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*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Michigan_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 28th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 19 July 2012).<br> | *The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Michigan_Volunteer_Infantry_Regiment 28th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment], (accessed 19 July 2012).<br> | ||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf3.htm#28th 28th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 21 July 2012). | *The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf3.htm#28th 28th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 21 July 2012).<br> | ||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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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. | 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 [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compa.htm Roster]<br> | Company A - Many men from [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compa.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Company B - Many men from [[Eaton County, Michigan|Eaton County]] and [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compb.htm Roster]<br> | Company B - Many men from [[Eaton County, Michigan|Eaton County]] and [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compb.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Company C - Many men from [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compc.htm Roster]<br> | Company C - Many men from [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compc.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Company D - Many men from [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] and [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compd.htm Roster]<br> | Company D - Many men from [[Calhoun County, Michigan|Calhoun County]] and [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compd.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Company E - Many men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compe.htm Roster]<br> | Company E - Many men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compe.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Company F - Many men from [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]] and [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]]- see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compf.htm Roster]<br> | Company F - Many men from [[Ingham County, Michigan|Ingham County]] and [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]]- see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compf.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Company G - Many men from [[Van Buren County, Michigan|Van Buren County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compg.htm Roster]<br> | Company G - Many men from [[Van Buren County, Michigan|Van Buren County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compg.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Company H - Many men from [[St. Joseph County, Michigan|St. Joseph County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28comph.htm Roster]<br> | Company H - Many men from [[St. Joseph County, Michigan|St. Joseph County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28comph.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Company I - Many men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compi.htm Roster]<br> | Company I - Many men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compi.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Company K - Many men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] and [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compk.htm Roster]<br> | Company K - Many men from [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] and [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compk.htm Roster]<br> | ||
Unassigned Company - Many men from [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compun.htm Roster]<br> | Unassigned Company - Many men from [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] - see [http://www.michiganinthewar.org/infantry/28compun.htm Roster]<br> | ||
See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies. | See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies. | ||
=== Other Sources === | === 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, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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> | |||
*Michigan Adjutant General, and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Twenty-Eighth Infantry'']" (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). {{FHL|676653|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084694}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/record-of-service-of-michigan-volunteers-in-the-civil-war-1861-1865-twenty-eighth-infantry/oclc/36903478&referer=brief_results Other Libraries]. | *Michigan Adjutant General, and George H. Turner. "''Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Twenty-Eighth Infantry'']" (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905). {{FHL|676653|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084694}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/record-of-service-of-michigan-volunteers-in-the-civil-war-1861-1865-twenty-eighth-infantry/oclc/36903478&referer=brief_results Other Libraries]. | ||
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*[http://tinyurl.com/3l7d8rk Seeking Michigan website]. History of regiment, battles, officers, and brief statement about soldiers. Also see civil war Service Records, manuscripts, and photographs. (Accessed August 24, 2011). | *[http://tinyurl.com/3l7d8rk Seeking Michigan website]. History of regiment, battles, officers, and brief statement about soldiers. Also see civil war Service Records, manuscripts, and photographs. (Accessed August 24, 2011). | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Michigan_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Michigan_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] |
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