3rd Michigan Cavalry Regiment
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|unit_name= 3rd Michigan Cavalry Regiment
|image=Flag of Michigan.svg
|image_size=100px
|caption=Michigan state flag
|dates= August 24, 1861, to March 15, 1866
|country= United States
|allegiance= Union
|branch= Cavalry
|equipment=
|battles= Island No. 10
Battle of Corinth
Battle of Coffeeville
Battle of Franklin
Nashville
}}
The 3rd Michigan Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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
Commanders
- Colonel John Kemp Mizner
See also
Notes
References
- [http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionmi.htm The Civil War Archive]
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Category:1865 disestablishments in Michigan
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Category:1861 establishments in Michigan
Category:Military units and formations established in 1861
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1866
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