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15th Michigan Regiment Infantry.

Organized at Detroit, Monroe and Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 16, 1861, to March 13, 1862.

Mustered in March 20, 1862.

Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., thence to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 27-April 5.

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862.

2nd Brigade, 6th Division, District of Corinth, Miss., to November, 1862.

2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Left Wing 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862.

Unattached, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to January, 1863.

Unattached, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1863.

2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863.

2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to January, 1864.

Unattached, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to April, 1864.

3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 15th Army Corps, to August, 1864.

1st Brigade, 1st Division, 15th Army Corps, to September, 1864.

3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, to August, 1865.

Service.

Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862.

Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30.

Duty at Corinth till July 18.

Moved to Bolivar, Tenn., July 18, and duty there till August 16, then moved to Corinth, Miss.

Battle of Corinth, Miss., October 3-4.

Pursuit to Ripley October 5-12.

Garrison and provost duty at Grand Junction and LaGrange November 19, 1862, to June 5, 1863.

Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., June 5.

Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., June 11-July 4.

Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10.

Siege of Jackson July 10-17.

Camp at Big Black till September.

Moved to Memphis, thence march to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 28-November 20.

Operations on Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20-29.

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.

March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 8.

At Scottsboro, Ala., till February, 1864.

Expedition toward Rome, Ga., January 25-February 5, 1864.

Veterans on furlough till April.

Action at Guntersville, Ala., March 2 (Non-Veterans).

Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to September 8.

Demonstration on Resaca May 8-13.

Near Resaca May 13.

Battle of Resaca May 14-15.

Advance on Dallas May 18-25.

Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5.

Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.

Brush Mountain June 15.

Assault on Kenesaw June 27.

Nickajack Creek July 2-5.

Chattahoochie River July 5-17.

Battle of Atlanta July 22.

Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.

Ezra Chapel, Hood's second sortie, July 28.

Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30.

Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1.

Lovejoy Station September 2-6.

Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3.

Reconnoissance from Rome on Cavalrye Springs Road and skirmishes October 12-13.

March to the sea November 15-December 10.

Clinton November 21-23.

Near Bryan's Court House December 8.

Siege of Savannah December 10-21.

Fort McAllister December 13.

Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865.

Salkehatchie Swamps, S. C., February 2-5.

North Edisto River February 12-13.

Columbia February 16-17.

Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21.

Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.

Advance on Raleigh April 10-14.

Occupation of Raleigh April 14.

Bennett's House April 26.

Surrender of Johnston and his army.

March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20.

Grand Review May 24.

Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 1-6, thence moved to Little Rock, Ark., June 28, and duty there till August 13.

Mustered out August 18, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 60 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 268 Enlisted men by disease. Total 335.

1908.

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