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During the Civil War, Delaware raised 16 military units for the Union. Their records can be found in state records shown on this page, unit records which may be found on the military unit pages (see below for links), or federal records. For ideas on how to begin searching for your Civil War ancestor, see Beginning United States Civil War Research.

Introduction- Delaware in the Civil War

Though Delaware contributed 16 military units to the Union Army, the citizens of Delaware were divided in their feelings about the war. Some were for slavery; others were against it, and still others thought it would fade away if left alone.^[1]

Delaware Military Units

Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies.

The information in the lists of Delaware Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.

Delaware Military Units by Number or Type of Unit

Union Units

Roster

A roster of Delaware volunteers is given at the end of the following work:

Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Delaware, 1609-1888. Two Volumes. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: L.J. Richards, 1888. Google Books. (FamilySearch Library film 1000154 items 1-2.) Lists place mustered, officers, and casualties.

Service Records

An index to compiled Delaware military service records is available at the FamilySearch Library (FamilySearch Library films 881617-20.)

1861-1865 Delaware Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index

Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearchHistorical Records) goes to a description of the records with a link to the database.

The Compiled Service Records ($) (Fold3.com) for soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Delaware are available online. In the future, these records will be made available at no charge through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at National Archives research rooms. For more information see Union Service Records.

The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, residence, and death date.

Pension Records

Civil War Pension Index Cards - An Index to Pension Applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see Union Pension Records.

1890 Census

The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for the Delaware State Hospital for the Insane are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Delaware Confederate Citizens and Soldiers

Delaware Grays (Sons of Confederate Veterans) has rosters and other information of Confederate citizens and soldiers of Delaware.

Confederate Prisoners of War

United States, Records Of Confederate Prisoners Of War, 1861-1865 at Findmypast - Index

Other Sources

Delaware's United States Colored Troops and Sailors and list of Troops and Sailors buried in Delaware.

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)

Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000.

GAR Posts in the State of Delaware

In 1888 Delaware had 19 posts with 1,183 members.

The FamilySearch Catalog list records of the Delaware Grand Army of the Republic

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.

References

↑ Delaware History Museum. Delaware in the Civil War. (accessed 21 January 2011).

[DE_in_CW-1] Delaware History Museum. Delaware in the Civil War. (accessed 21 January 2011).

