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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 5th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was | The 5th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at: Detroit, Michigan and mustered in August 30, 1862. The Regiment mustered out June 23, 1865 and Veterans and Recruits were transferred to 1st Michigan Cavalry<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 more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
Men often enlisted in | 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. | ||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2791 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0005RC Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2791 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMI0005RC Roster]. | ||
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*Harris, Samuel. "''The Michigan Brigade of Cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, Under Command of Brig.-Gen. Geo. A. Custer''" ( Chicago [Ill.]: Samuel Harris & Co, 1894).{{FHL|674727|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084602}} . [http://www.worldcat.org/title/michigan-brigade-of-cavalry-at-the-battle-of-gettysburg-july-3-1863-under-command-of-brig-gen-geo-a-custer/oclc/13852989&referer=brief_results Other Libraries] <br> | *Harris, Samuel. "''The Michigan Brigade of Cavalry at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, Under Command of Brig.-Gen. Geo. A. Custer''" ( Chicago [Ill.]: Samuel Harris & Co, 1894).{{FHL|674727|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084602}} . [http://www.worldcat.org/title/michigan-brigade-of-cavalry-at-the-battle-of-gettysburg-july-3-1863-under-command-of-brig-gen-geo-a-custer/oclc/13852989&referer=brief_results Other Libraries] <br> | ||
*Kidd, James Harvey. "''Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman with Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War" | *Kidd, James Harvey. "''Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman with Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War" ''(Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, 1983). [http://www.archive.org/details/personalrecollec00kidd Digital copy.][http://www.worldcat.org/title/personal-recollections-of-a-cavalryman-with-custers-michigan-cavalry-brigade-in-the-civil-war/oclc/9195645&referer=brief_results Other Libraries]. <br> | ||
*Longacre, Edward G. ''"Custer and his Wolverines: the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861-1865" ''(Cambridge, Massachusetts. Da Capo, 2004). Digital copy at [http://goo.gl/HRkWY Google Books] . | *Longacre, Edward G. ''"Custer and his Wolverines: the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861-1865" ''(Cambridge, Massachusetts. Da Capo, 2004). Digital copy at [http://goo.gl/HRkWY Google Books]. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/custer-and-his-wolverines-the-michigan-cavalry-brigade-1861-1865/oclc/37220912&referer=brief_results Other libraries] <br> | ||
*Michigan, and George H. Turner. ''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Fifth Cavalry].'' Lansing, Mich: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905.{{FHL|674614|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084600}} . [http://www.worldcat.org/title/record-of-service-of-michigan-volunteers-in-the-civil-war-1861-1865-fifth-cavalry/oclc/36552438&referer=brief_results Other Libraries] <br> | *Michigan, and George H. Turner. ''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Fifth Cavalry].'' Lansing, Mich: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905.{{FHL|674614|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084600}} . [http://www.worldcat.org/title/record-of-service-of-michigan-volunteers-in-the-civil-war-1861-1865-fifth-cavalry/oclc/36552438&referer=brief_results Other Libraries] <br> |
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