2nd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry

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2nd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry

Brief History

The 2nd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Detroit, Michigan and mustered in October 2, 1861. The regiment was mustered out August 17, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see

• 2nd Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.
• Michigan in the War at MIGenWeb.

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 Regiment Michigan Cavalry Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:

• Company A - men from Saginaw County
• Company B - men from Eaton County
• Company C - men from Kent and Ottawa Counties
• Companies D, F - men from Kent County
• Company E - men from Muskegon County
• Company G - men from Hillsdale County
• Company H - men from Macomb County
• Company I - men from Kalamazoo County
• Company K - men from St. Clair County
• Company L - men from Berrien County
• Company M - men from Calhoun County
• Unassigned Company - men from Kent County

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

Regimental History and Roster

• A hundred battles in the West : St. Louis to Atlanta, 1861-65 : the Second Michigan Cavalry, with the armies of the Mississippi, Ohio, Kentucky and Cumberland,. By Marshall P Thatcher. Detroit : Published by the author, 1884. Online at: Internet Archive

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.
  

• History of Calhoun County, Michigan. By Washington Gardner. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1913. Vol. 1, pages 555-559. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.

• A Hundred Battles in the West, St. Louis to Atlanta, 1861-1865 : the Second Michigan Cavalry with the armies of the Mississippi, Ohio, Kentucky and Cumberland.... By Marshall P. Thatcher. Washington, District of Columbia : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1976. FS Library film 1490885; Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993, FS film 6084596(*).

• Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site outlines a history of the 2nd Regiment Michigan Cavalry and specific information about the battle at Perryville.