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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Michigan raised more than 90,000 men for the Union. The Michigan regiments included 34 infantry regiments, 11 cavalry regiments, one sharpshooter regiment, one engineer regiment, many smaller independent units, and about 600 men in the Union Navy, | Michigan raised more than 90,000 men for the Union. The Michigan regiments included 34 infantry regiments, 11 cavalry regiments, one sharpshooter regiment, one engineer regiment, many smaller independent units, and about 600 men in the Union Navy, <br> | ||
"14,753 Michigan soldiers died in service, roughly 1 of every 6 who served. 4,448 of these deaths were combat deaths while the majority, over 9000, were from disease..."<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_in_the_American_Civil_War Michigan in the American Civil War], (viewed 22 February 2011).</ref><br> | "14,753 Michigan soldiers died in service, roughly 1 of every 6 who served. 4,448 of these deaths were combat deaths while the majority, over 9000, were from disease..."<ref name="wikipedia">Wikipedia.com, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_in_the_American_Civil_War Michigan in the American Civil War], (viewed 22 February 2011).</ref><br> | ||
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*Michigan. Adjutant General's Office. ''Michigan Volunteers Descriptive Rolls, 1861–1866; Index to Michigan Volunteers, 1861–1865''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. ({{FHL|294456|title-id|disp=On 16 Family History Library films}}.) Indexes are on {{FHL|294456|title-id|disp=films 915346–47}}. 50 volumes listing name, rank, enlistment date and place, physical description, and service record. Lists death date and place for some individuals. | *Michigan. Adjutant General's Office. ''Michigan Volunteers Descriptive Rolls, 1861–1866; Index to Michigan Volunteers, 1861–1865''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. ({{FHL|294456|title-id|disp=On 16 Family History Library films}}.) Indexes are on {{FHL|294456|title-id|disp=films 915346–47}}. 50 volumes listing name, rank, enlistment date and place, physical description, and service record. Lists death date and place for some individuals. | ||
*Michigan Department of Natural Resources. [http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_19313-125416--,00.html Civil War Principles and Substitutes index Database website]. (Accessed July 12, 2011). Searchable | *Michigan Department of Natural Resources. [http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_19313-125416--,00.html Civil War Principles and Substitutes index Database website]. (Accessed July 12, 2011). Searchable database given names of substitutes and the person they served for. Lists regiment and company. | ||
For more information on service records see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | For more information on service records see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. | ||