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The 3rd Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan, between August 24 and November 28, 1861. Private James H. Robinson of Company B would later be awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at a fight at Brownsville, Arkansas, on January 27, 1864. The regiment was mustered out of service on March 15, 1866.
The Michigan Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of volunteer cavalry during the latter half of the war. Composed primarily of the 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiments the Michigan Brigade fought in every major campaign of the Army of the Potomac from the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court ...
In February 1862, on the orders of General John Pope, the 2nd Michigan proceeded from St. Louis to Commerce, Missouri, where Pope assembled nearly 20,000 Union troops for an advance on New Madrid, Missouri. Granger assumed command over the Third Cavalry Brigade consisting of the 2nd and the 3rd Michigan cavalry regiments.
During the early part of the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign, the 1st Michigan Cavalry and Battery M, 2nd United States Artillery were added to the brigade in central Maryland as part of a major reorganization of the Army of the Potomac's Cavalry Corps by its commander, Alfred Pleasonton. [1] Michigan Cavalry Brigade Monument
The 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Private Michael Kane, 3rd Michigan Infantry, wounded at the Battle of Cold Harbor, 1864.
Andrew W. Tibbets (c. 1830 – May 18, 1898) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Tibbets received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. [1] Tibbets medal was won for capturing the flag of the Confederate troop of Austin's Battery at Columbus, Georgia on April 16, 1865. [1]
The 3rd Michigan Infantry was organized at Adrian, Pontiac, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, and mustered into Federal service between August 24, 1864, and October 12, 1864. The new regiment assumed the number of the original 3rd Michigan that had been discharged at the completion of their enlistment on June 10, 1864.
Michigan in the American Civil War — people, places, and events associated with the state of Michigan during the Civil War. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.