15th Michigan Infantry Regiment

The 15th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

15th Michigan Infantry Regiment
Active	October 16, 1861, to August 18, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	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

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.^[1]

Commanders

• Colonel John Morrison Oliver
• Colonel Frederick Sharpe Hutchinson

See also

• List of Michigan Civil War Units
• Michigan in the American Civil War