4th Regiment, Michigan Infantry (1st organization)

Brief History
The 4th Regiment, Michigan Infantry was organized at Adrian, Michigan and mustered in June 20, 1861. The Regiment was mustered out: June 30, 1864.Veterans and Recruits were transferred to 1st Michigan Infantry.

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


 * 4th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia.
 * Michigan in the Civil War gives a history, places served, battles fought, and roster.

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.


 * 4th Michigan Infantry Rosters at MIGenWeb Michigan in the Civil War.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - men from Monroe and Hillsdale Counties
 * Company B - men from Lenawee County
 * Company C - men from St. Joseph County
 * Company D - men from Washtenaw and Lenawee Counties
 * Company E - men from Hillsdale and Wayne Counties
 * Company F - men from Lenawee County
 * Company G - men from Lapeer and Lenawee Counties
 * Company H - men from Hillsdale County
 * Company I - men from Macomb and Wayne Counties
 * Company K - men from Washtenaw and Livingston Counties
 * Unassigned Company - men from Lenawee County
 * Independent Company - men from Hillsdale County

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.


 * Civil War in the East timeline.


 * Barrett, Orvey S. "Reminiscences, Incidents, Battles, Marches and Camp Life of the Old 4th Michigan Infantry in War of Rebellion, 1861 to 1864" ( Detroit, Michigan W.S. Ostler, 1888). (*); Other Libraries. Online at: Internet Archive.


 * Bertera, Martin N., and Kim Crawford. "The 4th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War "(East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press, 2010). ; Other Libraries