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=== <br>Companies in the 1st Regiment, Michigan Infantry === | === <br>Companies in the 1st Regiment, Michigan Infantry === | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,440 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0001RI01 Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,012 men on its roster for this unit for their first enlistment. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0001RI02 Roster]. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,440 men on its roster for this unit for their second enlistment. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0001RI01 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. | ||