1st Michigan Infantry Regiment (3 months)

the later unit with the same name 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment (3 years) units with similar names 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment (disambiguation) January 2025 September 2023 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan state flag May 1, 1861, to August 7, 1861 United States Union Infantry American Civil War Battle of First Bull Run The 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. A Company consisted of the Detroit Light Guard. Service The 1st Michigan Infantry was organized at Detroit, Michigan and mustered into Federal service for three months on May 1, 1861. The 1st Michigan was the state's only three-month regiment, raised in response to President Abraham Lincoln's initial call for 75,000 troops in April 1861. On June 1, 1861, the unit participated in the Battle of Arlington Mill alongside the 11th New York Infantry Regiment. This battle was one of the first skirmishes of the civil war. Their first and last major battle during their three months of service was on Jun 21st Battle of Bull Run where they would suffer 117 casualties,2016 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months) http://capitol.michigan.gov/Content/Files/1stinfantrysupportingdoc.pdf their commander Colonel Willcox and Captain Withington being taken prisoner (released later due to a prisoner exchange), and the loss of their Battle flag (it was returned to the state and regiment 6 years later on July 4, 1866)Michigan State Capitol Battle Flags http://capitol.michigan.gov/BattleFlagHistory#:~:text=Sixty-nine%20men%20from%20Michigan,after%20the%20war%20had%20ended.&text=At%20the%20conclusion%20of%20the,Detroit%20on%20July%204,%201866. 2023-09-07 capitol.michigan.gov The regiment was mustered out on August 7, 1861. Commanders Colonel Orlando B. Willcox Major Alonzo F. Bidwell Captain William H. Withington See also List of Michigan Civil War Units Michigan in the American Civil War Notes Detroit Light Guard of Michigan 1900 Lineage References External links The Civil War Archive Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Michigan Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:1861 establishments in Michigan Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1861