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Brief History[edit | edit source]

"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed February 2011).</ref>.

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]

Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Union Volunteers in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).

National Park Service, 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.

Union Volunteers in the Civil War describes many Union sources, specifically for the Union Volunteers, 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 describes and explains United 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[edit | edit source]

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-===Brief History===
+=== Brief History  ===
-Although the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System site states that the "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit,<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed February 2011).</ref> Dyer in Part III describes its history as follows: “Organized at Rock Island, Ill., October, 1864. Ordered to Dept. of Missouri and assigned to duty in District of Upper Arkansas along the Santa Fe Road from Little Arkansas River to Fort Dodge and Cimaron Crossing. Stationed by Companies at Fort Riley, Salem, Fort Ellsworth, Fort Learned, Fort Zarah and Fort Scott, Kansas, on guard duty and operating against Indians till November, 1865. Mustered out November 7, 1865.”<ref>Frederick H. Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines : Dyer Publ. Co., 1908), Part III: 1717. </ref>
+"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit. [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed February 2011).&lt;/ref&gt;.
-===Recruits in this Regiment===
+=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
-Recruits to the 2nd Regiment and the five other US Volunteer Infantry regiments were drawn from Confederate prisoners at Union prison camps. They were called “Galvanized Yankees.” See the official NARA pamphlet explaining the service records of the "Galvanized Yankees" at [http://www.fold3.com/pdf/M1017.pdf M1017.pdf]. The soldiers of this Regiment enlisted at the Rock Island, Illinois, prison camp for terms of one to three years. For their service records, see *Compiled service records of former Confederate soldiers who served in the 1st through 6th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments, 1864-1866. NARA M1017. ({{FSC|1315687|disp=FS Library films 1315687–751}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20324897 Worldcat]) ([http://www.fold3.com/title_45/civil_war_soldiers_union_csa Fold3]) ($) ({{RecordSearch|1932430|FamilySearch}}).<br>
+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.
-=== National Archives Catalog ===
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-*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6880885 Regimental and Company Books of the 2nd U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiment]
-=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
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-*Dee Brown, ''The Galvanized Yankees'' Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1963;1986 {{FSC|424675|item|disp=FS Library 978 M2br}}
-=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
+=== Other Sources  ===
-*Frederick H. Dyer. ''A compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' 3 vols. Des Moines, Iowa : Dyer, 1908 reprint. New York, New York : Thomas Yoseloff, c1959. U.S. Volunteers Volume 3 p. 1717. Digital Image 729 {{FSDL|411071}}
-=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
-*{{RecordSearch|1932430|United States, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1864-1866}}
-===Other Sources===
 *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Union Volunteers in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br>
-*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>
+*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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>
 *[[Union Volunteers in the Civil War|Union Volunteers in the Civil War]] describes many Union sources, specifically for the Union Volunteers, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
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 *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United 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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