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=== Brief History  ===


Companies in the 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry  with county of Origin
The 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit, Michigan, August 21 to September 6, 1861. It was mustered in September 13, 1861. This regiment became part of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade along with the 5th, 6th, and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiments.  The Regiment was mustered out: March 10, 1866<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>. The 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry mustered out in Salt Lake City, Utah.<ref name="Gss">Steve Hawks. [http://www.gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/MI/Wolverine.php Gettysburg Stone Sentinals] (accessed March 22, 2011).</ref>


For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br>


*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.htm#1st 1st Regiment Cavalry] at The Civil War Archive.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Michigan_Cavalry_Regiment 1st Regiment Michigan Cavalry] at Wikipedia.
*[https://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1stcav.htm 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry] gives unit history, battles, and casualties. This regiment became part of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade.<br>


Source Material
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
 
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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
 
*1st Michigan Cavalry [https://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/1cava.htm Rosters] at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.
 
Companies and general counties of enlistment:
*Companies A, C, G, H, K - men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]]
*Company B - men from [[Marquette County, Michigan Genealogy|Marquette County]]
*Company D - men from [[Clinton County, Michigan Genealogy|Clinton County]]
*Company E - men from Ypsilanti, [[Washtenaw County, Michigan Genealogy|Washtenaw County]], Michigan and Toledo, [[Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy|Lucas County, Ohio]]
*Company F - men from [[Lapeer County, Michigan Genealogy|Lapeer County]]
*Company I - men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan Genealogy|Kalamazoo County]]
*Company L - men from [[Macomb County, Michigan Genealogy|Macomb County]]
*Company M - men from [[Cass County, Michigan Genealogy|Cass]] and [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan Genealogy|Kalamazoo]] Counties
*Unassigned Company - men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]]
 
See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies
 
=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
*''Personal recollections of cavalryman with Custer's Michigan cavalry brigade in the civil war.'' By James Harvey Kidd . Ionia, Mich.: Sentinel printing company, 1908. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/personalrecollec01kidd/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive]
 
=== 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 ‘Michigan 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>
 
*[[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>
 
*[[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>
 
*Longacre, Edward G. ''"Custer and his Wolverines: the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861-1865" ''(Cambridge, Massachusetts. Da Capo, 2004). {{WorldCat|37220912|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
 
*Michigan. Adjutant General's Office and George H. Turner. ''Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865; First Cavalry''. (Lansing, Michigan. Adjutant General's-Department, 1905) 206 pages. {{FSC|674435|item|disp=FS film 6084593}}(*).
 
=== References  ===
 
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[[Category:Michigan_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

Latest revision as of 20:12, 7 August 2023


Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit, Michigan, August 21 to September 6, 1861. It was mustered in September 13, 1861. This regiment became part of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade along with the 5th, 6th, and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiments. The Regiment was mustered out: March 10, 1866[1]. The 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry mustered out in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

  • 1st Michigan Cavalry Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:

See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies

Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]

  • Personal recollections of cavalryman with Custer's Michigan cavalry brigade in the civil war. By James Harvey Kidd . Ionia, Mich.: Sentinel printing company, 1908. Online at: Internet Archive

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Longacre, Edward G. "Custer and his Wolverines: the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861-1865" (Cambridge, Massachusetts. Da Capo, 2004). At various libraries (WorldCat).
  • Michigan. Adjutant General's Office and George H. Turner. Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865; First Cavalry. (Lansing, Michigan. Adjutant General's-Department, 1905) 206 pages. FS film 6084593(*).

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 November 2010).
  2. ↑ Steve Hawks. Gettysburg Stone Sentinals (accessed March 22, 2011).

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