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 more information see:
 * 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb
 * 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia
 * 16th Regiment Infantry (Stockton's Independent Regiment) at The Civil War Archive

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.
 * 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb
 * 1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters" Roster at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb
 * 2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters" Roster at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb

Companies and general counties of enlistment: See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies.
 * Company A - Men from Ontonagon County
 * Company B - Men from Ionia County
 * Company C - Men from Genesee County
 * Company D - Men from Saginaw County
 * Companies E, G, H, I, K - Men from Wayne County
 * Company F - Many men from Wayne County and Calhoun County
 * 1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters" - Men from Wayne County and Kent County
 * 2nd Company of Sharpshooters or "Jardine's Sharpshooters" - Men from Saginaw County

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: 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.


 * 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). (*);.


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


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


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