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1st Michigan Regiment Sharpshooters.

Organized at Kalamazoo and Dearborn, Michigan, April 14 to October 7, 1863.

6 Companies mustered in July 7, 1863, and ordered to Indianapolis, Ind.; thence to Seymour, Ind., to repel the Morgan Raid. Action with Morgan at North Vernon, Ind., July 13, and at Pierceville July 14.

Returned to Dearborn, Michigan, and duty there till August 16.

Moved to Chicago, Ill., August 16, and duty guarding prisoners at Camp Douglas till March 17, 1864.

Ordered to Annapolis, Md., March 17.

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1864.

2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, to July, 1865.


Service.

Duty at Annapolis, Md., till April 23, 1864.

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River, Va., May 4-June 15.

Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Ny River May 10; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.

Assault on the Salient May 12.

North Anna River May 23-26.

Ox Ford May 23-24.

On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.

Totopotomoy May 28-31.

Cold Harbor June 1-12.

Bethesda Church June 1-3.

Before Petersburg June 16-18.

Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.

Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864.

Weldon Railroad August 18-21.

Poplar Springs Church September 29-October [1281] 2.

Reconnoissance on Vaughan and Squirrel Level Roads October 8.

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run October 27-28.

Fort Stedman, Petersburg, March 25, 1865.

Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.

Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.

Occupation of Petersburg April 3.

Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.

Moved to Washington, D. C., April 22-27.

Grand Review May 23.

Camp near Washington, D. C., till July 28.

Mustered out July 28, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 131 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 165 Enlisted men by disease. Total 362.

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