The 20th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 20th Michigan Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Service
editThe 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.
The regiment is mentioned briefly in Chapter IX of MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Andersonville" (1955).
Total strength and casualties
editThe 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
edit- Colonel Adolphus Wesley Williams
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- 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) at the Internet Archive
- The Civil War Archive
- http://www.bookemon.com/read-book/58241 Addison Smith Boyce Civil War Journal
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