The 14th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Mounted Infantry was a mounted infantry

Mounted infantry

Mounted infantry were soldiers who rode horses instead of marching, but actually fought on foot . The original dragoons were essentially mounted infantry...

 regiment

Regiment

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 that served in the Union Army

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

 during the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

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Service

The 14th Michigan Mounted Infantry was converted from the 14th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

14th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 14th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 14th Michigan Infantry was organized at Ypsilanti and Detroit, Michigan and was mustered into Federal service for a three year enlistment on February 13,...

 on September 8, 1863, being both mounted and re-armed with Spencer Carbines at that time.

The regiment was mustered out of service on July 18, 1865.

Total strength and casualties

The regiment suffered 1 officer and 58 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 184 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 246
fatalities.