The 30th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...
during the
American Civil War
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.
Service
The 30th Michigan Infantry was organized at
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
,
Michigan
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and mustered into Federal service on January 9, 1865.
The regiment served as garrison of the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers on the border with
Canada
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and saw no service in the field.
The regiment was mustered out on June 30, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The regiment suffered 18 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 18
fatalities.
[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf3.htm#30th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.]
Commanders
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Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...
Grover Salman Wormer
See also
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List of Michigan Civil War Units
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Michigan in the American Civil War
Michigan made a substantial contribution to the Union during the American Civil War. While the state itself was far removed from the combat theaters of the war, Michigan supplied many troops and several generals, including George Armstrong Cus ...
Notes
References
The Civil War Archive
Units and formations of the Union Army from Michigan
1865 disestablishments in Michigan
1865 establishments in Michigan
Military units and formations established in 1865
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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