1st Regiment, Delaware Infantry (3 months, 1861) (Union)

Brief History
Organized at Wilmington, Del., May 22, 1861. Attached to Dix's Command and assigned to duty on line of the Philadelphia, Wilmington &amp; Baltimore R.R. guarding road and protecting bridges till August. It mustered out August 30 1861.

For more information on the history of this regiment, see the following:


 * The Wikipedia article, 1st Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry, (acccessed 14 March 2012).
 * The Civil War Archive section, 1st Regiment Infantry (3 months), (accessed 14 March 2012).

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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not complete its organization, and the men went to other units. Roster.

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 ‘Delaware 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.


 * Delaware in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Delaware, 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.