Reviewer, editor, pagecreator, pagedeleter
41,690
edits
8th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry (view source)
Revision as of 15:15, 15 October 2023
, 15 October 2023Updated obsolete material; added links; minor formatting
m (Text replacement - "http://www.archive.org/" to "https://www.archive.org/") |
m (Updated obsolete material; added links; minor formatting) |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
The 8th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, December 30, 1862 to May 2, 1863. It was mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee on September 22, 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 8th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, December 30, 1862 to May 2, 1863. It was mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee on September 22, 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 about the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
* | *[https://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/8thcav.htm 8th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry] at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb. | ||
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.htm#8th 8th Regiment Cavalry] at The Civil War Archive. | |||
=== 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. <br> | |||
<br> | |||
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. | *8th Regiment Michigan Cavalry [https://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/8cava.htm Rosters] at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.<br> | ||
<br> | |||
Companies and general counties of enlistment:<br> | |||
*Company A - Men from [[Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy|Calhoun County]] | |||
Company B - | *Company B - Men from [[Branch County, Michigan Genealogy|Branch County]] | ||
*Company C - Men from [[Oakland County, Michigan Genealogy|Oakland County]] | |||
Company C - | *Company D - Men from [[Macomb County, Michigan Genealogy|Macomb County]] | ||
*Company E - Men from [[Lapeer County, Michigan Genealogy|Lapeer County]] | |||
Company D - | *Company F - Men from [[Allegan County, Michigan Genealogy|Allegan County]] and [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan Genealogy|Kalamazoo County]] | ||
*Company G - Men from [[Macomb County, Michigan Genealogy|Macomb County]] and [[Jackson County, Michigan Genealogy|Jackson County]] | |||
Company E - | *Company H - Men from [[St. Clair County, Michigan Genealogy|St. Clair County]] | ||
*Company I - Men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] | |||
Company F - | *Company K - Men from [[Macomb County, Michigan Genealogy|Macomb County]] and [[Oakland County, Michigan Genealogy|Oakland County]] | ||
*Company L - Men from [[St. Clair County, Michigan Genealogy|St. Clair County]] | |||
Company G - | *Company M - Men from [[Branch County, Michigan Genealogy|Branch County]] | ||
*Unassigned Company - Men from [[Jackson County, Michigan Genealogy|Jackson County]] | |||
Company H - | |||
Company I - | |||
Company K - | |||
Company L - | |||
Company M - | |||
Unassigned Company - | |||
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. | ||
| Line 59: | Line 49: | ||
*[[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> | ||
*Michigan, Adjutant Generals Office and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Eighth Cavalry]" '' (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). {{FSC|674878|item|disp= FS Library | *Michigan, Adjutant Generals Office and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Eighth Cavalry]" '' (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). {{FSC|674878|item|disp= FS Library film 6084615}}(*); {{WorldCat|36553837|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | ||
*Wells, James M. "''With Touch of Elbow; Or, Death Before Dishonor; a Thrilling Narrative of Adventure on Land and Sea''" (Philadelphia: J.C. Winston Co, 1909). | *Wells, James M. "''With Touch of Elbow; Or, Death Before Dishonor; a Thrilling Narrative of Adventure on Land and Sea''" (Philadelphia: J.C. Winston Co, 1909). {{FSC|674888|item|disp=FS Library film 6084616}}(*); {{WorldCat|3460763|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/withtouchofelb00well Internet Archive]. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||