17th Michigan Vol. Inf. Reg. Monument

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. 3D model from photos generated with photogrammetry software 3DF Zephyr v4.530 processing 44 images. Marker is near Spotsylvania, 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. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab