Next Prev Next Enter Your Search Terms Below Putting your search in quotes will search on the entire phrase - like "15th New Jersey". Limit to the first 10 20 50All results. Fox's Regimental Losses THREE HUNDRED FIGHTING REGIMENTS. 879 FIRST MICHIGAN SHARPSHOOTERS. CHRIST'S BRIGADE - - WILLCOX'S DIVISION --NINTH CORPS. (1) COL. CHARLES V. DxLANI) ; BVT. BRIO.-GEN. (2) Coi. ASAHEL W. NICHOLS. 137 killed — 12.4 per cent. Total of killed and wounded, 491 ; died in Confederate prisons (previously included), 51 BATTLES. K &M.W. Wilderness, Va 9 Spotsylvania, Va., May 9 ) 4 Spotsylvania, Va., May 12) 48 North Anna, Va 4 Cold Harbor, Va 2 Petersburg Assault, Va 36 BATTLES. K.&M.W. Petersburg Trenches, Va 17 Weldon Railroad, Va i Poplar Spring Church, Va 2 Petersburg, (March 29, 1865) 2 Fall of Petersburg, Va 4 Place unknown 2 Mine Explosion, Va 6 Present, also, at Pierceville, Ind.; Totopotomoy; Bethesda Church; Pegram Farm; Hatrhi-r's Run; Fort Stedman. NOTES. —Recruiting for this regiment began in the fall of 1862, and on July 7, 1863, six companies were mustered in. These six companies were immediately ordered to Indiana, where they took an active part in checking the advance of Morgan's Raid, after which they returned to the rendezvous at Deaiborn, Mich., where the remaining four companies were soon afterwards recruited. It was ordered to Chicago in August, and placed on guard over the Confederate prisoners at Camp Douglass. It joined the Army of the Potomac in March, 1864, at Annapolis, Aid., where it was assigned to Christ's (2d) Brigade, Willcox's (sd) Division. The regi ment encountered hard fighting at Spotsylvania, its losses in the action of Alay i2th amounting to 34 killed, 117 wounded, and 3 missing, Major John Piper being among the killed. Another bloody contest occurred at the assault on Petersburg, June 17th, where, under command of Alajor Levant C. Rhines, the regiment took a prominent and meritorious part; its loss in that action was 75 killed and wounded, besides 81 missing, many of whom were killed or disabled ; Major Rhines was killed in this action. The regiment was then transferred to the First Division, in which it afterwards remained. Upon the fall of Petersburg, the regiment — then in Ely's Brigade — was the first to enter the city, its flag appearing on the Court House, April 3, 1865, at 4.28 A. M. A few minutes later, the colors of the Second Michigan, of the same brigade, were unfurled from the Custom House. One company in this regiment was composed of Indians, who distinguished themselves in action by theii coolness and efficient markmanship. _10829
