Finding Aid for the Kent County Men in the Civil War collection Collection 144

Finding Aid for the Kent County Men in the Civil War collection Collection 144 Finding aid prepared by Richard H. Harms This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit July 23, 2013 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department April 1992 111 Library Street NE Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503 616-988-5400 localhis@grpl.org

Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biographical/Historical note... 4 Scope and Contents note... 4 Administrative Information...4 Related Materials... 4 Controlled Access Headings...5 Collection Inventory... 6 - Page 2 -

Summary Information Repository Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department Title Kent County Men in the Civil War collection Date circa 1935 Extent 0.21 Linear feet One box Language English Abstract The Kent County Men in the Civil War collection contains brief regimental histories and rosters of Kent County, Michigan men who served in the Union Army. The lists include name, rank, company, and in some cases the date and place of burial. The historical paragraphs include muster in dates, major battle service, and muster out date. - Page 3 -

Biographical/Historical note The provenance of this collection is not known. From internal evidence, the lists were prepared sometime after March 1936. Scope and Contents note Contain brief regimental histories and rosters of Kent County men who served in the Union Army. The lists include name, rank, company, and in some cases the date and place of burial. The historical paragraphs include muster in dates, major battle service, and muster out date. Administrative Information Publication Information Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department April 1992 Immediate Source of Acquisition note State Archives of Michigan, 1979 (no accession number) Related Materials Related Archival Materials note See Coll. 242, Grand Rapids Public Library Civil War Documents Collection, for small accessions of Civil War related materials, and for a list of other archival collections at GRPL with Civil War information. - Page 4 -

See also the Bajema newspaper clippings files for African Americans; Civil War Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) registers (lists) Geographic Name(s) Kent County (Mich.) -- History United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories Subject(s) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers -- Michigan - Page 5 -

Collection Inventory Box Folder First Michigan Cavalry 1 1 Second Michigan Cavalry 1 2 Third Michigan Cavalry 1 3 Fourth Michigan Cavalry 1 4 Fifth Michigan Cavalry 1 5 Sixth Michigan Cavalry 1 6 Seventh Michigan Cavalry 1 7 Tenth Michigan Cavalry 1 8 Michigan Engineers and Mechanics 1 9 First Michigan Infantry 1 10 Third Michigan Infantry 1 11 Fourth Michigan Infantry 1 12 - Page 6 -

Fifth Michigan Infantry 1 13 Eighth Michigan Infantry 1 14 Ninth Michigan Infantry 1 15 Tenth Michigan Infantry 1 16 Twelfth Michigan Infantry 1 17 Thirteenth Michigan Infantry 1 18 Fourteenth Michigan Infantry 1 19 Fifteenth Michigan Infantry 1 20 Sixteenth Michigan Infantry 1 21 Seventeenth Michigan Infantry 1 22 Twenty-first Michigan Infantry 1 23 Twenty-third Michigan Infantry 1 24 Twenty-fifth Michigan Infantry 1 25 Twenty-sixth Michigan Infantry 1 26 - Page 7 -

Thirtieth Michigan Infantry 1 27 First Michigan Light Infantry 1 28 Michigan Sharpshooters 1 29 Photo Duplicates 1 30 - Page 8 -