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United States U.S. Military Delaware Delaware Military Delaware in the Civil War 1st Regiment, Delaware Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

Was organized at Wilmington, Del., September 10 to October 19, 1861 and mustered out July 12, 1865.

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.

Company A - Organized in Wilmington, Newcastle County
Company B - Organized in Wilmington, Newcastle County
Company C - Organized in Wilmington, Newcastle County
Company D - Organized in Camden, Kent County
Company E
Company F
Company G - Organized in Georgetown, Sussex County
Company H - Organized in Dover, Kent County
Company I
Company K

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

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 === Brief History  ===
-The 1st Regiment, Delaware Infantry was organized at Wilmington, Delaware, September 10 to October 19, 1861 and mustered out July 12, 1865. <ref name="null">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 15 January 2011).</ref>
+Was organized at Wilmington, Del., September 10 to October 19, 1861 and&nbsp;mustered out July 12, 1865.
-For more information on the history of this regiment:
-*Wikipedia article,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Regiment_Delaware_Volunteer_Infantry_%283_years%29 1st Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry], (accessed 14 March 2012).
-*Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/undetr1.htm#1st3yr 1st Regiment Infantry "Crazy Delawares" (3 years)], (accessed 14 March 2012).
 === 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.
-*Company A - Organized in Wilmington, New Castle, County
+*Company A - Organized in Wilmington, Newcastle County
-*Company B - Organized in Wilmington, New Castle, County
+*Company&nbsp;B - Organized in Wilmington, Newcastle County
-*Company C - Organized in Wilmington, New Castle, County
+*Company&nbsp;C - Organized in Wilmington, Newcastle County
 *Company D - Organized in Camden, Kent County
 *Company E
 *Company F
 *Company G - Organized in Georgetown, Sussex County
 *Company H - Organized in Dover, Kent County
 *Company I
 *Company K
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-The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 4,209 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UDE0001RI02 Roster].
 === 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.
-*Seville, William P. ''History of the First Regiment, Delaware Volunteers : from the commencement of the "three months' service" to the final muster-out at the close of the rebellion.'' (Wilmington, Delaware : Historical Society of Delaware, 1884), {{FSC|340257|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.1 M2s}} and ( 	Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), {{FSC|788946|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083412}}
-=== References ===
-<references />
-[[Category:Delaware_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]