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21ST
MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ASSIGNMENTS
"Order of Battle"
The 21st Michigan
Infantry was organized at Ionia and Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the summer
of 1862. It was mustered into Federal service there on September 9, 1862.
Ever
read an article about the Civil War and wonder if or how the 21st Michigan
was involved in the battle described? This page provides a complete list
of all higher headquarters units the 21st Michigan was assigned to. In articles
where the only means of identifying the participating Regiments is by knowing
the Brigade, Division and/or Corp commander's name, this list will serve
as a valuable resource.
Like almost all Civil War units, the 21st Michigan Infantry was
frequently known by an alternate designation derived from the name
of its commanding officer. Names of this type used by or for the regiment are
shown below.
William B. McCreery's Infantry
Seymour Chase's Infantry
Loomis K. Bishop's Infantry
On September 12, 1862, the regiment
was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky. There it joined the Army of the Ohio
which later became the Army of the Cumberland. The regiment served in that
army for the remainder of its career. Listed below are the specific higher
command assignments of the regiment.
| September
1862 to November 1862
Battle of Perryville, KY: September 4,
1862
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21st Michigan
Colonel Ambrose A. Stevens
37th Brigade
Colonel Nicholas Greusel
Eleventh Division
Brig. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan
III Corps
Maj. Gen. Charles C. Gilbert
Army of the Ohio
Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell |
| December
1862 to January 1863
Battle of Stone River, Murfreesboro,
TN Campaign, December 26, 1862 - January 5, 1863 |
21st Michigan
Lieut. Col. William B. McCreery
1st Brigade
Brig. Gen. Joshua W. Sill
Col. Nicholas Greusel
Third Division
Brig. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan
Right Wing
Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook
XIV Corps
Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans |
| February
1863 to October 1863
Battle of Chickamauga, GA: September 19 & 20,
1863
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21st Michigan
Col. William B. McCreery
Maj. Seymour Chase
1st Brigade
Brig. Gen. William H. Lytle
Col. Silas Miller
Third Division
Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan
(old XIV) XX Corps
Maj. Gen. Alexander McD. McCook
Army of the Cumberland
Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans |
| November
1863 - November 1864
Siege of Chattanooga, TN: November 1863
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21st Michigan
Capt. Loomis K. Bishop
Engineer Troops
Brig. Gen. William F. Smith
Army of the Cumberland
Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas
Overall Union Commander
Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant |
| November
1864 to June 1865
Sherman's March to the Sea: November 15
to December 10, 1864
Siege of Savannah, GA: December 10-21,
1864 Averysboro, NC: March 16 1865
Bentonville, NC: March 19-21, 1865
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21st Michigan
Capt. Arthur C. Prince
Lieut. Col Loomis K. Bishop
Second Brigade
Bvt. Brig. Gen. George P. Buell
Lieut. Col. Michael H. Fitch
First Division
Brig. Gen. William P. Carlin
Bvt. Brig. Gen. George P. Buell
Brig. Gen. Charles C. Walcutt
14th Army Corps
Bvt. Maj. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis
Left Wing - Army of Georgia
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocum
Grand Army of the West
Maj. Gen. William T Sherman |
During the year that the regiment
served attached to the Engineer Brigade of the Army of the Cumberland, it
was headquartered at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Its duties included the building
of bridges and storehouses, the completion of the large Federal Hospital
on Lookout Mountain, and running saw mills in Lookout Valley.
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