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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.<br> | 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.<br> | ||
Battery "A" 1st Regiment Light Artillery. (Loomis' Battery, Coldwater Artillery) <br>Mustered in: May 28, 1861 at Coldwater, Michigan. <br>Length of service: Battery reorganized for three years service. <br>Mustered out: July 12, 1865, at Jackson, Michigan. <br>For a Brief History of Battery "A" see - [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiarty.htm The Civil War Archives] <br>Many Men in this Battery from [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] and [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] - see - [http://www. | Battery "A" 1st Regiment Light Artillery. (Loomis' Battery, Coldwater Artillery) <br>Mustered in: May 28, 1861 at Coldwater, Michigan. <br>Length of service: Battery reorganized for three years service. <br>Mustered out: July 12, 1865, at Jackson, Michigan. <br>For a Brief History of Battery "A" see - [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiarty.htm The Civil War Archives] <br>Many Men in this Battery from [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] and [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] - see - [http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/artillary/1sta.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Battery "B" 1st Regiment Light Artillery (Ross's Battery) - Captain William H. Ross<ref>Michigan. Shiloh Soldiers' Monument Commission. ''Michigan at Shiloh''. (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission, 1920). [http://books.google.com/books?id=inzhAAAAMAAJdq=12th+michigan+infantryhl=enei=Y3UnTpuAIZC2sAPUl9iNCQsa=Xoi=book_resultct=resultresnum=5ved=0CEEQ6AEwBA#v=onepageq=12th%20michigan%20infantryf=false Google Books]</ref><br>Organized at: Grand Rapids and Detroit, Michigan., September 10 to December 14, 1861. Mustered out: June 14, 1865 at Detroit Michigan. <br>For a Brief History of Battery "B" - see - [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/artillery/battb.htm "Michigan in the Civil War Website"] <br>Many Men in this Battery from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] and [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/artillery/1stb.htm Roster]<br> | Battery "B" 1st Regiment Light Artillery (Ross's Battery) - Captain William H. Ross<ref>Michigan. Shiloh Soldiers' Monument Commission. ''Michigan at Shiloh''. (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission, 1920). [http://books.google.com/books?id=inzhAAAAMAAJdq=12th+michigan+infantryhl=enei=Y3UnTpuAIZC2sAPUl9iNCQsa=Xoi=book_resultct=resultresnum=5ved=0CEEQ6AEwBA#v=onepageq=12th%20michigan%20infantryf=false Google Books]</ref><br>Organized at: Grand Rapids and Detroit, Michigan., September 10 to December 14, 1861. Mustered out: June 14, 1865 at Detroit Michigan. <br>For a Brief History of Battery "B" - see - [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/artillery/battb.htm "Michigan in the Civil War Website"] <br>Many Men in this Battery from [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] and [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/artillery/1stb.htm Roster]<br> | ||