464
edits
6th Regiment, Michigan Heavy Artillery: Difference between revisions
6th Regiment, Michigan Heavy Artillery (view source)
Revision as of 20:09, 10 October 2012
, 10 October 2012Added Unit Roster info
(added civil war archive and wikipedia) |
(Added Unit Roster info) |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,963 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0006RAH Roster]. | |||
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Company A - Many men from Kalamazoo County and [[ | Company A - Many men from Kalamazoo County and [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compa.htm Roster]<br>Company B - Many men from [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compb.htm Roster]<br>Company C - Many men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compc.htm Roster]<br>Company D - Many men from [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compd.htm Roster]<br>Company E - Many men from [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compe.htm Roster]<br>Company F - Many men from [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compf.htm Roster]<br>Company G - Many men from [[Allegan County, Michigan|Allegan County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compg.htm Roster]<br>Company H - Many men from [[Eaton County, Michigan|Eaton County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6comph.htm Roster]<br>Company I - Many men from [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compi.htm Roster]<br>Company K - Many men from [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]] and [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compk.htm Roster]<br>Unassigned Company - Many men from [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/6compun.htm Roster] | ||
See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies | See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies | ||