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Sultana Disaster - List of Michigan Men on Board - Added December 18, 2011

African Americans Who Served from Michigan - finished on December 2, 2011

1st Michigan Sharp Shooters Co. K - The Indian Company

Indigent Soldiers Burials - Mackinac County

Women's Relief Corps of Michigan - An auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic, commencing in 1884 in Michigan.

Michigan Honor Roll List of Interments in Michigan 

USA Hospital Transfer of Michigan Soldiers from PA newspaper

1894 Michigan State Census - Complete Finished Oct. 2000.

1883 Michigan State Pensioner's  Complete Aug. 2001

1890 Veterans and Widows Census Isabella County

Film Numbers to obtain the 1890 Veteran Census for your county in Michigan 

8th Infantry - Gratiot Co. Enlistee Dates

Gratiot's Civil War Veteran's Burial Files

Highland Township, Oakland Co. Civil War Soldiers - Gives name, birth and death year, cemetery, enlistment and discharge date and unit served in, plus notes. Cemeteries involved are also online and linked from this online file.

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Other Sites of Interest

  • 1893 Roster of Nebraska Veterans - Michigan Enlistees


  • 1st Michigan Sharpshooters Co. K
    The all Native American organization from Michigan.

  • 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry
    Excellent information with rosters, history and information

  • 4th Michigan Infantry
    Site contains roster, history, and photos. Great solute to the men of this regiment.

  • Andersonville Civil War Prison
    This site is very comprehensive and you can do online lookups in their data on prisoners of Andersonville!

  • Bay County Service Memorial
    This listing is intended to help promote awareness of those who died in service of their community and country. It contains names from all wars with notes.

  • Civil War Archive
    Features short histories of each Michigan Unit.

  • Civil War Principals and Substitutes Index for Michigan
    State of Michigan Archives presentation of all those who substituted for others in the Civil War with both substitutes and principal's names.

  • Clark Historical Library CMU
    Unpublished holdings in their archives in Mt. Pleasant Michigan

  • Cyndi's List Civil War How To's and Links
    By Cyndi Howells the author of Cyndi's List and many books.

  • Grand Army of the Repulic Online Records
    Sons of Union Veterans project. Find the post that was closest to your relative and search the records that are going online. Make sure you bookmark this site!

  • Hartland Township, Livingston County Michigan Civil War Soldiers
    Lot of data on this site if your ancestor lived here.

  • Journal of Israel Cogshall 1862-1863
    Minister for the 19th Michigan Infantry a transcription of the journal he kept while serving. Has many names and units involved.

  • Michigan Civil War Monuments
    The Civil War Monuments by county in the state of Michigan. Contains data and photos.

  • Michigan in The Civil War Blog Site
    A lot of data and articles to read on this site.

  • Michigan in the Civil War: Name Index
    Bently Historical Library - Ann Arbor Michigan

  • Michigan In The Civil War
    Over 80,000 names with the Michigan Units they served in are on Don Harvey's site along with history for each regiment.

  • Old Third Michigan Infantry
    Many lists of members and what happened to them.

  • Order Military & Pension Files Online Form
    The National Archives Records Administration - how to get forms to order records for your veteran.

  • Past Voices: Letter of Stanley Williams Davis 1st Lieut. Co. D
    A letter home from Decatur Alabama in 1864. A letter of sympathy to a fallen comrade's relatives.

  • Seeking Michigan Civil War Documents
    Seeking Michigan has many Civil War documents, photos and records online for you to search through.

  • Soldiers and Sailors System
    Now features a search for your veteran's name and you can then look up the company and regiment and film roll for their card. Also has a list of all the soldiers in each company you can look through plus battle history. The soldiers and sailors section has a lot of data online.

  • Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Michigan Department
    This organization is preserving Michigan's Civil War heritage. If you are a descendant you can join and help the effort.

  • SUVCW Michigan Civil War Burial Files
    Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Michigan Department Graves Registration index.

  • The American Civil War Page
    A comprehensive site for records online and web sites about the War Between the States. Covers many areas of the US and is a favorite bookmark.

  • Third Battery First Michigan Artillery
    History, Roster, Letters, Roll of Honor and more.

  • Twelfth Michigan Infantry in the Civil War
    Record of Service - Entire history online.