The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Second Brigade, Third Division

Captain W H Withington

Captain W H Withington, commanding Company B, 1st Michigan Infantry

First Michigan Infantry
Three months' volunteers

COLONEL O B WILLCOX
Major A F Bidwell commanding regiment as Colonel O B Willcox was commanding the Second Brigade, Third Division, on 21 July, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL L L COMSTOCK
Captain C M Lure, Company A, was acting lieutenant colonel on 21 July, 1861, as Lieutenant Colonel L L Comstock was detached to superintend the recruitment of the 1st Michigan Infantry for 3 years.

MAJOR A F BIDWELL
Captain W H Withington, Company B, was acting major as Major A F Bidwell was commanding regiment on 21 July, 1861.

Company A Detroit Light Guard: CAPT. C M LURE
First Lieutenant J D Fairbanks commanding as Captain C M Lure was acting lieutenant colonel on 21 July, 1861.
Company B Jackson Greys: CAPT. W H WITHINGTON
First Lieutenant E B Griffith commanding as Captain W H Withington was acting major on 21 July, 1861.
Company C Coldwater Cadet: CAPT. E BUTTERWORTH
Company D Manchester Union Guard: CAPT. I L CLARKSON
Company E Steuben Guard: CAPT. W F ROTH
Company F Michigan Hussars: CAPT. H S ROBERTS
Company G Burr Oak Guard: CAPT. I C ABBOTT
Company H Ypsilanti Light Guard: CAPT. F W WHITTLESEY
Company I Marshall Light Guard: CAPT. D HUBBARD
Company K Hardee Cadets: CAPT. W H GRAVES

Sources

Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the civil war, 1861–1865, Volume 1, by George H Turner

The First Michigan Infantry Three Months and Three Years: Brief History of the Regiment from its organisation in May, 1861, until its muster out in July, 1865, together with personal experiences of writer, by C W Owen

Michigan in the war, compiled by J Robertson, Adjutant General

The Union army: a history of military affairs in the loyal states 1861–65, records of the regiments in the Union army, cyclopedia of battles, memoirs of commanders and soldiers, Volume 3, New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan

Notes

The 1st Michigan Infantry was mustered in on 1 May, 1861, at Detroit, as three month volunteer sand was mustered out on 7 August, 1861, as their term of service expired. The regiment was reorganised for three years at Ann Arbor during August and September and mustered in on 16 September, 1861. The 1st Michigan Infantry was mustered out at Jeffersonville, Indiana, on 9 July, 1865.

The 1st Michigan Infantry was one of the units that constructed Fort Ellsworth during May to June 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.46: Series I, Volume 2 (S# 2), Chapter IX, pp. 408–410
Colonel O B Willcox, First Michigan Infantry, commanding Second Brigade, Third Division

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.48: Series I, Volume 2 (S# 2), Chapter IX, pp. 411–413
Major A F Bidwell, First Michigan Infantry