17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 17th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 17th Michigan Infantry was organized at Detroit, Michigan, between August 8 and August 22, 1862. Most of the soldiers in the regiment were from south-central Michigan, and Company E was composed largely of students from Michigan State Normal College, today known as Eastern Michigan University. They trained at Fort Wayne under their first commander, Colonel William H. Withington, until August 27, when they left for Maryland.
At the Battle of South Mountain, Maryland, on September 14, 1862, the regiment saw its first major action. Although they took heavy casualties, the 17th performed well for an untried unit and earned the nickname "Stonewall Regiment". Three days later, they participated in the Battle of Antietam as part of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, IX Corps.
The regiment was mustered out of...