Michigan State Marker: Stones River National Battlefield

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MICHIGAN

THE

STATE OF MICHIGAN

HAS ERECTED

THIS MARKER

TO HER BRAVE AND

CORAGEOUS SONS

WHO FOUGHT AT

STONES RIVER TO

PRESERVE THE UNION

Erected by the Michigan Civil War Centennial

Observance Commission 1966

MICHIGAN HISTORICAL COMMISSION REGISTERED MARKER NO. 279

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This marker is dedicated to all the Michigan soldiers engaged in this great battle, to the 71 men how lost their lives and to the 6 regiments which fought bravely for their country:

21^st Michigan Infantry, commanded by Lt. Col. William B. McCreery (Fling), 18 killed, 89 wounded, 36 missing

11^th Michigan Infantry, commanded by Col. William L. Stoughton (Sturgis), 30 killed, 84 wounded, 25 missing

13^th Michigan Infantry, commanded by Col. Michael Shoemaker (Jackson), 17 killed, 72 wounded

4^th Michigan Cavalry, commanded by Col. Robert H. G. Minty (Detroit), 1 killed, 7 wounded, 12 missing

1^st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, commanded by Col. William P. Innes (Grand Rapids), 2 killed, 9 wounded, 5 missing

1^st Michigan Artillery Battery, Company A, commanded by Co. Cyrus O. Loomis (Coldwater), 1 killed, 10 wounded, 2 missing

Michigan men fought at Stones River for the preservation and perpetuity of the Union

MICHIGAN HISTORICAL COMMISSION REGISTERED MARKED NO. 279