2nd Regiment, Michigan Infantry

Brief History
The 2nd Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at Detroit, Michigan, May 25, 1861. The length of service was for 3 Years. The regiment was mustered out July 29, 1865 at Delaney House in Washington, D. C. and discharged at Detroit, Michigan, August 1, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * Michigan Regimental Histories give a brief history, battles fought, places served, officers and company rosters.
 * 2nd Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 2nd Michigan Infantry 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.


 * 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - Many men from Wayne County
 * Company B - Many men from Lenawee County
 * Company C - Many men from Calhoun and Clinton Counties
 * Company D - Many men from Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties
 * Company E - Many men from Berrien County - see Roster
 * Company F - Many men from Genesee County
 * Company G - Many men from St. Joseph County
 * Company H - Many men from Wayne and Saginaw Counties
 * Company I - Many men from Kalamazoo County
 * Company K - Many men from Kalamazoo and Wayne Counties
 * Unassigned Company - Many men from Hillsdale and Wayne Counties

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.


 * 2nd Michigan Infantry timeline.


 * Michigan at Vicksburg. Charles G. Hampton. Detroit: Moore print Co, 1917. Pages 93-97. . Online at: Google Books.


 * Recollections of the Bull Run campaign after twenty-seven years : a paper read before Michigan Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, February 1st, 1887. By Henry F. Lyster. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993. (*).


 * Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865. By Michigan adjutant General's Department, and George H. Turner. London, England: University Microfilms International, 1978. (*); . Online at: Google Books.