23rd Michigan Infantry Regiment

The 23rd Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

23rd Michigan Infantry Regiment
Michigan state flag
ActiveSeptember 13, 1862, to June 28, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsSiege of Knoxville
Battle of Resaca
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Atlanta
Siege of Atlanta
Battle of Jonesboro
Battle of Franklin
Battle of Nashville
Campaign of the Carolinas

Service

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The 23rd Michigan Infantry was mustered into Federal service at East Saginaw, Michigan, on September 13, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out of service on June 28, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

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The regiment suffered 3 officers and 70 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 257 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 334 fatalities.[1]

Commanders

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf3.htm#23rd The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

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