Battery "M" 1st Michigan Light Artillery Regiment was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| Battery "M" 1st Michigan Light Artillery Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Michigan state flag | |
| Active | June 30, 1863 to August 1, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Artillery |
Service
editBattery "M" was organized at Detroit, Mount Clemens and Dearborn, Michigan and mustered into service on June 30, 1863.
The battery was mustered out on August 1, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
editOver its existence, the battery carried a total of 261 men on its muster rolls.[1]
The battery endured 18 fatalities during the war; three soldiers killed in action or mortally wounded and another 15 enlisted men who died of disease.[2]
Commanders
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Michigan in the Civil War website, retrieved July 4, 2007) - ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiarty.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Michigan in the Civil War website, retrieved July 4, 2007)
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