First Michigan Infantry
1st Brigade, 1st Division
(Front):First
Mich.
Inf'ty.
1st Brig.
1st Div. 5th Corps
(Back):Mustered in at Detroit Mich.
May 1, 1861. for 3 months.
Mustered in at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Aug. 17, 1861. for 3 years.
Re-enlisted as Veterans.
Feb. 23, 1864.
Mustered out at Jefersonville, Ind.
July 9, 1865.
Total enrollment.
2144 officers and men.
Killed in action.
officers 12, men 135.
Died of wounds.
officers 6, men 22.
Died of disease.
officers 1, men 95.
Total 252.
"From the first to the last."
Entry into Virginia and capture
of Alexandria May 24, 1861.
to Appomattox April 8, 1865.
Participated in 54 skirmishes
and general engagements.
This monument marks the position
where the regiment fought, July 2, 1863.
Present for duty 21 officers 240 men, total 261.
Killed 1 officer 4 men. Wounded 6 officers 27 men.
Missing 4 men. Total 42.
Marker is on Sickles Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
