16th Regiment, Michigan Infantry

Brief History
The 16th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at: Plymouth and Detroit, Michigan, July to September, 1861. It was mustered out: July 8, 1865 at Jeffersonville, Indiana. For a history of this regiment see Michigan in the Civil War Website which gives a brief history, places served, battles fought, commanders and company rosters.


 * The Wikipedia article, 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 13 July 2012).
 * The Civil War Archive section, 16th Regiment Infantry (Stockton's Independent Regiment),(accessed 21 July 2012).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 4,004 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

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.

Company A - Many men from Ontonagon County - see Roster

Company B - Many men from Ionia County - see Roster

Company C - Many men from Genesee County - see Roster

Company D - Many men from Saginaw County - see Roster

Company E - Many men from Wayne County - see Roster

Company F - Many men from Wayne County and Calhoun County- see Roster

Company G - Many men from Wayne County - see Roster

Company H - Many men from Wayne County - see Roster

Company I - Many men from Wayne County - see Roster

Company K - Many men from Wayne County - see Roster

1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters"- Many men from Wayne County and Kent County - see Roster

2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters"- Many men from Saginaw County - see Roster Unassigned Company - Many men from Wayne County - see Roster 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.


 * Adjutant General, Michigan, and George H. Turner. "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [Sixteenth Infantry]" (Lansing, Michigan: Michigan Adjutant-General's Dept, 1905).  Other Li braries.


 * Seeking Michiganwebsite. Gives Regimental History and information on individual soldiers from Michigan in this unit. (accessed 3 Aug 2011)


 * Apted, Alfred M. "Roster of Survivors 16th Michigan Veteran Volunteer Infantry" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: s.n.], 1900).  Other Libraries.


 * Berry, John G., and Marcus Petersen. Souvenir Thirteenth Reunion, 16th Michigan Infantry at Owosso, October 18, 1893. Lansing? Mich: s.n, 1893. Other Libraries.


 * Crawford, Kim. "The 16th Michigan Infantry". (Dayton, Ohio: Morningside, 2002). . Other Libraries.

Regimental History and Roster

 * Roster of survivors, 16th Michigan Veteran Volunteer Infantry, by Michigan Infantry, 16th Regt., Publisher [Grand Rapids? Mich. : s.n., 1895, Online at:

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