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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 4th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry | The 4th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit, Michigan. The Regiment mustered in August 28, 1862. It was mustered out July 1, 1865<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 November 2010).</ref>. | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,424 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0004RC Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,424 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0004RC Roster]. | ||
Men often enlisted in | 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 [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/cavalry/4cava.htm Roster]<br> | Company A - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/cavalry/4cava.htm Roster]<br> | ||
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*Lanman, Charles. ''The Red Book of Michigan : a Civil, Military and Biographical History . pages 271-273. '' (2007 University of Pittsburgh, digital library. [http://tiny.cc/gxyzi Digital copy.] [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xso6xrg_jrgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=snippet&q=contents&f=false Digital copy.] <br> | *Lanman, Charles. ''The Red Book of Michigan : a Civil, Military and Biographical History . pages 271-273. '' (2007 University of Pittsburgh, digital library. [http://tiny.cc/gxyzi Digital copy.] [http://books.google.com/books?id=Xso6xrg_jrgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=snippet&q=contents&f=false Digital copy.] <br> | ||
*Vale, Joseph G.''"Minty and the Cavalry. A History of Cavalry Campaigns in the Western Armies" | *Vale, Joseph G.''"Minty and the Cavalry. A History of Cavalry Campaigns in the Western Armies" ''(Harrisburg, Pa: E.K. Meyers, printers, 1886). [http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030918241 Digital copy.] [http://tiny.cc/59mjc Another digital copy]. {{FHL|553623|item|disp=FHL Film 1491118}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/minty-and-the-cavalry-a-history-of-cavalry-campaigns-in-the-western-armies/oclc/1648984&referer=brief_results Other Libraries] <br> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||