- (Robinson's) Provost Guard, Michigan Inf. · Raised in Michigan · 230 men
- Hall's Indpt. Batt'n. Mich. S.S. · Raised in Michigan · 217 men
- (Wormer's) Stanton Guards, Michigan Inf. · Raised in Michigan · 137 men
- Howland's Indpt. Co., Michigan Engineers · Raised in Michigan · 58 men
- Chadwick's Co., Michigan Engineers (1862) · Raised in Michigan · 40 men
- Chadwick's Engineer Recruits, Mich. Vols. (1861) · Raised in Michigan · 18 men
- 12 Michigan Cavalry · Raised in Michigan · 1 men
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