A Union Army camp during the Civil War
A Union Army camp during the Civil WarLibrary of Congress · LC-DIG-cwpb-02637
The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Michigan in the Civil War

Michigan was raised entirely for the Union. Of the 59 regiments recorded in Michigan, 59 served the United States, and none the Confederacy.

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.

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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: Skirmishes near Falmouth and occupation of Fredericksburg, Skirmish, Chancellorsville
  • 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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