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Brief History

The 9th Regiment, Maryland Infantry was organized at Baltimore, Md., June and July, 1863, for six months.  It mustered out February 24, 1864^[1].

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

• The Civil War Archive section, 9th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 21 March 2012).
  

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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

• Officers,  Non-Commissioned Offices and Staff - see Roster on page 336
• Company A - many men from Baltimore City, Baltimore County - see Roster on page 336 - 338
• Company B - many men from Baltimore City, Baltimore County - see Roster on page 338 - 340
• Company C - many men from Baltimore City, Baltimore County - see Roster on page 340 - 341
• Company D - many men from Baltimore City, Baltimore County - see Roster on page 342 - 343
• Company E - many men from Baltimore City,Baltimore County - see Roster on page 343 - 345
• Company F - many men from Baltimore City, Baltimore County - see Roster on page 345 - 347
• Company G - many men from Baltimore City, Baltimore County - see Roster on page 347 - 349
• Company H - many men from Baltimore City,Baltimore County - see Roster on page 349 - 351
• Company I - many men from Baltimore County - see Roster on page 351 - 352
• Company K - many men from Baltimore City, Baltimore County - see Roster on page 328 - 330

The list of companies with their counties and their rosters are on the 9th Regiment, Maryland Infantry (6 months, 1863-1864)  in L. Allison Wilmer, J. H. Jarrett, and Geo. W. F. Vernon. 1898. History and roster of Maryland volunteers, war of 1861-5. Baltimore: Press of Guggenheimer, Weil & Co. other library   INTERNET ARCHIVE FHL Collection

Other Sources

• 9th Maryland Infantry Regiment time line
  

• Union Army Regimental History Index (accessed 28 Dec 2012) Index Of Regimental Histories: Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry, and other units, states Maine to New Jersey (go to Maryland)
  

• 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 ‘Maryland 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.
  

• Maryland in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Maryland, 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.
  

References

1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 11 January 2011).

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