25th Michigan Infantry

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Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Kalamazoo, Mich., and mustered in September 22, 1862. Left State for Louisville, Ky., September 29. Attached to District of Louisville, Dept. of the Ohio, to December, 1862. District of Western Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to June, 1863. Unattached, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps. Army of the Ohio, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to February, 1865, and Dept. of North Carolina, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty at Louisville, Ky., until December 9, 1862. Moved to Munfordsville December 9, and duty there until January 8, 1863. Operations against Morgan December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Action at Bacon Creek, near Munfordsville, December 26, 1862. Moved to Bowling Green, Ky., January 8, 1863, and duty there until March 26. Moved to Lebanon, Ky., March 26, and operations against Pegram's forces March 26-April 3. Provost and guard duty at Louisville until August. (Cos. "D," "E," "F," "I" and "K" moved to Lebanon June 10, thence to Green River Bridge. Action at Green River Bridge, Tebb's Bend. July 4.

Successfully repulse Gen. John Morgan and his command of 4,000 with a loss of 50 killed and 200 wounded.) Moved to Lebanon, Ky., August 17. Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee August 17-October 17. March over Cumberland Mountains to Knoxville, Tenn., August 17-September 4. Duty at Loudon until November 9. Knoxville Campaign November 4-December 23. Moved to Kingston November 9, and duty there until December 4. Repulse of Wheeler's attack on Kingston November 24. Near Kingston December 4. March to Mossy Creek December 4-27. Action at Mossy Creek, Talbot Station, December 29. Duty at Mossy Creek until January 18, 1864. Moved to Knoxville January 18-21 and duty there until February 24. Advance to Morristown February 24-March 12. To Mossy Creek March 18 thence march to Red Clay, Ga., March 25-May 4.

Moved to Johnsonville, Tenn., November 2-5, thence to Centreville and guard fords of Duck River until November 28. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. At Clifton, Tenn., until January 16, 1865. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 16-February 15.

Town Creek February 19-20. Capture of Wilmington February 22.

  • January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
    • Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21.
    • Occupation of Goldsboro March 21.
    • Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.
    • Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
      • Bennett's House April 26.
  • Surrender of Johnston and his army.
  • Duty at Sailsbury, N. C., until June.
  • Mustered out June 24, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

  • Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 34 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 141 Enlisted men by disease. Total 178.

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