3rd Michigan Cavalry Regiment

The 3rd Michigan Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

3rd Michigan Cavalry Regiment
Michigan state flag
Active	August 24, 1861, to March 15, 1866
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry
Engagements	Island No. 10 Battle of Corinth Battle of Coffeeville Battle of Franklin Nashville

Service

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.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 3 officers and 27 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 380 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 414 fatalities.^[1]

Commanders

• Colonel John Kemp Mizner

See also

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