The 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 76 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 6 officers and 498 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. In July of 1863 it was converted to a heavy artillery regiment after the siege of Port Hudson.
1861 | |
| Organized at Kalamazoo, Mich. | |
| August 20 | Mustered in |
| August 30 | Left State for Baltimore, Md., Attached to Dix’s Command, Baltimore, Md. |
| November 11-December 8 | Expedition to eastern shore of Maryland |
1862 | |
| February 22 | Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va. and attached to Butler’s New Orleans Expedition |
| March 4 | Sailed with Gen. Butler’s Expedition against New Orleans, La., on Transport “Constitution” |
| March 13 | Arrived at Ship Island, Miss. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf |
| April 25-28 | Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson |
| May 2 | Occupation of New Orleans. One of the first Regiments to occupy the city. |
| May 9-10 | Expedition to New Orleans & Jackson Railroad |
| May 13 | Moved to Baton Rouge, La. |
| May 14-29 | Reconnaissance to Warrenton |
| May 16 | Grand Gulf |
| May 20 | Vicksburg |
| May 27 | Grand Gulf |
| June-July | Camp at Baton Rouge |
| July 20-30 | Expedition to Camp Moore |
| August 5 | Battle of Baton Rouge |
| August 20 | Evacuation of Baton Rouge |
| August 22-December 6 | Guard duty at Metaria Ridge |
| November | Attached to Sherman’s Division, Dept. of the Gulf |
1863 | |
| January 12-15 | Expedition to Bayou Teche attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| January 14 | Action with Steamer “Cotton” |
| January-March | Duty at Camp Parapet and Kenner |
| March 21-30 | Expedition to Ponchatoula (1 company) |
| March 24 | Capture of Ponchatoula |
| March 26 | Skirmish at Ponchatoula |
| April 12 | Manchac Pass, Amite River |
| May 9-18 | Raid on Amite River & Jackson Railroad, destroying over $400,000 worth of property. |
| May 13 | Ponchatoula |
| May 15 | Camp Moore |
| May 21-23 | Moved to New Orleans, thence to Port Hudson |
| May 24-July 9 | Siege of Port Hudson |
| May 27 & June 14 | Assaults on Port Hudson |
| July 9 | Surrender of Port Hudson |
| July 10 | Regiment received thanks of Gen. Banks for gallant and efficient services during the siege and was by his orders converted into a Regiment of Heavy Artillery, to retain its Infantry number, and to have the organization pay and equipment prescribed by law for troops of the Artillery arms. |
| July 30 | Order approved by Secretary of War |
| August | Regiment on garrison duty at Port Hudson, La. assigned to District of Port Hudson, La., Dept. of the Gulf |
| November 8 | Action at Tunica Bayou, La. |
1864 | |
| June 6-24 | Moved to Morganza, La. and duty there as Infantry attached to Bailey’s Engineer Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf |
| June 24 | At Vicksburg, Miss. |
| July 23 | Moved to mouth of White River, thence to St. Charles, Ark. |
| July 24 | Ashton, Ark. |
| August 23 | Ordered to Mobile Bay, Ala. and attached to U.S. Forces, Mobile Bay, Dept. of the Gulf Companies A, B, D, G and K garrison at Fort Morgan Companies C, E, F, H and I garrison at Fort Gaines |
| December 23 – January 31 | Companies B, C, E, F and H detached on Granger’s Expedition to Mobile |
| December | Assigned to District Southern Alabama, Dept. of the Gulf
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1865 | |
| March 31 | Companies A and K detached from Fort Morgan |
| March 31-April 8 | Companies A and K – Siege of Spanish Fort |
| April 8 | Companies A and K – Siege of Forts Huger and Tracy |
| April 9 | Companies A and K garrison Fort Blakely |
| April 20 | Companies A and K return to Fort Morgan. |
| April 10 – July 9 | Company B detached from Fort Morgan to Navy Cove Company E detached from Fort Gaines at Fort Powell |
| July 9 | Regiment ordered to New Orleans, La. and duty there |
| August 20 | Mustered out |
| September 5 | Discharged at Jackson Mich. |
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