6th Michigan Infantry Regiment

The 6th Michigan Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 76 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 6 officers and 498 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War

1861
	Organized at Kalamazoo, Mich.
August 20	Mustered in
August 30	Left State for Baltimore, Md., Attached to Dix's Command, Baltimore, Md.
November 11-December 8	Expedition to eastern shore of Maryland
1862
February 22	Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va. and attached to Butler's New Orleans Expedition
March 4	Sailed with Gen. Butler's Expedition against New Orleans, La., on Transport "Constitution"
March 13	Arrived at Ship Island, Miss. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf
April 25-28	Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson
May 2	Occupation of New Orleans. One of the first Regiments to occupy the city.
May 9-10	Expedition to New Orleans & Jackson Railroad
May 13	Moved to Baton Rouge, La.
May 14-29	Reconnaissance to Warrenton
May 16	Grand Gulf
May 20	Vicksburg
May 27	Grand Gulf
June-July	Camp at Baton Rouge
July 20-30	Expedition to Camp Moore
August 5	Battle of Baton Rouge
August 20	Evacuation of Baton Rouge
August 22-December 6	Guard duty at Metaria Ridge
November	Attached to Sherman's Division, Dept. of the Gulf
1863
January 12-15	Expedition to Bayou Teche attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf
January 14	Action with Steamer "Cotton"
January-March	Duty at Camp Parapet and Kenner
March 21-30	Expedition to Ponchatoula (1 company)
March 24	Capture of Ponchatoula
March 26	Skirmish at Ponchatoula
April 12	Manchac Pass, Amite River
May 9-18	Raid on Amite River & Jackson Railroad, destroying over $400,000 worth of property.
May 13	Ponchatoula
May 15	Camp Moore
May 21-23	Moved to New Orleans, thence to Port Hudson
May 24-July 9	Siege of Port Hudson
May 27 & June 14	Assaults on Port Hudson
July 9	Surrender of Port Hudson
July 10	Regiment received thanks of Gen. Banks for gallant and efficient services during the siege and was by his orders converted into a Regiment of Heavy Artillery, to retain its Infantry number, and to have the organization pay and equipment prescribed by law for troops of the Artillery arms.
July 30	Order approved by Secretary of War
August	Regiment on garrison duty at Port Hudson, La. assigned to District of Port Hudson, La., Dept. of the Gulf
November 8	Action at Tunica Bayou, La.
1864
June 6-24	Moved to Morganza, La. and duty there as Infantry attached to Bailey's Engineer Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf
June 24	At Vicksburg, Miss.
July 23	Moved to mouth of White River, thence to St. Charles, Ark.
July 24	Ashton, Ark.
August 23	Ordered to Mobile Bay, Ala. and attached to U.S. Forces, Mobile Bay, Dept. of the Gulf Companies A, B, D, G and K garrison at Fort Morgan Companies C, E, F, H and I garrison at Fort Gaines
December 23 - January 31	Companies B, C, E, F and H detached on Granger's Expedition to Mobile
December	Assigned to District Southern Alabama, Dept. of the Gulf
1865
March 31	Companies A and K detached from Fort Morgan , and of , then until April 20
March 31-April 8	Companies A and K - Siege of Spanish Fort
April 8	Companies A and K - Siege of Forts Huger and Tracy
April 9	Companies A and K garrison Fort Blakely
April 20	Companies A and K return to Fort Morgan.
April 10 - July 9	Company B detached from Fort Morgan to Navy Cove Company E detached from Fort Gaines at Fort Powell
July 9	Regiment ordered to New Orleans, La. and duty there
August 20	Mustered out
September 5	Discharged at Jackson Mich.