2nd Regiment, Maryland Infantry

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2nd Regiment, Maryland Infantry

Brief History

The 2nd Regiment, Maryland Infantry was organized at Baltimore, Md., June to September, 1861. It had duty in the Department of Washington till July and mustered out July 7, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

• 2nd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
• 2nd Maryland Infantry at Wikipedia.

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

There were no cities or counties given in rosters for this unit.

Regimental History and Roster

• "2nd Regiment, Maryland Infantry," in History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-5. Baltimore : Guggenheimer, Weil & Co., 1898-1899. Vol. 1, pg. 71-109. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Maryland State Archives.

• History and roster of Maryland volunteers, war of 1861-5. By L. Allison Wilmer. Baltimore: Press of Guggenheimer, Weil & co., 1898. Online at: Internet Archive

Other Sources

• Research in Military Records: Civil War National Archives
  

• 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 ‘Maryland in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
  

• National Park Service, 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.
  

• Maryland in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Maryland, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• 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.