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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 6th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 28 to October 13, 1862. Men were mustered in October 13, 1862. | The 6th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 28 to October 13, 1862. Men were mustered in October 13, 1862. The regiment was consolidated with 1st Michigan Cavalry November 7, 1865<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]: (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>. | ||
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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*Geyer, Patricia W. ''Sheldon L. Wight : his story from Eaton Twp., Lorain Co., Ohio to Benton Twp., Eaton Co., to Sickels and Elsie, Michigan ; including his diary for the year 1865 as a private, Company F, Sixth Michigan Cavalry ; from Appomattox to the Powder River and Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory.'' (Albion, Michigan : P.W. Geyer, c1998), {{FHL|959450|item|disp=FHL book 921.73 W639g}} | *Geyer, Patricia W. ''Sheldon L. Wight : his story from Eaton Twp., Lorain Co., Ohio to Benton Twp., Eaton Co., to Sickels and Elsie, Michigan ; including his diary for the year 1865 as a private, Company F, Sixth Michigan Cavalry ; from Appomattox to the Powder River and Fort Bridger, Wyoming Territory.'' (Albion, Michigan : P.W. Geyer, c1998), {{FHL|959450|item|disp=FHL book 921.73 W639g}} | ||
*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] . [http://www.worldcat.org/title/custer-and-his-wolverines-the-michigan-cavalry-brigade-1861-1865/oclc/37220912&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] . [http://www.worldcat.org/title/custer-and-his-wolverines-the-michigan-cavalry-brigade-1861-1865/oclc/37220912&referer=brief_results Other libraries] <br> | ||
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[[Category:Michigan_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Michigan_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] |
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