1st Regiment,Michigan Volunteer Infantry (Colored)

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Brief History
The 1st Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry (Colored) was organized at Detroit, Michigan, August, 1863, to February, 1864. It was mustered in February 17, 1864. It was mustered out September 30, 1865 at Charleston, South Carolina. On 23 May 1864 this regiment was redesignated the 102nd Regiment United States Colored Troops. A brief history of this regiment appear in wikipedia, "102nd Regiment United States Colored Troops"

For a history of this regiment see Michigan in the Civil War Websitewhich gives a brief history, places served, battles fought, commanders and company rosters.

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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - Many men from Wayne County - see Roster Company B - Many men from Wayne, Cass, and Kalamazoo Counties - see Roster Company C - Many men from Wayne and Kalamazoo Counties - see Roster Company D - Many men from Wayne County - see Roster Company E - Many men from Wayne County - see Roster Company F - Many men from Wayne, Cass, and Kalamazoo Counties - see Roster Company G - Many men from Wayne and Kalamazoo Counties - 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 and Yipsilanti counties - see Roster Unassigned Company - Many men from Wayne and Kalamazoo Counties - see Roster See Rosters, as there were men from many different Counties in these Companies

Other Sources

 * Hine, Darlene Clark, and Earnestine Jenkins. "A Question of Manhood: A Reader in U.S. Black Men's History and Masculinity"  (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999). Googlebooks. Other Libraries
 * Sleight, William E., David D. Anderson, and Jno Robertson. "Lieutenant William E. Sleight and the 102nd Regiment, U.S. Colored Infantry, in the Civil War"  (East Lansing, Mich: Midwestern Press, the Center for the Study of Midwestern Literature and Culture, 2003). Other libraries