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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware|Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware Military Records|Delaware Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware|Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware Military Records|Delaware Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delaware in the Civil War|Delaware in the Civil War]]'' <br> | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
<br> | 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.<ref name="DE in CW">Delaware History Museum. [http://www.hsd.org/civilwar.htm Delaware in the Civil War]. (accessed 21 January 2011).</ref><br> | ||
=== 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. | |||
<br>The information in the lists of Delaware Military Units comes from the [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier. <br> | |||
*[[1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry|1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., January 20, 1863.<br>Mustered out June 30, 1865.<br> | *[[1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry|1st Battalion, Delaware Cavalry]]<br>Organized at Wilmington, Del., January 20, 1863.<br>Mustered out June 30, 1865.<br> | ||
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*'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included. | *'''Civil War Pension Index Cards''' - A free Internet index to pension applications of veterans who served in the US Army between 1861-1917 is available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1471019 FamilySearch Record Search]. Each card gives the soldier’s name, application and certificate numbers, state of enlistment, and might include rank and death information. Other wars, of that time period, may be included. | ||
=== Other Sources === | === 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] | |||
=== References === | |||
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[[Category:Delaware_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Delaware_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||