Union Monuments - Michigan

First Michigan Infantry Regiment

The monument to the First Michigan Infantry Regiment is south of Gettysburg on Sickles Avenue.

Location: 39.79737 N, 77.24655 W; see map

The First Michigan was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Ira C. Abbott. He was wounded on July 2nd, and Lieutenant Colonel William A. Throop then took command, despite also being wounded.

From the front of the monument:

First
Mich.
Inftry.
1st Brig.,
1st Div. 5th Corps

From the rear:

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.
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"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.
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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.

See more on the First Michigan Infantry Regiment during the Civil War