20th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
| 20th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
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Michigan state flag | |
| Active | August 15, 1862 to May 30, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements |
Battle of Fredericksburg Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Knoxville Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Siege of Petersburg Battle of the Crater Appomattox Campaign |
The 20th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 20th Michigan Infantry was organized at Jackson, Michigan between August 15 and August 19, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out of service on May 30, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment lost 13 officers and 111 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded, and a further 3 officers and 175 enlisted men who died of disease, a total of 302 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel Adolphus Wesley Williams
See also
http://www.bookemon.com/read-book/58241 Addison Smith Boyce Civil War Journal
Notes
- ↑ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#20th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
References
External links
- The story of the Twentieth Michigan Infantry, July 15th, 1862, to May 30th, 1865: embracing official documents on file in the records of the state of Michigan and of the United States referring or relative to the regiment (1904) on the Internet Archive
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