List of Michigan Civil War units

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Main article: Michigan in the American Civil War
21st Michigan Infantry
George Armstrong Custer, led the Michigan Brigade, called the "Wolverines"
Gen. Alpheus S. Williams trained the first Michigan volunteer units in 1861.
Head and torso portrait of a white man with a pointed mustache wearing a military jacket.
As a captain in the 19th Michigan, Frank Baldwin was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Orlando B. Willcox was the first colonel of the 1st Michigan Infantry
The Michigan Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Detroit is one of many monuments to Michigan's soldiers

Infantry

Sharpshooters

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Main article: Michigan sharpshooter units of the American Civil War

Cavalry

Artillery

Engineers

Michigan Cavalry Brigade

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Main article: Michigan Cavalry Brigade

The Michigan Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of volunteer cavalry during the latter half of the war. Composed primarily of the 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiments the Michigan Brigade fought in every major campaign of the Army of the Potomac from the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House in April 1865.

See also

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