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11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Index 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, initially known as Colonel May’s Independent Regiment, was a unit in the Union army during the American Civil War. [1]

75 relations: American Civil War, Andersonville National Historic Site, Archibald Gracie III, Army of the Cumberland, Atlanta Campaign, Bardstown, Kentucky, Basil W. Duke, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Davis's Cross Roads, Battle of Fort Henry, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of Missionary Ridge, Battle of Peachtree Creek, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Pickett's Mill, Battle of Resaca, Battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Battle of Stones River, Battle of Utoy Creek, Braxton Bragg, Brigade, Brigadier general, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Clement Vallandigham, Colonel, Confederate States of America, Copperhead (politics), Daniel Weisiger Adams, Division (military), Fort Donelson, Gallatin, Tennessee, George H. Pendleton, George Henry Thomas, Graysville, Georgia, Infantry, IV Corps (Union Army), James S. Negley, James W. King, John C. Breckinridge, John Hunt Morgan, Joseph B. Kershaw, Joseph Wheeler, Kennesaw Mountain, Kentucky, Lieutenant colonel, Major, Major general, Medal of Honor, Michigan, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, ..., Nashville, Tennessee, Otho F. Strahl, Paris, Kentucky, Quartermaster sergeant, Randall L. Gibson, Regiment, Rossville, Georgia, Sidney, Ohio, Snodgrass Hill, St. Joseph County, Michigan, Tennessee, Timothy Robbins Stanley, Tullahoma Campaign, Union (American Civil War), Union Army, United States Department of War, White Pigeon, Michigan, William G. Whitney, William L. Stoughton, William Rosecrans, William Tecumseh Sherman, XIV Corps (Union Army), 18th Ohio Infantry, 19th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 69th Ohio Infantry. Expand index (25 more) »

American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Andersonville National Historic Site

The Andersonville National Historic Site, located near Andersonville, Georgia, preserves the former Camp Sumter (also known as Andersonville Prison), a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the final twelve months of the American Civil War.

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Archibald Gracie III

Archibald Gracie III (December 1, 1832 – December 2, 1864) was a career United States Army officer, businessman, and a graduate of West Point.

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Army of the Cumberland

The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War.

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Atlanta Campaign

The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864.

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Bardstown, Kentucky

Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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Basil W. Duke

Basil Wilson Duke (May 28, 1838 – September 16, 1916) was a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War.

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Battle of Chickamauga

The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18 – 20, 1863, between U.S. and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia — the Chickamauga Campaign.

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Battle of Davis's Cross Roads

The Battle of Davis's Cross Roads, also known as the Battle of Dug Gap, was fought September 10–11, 1863, in northwestern Georgia, as part of the Chickamauga Campaign of the American Civil War.

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Battle of Fort Henry

The Battle of Fort Henry was fought on February 6, 1862, in western Middle Tennessee, during the American Civil War.

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Battle of Kennesaw Mountain

The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.

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Battle of Missionary Ridge

The Battle of Missionary Ridge was fought on November 25, 1863, as part of the Chattanooga Campaign of the American Civil War.

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Battle of Peachtree Creek

The Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought in Georgia on July 20, 1864, as part of the Atlanta Campaign in the American Civil War.

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Battle of Perryville

The Battle of Perryville (also known as the Battle of Chaplin Hills) was fought on October 8, 1862, in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky, as the culmination of the Confederate Heartland Offensive (Kentucky Campaign) during the American Civil War.

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Battle of Pickett's Mill

The Battle of Pickett's Mill was fought on May 27, 1864, in Paulding County, Georgia, during the American Civil War between Union and Confederate forces.

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Battle of Resaca

The Battle of Resaca was part of the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.

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Battle of Rocky Face Ridge

The Battle of Rocky Face Ridge was fought May 7–13, 1864, in Whitfield County, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.

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Battle of Stones River

The Battle of Stones River (also known as the Second Battle of Murfreesboro) was a battle fought from December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, in Middle Tennessee, as the culmination of the Stones River Campaign in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.

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Battle of Utoy Creek

The Battle of Utoy Creek was fought August 4–7, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.

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Braxton Bragg

Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who was assigned to duty at Richmond, under direction of the President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, and charged with the conduct of military operations of the armies of the Confederate States from February 24, 1864 until January 13, 1865, when he was charged with command and defense of Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of three to six battalions plus supporting elements.

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Brigadier general

Brigadier general (Brig. Gen.) is a senior rank in the armed forces.

