| Unit Name: | 3rd Michigan Cavalry Regiment |
| Dates: | August 24, 1861, to March 15, 1866 |
| Country: | United States |
| Allegiance: | Union |
| Branch: | Cavalry |
| Battles: | Island No. 10 Battle of Corinth Battle of Coffeeville Battle of Franklin Nashville |
The 3rd Michigan Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 3rd Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan, between August 24 and November 28, 1861.
Private James H. Robinson of Company B would later be awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at a fight at Brownsville, Arkansas, on January 27, 1864.
The regiment was mustered out of service on March 15, 1866.
The regiment suffered 3 officers and 27 enlisted men killed in action or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 380 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 414 fatalities.[1]