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 === Brief History  ===
-"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. <ref>ational Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>
+"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. <ref> National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>
-=== Companies in&nbsp;this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
+=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
-Men often enlisted in&nbsp; a company recruited in the counties where they lived&nbsp;though not always.&nbsp;After many battles,&nbsp;companies might&nbsp;be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.&nbsp; However if you are unsure which company your ancestor&nbsp; 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.
 The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 18 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not complete its organization, and the men went to other units. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMICHAD0EV Roster].
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 === Other Sources  ===
-*Hoffman, Mark. My Brave Mechanics: The First Michigan Engineers and Their Civil War. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2007. Page 24.&nbsp; [http://tinyurl.com/3rg78ca digital copy].&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/my-brave-mechanics-the-first-michigan-engineers-and-their-civil-war/oclc/74987932&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>
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 *[[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>
+*Hoffman, Mark. My Brave Mechanics: The First Michigan Engineers and Their Civil War. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2007. Page 24. [http://tinyurl.com/3rg78ca digital copy]. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/my-brave-mechanics-the-first-michigan-engineers-and-their-civil-war/oclc/74987932&referer=brief_results Other libraries].
 === References  ===