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Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with a population of 177,571 in 2016.

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Clement Vallandigham

Clement Laird Vallandigham (July 29, 1820June 17, 1871) was an Ohio politician and leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War.

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Colonel

Colonel ("kernel", abbreviated Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank below the brigadier and general officer ranks.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.

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Copperhead (politics)

In the 1860s, the Copperheads were a vocal faction of Democrats in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates.

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Daniel Weisiger Adams

Daniel Weisiger Adams (May 1, 1821 – June 13, 1872) was a lawyer and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War (Civil War).

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Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers.

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Fort Donelson

Fort Donelson was a fortress built by the Confederacy during the American Civil War to control the Cumberland River leading to the heart of Tennessee, and the heart of the Confederacy.

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Gallatin, Tennessee

Gallatin is a city in and the county seat of Sumner County, Tennessee.

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George H. Pendleton

George Hunt Pendleton (July 19, 1825November 24, 1889) was an American politician and lawyer.

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George Henry Thomas

George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816March 28, 1870) was a United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.

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Graysville, Georgia

Graysville is an unincorporated community in Catoosa County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Infantry

Infantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces.

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IV Corps (Union Army)

There were two corps of the Union Army called IV Corps during the American Civil War.

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James S. Negley

James Scott Negley (December 26, 1826 – August 7, 1901) was an American Civil War General, farmer, railroader, and U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.

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James W. King

James Wood King (August 13, 1842 – October 9, 1903) was a soldier, carpetbagger, and newspaper editor from the state of Michigan who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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John C. Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier.

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John Hunt Morgan

John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.

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Joseph B. Kershaw

Joseph Brevard Kershaw (January 5, 1822 – April 13, 1894) was a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.

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Joseph Wheeler

Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician.

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Kennesaw Mountain

Kennesaw Mountain is a high-running ridge between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia in the United States with a summit elevation of.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Major

Major is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world.

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Major general

Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States.

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Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Murfreesboro is a city in, and the county seat of, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.

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Otho F. Strahl

Otho French Strahl (June 3, 1831 – November 30, 1864) was a German American attorney and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

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Paris, Kentucky

Paris is a home rule-class city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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Quartermaster sergeant

Quartermaster sergeant (QMS) is a class of rank or appointment in some armed forces, especially those of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, and formerly also in the United States.

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Randall L. Gibson

Randall Lee Gibson (September 10, 1832 – December 15, 1892) was an attorney and politician, elected as a member of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senator from Louisiana.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Rossville, Georgia

Rossville is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States.

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Sidney, Ohio

Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States approximately 36 mi (58 km) north of Dayton and 100 mi (161 km) south of Toledo.

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Snodgrass Hill

Snodgrass Hill is a summit in Walker County, Georgia.

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St. Joseph County, Michigan

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Timothy Robbins Stanley

Timothy Robbins Stanley (May 14, 1810 – July 8, 1874) A native of Hartford, Connecticut, he served during the Civil War as Colonel of the 18th Ohio Infantry.

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Tullahoma Campaign

The Tullahoma Campaign (or Middle Tennessee Campaign) was a military operation conducted from June 24 to July 3, 1863, by the Union Army of the Cumberland under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans, and regarded as one of the most brilliant maneuvers of the American Civil War.

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Union (American Civil War)

During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of President Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states, as well as 4 border and slave states (some with split governments and troops sent both north and south) that supported it.

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Union Army

During the American Civil War, the Union Army referred to the United States Army, the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.

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United States Department of War

The United States Department of War, also called the War Department (and occasionally War Office in the early years), was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army, also bearing responsibility for naval affairs until the establishment of the Navy Department in 1798, and for most land-based air forces until the creation of the Department of the Air Force on September 18, 1947.

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White Pigeon, Michigan

White Pigeon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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William G. Whitney

William Garrett Whitney (December 13, 1840 – May 7, 1915) was an American Medal of Honor recipient who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was awarded for his actions during the Battle of Chickamauga.

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William L. Stoughton

William Lewis Stoughton (March 20, 1827 – June 6, 1888) was a politician and soldier from U.S. state of Michigan who served in the United States Congress, as well as serving as an officer and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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William Rosecrans

William Starke Rosecrans (September 6, 1819March 11, 1898) was an American inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and U.S. Army officer.

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William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.

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XIV Corps (Union Army)

XIV Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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18th Ohio Infantry

The 18th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 18th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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19th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 19th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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69th Ohio Infantry

The 69th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 69th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Michigan_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment

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