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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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The regiment was instrumental in holding the Union line during the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, particularly in the Wheatfield area.
It was one of the first regiments to be organized in Michigan during the Civil War, mustering in on June 20, 1861.
The regiment suffered significant losses, with 165 men killed, wounded, or missing during the battle.
A monument was erected in 1889 on the battlefield to honor the regiment's bravery and sacrifice.
Colonel Harrison H. Jeffords, who led the regiment, was mortally wounded at Gettysburg while attempting to recover the regiment's flag.
