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July to September |
Organized at Plymouth and Detroit, Mich. by Thomas B.W. Stockton, who had commanded the First Michigan Volunteers in the Mexican War. Opposition to Stockton, who was a Democrat, by Michigan's Governor Austin Blair caused Stockton to obtain permission to create the regiment directly from the War Department. It received no state funding and was not initially given a state numeric designation, taking the name "Stockton's Independent Regiment." |
September 8 |
Eight companies mustered in at Camp Backus, Detroit under Colonel Stockton, Lieutenant Colonel John V. Reuhle and Major Norval Welch. |
September 14-15 |
The War Department ordered Governor Blair to immediately forward all organized regiments to Washington, even if not completed. |
September 16 |
After a review where a delegation of Detroit ladies presented the regiment with a flag emblazoned "Stockton's Regiment," it left the state for Washington, D.C., on the steamers May Queen and City of Cleveland with 761 men in eight companies.
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September 17 |
The regiment landed at Cleveland and continued by train to Pittsburg. After eating, they continued that night by rail to Harrisburg. |
September 18 |
Arrived in Harrisburg and was joined by 83 additional recruits from another new Mcihigan regiment. |
September 19-20 |
Travelled through Baltimore, where the regiment was greeted with flags and cheers, and arrived in Washington, where they were posted to Camp Casey. |
October |
Attached to Butterfield's Brigade, Fitz John Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac and camp at Hall's Hill, Defences of Washington |
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March |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac; Advance on Manassas, Va. |
March 10 |
Moved to the Virginia Peninsula |
March 22-24 |
Reconnoissance to Big Bethel |
March 30 |
Warwick Road |
April 5 |
Siege of Yorktown |
April 5-May 4 |
Reconnoissance up the Pamunkey |
May |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
May 27 |
Battle of Hanover Court House |
May 27-29 |
Operations about Hanover Court House |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 26 |
Battles of Mechanicsville |
June 27 |
Gaines' Mill
Captain Thomas Carr, Lieutenants Richard Williams and Byron McGraw and 46 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, 6 officers and 110 enlisted men wounded, and Colonel Stockton, 1 other officer and 53 men captured. Lt. Colonel Welch took command of the regiment. |
June 29 |
Savage Station |
June 30 |
Turkey Bridge or Malvern Cliff |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill
The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed, 1 officer and 36 enlisted men wounded, and 3 men missing |
July 2 |
Duty at Harrison's Landing |
August 12 |
Colonel Stockton returned from Confederate captivity. |
August 16 |
Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville |
August 30 |
Battle of Bull Run
Commanded by Major Thomas Barry. Captain R. W. Ransom, Lieutenants Michael Chittick and John Ruby and 13 enlisted men were killed, 4 officers and 59 enlisted men wounded and 17 men missing. |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign |
September 7 |
Colonel Stockton resumes command of the regiment, but is given command of the brigade due to General Butterfield being ill |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Norval E. Welch, the regiment was in a supporting position and was not engaged. |
September 19 |
Shepherdstown Ford |
September - October |
At Sharpsburg |
October 29- November 17 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg
The regiment lost 3 killed, 30 wounded and 8 missing |
December 29-30 |
Expedition from Potomac Creek to Richards and Ellis Fords, Rappahannock River |
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January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
January - April |
At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
The regiment lost 1 killed and 6 wounded |
May 18 |
Lt. Colonel Welch promoted to colonel after Colonel Stockton's resignation |
June 17 |
Aldie |
June 21 |
Middleburg and Upperville
Captain Judd Mott was mortally wounded, and 9 enlisted men were wounded. The regiment captured a Confederate Blakely Gun and 19 men after the brigade commander, Colonel Strong Vincent, gave the order to "stop that damned battery howling." |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The Regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Norval E. Welch. Lieutenants Butler, Brown, William Borden and Wallace Jewett were killed or mortally wounded.
From the monument, "Regiment held this position during the afternoon and night of July 2, 1863, and assisted in defeating the desperate attempts of the enemy to capture Little Round Top. Present for duty 17 officers, 339 men total 356. Casualties: 3 officers 20 men killed, 2 officers 32 men wounded, 3 men missing. Total 60." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va |
July 11 |
At Williamsport |
July 17 |
Crossed the Potomac at Berlin |
July 23 |
Wapping Heights
In reserve |
July - October |
Duty at Warrenton, Beverly Ford and Culpeper |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 1 |
In camp near Three Mile Station on the Orange & Alexanderia Railroad. It was calculated the regiment marched 800 miles since the previous November 1st |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 7 |
Rappahannock Station
Commanded by Major Elliott, the regiment lost 3 men wounded |
November 26-
December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign
Commanded by Colonel Welch, the regiment guarded the wagon trains |
December 24 |
The regiment reenlisted 294 men and was re-mustered into service for the duration of the war. |
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January 2 -
February 17 |
Veterans return to Michigan on furlough |
January 9 |
The regiment reached Detroit |
February 9 |
Reported at Saginaw to return to service |
January - May |
At Bealeton Station |
May 4-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness
Commanded by Major R. T. Ellott |
May 5 |
Guard wagon trains at Wyckoff Ford |
May 6 |
Battle of the Wilderness
The regiment lost no casualties |
May 7 |
Second Day of the Battle of the Wilderness
The regiment lost 35 casualties |
May 8 |
Laurel Hill
The regiment made a forced march in the morning and was then attacked while crossing a dense swamp. It lost a handful of men but captured a Confederate colonel and a large number of the enemy |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 23-26 |
North Anna |
May 23 |
Jericho Mills |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy
Major Robert Elliott was killed commanding the regiment, and Captain George Swan took over. |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 13 |
Crossed the Chickahominy at Long Bridge under the command of Captain Guy Fuller. |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg. Colonel Welch resumes command. |
June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg begins |
August 18-21 |
Six Mile House, Weldon Railroad |
September 29-
October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm
Colonel Welch was killed leading a charge over the enemy's breastworks. Nine other men were killed and 42 were wounded. Major Partidge took over the regiment despite having been wounded three times. |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run |
December 7-12 |
Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad |
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February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run
Commanded by Colonel Partidge |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 29 |
Junction of Quaker and Boydton Roads and Lewis Farm near Gravelly Run |
March 30-31 |
White Oak Road |
April 1 |
Five Forks |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House; Surrender of Lee and his army. |
May 3-12 |
March to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June 16-22 |
Moved to Louisville, Ky., then to Jeffersonville, Ind. |
July 8 |
Mustered out under Colonel Benjamin Partidge |
