1st Regiment, Nebraska Infantry
United States 
U.S. Military Nebraska Nebraska Military Nebraska in the Civil War 1st Nebraska Infantry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
First Nebraska Infantry was organized at Omaha on June 11 to July 21 1862. [1]
For a brief history, see the Wikipedia.org article, 1st Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Infantry.
[[]]Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
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.
Field and Staff Officers - Roster
Non-Commissioned Officers - Roster
Company A - Roster
Company B - Roster
Company C - Roster
Company D - Roster
Company E - Roster
Company F - Roster
Company G - Roster
Company H - Roster
Company I - Roster
Company K - Roster
Unassigned Recruits - Roster
Information about the Companies and their officers came from Roster of Nebraska Volunteers from 1861-1869, Nebraska. Adjutant General's Office, FHL Fiche 6118454
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
Web Sites
- 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 ‘Nebraska 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.
- Nebraska in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Nebraska, 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.
Books
- Johnson, Harrison, Johnson's History of Nebraska, (Omaha, Nebraska: Henry Gibson, 1880). Internet Archive. FHL book 978.2 H2j
- Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska, (Chicago, Illinois: Western Historical Co., 1882), 2 volumes, Part 3. FHL book 978.2 H2h
- Scherneckau, August, Marching With The First Nebraska: a Civil War Dairy, (Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, c2007), 335 pages. FHL book 921.73 Sch28s
- White, Frances E. History of Monitor Lodge U. D : with the First Regiment Nebraska Infantry (United States Volunteers), later the First Nebraska Cavalry (United States Volunteers) of the Civil War, from July 29th, 1863 to June 21st, 1866, (Microfiche of original published: Omaha: [s.n.], 1917. 34 p.), (Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, c1993). FHL Fiche 6118456
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).
↑ ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Service,