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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


The 4th Regiment, Delaware Infantry was organized at Wilmington, Delaware between June and November, 1862 and mustered out June 3, 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>
Was organized at Wilmington, Delaware between June&nbsp;and November, 1862 and mustered out June 3, 1865.
 
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/undetr1.htm#4thinf 4th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 14 March 2012). see [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UDE0004RI Roster]


=== 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.  


*Company A - Most men from New Castle County and Kent County.
*Company A - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
*Company&nbsp;B - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
*Company B - Most men from New Castle County and Kent County.  
*Company&nbsp;C - Contained a large number of ex-prisoners from Fort Delaware.
 
*Company&nbsp;D - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
*Company C - Contained a large number of ex-prisoners from Fort Delaware, in New Castle County.  
*Company&nbsp;E - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
 
*Company&nbsp;F - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
*Company D - Most men from New Castle County and Kent County.  
*Company G- Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
 
*Company&nbsp;H - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
*Company E - Most men from New Castle County and Kent County.  
*Company&nbsp;I - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
 
*Company&nbsp;K - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
*Company F - Most men from New Castle County and Kent County.  
 
*Company G- Most men from New Castle County and Kent County.  
 
*Company H - Most men from New Castle County and Kent County.  


*Company I - Most men from New Castle County and Kent County.
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*Company K - Most men from New Castle County and Kent County.
 
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,474 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UDE0004RI Roster].


=== 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]

Was organized at Wilmington, Delaware between June and November, 1862 and mustered out June 3, 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 - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
  • Company B - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
  • Company C - Contained a large number of ex-prisoners from Fort Delaware.
  • Company D - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
  • Company E - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
  • Company F - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
  • Company G- Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
  • Company H - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
  • Company I - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.
  • Company K - Most men from New Castle and Kent Counties.


Other Sources[edit | edit source]

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