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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. 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. 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 Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cava.htm Roster]  
*1st Michigan Cavalry [https://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cava.htm Rosters] at MIGenWeb Michigan in the Civil War.


Company B - Many men from [[Marquette County, Michigan Genealogy|Marquette County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavb.htm Roster]  
Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 
*Companies A, C, G, H, K - men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]]
Company C - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavc.htm Roster]  
*Company B - men from [[Marquette County, Michigan Genealogy|Marquette County]]
 
*Company D - men from [[Clinton County, Michigan Genealogy|Clinton County]]
Company D - Many men from [[Clinton County, Michigan Genealogy|Clinton County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavd.htm Roster]  
*Company E - men from Ypsilanti, [[Washtenaw County, Michigan Genealogy|Washtenaw County]], Michigan and Toledo, [[Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy|Lucas County, Ohio]]
 
*Company F - men from [[Lapeer County, Michigan Genealogy|Lapeer County]]
Company E - Many men from Ypsilanti, [[Washtenaw County, Michigan Genealogy|Washtenaw County]], Michigan and Toledo, [[Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy|Lucas County, Ohio]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cave.htm Roster]
*Company I - men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan Genealogy|Kalamazoo County]]
 
*Company L - men from [[Macomb County, Michigan Genealogy|Macomb County]]
Company F - Many men from [[Lapeer County, Michigan Genealogy|Lapeer County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavf.htm Roster]  
*Company M - men from [[Cass County, Michigan Genealogy|Cass]] and [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan Genealogy|Kalamazoo]] Counties
 
*Unassigned Company - men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]]
Company G - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] and [[Oakland County, Michigan Genealogy|Oakland County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavg.htm Roster]
 
Company H - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavh.htm Roster]
 
Company I - Many men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan Genealogy|Kalamazoo County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavi.htm Roster]
 
Company K - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavk.htm Roster]  
 
Company L - Many men from [[Macomb County, Michigan Genealogy|Macomb County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavl.htm Roster]
 
Company M - Many men from [[Cass County, Michigan Genealogy|Cass County]] and [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan Genealogy|Kalamazoo County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavm.htm Roster]
 
Unassigned Company - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cavun.htm Roster]  


See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies
See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies
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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>
*[[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>


*Hawks, Steve. [http://www.gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/MI/Wolverine.php Gettysburg Stone Sentinals ](accessed March 22, 2011). Brief history of each regiment in the Michigan Cavalry Brigade with a link to Battles for each regiment. Monuments in Gettysburg.
*Longacre, Edward G. ''"Custer and his Wolverines: the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861-1865" ''(Cambridge, Massachusetts. Da Capo, 2004). {{WorldCat|37220912|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
 
*Longacre, Edward G. ''"Custer and his Wolverines: the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861-1865" ''(Cambridge, Massachusetts. Da Capo, 2004). Digital copy at [http://goo.gl/HRkWY Google Books] .  [http://www.worldcat.org/title/custer-and-his-wolverines-the-michigan-cavalry-brigade-1861-1865/oclc/37220912&referer=brief_results Other libraries]


*Michigan. Adjutant General's Office and George H. Turner "''Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865; First Cavalry " (Lansing, Michigan. Adjutant General's-Department, 1905) 206 pages. {{FSC|674435|item|disp=Fiche 6084593}}''
*Michigan. Adjutant General's Office and George H. Turner. ''Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865; First Cavalry''. (Lansing, Michigan. Adjutant General's-Department, 1905) 206 pages. {{FSC|674435|item|disp=FS film 6084593}}(*).


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