12th Michigan Infantry Regiment

January 2025 12th Michigan Infantry Regiment Flag of Michigan.svg 100 Michigan state flag December 9, 1861, to February 15, 1866 United States Union Infantry Battle of Shiloh Siege of Vicksburg Michigan U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 11th Michigan Infantry Regiment 13th Michigan Infantry Regiment The 12th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 12th Michigan Infantry was organized at Niles, Dowagiac, and Buchanan, Michigan, and was mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment between December 9, 1861, and March 5, 1862 . The regiment was mustered out on February 15, 1866. Total strength and casualties The regiment suffered 1 officer and 52 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 372 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 428 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#12th 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 Francis Quinnhttp://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pottery/1080/shiloh_tn_6apr62.htm Shiloh, Tennessee 2010-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100220184730/http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pottery/1080/shiloh_tn_6apr62.htm 2010-02-20 dead Colonel William Graves Colonel Dwight May 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:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:1861 establishments in Michigan Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1866