1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment
# 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment

The 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the famed Michigan Brigade, commanded for a time by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer.

## Service

The 1st Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit, Michigan, between August 21 and September 6, 1861. Among the initial officers was William d'Alton Mann, a future prominent Michigan newspaper and magazine publisher.

The regiment was mustered out of service on September 12, 1865.

## Total strength and casualties

Over the span of its existence, the regiment carried a total of 2705 men on its muster rolls.

The regiment suffered 14 officers and 150 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 6 officers and 244 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 414 fatalities.

## Commanders

* Colonel Thornton F. Brodhead
* Colonel Charles H. Town
* Colonel Peter Stagg
