1st Regiment, Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry

Brief History
The 1st Regiment, Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry organized at Cambridge, Md., September, 1861. Company "A" mustered out by order of the War Department August 16, 1862. The Regiment consolidated with 11th Maryland Infantry February 23, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 1st Regiment Eastern Shore Regiment, (accessed 16 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.


 * Officers, Non-Commissioned Offices and Staff - see Roster on page 607
 * Company A - many men from Dorchester County - see Roster on page 608 - 609
 * Company B - many men from Dorchester County - see Roster on page 610 - 611
 * Company C - many men from Dorchester County - see Roster on page 612 - 614
 * Company D - many men from Caroline County - see Roster on page 614 - 616
 * Company E - many men from Caroline County - see Roster on page 616 - 618
 * Company F - many men from Caroline County - see Roster on page 619 - 620
 * Company G - many men from Caroline County - see Roster on page 621 - 622
 * Company H - many men from Talbot County - see Rosteron page 622 - 624
 * Company I - many men from Baltimore City, Baltimore County - see Roster on page  624 - 626
 * Company K - many men from Somerset County- see Rosteron page 626 - 628

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 1st Regiment, Maryland Eastern Shore Infantry in L. Allison Wilmer, J. H. Jarrett, and Geo. W. F. Vernon. 1898. History and roster of Maryland volunteers, war of 1861-5. Baltimore: Press of Guggenheimer, Weil &amp; Co. other library  INTERNET ARCHIVE 

Other Sources

 * 1st Regiment Eastern Shore Maryland Infantry timeline


 * Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 28 Dec 2012) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Maine to New Jersey (go to Maryland)


 * 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 ‘Maryland 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.


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


 * First Regiment Eastern Shore Infantry Union Monuments - Maryland