Sixteenth Michigan Infantry

Sixteenth Michigan Infantry (HM9RM)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 47.469', W 77° 14.26'

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3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps

(Front):
Sixteenth Mich. Inf'ty.
3rd Brig.
1st Div.
5th Corps

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Mustered in at Detroit, Mich. Sept. 8, 1861. Mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind. July 8, 1865.
Total enrollment 2318 officers, & men
Killed in action 10 officers, 155 men. Died of wounds 2 officers, 48 men
Died of disease 128 men. Total loss 343.

Participated in 52 skirmishes and general engagements from Yorktown, Va. May 4, 1862 to Appomattox, Va, April 9, 1865, and was one of the regiments detailed to receive Lee's Army with its arms and flags on April 9, 1865.

Regiment held this position during the afternoon and night of July 2, 1863, and assisted in defeating the desperate attempts of the enemy to capture Little Round Top.

Present for duty 17 officers, 339 men. Total 356.
Casualties.
3 officers, 20 men killed. 2 officers, 32 men wounded. 3 men missing
Total 60.
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HM NumberHM9RM
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Year Placed1889
Placed ByState of Michigan
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 7:24pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 308403 N 4406972
Decimal Degrees39.79115000, -77.23766667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 47.469', W 77° 14.26'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 47' 28.14" N, 77° 14' 15.60" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1912 Warren Ave, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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