1st Regiment, Michigan Infantry

Brief History
The First Regiment Michigan Infantry was first organized for 3 months service. It was organized at Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan. Mustered into United States service May 1, 1861. It was mustered out on August 7, 1861 at Detroit, Michigan. The 1st Regiment, Michigan Infantry was then organized for three year service at Detroit, Michigan. It was mustered in September 16, 1861. Mustered out July 9, 1865 at Jeffersonville, Indiana.

For more information see:


 * 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry gives a brief history of the unit including places served, battles fought, commanders and company rosters.
 * 1st Regiment Infantry (3 months) at The Civil War Archive.
 * 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment (3 Months) at Wikipedia.

Companies in the 1st Regiment, Michigan Infantry
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.


 * 1st Michigan Infantry Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.

Companies and general counties of enlistment: Unassigned Company - Many men from Washtenaw County
 * Companies A, F - men from Wayne County
 * Company B - men from Jackson County
 * Company C - men from Branch County
 * Company D - men from Washtenaw County and Jackson County
 * Company E - men from Washtenaw County
 * Company G - men from St. Joseph County
 * Company H - men from various cities/counties
 * Company I - men from Marquette County and various cities/counties
 * Company K - men from various cities/counties

See Rosters, as there were men from many different counties in these Companies

Regimental History and Roster

 * Michigan at Shiloh; report of the Michigan Shiloh Soldiers' Monument Commission. By Michigan. Shiloh Soldiers' Monument Commission, corporate author. n.p.: Michigan Historical Commission, n.d.. 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.


 * Michigan. Adjutant General's Office and George H. Turner "Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865; record of First Michigan Infantry in the Civil War, 1861- 1865" (Lansing, Michigan. Adjutant General's-Department, 1905). (*).


 * Owen, C. W. "The First Michigan Infantry Three Months and Three Years : Brief History of the Regiment from Its Organization in May, 1861, Until Its Muster Out in July, 1865, Together with Personal Experiences of Writer." (Quincy, Michigan]: Quincy Herald Print, 1903.) (*).


 * United States Army. Michigan Infantry, Regiment 1st and Andrew Dickson White. "Michigan First Regiment Incidents, Marches, Battles and Camp Life, and the Adventures of the Author, Known As the Indiana Banker, Who Was Fifer in Company "F", and Made Such Remarkable Time in Leaving Bull's Run-- Time: First Mile, 2 Minutes 38 Seconds" (Detroit: Printed for the author, 1861.) (*).