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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 20th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at Jackson, Michigan on August 15-19, 1862. It was mustered out May 30, 1865. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 November 2010).</ref> | The 20th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at Jackson, Michigan on August 15-19, 1862. It was mustered out May 30, 1865. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 November 2010).</ref> | ||
For a history of this regiment see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/20thinf.htm Michigan in the Civil War Website ]which gives a brief history, places served, battles fought, commanders and company rosters. | For a history of this regiment see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/20thinf.htm Michigan in the Civil War Website ]which gives a brief history, places served, battles fought, commanders and company rosters. | ||
=== <br>Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === <br>Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||
*Cutcheon, Byron M. The Story of the Twentieth Michigan Infantry, July 15, 1862 to May 30th, 1865: Embracing Official Documents on File in the Records of the State of Michigan and of the United States Referring to or Relative to the Regiment. Lansing: Robert Smith Print. Co, 1904. | |||
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Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 20th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at Jackson, Michigan on August 15-19, 1862. It was mustered out May 30, 1865. [1]
For a history of this regiment see Michigan in the Civil War Website which gives a brief history, places served, battles fought, commanders and company rosters.
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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.
Company A - Many men from Ingham County - see Roster
Company B - Many men from Washtenaw County - see Roster
Company C - Many men from Calhoun County - see Roster
Company D - Many men from Washtenaw County - see Roster
Company E - Many men from Jackson County - see Roster
Company F - Many men from Jackson and Washtenaw Counties - see Roster
Company G - Many men from Eaton County - see Roster
Company H - Many men from Washtenaw County - see Roster
Company I - Many men from Calhoun County - see Roster
Company K - Many men from Washtenaw County - see Roster
Unassigned Company - Many men from Jackson County - see Roster
See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies
Source Material[edit | edit source]
- Cutcheon, Byron M. The Story of the Twentieth Michigan Infantry, July 15, 1862 to May 30th, 1865: Embracing Official Documents on File in the Records of the State of Michigan and of the United States Referring to or Relative to the Regiment. Lansing: Robert Smith Print. Co, 1904.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 November 2010).