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+During the Civil War, Delaware raised 16 military units for the Union. Their records can be found in state records shown on this page, unit records which may be found on the military unit pages (see below for links), or [[United States Civil War 1861 to 1865, Part 2|federal records]]. For ideas on how to begin searching for your Civil War ancestor, see [[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]].<br>[[Image:Delaware flag.png|thumb|right|300px]]
-=== Regiments  ===
+=== Introduction- Delaware in the Civil War  ===
-*[[1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry|1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., January 20, 1863.<br>Mustered out June 30, 1865.<br>
+Though [[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]] contributed 16 military units to the Union Army, the citizens of Delaware were divided in their feelings about the war. Some were for slavery; others were against it, and still others thought it would fade away if left alone.<ref name="DE in CW">Delaware History Museum. [http://www.hsd.org/civilwar.htm Delaware in the Civil War]. (accessed 21 January 2011).</ref>
-*[[1st Regiment, Delaware Infantry (3 months, 1861)|1st Regiment, Delaware Infantry (3 months, 1861)]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Delaware, May 22, 1861. <br>Mustered out August 30.<br>
+=== Delaware Military Units  ===
-*[[1st_Regiment,_Delaware_Infantry|1st Regiment, Delaware Infantry ]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., September 10 to October 19, 1861.&nbsp;<br>Mustered out July 12, 1865. <br>
+Most units were numbered, however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies.
-*[[2nd Regiment, Delaware Infantry|2nd Regiment, Delaware Infantry]] <br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., June 12 to October 7, 1861.<br>Mustered out July 1, 1864, expiration of term. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 1st Delaware Infantry.<br>
+<br>The information in the lists of Delaware Military Units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.
+<center>'''Delaware Military Units by Number or Type of Unit'''</center><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; color: black; padding-top: 5px">'''''Union Units'''''</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 63px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Delaware Civil War Units|By Unit Number]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Delaware Civil War Union Infantry Units|Infantry]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Delaware Civil War Union Cavalry Units|Cavalry]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Delaware Civil War Union Artillery Units|Artillery]]</div><div style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 5px; background-color: rgb(204,255,255); margin: 4px; padding-left: 5px; width: 60px; padding-right: 5px; float: left; height: 40px; padding-top: 5px">[[Delaware Civil War Union Unassigned Units|Un- assigned]]</div>
-*[[3rd Regiment, Delaware Infantry|3rd Regiment, Delaware Infantry]]<br>Organized at Camden December 30, 1861, to May 15, 1862. <br>Mustered out June 3, 1865.<br>
+=== Roster  ===
-*[[4th Regiment, Delaware Infantry|4th Regiment, Delaware Infantry]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., June to November, 1862.<br>Mustered out June 3, 1865.<br>
+A roster of Delaware volunteers is given at the end of the following work:
-*[[5th Regiment, Delaware Infantry|5th Regiment, Delaware Infantry]]<br>Organized in Delaware at large October 25 to November 26, 1862.<br>Mustered out August 12, 1863.<br>
+*Scharf, J. Thomas. ''History of Delaware, 1609-1888''. Two Volumes. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: L.J. Richards, 1888. [http://tinyurl.com/4oxuet3 Google Books]. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|219567|title-id|disp=film 1000154 items 1-2}}.) Lists place mustered, officers, and casualties.
-*[[6th Regiment, Delaware Infantry|6th Regiment, Delaware Infantry]]<br>Organized in Delaware at large October 25 to December 18, 1862.<br>Mustered out September 5, 1863.<br>
+=== Service Records  ===
-*[[7th Regiment, Delaware Infantry|7th Regiment, Delaware Infantry]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., for 30 days July 12, 1864.<br>Mustered out August 12, 1864.<br>
+*An index to compiled Delaware military service records is available at the FamilySearch Library (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|313512|title-id|disp=films 881617-20}}.)
-*[[8th Regiment, Delaware Infantry|8th Regiment, Delaware Infantry]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., October, 1864.<br>Mustered out June 5, 1865.<br>
+*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932394|Delaware Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index
-*[[9th Regiment, Delaware Infantry|9th Regiment, Delaware Infantry]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., for 100 days August 30, 1864.<br>Mustered out January 23, 1865.<br>
+*[[Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Delaware, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers (FamilySearchHistorical Records)]] goes to a description of the records with a link to the database.
-*[[Ahl's Battery, Delaware Heavy Artillery|Ahl's Battery, Delaware Heavy Artillery]]<br>Organized at Fort Delaware July 27, 1863.<br>Mustered out July 25, 1865.<br>
+*The [http://go.fold3.com/civilwar_records Compiled Service Records] ($) (Fold3.com) for soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Delaware are available online. In the future, these records will be [http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2007/nr07-41.html made available at no charge] through the National Archives web site. The service records are also available at no charge at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. For more information see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].
-*[[Crossley's Half Company, Delaware Artillery|Crossley's Half Company, Delaware Artillery<br><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1291331989525_402" />]]"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.<br>
+The compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken from muster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. Service records may provide rank, unit, date of enlistment, length of service, age, residence, and death date.
-*[[Milligan's Independent Company, Delaware Cavalry|Milligan's Independent Company, Delaware Cavalry]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., for 30 days' service July 15, 1864.<br>Mustered out August 15, 1864.<br>
+=== Pension Records  ===
-*[[Nield's Independent Battery, Delaware Light Artillery|Nield's Independent Battery, Delaware Light Artillery]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., August 30, 1862.<br>Mustered out June 23, and discharged from service July 5, 1865.<br>
+'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - An {{RecordSearch|1471019|Index to Pension Applications}} of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on FamilySearch. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. The majority of the records are of Civil War veterans, but the collection also includes records for veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Indian Wars, and World War I. For more information see [[Union Pension Records|Union Pension Records]].
-*[[Unassigned Delaware|Unassigned Delaware]] <br>"Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.<br>
+=== 1890 Census  ===
-<br>
+*The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for the Delaware State Hospital for the Insane are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]].
+=== Delaware Confederate Citizens and Soldiers  ===
+[http://www.descv.org/ Delaware Grays] (Sons of Confederate Veterans) has rosters and other information of Confederate citizens and soldiers of Delaware.
+==== Confederate Prisoners of War ====
+*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/united-states-records-of-confederate-prisoners-of-war-1861-1865-browse United States, Records Of Confederate Prisoners Of War, 1861-1865] at Findmypast - Index
+=== Other Sources  ===
+Hancock, Harold Bell. Delaware During the Civil War : a Political History. (Wilmington, Del. : Historical Society of Delaware, 2003, ©1961.) [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=wikipedia&q=isbn%3A0924117249 Libraries with this book]
+[http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/11th.html Delaware's United States Colored Troops and Sailors ]and list of Troops and Sailors buried in Delaware.
+==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)  ====
+Grand Army of the Republic founded in 1866 - 1956, was the largest veteran’s organization in the country after the Civil War. It was a fraternal organization members were veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, Marines and Revenue Cutler Service who served in the American Civil War. The group supported voting rights for black veterans, and lobbied the U.S. Congress to establish veterans' pensions. In 1890 the membership was 490,000.
+[http://www.garrecords.org/ GAR Posts in the State of Delaware]
+In 1888 Delaware had 19 posts with 1,183 members.
+The FamilySearch Catalog list records of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Delaware+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic&prekeyword=Delaware+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic Delaware Grand Army of the Republic]
+==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War  ====
+With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.
+=== References  ===
+<references />
+<br> {{U.S. Civil War}}
+[[Category:Delaware_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]