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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, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 November 2010).</ref><br>For a history of this regiment see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/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>


=== Companies in&nbsp;this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
For more information see:
*[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


Men often enlisted in&nbsp; a company recruited in the counties where they lived&nbsp;though not always.&nbsp;After many battles,&nbsp;companies might&nbsp;be combined because so many men were killed or wounded.&nbsp; However if you are unsure which company your ancestor&nbsp; was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===


Company A - Many men from [[Ontonagon_County,_Michigan|Ontonagon County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compa.htm Roster]<br>Company B - Many men from [[Ionia_County,_Michigan|Ionia County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compb.htm Roster]<br>Company C - Many men from [[Genesee_County,_Michigan|Genesee County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compc.htm Roster]<br>Company D - Many men from [[Saginaw_County,_Michigan|Saginaw County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compd.htm Roster]<br>Company E - Many men from [[Wayne_County,_Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compe.htm Roster]<br>Company F - Many men from [[Wayne_County,_Michigan|Wayne County]] and [[Calhoun_County,_Michigan|Calhoun&nbsp;County]]- see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compf.htm Roster]<br>Company G - Many men from [[Wayne_County,_Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compg.htm Roster]<br>Company H - Many men from [[Wayne_County,_Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16comph.htm Roster]<br>Company I - Many men from [[Wayne_County,_Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compi.htm Roster]<br>Company K - Many men from [[Wayne_County,_Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compk.htm 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>
<br>
*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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1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters"- Many men from [[Wayne_County,_Michigan|Wayne County ]]and [[Kent_County,_Michigan|Kent&nbsp;County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/sharpshooters/161ss.htm Roster]
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.


2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters"- Many men from [[Saginaw_County,_Michigan|Saginaw County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/sharpshooters/162ss.htm Roster]<br>Unassigned Company - Many men from [[Wayne_County,_Michigan|Wayne County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/16compun.htm Roster]<br>See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies <br><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]


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=== 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>


=== Source Material ===
*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)}}.


*Crawford, Kim. "''The 16th Michigan Infantry''". (Dayton, Ohio: Morningside, 2002). {{FHL|1116397|item|disp=FHL Book 977.4 M2ck}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/16th-michigan-infantry/oclc/50141226&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)}}.  


*Adjutant General, Michigan, and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Sixteenth Infantry'']"&nbsp;&nbsp;(Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). {{FHL|676129|item|disp=FHL 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.]
*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)}}.  


*[http://tinyurl.com/3p9re9u Seeking Michigan ]website. Gives Regimental History and information on individual soldiers from Michigan in this unit. (accessed 3 Aug 2011)
*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)}}.


*Apted, Alfred M. "''Roster of Survivors 16th Michigan Veteran Volunteer Infantry''" &nbsp;(Grand Rapids, Michigan: s.n.], 1900). {{FHL|676135|item|FHL Fiche 6084667}} [http://www.worldcat.org/title/roster-of-survivors-16th-michigan-veteran-volunteer-infantry/oclc/22032478&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. {{FHL|676145|item|disp=FHL 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].


=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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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. [1]

For more information see:

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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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