Hall's Independent Battalion, Michigan Sharpshooters

Brief History
Hall's Independent Battalion, Michigan Sharpshooters was organized at Marshall, Michigan, August 27 to November 2, 1864. It was attached to 16th Michigan Infantry and consolidated with that Regiment April 10, 1865.

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. Hall's Independent Sharpshooters Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb A few men not included on above rosters are in Miscellaneous Organizations and "George W. Cato" at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb Companies and general counties of enlistment:
 * Company A - men from Branch County and St. Joseph County
 * Company B - men from Jackson County and Branch County

See Rosters, as there were men from 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 finding 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.


 * Herek, Raymond J. These Men Have Seen Hard Service: The First Michigan Sharpshooters in the Civil War. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1998, page 551. ;.