(I) 3rd Michigan Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
- Organized at Grand Rapids, Mich., and mustered into State service May 21, 1861
- Mustered into United States service June 10, 1861
- Left State for Washington, D.C., June 13
- Attached to Department of Northeastern Virginia / 1st Division (Tyler) / 4th Brigade (Richardson), Brigaded with:
- Richardson's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861, Richardson's Brigade, Heintzelman's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862
- 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862
- 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps., to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--
- Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until July 16, 1861.
- July 16-21, 1861 -
The Manassas Campaign
- Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862.
- Reconnaissance to Occoquan October 21-24, 1861. Reconnaissance to Occoquan Village February 3, 1862 (Cos. "H," "I").
- March 17-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
- May 31-June 1, 1862 -
Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
- June 1-June 2, 1862 -
Reconnaissance beyond Seven Pines, Virginia
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Duty at Harrison's Landing until August 15. Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-27. Battles of Groveton August 29, Bull Run August 30, Chantilly September 1. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until October 11. March up the Potomac to Leesburg, thence to Falmouth, Va., October 11-November 23. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April 27.
- April 27-May 6, 1863 -
The Chancellorsville Campaign
- May 1-5, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- May 1-5, 1863 -
- June 11-August 1, 1863 -
The Gettysburg Campaign
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap July 5-24. Action at Wapping Heights July 23. Duty at New York and at Troy, N.Y., during the draft disturbances August 17-September 17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn October 3. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27.
- Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
- May 26-28, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
- May 28-31, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
- June 1-9, 1864 -
Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
- May 5-7, 1864 -
- June 9, 1864 - Left front
- June 10, 1864 - Non-veterans mustered out of federal service
- June 13, 1864 - Veterans and Recruits transferred to 5th Michigan Infantry
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Notes
- ↑ Originally listed May 6, likely a clerical error
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 272, 827, 894, 895, 897, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 939, 941, 1282)
- Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 11)
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