2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry

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2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry

Brief History

The 2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry was often called 1st or 2nd Battalion, formerly the 1st Infantry Battalion, and was organized at Winchester, Virginia in September, 1862. In May, 1864, it surrendered.

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.

• "2nd Battalion, Maryland Infantry" in The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. By W. W. Goldsborough. Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, 1972. Pgs. 85-159. FS Library film 6082461(*); At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Maryland State Archives.
  • Index to The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army : 1861-1865. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Maryland State Archives.
    
  • Rosters, pgs. 151-159. There were no cities or counties given in rosters for this unit.

Other Sources

• 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 search-able 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.
  

• Hewett, Janet. 1995. The Roster of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Pub. Co. FS Catalog book 975 M2rc, Vol. 1-16; At various libraries (WorldCat).

• McKim, Randolph Harrison. The Second Maryland Infantry : an oration delivered in the State House at Annapolis, Md., on Friday May 7th, 1909 : upon the occasion of the presentation of one of its battle flags to the governor of the state. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990) Fiche 6082476 and A soldier's recollections : leaves from the diary of a young Confederate : with an oration on the motives and aims of the soldiers of the South. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1990) FS Library Fiche 6082477

• Research in Military Records: Civil War National Archives