6th Regiment, Michigan Heavy Artillery

Brief History
The 6th Regiment, Michigan Heavy Artillery was organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan and was mustered in August 20, 1861. The Regiment was mustered out August 20, 1865 and discharged at Jackson, Michigan, on September 5, 1865. The Regiment was recruited for the Infantry arm of the service serving as such until July, 1863, when General Banks converted it into a Regiment of Heavy Artillery.

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


 * 6th Regiment Infantry and Heavy Artillery at The Civil War Archive.
 * 6th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Heavy Artillery at Wikipedia.
 * 6th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry 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:
 * 6th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Rosters at Michigan in the Civil War, MIGenWeb.
 * Company A - Men from Kalamazoo County and Calhoun County
 * Company B - Men from Berrien County
 * Company C - Men from Kalamazoo County
 * Company D - Men from Cass County
 * Company E - Men from Calhoun County
 * Company F - Men from Washtenaw County
 * Company G - Men from Allegan County
 * Company H - Men from Eaton County
 * Company I - Men from Calhoun County
 * Company K - Men from Berrien County and Cass County
 * Unassigned Company - Men from Jackson 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.


 * Bacon, Edward. "Among the Cotton Thieves" (Detroit: Free Press Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1867). (*); . Online at:  Internet Archive.


 * Lanman, Charles. "The Red Book of Michigan: A Civil, Military and Biographical History". (Detroit: E.B. Smith &amp; Co, 1871), pages 333-336. - images; . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.