9th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry

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9th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry

Brief History

The 9th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Coldwater, Michigan, January 8 to May 19, 1863. It was mustered out July 21, 1865 at Concord, North Carolina.

For more information on the history of this unit see:

• 9th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.
• 9th Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.
• 9th Michigan Cavalry Regiment 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.

9th Regiment Michigan Cavalry Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb

Companies and general counties of enlistment:

• Company A - Men from Jackson County
• Company B - Men from Lenawee County
• Company C - Men from Wayne County
• Company D - Men from Monroe County
• Company E - Men from Van Buren County
• Company F - Men from Wayne County
• Company G - Men from Wayne County and Branch County
• Company H - Men from Lapeer County and Wayne County
• Company I - Men from Branch County
• Company K - Men from Saginaw County
• Company L - Men from Cass County and Branch County
• Company M - Men from Wayne County
• Unassigned - Men from Wayne County

See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies.

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 ‘Michigan 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.
  

• Michigan in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Michigan, 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.
  

• Lanman, Charles. "The Red Book of Michigan; A Civil, Military and Biographical History" (Detroit: E. B. Smith & company, 1871). pages 289-292. FS Library film 1425611, item 1(*). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).

• Michigan, and George H. Turner. "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Ninth Cavalry]" (Lansing, Mich: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905.) FS Library film 6084617(*); At various libraries (WorldCat).

• Ransom, John L. Andersonville diary : escape and list of dead, with name, co., regiment, date of death and no. of grave in cemetery. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), FS Library film 6084618(*) and (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969), FS Library film 496476, item 4