16th Michigan Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Stockton's Independent Regiment
Organized at Plymouth and Detroit, Mich., July to September, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 16, 1861. Attached to Butterfield's Brigade, Fitz John Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.---Camp at Hall's Hill, Defences of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10. 
* Moved to the Virginia Peninsula March 22-24. 
* March 24-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
** Reconnoissance to Big Bethel March 30. 
** Warwick Road April 5.
** April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
** Reconnoissance up the Pamunkey May 10. 
** May 27-29, 1862 - Operations about Hanover Court House, Virginia 
*** May 27, 1862 - Engagement at Hanover Court House, Virginia 
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 26, 1862 - Engagement at Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia
*** June 27, 1862 - Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
*** June 29, 1862 - Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Turkey Bridge, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
Duty at Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-28. Battle of Bull Run August 30. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
** September 19, 1862 - Actions at Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown/Blackford's/Boteler's Fords, Maryland
At Sharpsburg until October. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Expedition from Potomac Creek to Richards and Ellis Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-30. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April 27. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* May 18-July 4, 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, MississippiNot originally referenced on unit homepage, likely wasn't here
Aldie June 17. Middleburg and Upperville June 21. 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg CampaignNot originally referenced on unit homepage
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Duty at Warrenton, Beverly Ford and Culpeper until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Veterans absent on furlough January 2 to February 17, 1864. At Bealeton Station until May.
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 8, 1864 - Combat at Laurel Hill, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 25, 1864 - Engagement at Jericho Ford, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
*** June 1-3, 1864 - Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Six Mile House, Weldon Railroad, August 18-21, 1864. Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm, September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Junction of quaker and Boydton Roads and Lewis Farm near Gravelly Run March 29. White Oak Road March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May 3-12. Grand Review May 23. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 16-22, thence to Jeffersonville, Ind. Mustered out July 8, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 12 Officers and 235 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 143 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 390	None
Fox 	
* 12 Officers and 235 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
* Total 259 (Combat Losses)
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 8th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Infantry units with over 200 casualties)
** 73rd on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (8th of the Michigan troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 758, 761, 779, 897, 900, 905, 916, 933, 934, 936, 938, 940, 941, 1288-1289)
* (Pages 3, 11)
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