15th Michigan Infantry Regiment

January 2025 15th Michigan Infantry Regiment Flag of Michigan.svg State Flag of Michigan October 16, 1861, to August 18, 1865 United States Union Infantry Battle of Shiloh Battle of Corinth Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Resaca Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Siege of Atlanta Battle of Jonesborough March to the Sea Battle of Bentonville Michigan U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 14th Michigan Infantry Regiment 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment The 15th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 15th Michigan Infantry was organized at Ypsilanti and Detroit, Michigan, between October 16, 1861, and March 13, 1862, and was mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on March 20, 1862 . The regiment was mustered out of service on August 18, 1865. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered 335 fatalities over the course of the war. 3 officers and 60 enlisted men were killed in action or from wounds sustained in combat. The other 4 officers and 268 enlisted men died of disease.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#15th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Commanders Colonel John Morrison Oliver Colonel Frederick Sharpe Hutchinson See also List of Michigan Civil War Units Michigan in the American Civil War References Citations 30em Sources 40em yes The Civil War Archive Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Michigan Category:1865 disestablishments in Michigan Category:1861 establishments in Michigan Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865