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The 2nd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit, Michigan and mustered in October 2, 1861. The regiment was mustered out August 17, 1865<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 November 2010).</ref>. <br> | The 2nd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit, Michigan and mustered in October 2, 1861. The regiment was mustered out August 17, 1865<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 November 2010).</ref>. <br> | ||
For more information on the history | For more information on the history of this unit, see<br> | ||
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.htm#2nd 2nd Regiment Cavalry] at The Civil War Archive. | |||
* | *[http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/2ndcav.htm Michigan in the War] at MIGenWeb. | ||
*[http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/2ndcav.htm Michigan in the War MIGenWeb | |||
=== 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. 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. | |||
*2nd Regiment Michigan Cavalry [https://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/2cava.htm Rosters] at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb. | |||
Company K - | Companies and general counties of enlistment: | ||
*Company A - men from [[Saginaw County, Michigan Genealogy|Saginaw County]] | |||
*Company B - men from [[Eaton County, Michigan Genealogy|Eaton County]] | |||
*Company C - men from [[Kent County, Michigan Genealogy|Kent]] and [[Ottawa County, Michigan Genealogy|Ottawa]] Counties | |||
*Companies D, F - men from [[Kent County, Michigan Genealogy|Kent County]] | |||
*Company E - men from [[Muskegon County, Michigan Genealogy|Muskegon County]] | |||
*Company G - men from [[Hillsdale County, Michigan Genealogy|Hillsdale County]] | |||
*Company H - men from [[Macomb County, Michigan Genealogy|Macomb County]] | |||
*Company I - men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan Genealogy|Kalamazoo County]] | |||
*Company K - men from [[St. Clair County, Michigan Genealogy|St. Clair County]] | |||
*Company L - men from [[Berrien County, Michigan Genealogy|Berrien County]] | |||
*Company M - men from [[Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy|Calhoun County]] | |||
*Unassigned Company - Many men from [[Kent County, Michigan Genealogy|Kent County]] | |||
See Rosters, as there were men from many different counties in these Companies | |||
See Rosters, as there were men from many different | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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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> | ||
* | *''History of Calhoun County, Michigan''. By Washington Gardner. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1913. Vol. 1, pages 555-559. '''''Online at:''''' [http://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/89426 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/historyofcalhoun01gard Internet Archive]. | ||
* | *''A Hundred Battles in the West, St. Louis to Atlanta, 1861-1865 : the Second Michigan Cavalry with the armies of the Mississippi, Ohio, Kentucky and Cumberland...''. By Marshall P. Thatcher. Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1976. {{FSC|551855|item|disp=FS Library film 1490885}}; Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993, {{FSC|674596|item|disp=FS film 6084596}}(*). | ||
* | *[https://www.perryvillebattlefield.org/html/mi-02nd-cavalry.html Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site] outlines a history of the 2nd Regiment Michigan Cavalry and specific information about the battle at Perryville. <br> | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||