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=== Brief History | === Brief History === | ||
The 16th Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized in Augusta, and mustered in: August 14, 1862. | The 16th Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized in Augusta, and mustered in: August 14, 1862. They mustered out: June 5, 1865, with recruits transferred to 20th Maine Infantry <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see: | For more information on the history of this unit, see: | ||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmeinf2.htm#16thinf 16th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 May 2012). | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmeinf2.htm#16thinf 16th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 May 2012). | ||
*The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Maine_Volunteer_Infantry_Regimenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Maine_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 16th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regimen]t, (accessed 6 July 2012). | *The Wikipedia article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Maine_Volunteer_Infantry_Regimenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Maine_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 16th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regimen]t, (accessed 6 July 2012). | ||
List of men in 16th Regiment Infantry at [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/ME/16ME.php Ancestry.com $] | List of men in 16th Regiment Infantry at [http://www.civilwarintheeast.com/USA/ME/16ME.php Ancestry.com $] | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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. | ||
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Company B - many men from Augusta and Gardiner [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyb.htm roster] with age rank and residence | Company B - many men from Augusta and Gardiner [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyb.htm roster] with age rank and residence | ||
Company C -[http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyc.htm roster] with age, rank and residence | Company C - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyc.htm roster] with age, rank and residence | ||
Company D -[http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyd.htm roster] with age rank and residence | Company D - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyd.htm roster] with age rank and residence | ||
Company E -[http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companye.htm roster] with age rank and residence | Company E - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companye.htm roster] with age rank and residence | ||
Company F - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyf.htm roster] with age rank and residence | Company F - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyf.htm roster] with age rank and residence | ||
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Company I - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyi.htm roster] with age rank and residence | Company I - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyi.htm roster] with age rank and residence | ||
Company K -[http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyk.htm roster] with age rank and residence | Company K -[ http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/companyk.htm roster] with age rank and residence | ||
Field and Staff - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/fieldstaff.htm roster]<br> | Field and Staff - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/civilwar/16thme/fieldstaff.htm roster]<br> | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,041 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UME0016RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,041 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UME0016RI Roster]. | ||
=== Other Sources | === Other Sources === | ||
*[[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 ‘Maine in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[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 ‘Maine in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
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*''The Sixteenth Maine Regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=JYYvAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Sixteenth+Maine+Regiment+in+the+War+of+the+Rebellion,+1861-1865&source=bl&ots=pQSV9tBVqU&sig=V20zpdRvoUsDfxomMMv8KY1j4Go&hl=en&ei=rLCaTIarDovVnAehkvXRDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]<br> | *''The Sixteenth Maine Regiment in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=JYYvAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Sixteenth+Maine+Regiment+in+the+War+of+the+Rebellion,+1861-1865&source=bl&ots=pQSV9tBVqU&sig=V20zpdRvoUsDfxomMMv8KY1j4Go&hl=en&ei=rLCaTIarDovVnAehkvXRDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]<br> | ||
=== References | === References === | ||
[[Category:Maine_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Maine_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] |
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