3rd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry

Brief History
The 3rd Regiment, Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 24 to November 28, 1861. The Regiment was mustered out February 12, 1866. It was discharged at Jackson, Michigan, March 15, 1866.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:
 * 3rd Regiment Cavalry at The Civil War Archive.
 * 3rd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry 1861-1866 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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.


 * 3rd Regiment Michigan Cavalry Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.

Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - Many men from Allegan County
 * Company B - Many men from Clinton County
 * Company C - Many men from Van Buren County
 * Company D - Many men from Ionia County and Ypsilanti County
 * Company E - Many men from Jackson County
 * Company F - Many men from Kalamazoo County
 * Company G - Many men from Washtenaw and Livingston Counties
 * Company H - Many men from Houghton and Huron Counties
 * Company I - Many men from Oakland County
 * Company K - Many men from Lenawee County and Jackson County
 * Company L - Many men from Berrien County
 * Company M - Many men from Saginaw County
 * Unassigned Company - Many men from Kalamazoo 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.


 * The Red Book of Michigan : a Civil, Military and Biographical History. By Charles Lanman. Detroit, Michigan : E.B. Smith, 1871. Pages 266-270. . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.