1st Michigan Sharpshooter Regiment

April 14 to
October 7, 1863

Organized at Kalamazoo and Dearborn, Mich.

July 7

6 companies mustered in and ordered to Indianapolis, Ind., then to Seymour, Ind., to repel the Morgan Raid.

July 13

Action with Morgan at North Vernon, Ind.

July 14

At Pierceville

July

Returned to Dearborn, Mich., and duty there

August 16

Moved to Chicago, Ill. and Duty guarding prisoners at Camp Douglas

March 17, 1864

Ordered to Annapolis, Md. and attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

May 4-June 15

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River, Va.

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-12

Spotsylvania

May 10

Ny River

May 12-21

Spotsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 23-24

Ox Ford

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 1-3

Bethesda Church

June 16-18

Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg

August 18-21

Weldon Railroad

September

Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps

September 29-October 2

Poplar Springs Church

October 8

Reconnaissance on Vaughan and Squirrel Level Roads

October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

March 25, 1865

Fort Stedman, Petersburg

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Assault on and fall of Petersburg

April 3

Occupation of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 22-27

Moved to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

July 28, 1865

Mustered out