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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry was organized at Wilmington, Delaware, January 20, 1863 and mustered out June 30, 1865.<br> | The 1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry was organized at Wilmington, Delaware, January 20, 1863 and mustered out June 30, 1865.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 20 December 2010).</ref><br> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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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. 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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*Red Lion Mounted Guards | *Red Lion Mounted Guards | ||
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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> | ||
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[[Category:Delaware_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Delaware_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||