4th Michigan Infantry

4th Michigan Infantry (HM9C1)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 47.77', W 77° 14.635'

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Inscription
(Front):
4th Michigan Inf.try
2nd Brig. 1st Div. 5th Corps.
participated in 53 skirmishes and general engagements
from Bull Run Va. July 21st 1861 to Appomattox Va. April 9th 1865.

(Back):
Mustered in at Adrian Mich.
June 20th 1861
Veterans consolidated with
First Mich. Infantry June 30th 1864.

Total enrollment 1325 officers and men.
Killed in action - officers 8 - men 115
Died of wounds - officers 4 - men 50
died of disease - officers 1 - men 95
Total 273

This monument marks the position held by the regiment July 2nd 1863
Present for duty -27 officers - 376 men - Total 403
Killed 1 officer 24 men. Wounded 9 officers 55 men. Missing 1 officer 75 men. Total 165.
Colonel Harrison H. Jeffords fell mortally wounded at this point.
Thrust through with a bayonet in recapturing the colors of his regiment.
'From his bosom that heaved, the last torrent that was streaming,
and pale was his visage, deep marked with a scar.
And dim was that eye, once expressively beaming,
that melted in love, and that kindled in war.
Details
HM NumberHM9C1
Tags
Year Placed1889
Placed ByState of Michigan
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 5:12pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 307882 N 4407542
Decimal Degrees39.79616667, -77.24391667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 47.77', W 77° 14.635'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 47' 46.20" N, 77° 14' 38.10" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-308 DeTrobriand Ave, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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