14th Michigan Volunteer Mounted Infantry Regiment
The 14th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Mounted Infantry was a mounted infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 14th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Mounted Infantry | |
|---|---|
 Michigan state flag | |
| Active | September 8, 1863, to July 18, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Mounted Infantry |
| Equipment | Spencer repeating rifle |
| Engagements | American Civil War
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Service
The 14th Michigan Mounted Infantry was converted from the 14th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment on September 8, 1863, being both mounted and re-armed with the Spencer repeating rifle at that time.
The regiment was mustered out of service on July 18, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 1 officer and 58 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 184 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 246 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel Henry Rutgeras Mizner
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See also
- 14th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- List of Michigan Civil War Units
- Michigan in the American Civil War
Notes
- http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#14th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.
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