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*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#16th 16th Regiment Infantry (Stockton's Independent Regiment)],(accessed 21 July 2012).<br>
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#16th 16th Regiment Infantry (Stockton's Independent Regiment)],(accessed 21 July 2012).<br>


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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
 
=== Companies in&nbsp;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 4,004 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0016RI Roster].  
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 4,004 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0016RI Roster].  
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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 [[Ontonagon County, Michigan|Ontonagon County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compa.htm Roster]<br>
Company A - Many men from [[Ontonagon County, Michigan|Ontonagon County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compa.htm Roster]<br>  


Company B - Many men from [[Ionia County, Michigan|Ionia County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compb.htm Roster]<br>
Company B - Many men from [[Ionia County, Michigan|Ionia County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compb.htm Roster]<br>  


Company C - Many men from [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compc.htm Roster]<br>
Company C - Many men from [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compc.htm Roster]<br>  


Company D - Many men from [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compd.htm Roster]<br>
Company D - Many men from [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compd.htm Roster]<br>  


Company E - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compe.htm Roster]<br>
Company E - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compe.htm Roster]<br>  


Company F - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] and [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun&nbsp;County]]- see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compf.htm Roster]<br>
Company F - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] and [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun&nbsp;County]]- see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compf.htm Roster]<br>  


Company G - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compg.htm Roster]<br>
Company G - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compg.htm Roster]<br>  


Company H - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16comph.htm Roster]<br>
Company H - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16comph.htm Roster]<br>  


Company I - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compi.htm Roster]<br>
Company I - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compi.htm Roster]<br>  


Company K - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compk.htm Roster]  
Company K - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compk.htm Roster]  
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1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters"- Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County and]] [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent&nbsp;County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/sharpshooters/161ss.htm Roster]  
1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters"- Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County and]] [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent&nbsp;County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/sharpshooters/161ss.htm Roster]  


2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters"- Many men from [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/sharpshooters/162ss.htm Roster]<br>Unassigned Company - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compun.htm Roster]<br>See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies.
2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters"- Many men from [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/sharpshooters/162ss.htm Roster]<br>Unassigned Company - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compun.htm Roster]<br>See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies.  


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===


*Crawford, Kim. "''The 16th Michigan Infantry''". (Dayton, Ohio: Morningside, 2002). {{FHL|1116397|item|disp=FHL Book 977.4 M2ck}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/16th-michigan-infantry/oclc/50141226&referer=brief_results Other Libraries.]
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Michigan in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>
 
*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
 
*[[Michigan in the Civil War|Michigan in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Michigan, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
 
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>


*Adjutant General, Michigan, and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Sixteenth Infantry'']"&nbsp;&nbsp;(Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). {{FHL|676129|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084666}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/record-of-service-of-michigan-volunteers-in-the-civil-war-1861-1865-sixteenth-infantry/oclc/36833775&referer=brief_results Other Li braries.]
*Adjutant General, Michigan, and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Sixteenth Infantry'']"&nbsp;&nbsp;(Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). {{FHL|676129|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084666}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/record-of-service-of-michigan-volunteers-in-the-civil-war-1861-1865-sixteenth-infantry/oclc/36833775&referer=brief_results Other Li braries.]
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*Berry, John G., and Marcus Petersen. Souvenir Thirteenth Reunion, 16th Michigan Infantry at Owosso, October 18, 1893. Lansing? Mich: s.n, 1893. {{FHL|676145|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084668}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/souvenir-thirteenth-reunion-16th-michigan-infantry-at-owosso-october-18-1893/oclc/36833960&referer=brief_results Other Libraries].
*Berry, John G., and Marcus Petersen. Souvenir Thirteenth Reunion, 16th Michigan Infantry at Owosso, October 18, 1893. Lansing? Mich: s.n, 1893. {{FHL|676145|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084668}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/souvenir-thirteenth-reunion-16th-michigan-infantry-at-owosso-october-18-1893/oclc/36833960&referer=brief_results Other Libraries].


*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Michigan in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>
*Crawford, Kim. "''The 16th Michigan Infantry''". (Dayton, Ohio: Morningside, 2002). {{FHL|1116397|item|disp=FHL Book 977.4 M2ck}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/16th-michigan-infantry/oclc/50141226&referer=brief_results Other Libraries.]
 
*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
 
*[[Michigan in the Civil War|Michigan in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Michigan, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
 
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>


=== References  ===
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