Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

9th Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade

Front of 17th Michigan Vol. Inf. Reg. Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

1. Front of 17th Michigan Vol. Inf. Reg. Monument

Inscription. (Front):
17th Michigan
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

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is near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. Marker is on Burnside Drive, on the right when traveling east. Located near tour stop seven (Heth's Salient) on the driving tour of Spotsylvania Battlefield unit of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spotsylvania VA 22553, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Heth’s Salient (here, next to this marker); Spotsylvania Campaign (approx. ¼ mile away); The Ninth Corps (approx. ¼ 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); a different marker also named Spotsylvania Campaign (approx. half a mile away); Containing the Enemy, Reclaiming the Works (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spotsylvania Courthouse.

Also see . . .
1. Heth's Salient. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on August 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

2. 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.)

Back of 17th Michigan Vol. Inf. Reg. Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

2. Back of 17th Michigan Vol. Inf. Reg. Monument

17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Swain, July 6, 2008

3. 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,385 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.