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


The 16th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at: Plymouth and Detroit, Michigan, July to September, 1861. It was mustered out: July 8, 1865 at Jeffersonville, Indiana. <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><br>For a history of this regiment see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16thinf.htm Michigan in the Civil War Website] which gives a brief history, places served, battles fought, commanders and company rosters.
The 16th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at: Plymouth and Detroit, Michigan, July to September, 1861. It was mustered out: July 8, 1865 at Jeffersonville, Indiana. <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 Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Michigan_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regimen]t, (accessed 13 July 2012).<br>
For more information see:
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#16th 16th Regiment Infantry (Stockton's Independent Regiment)],(accessed 21 July 2012).<br>
*[http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16thinf.htm 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment] at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Michigan_Infantry_Regiment 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment] at Wikipedia
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf2.htm#16th 16th Regiment Infantry (Stockton's Independent Regiment)] at The Civil War Archive


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 4,004 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0016RI Roster].
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. <br>
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*16th Michigan Infantry Regiment [https://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compa.htm Rosters] at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb
*1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters" [https://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/sharpshooters/162ss.htm Roster] at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb
*2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters" [https://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/sharpshooters/162ss.htm Roster] at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb
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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.  
Companies and general counties of enlistment:
*Company A - Men from [[Ontonagon County, Michigan Genealogy|Ontonagon County]]
*Company B - Men from [[Ionia County, Michigan Genealogy|Ionia County]]
*Company C - Men from [[Genesee County, Michigan Genealogy|Genesee County]]
*Company D - Men from [[Saginaw County, Michigan Genealogy|Saginaw County]]
*Companies E, G, H, I, K - Men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]]
*Company F - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] and [[Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy|Calhoun County]]
*1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters" - Men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] and [[Kent County, Michigan Genealogy|Kent County]]
*2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters" - Men from [[Saginaw County, Michigan Genealogy|Saginaw County]]
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See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies.


Company A - Many men from [[Ontonagon County, Michigan Genealogy|Ontonagon County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compa.htm Roster]<br>
=== Regimental History and Roster ===
 
*Roster of Survivors, 16th Michigan Veteran Volunteer Infantry, by Michigan Infantry, 16th Regt., Publisher [Grand Rapids? Mich. : s.n., 1895, '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/rosterofsurvivor00mich_0/page/n11/mode/2up Internet Archive]
Company B - Many men from [[Ionia County, Michigan Genealogy|Ionia County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compb.htm Roster]<br>
 
Company C - Many men from [[Genesee County, Michigan Genealogy|Genesee County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compc.htm Roster]<br>
 
Company D - Many men from [[Saginaw County, Michigan Genealogy|Saginaw County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compd.htm Roster]<br>
 
Company E - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compd.htm Roster]<br>
 
Company F - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] and [[Calhoun County, Michigan Genealogy|Calhoun County]]- see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compf.htm Roster]<br>
 
Company G - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compg.htm Roster]<br>
 
Company H - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16comph.htm Roster]<br>
 
Company I - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compi.htm Roster]<br>
 
Company K - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compk.htm Roster]
 
1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters"- Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County and]] [[Kent County, Michigan Genealogy|Kent County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/sharpshooters/161ss.htm Roster]
 
2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters"- Many men from [[Saginaw County, Michigan Genealogy|Saginaw County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/sharpshooters/162ss.htm Roster]<br>Unassigned Company - Many men from [[Wayne County, Michigan Genealogy|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/infantry/16compun.htm Roster]<br>See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies.


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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*[[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>
*[[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>


*Adjutant General, Michigan, and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Sixteenth Infantry'']"  (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). {{FSC|676129|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6084666}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/record-of-service-of-michigan-volunteers-in-the-civil-war-1861-1865-sixteenth-infantry/oclc/36833775&referer=brief_results Other Li braries.]
*Adjutant General, Michigan, and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Sixteenth Infantry'']"  (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). {{FSC|676129|item|disp=FS Library film 6084666}}(*); {{WorldCat|36833775|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
 
*[http://tinyurl.com/3p9re9u Seeking Michigan ]website. Gives Regimental History and information on individual soldiers from Michigan in this unit. (accessed 3 Aug 2011)


*Apted, Alfred M. "''Roster of Survivors 16th Michigan Veteran Volunteer Infantry''"  (Grand Rapids, Michigan: s.n.], 1900). {{FSC|676135|item|FS Library Fiche 6084667}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/roster-of-survivors-16th-michigan-veteran-volunteer-infantry/oclc/22032478&referer=brief_results Other Libraries].
*Apted, Alfred M. "''Roster of Survivors 16th Michigan Veteran Volunteer Infantry''"  (Grand Rapids, Michigan: s.n.], 1900). {{FSC|676135|item|disp=FS Library film 6084667}}(*); {{WorldCat|22032478|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.  


*Berry, John G., and Marcus Petersen. Souvenir Thirteenth Reunion, 16th Michigan Infantry at Owosso, October 18, 1893. Lansing? Mich: s.n, 1893. {{FSC|676145|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6084668}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/souvenir-thirteenth-reunion-16th-michigan-infantry-at-owosso-october-18-1893/oclc/36833960&referer=brief_results Other Libraries].
*Berry, John G., and Marcus Petersen. Souvenir Thirteenth Reunion, 16th Michigan Infantry at Owosso, October 18, 1893. Lansing? Mich: s.n, 1893. {{FSC|676145|item|disp=FS Library film 6084668}}; {{WorldCat|36833960|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.  


*Crawford, Kim. "''The 16th Michigan Infantry''". (Dayton, Ohio: Morningside, 2002). {{FSC|1116397|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.4 M2ck}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/16th-michigan-infantry/oclc/50141226&referer=brief_results Other Libraries.]
*Crawford, Kim. "''The 16th Michigan Infantry''". (Dayton, Ohio: Morningside, 2002). {{FSC|1116397|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.4 M2ck}}; {{WorldCat|50141226|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.  




Latest revision as of 13:28, 18 April 2024


Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 16th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at: Plymouth and Detroit, Michigan, July to September, 1861. It was mustered out: July 8, 1865 at Jeffersonville, Indiana. [1]

For more information 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.

  • 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb
  • 1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters" Roster at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb
  • 2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters" Roster 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]

  • Roster of Survivors, 16th Michigan Veteran Volunteer Infantry, by Michigan Infantry, 16th Regt., Publisher [Grand Rapids? Mich. : s.n., 1895, 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.


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 November 2010).

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