13th Michigan Infantry at the Battle of Chickamauga
Another one of the prominent battles in which the 13th served was the battle of Chickamauga. In the engagements here the regiment was under the command of Col. J. B. Culver, and they helped to hold the rebels in check from early in the morning until 12 a noon. When the thermometer stood at 90 degrees, the regiment charged upon the enemy in a most spectacular movement. In this engagement 107 officers and men were lost, either killed, wounded or missing. 217 took part in the engagement. In 1864 the regiment served in Georgia, and joined General Sherman at Kingston … Read more