Wormer's Company, Stanton Guards, Michigan Infantry

Brief History
Wormer's Company Stanton Guards was organized at Detroit, Michigan, May 10, 1862. It was mustered out September 25, 1862.

For more information on the history of this unit see:


 * Minor Michigan infantry units of the American Civil War at Wikipedia.
 * Stanton Guards at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.

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. Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Stanton Guards Roster at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.


 * Many men in this Company were from Wayne County

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 search-able 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.


 * Barnard, F. A. American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men ... Michigan Volume. Cincinnati: Western Biographical Pub. Co, 1878. Pages 158-159. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;.