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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 6th Regiment, Michigan Heavy Artillery was organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan and was mustered in August 20, 1861. The Regiment was mustered out August 20, 1865 and discharged at Jackson, Michigan, on September 5, 1865. The Regiment was recruited for the Infantry arm of the service serving as such until July, 1863, when General Banks converted it into a Regiment of Heavy Artillery<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 November 2010).</ref>. | The 6th Regiment, Michigan Heavy Artillery was organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan and was mustered in August 20, 1861. The Regiment was mustered out August 20, 1865 and discharged at Jackson, Michigan, on September 5, 1865. The Regiment was recruited for the Infantry arm of the service serving as such until July, 1863, when General Banks converted it into a Regiment of Heavy Artillery<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 November 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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*[[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> | *[[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> | ||
*Bacon, Edward. "Among the Cotton Thieves" | *Bacon, Edward. "Among the Cotton Thieves" (Detroit: Free Press Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1867). [http://books.google.com/books?id=18Op-cDa0qoC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Digital copy]. [http://www.archive.org/stream/amongcottonthiev00detr#page/n0/mode/2up Digital Copy].{{FHL|675568|item|disp= FHL Fiche 6084642}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/among-the-cotton-thieves/oclc/11003899&referer=brief_results Other Libraries]. <br> | ||
*Lanman, Charles. "''The Red Book of Michigan: A Civil, Military and Biographical History''". (Detroit: E.B. Smith & Co, 1871) Pages 333-336. [http://tinyurl.com/6caq99p Digital copy]. {{FHL|263416|item|disp= FHL Film 1425611 Item 1}} . [http://www.worldcat.org/title/red-book-of-michigan-a-civil-military-and-biographical-history/oclc/3246964&referer=brief_results Other Libraries]. <br> | *Lanman, Charles. "''The Red Book of Michigan: A Civil, Military and Biographical History''". (Detroit: E.B. Smith & Co, 1871) Pages 333-336. [http://tinyurl.com/6caq99p Digital copy]. {{FHL|263416|item|disp= FHL Film 1425611 Item 1}} . [http://www.worldcat.org/title/red-book-of-michigan-a-civil-military-and-biographical-history/oclc/3246964&referer=brief_results Other Libraries]. <br> | ||
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