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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===
This regiment was organized at Wilmington, Delaware, August 30, 1862. It mustered out June 23, and discharged from service July 5, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 20 December 2010).</ref> Also known as 1st Delaware Light Artillery.<ref>Delaware Public Archives, Volunteers Service Records, 1861-1864, [https://civilwar.delaware.gov/volumes/volunteers_service_records_(1861-1864)_-_1st_artillery.pdf Roster of Light Artillery, Delaware Volunteers], (accessed 7 November 2023).</ref>


=== 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.  


Nield's Independent Battery - many man from [[New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy|New Castle County]]. <br>
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'''Rosters:'''<br>
[https://civilwar.delaware.gov/volumes/volunteers_service_records_(1861-1864)_-_1st_artillery.pdf 1st Delaware Artillery (1861-1864)]. <br>
[https://civilwar.delaware.gov/volumes/volunteers_service_records_(1861-1864)_-_1st_cavalry_(book_1).pdf 1st Delaware Cavalry (Book 1) (1861-1864)]. First 22 pages include roster for Nield's Independent Battery, with some additional muster-in information.


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 292 men on its roster for this unit.
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=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===


*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Delaware in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
[[Category:Delaware_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
 
*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
 
*[[Delaware in the Civil War|Delaware in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Delaware, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
 
*[[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.
 
=== References ===
 
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[[Category:Delaware_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.



Other Sources[edit | edit source]

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