29th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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29th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Michigan state flag
Active	October 3, 1864 to September 12, 1866
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry

The 29th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Contents 1 Service 2 Total strength and casualties 3 Commanders 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Service

The 29th Michigan Infantry was mustered into Federal service at East Saginaw, Michigan on October 3, 1864. Among the volunteers was future Michigan state politician Edward P. Allen.

The regiment was mustered out of service on September 12, 1865.

[edit] Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 1 officer and 5 killed in action or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 65 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 72 fatalities.^[1]

[edit] Commanders

• Colonel

[edit] See also

• List of Michigan Civil War Units
• Michigan in the American Civil War

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf3.htm#29th The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959.

[edit] References

• The Civil War Archive