{"history":[],"article":{"id":"cee012ce-998e-4bf9-8aac-ad6d510698cb","title":"4th Michigan Infantry Regiment","slug":"4th-michigan-infantry-regiment","content":":::summary\n![Michigan state flag](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Flag///of///Michigan.svg)\n**Unit Name:** 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment \n**Image Size:** 200px \n**Dates:** June 20, 1861, to June 30, 1864 \n**Country:** [United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/united-states) \n**Allegiance:** [Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-american-civil-war) \n**Branch:** [Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) \n**Battles:** [First Battle of Bull Run](https://bliptext.com/articles/first-battle-of-bull-run)
[Peninsular Campaign](https://bliptext.com/articles/peninsular-campaign)
[Second Battle of Bull Run](https://bliptext.com/articles/second-battle-of-bull-run)
[Battle of Chantilly](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-chantilly)
[Battle of Antietam](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-antietam)
[Battle of Fredericksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-fredericksburg)
[Battle of Chancellorsville](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-chancellorsville)
[Battle of Gettysburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-gettysburg)
[Battle of the Wilderness](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-the-wilderness)
[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house)
[Battle of Cold Harbor](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-cold-harbor) \n:::\n\n# \nThe **4th Michigan Infantry Regiment** was an [infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) [regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/regiment) that served in the [Union Army](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-army) during the [American Civil War](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-civil-war).\nThe 4th Michigan wore a very Americanized [zouave uniform](https://bliptext.com/articles/zouave).\nThis uniform consisted of a Federal dark blue 4 button sack coat, dark blue chasseur trousers, tan [gaiters](https://bliptext.com/articles/gaiters), and a maroon zouave [fez](https://bliptext.com/articles/fez-hat) with a light blue [tassel](https://bliptext.com/articles/tassel).\n\n# Service\nThe 4th Michigan Infantry was organized at [Adrian, Michigan](https://bliptext.com/articles/adrian-michigan) and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on June 20, 1861.\nThe regiment's first [lieutenant colonel](https://bliptext.com/articles/lieutenant-colonel-united-states) was a future prominent politician and civil engineer, [William Ward Duffield](https://bliptext.com/articles/william-ward-duffield).\nSeveral other soldiers in the regiment reached post-war prominence, including politician [George Spalding](https://bliptext.com/articles/george-spalding) and [Major General](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-general-united-states) [Alfred E. Bates](https://bliptext.com/articles/alfred-e-bates), who enlisted as [privates](https://bliptext.com/articles/private-rank) in Company A.\nThe regiment was mustered out on June 30, 1864.\nThe regiment's veterans and recruits were assigned to the [1st Michigan Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/1st-michigan-volunteer-infantry-regiment-3-years).The Fourth Michigan Infantry was reorganized under orders of July 26, 1864 and mustered into Federal service as a regiment on October 14, 1864.\nOn May 26, 1866, the regiment was mustered out of service in [Houston, Texas](https://bliptext.com/articles/houston).\n\n# Total strength and casualties\nThe regiment suffered 12 officers and 177 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 107 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 297\nfatalities.\n\n# Commanders\n\n# 4th Michigan Soldiers","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T09:41:48.293Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T09:41:48.293Z","search_vector":"'4th':1 'infantri':3 'michigan':2 'regiment':4","search_content":" \n \n**Unit Name:** 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment \n**Image Size:** 200px \n**Dates:** June 20, 1861, to June 30, 1864 \n**Country:** [United States](https://bliptext.com/articles/united-states) \n**Allegiance:** [Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-american-civil-war) \n**Branch:** [Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) \n**Battles:** [First Battle of Bull Run](https://bliptext.com/articles/first-battle-of-bull-run) [Peninsular Campaign](https://bliptext.com/articles/peninsular-campaign) [Second Battle of Bull Run](https://bliptext.com/articles/second-battle-of-bull-run) [Battle of Chantilly](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-chantilly) [Battle of Antietam](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-antietam) [Battle of Fredericksburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-fredericksburg) [Battle of Chancellorsville](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-chancellorsville) [Battle of Gettysburg](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-gettysburg) [Battle of the Wilderness](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-the-wilderness) [Battle of Spotsylvania Court House](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-spotsylvania-court-house) [Battle of Cold Harbor](https://bliptext.com/articles/battle-of-cold-harbor) \n \n\n# \nThe **4th Michigan Infantry Regiment** was an [infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/infantry) [regiment](https://bliptext.com/articles/regiment) that served in the [Union Army](https://bliptext.com/articles/union-army) during the [American Civil War](https://bliptext.com/articles/american-civil-war).\nThe 4th Michigan wore a very Americanized [zouave uniform](https://bliptext.com/articles/zouave).\nThis uniform consisted of a Federal dark blue 4 button sack coat, dark blue chasseur trousers, tan [gaiters](https://bliptext.com/articles/gaiters), and a maroon zouave [fez](https://bliptext.com/articles/fez-hat) with a light blue [tassel](https://bliptext.com/articles/tassel).\n\n# Service\nThe 4th Michigan Infantry was organized at [Adrian, Michigan](https://bliptext.com/articles/adrian-michigan) and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on June 20, 1861.\nThe regiment's first [lieutenant colonel](https://bliptext.com/articles/lieutenant-colonel-united-states) was a future prominent politician and civil engineer, [William Ward Duffield](https://bliptext.com/articles/william-ward-duffield).\nSeveral other soldiers in the regiment reached post-war prominence, including politician [George Spalding](https://bliptext.com/articles/george-spalding) and [Major General](https://bliptext.com/articles/major-general-united-states) [Alfred E. Bates](https://bliptext.com/articles/alfred-e-bates), who enlisted as [privates](https://bliptext.com/articles/private-rank) in Company A.\nThe regiment was mustered out on June 30, 1864.\nThe regiment's veterans and recruits were assigned to the [1st Michigan Infantry](https://bliptext.com/articles/1st-michigan-volunteer-infantry-regiment-3-years).The Fourth Michigan Infantry was reorganized under orders of July 26, 1864 and mustered into Federal service as a regiment on October 14, 1864.\nOn May 26, 1866, the regiment was mustered out of service in [Houston, Texas](https://bliptext.com/articles/houston).\n\n# Total strength and casualties\nThe regiment suffered 12 officers and 177 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 107 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 297\nfatalities.\n\n# Commanders\n\n# 4th Michigan Soldiers","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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