Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
9th Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
1. Front of 17th Michigan Vol. Inf. Reg. Monument
Volunteer Infantry Regiment
9th Corps
3rd Division
1st Brigade
Michigan units on the field
in the 9th Corps
17th Michigan Vol. Infantry
20th Michigan Vol. Infantry
8th Michigan Vol. Infantry
27th Michigan Vol. Infantry
2nd Michigan Vol. Infantry
1st Michigan Sharpshooters
Losses for the 17th Michigan
On May 12, 1864
26 killed
70 wounded
100 missing or captured
(Back):
At 2 p.m., May 12th, two Ninth Corps brigades were ordered to attack the Confederate works one-quarter mile southeast of this spot. The 17th Michigan was on the extreme left of the Federal line. As the regiment approached its objective, Brig. Gen. James Lane's North Carolina Brigade emerged from the thick woods and struck it on the left flank in the bloody hand-to-hand fighting that followed, the 17th Michigan lots its national colors and 189 of the 225 men it carried into battle. Three soldiers later received the Medal of Honor for their brave but unsuccessful efforts to save the colors.
Erected 1997.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1991.
Location. 38° 12.835′ N, 77° 35.243′ W. Marker
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Heths Salient (here, next to this marker); The Ninth Corps (approx. Ό mile away); Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (approx. half a mile away); Heth's Salient Battle Site (approx. half a mile away); Containing the Enemy, Reclaiming the Works (approx. half a mile away); The Fredericksburg Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); "If It Takes All Summer" (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.
Other markers no longer nearby. Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Civil War in the East website entry (Submitted on December 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
2. Back of 17th Michigan Vol. Inf. Reg. Monument
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 6, 2008
3. 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument
via NPS, unknown
4. Heth's Salient
NPS Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,895 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
