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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 18th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at Hillsdale, Michigan and mustered in August 26, 1862. It was mustered out on June 26, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [ | The 18th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at Hillsdale, Michigan and mustered in August 26, 1862. It was mustered out on June 26, 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.<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 a history of this regiment see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/18thinf.htm Michigan in the Civil War Website ]which gives a brief history, places served, battles fought, commanders and company rosters. | ||
*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Michigan_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 18th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 13 July 2012).<br> | *The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Michigan_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 18th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 13 July 2012).<br> | ||
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*[[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 ‘Michigan in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | *[[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 ‘Michigan in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br> | ||
*National Park Service, [ | *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. <br> | ||
*[[Michigan in the Civil War|Michigan in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Michigan, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[Michigan in the Civil War|Michigan in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Michigan, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
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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> | ||
*Michigan, and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Eighteenth Infantry]''" (Lansing, Mich: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905.) {{ | *Michigan, and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Eighteenth Infantry]''" (Lansing, Mich: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905.) {{FSC| 676169|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6084675}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/record-of-service-of-michigan-volunteers-in-the-civil-war-1861-1865-eighteenth-infantry/oclc/36834259&referer=brief_results Other Libraries]. | ||
*[http://tinyurl.com/3rycuy3 Seeking Michigan websites]. Gives history of regiment, brief information on individual soldiers, some photographs. (Accessed August 9, 2011) | *[http://tinyurl.com/3rycuy3 Seeking Michigan websites]. Gives history of regiment, brief information on individual soldiers, some photographs. (Accessed August 9, 2011) | ||
*Hinds, Thomas J. ''Two letters from a Civil War prisoner--1865 March 25 & April 14 .'' (Salt Lake City, Utah | *Hinds, Thomas J. ''Two letters from a Civil War prisoner--1865 March 25 & April 14 .'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987), {{FSC|323454|item|disp=FS Library film 1320635 Item 48}} | ||
*Lanman, Charles. "''The Red Book of Michigan; A Civil, Military and Biographical History"'' | *Lanman, Charles. "''The Red Book of Michigan; A Civil, Military and Biographical History"'' (Detroit: E. B. Smith & company, 1871). Pages 369-371. [http://tinyurl.com/3uzm5dz Google Books]. {{FSC|263416|item|disp=FS Library Film 1425611 Item 1}}.[http://www.worldcat.org/title/red-book-of-michigan-a-civil-military-and-biographical-history/oclc/213515312&referer=brief_results Other Libraries ] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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