Minor Michigan cavalry units of the American Civil War

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1st United States Lancers Regiment

The regiment was organized by Colonel Arthur Rankin of Windsor, Ontario [1] at Detroit, Saginaw, and St. Johns, Michigan between November 30. 1861, to February 20, 1862, and was mustered out on March 20, 1862, without seeing active service. [2]

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686 men were recruited before creation of the regiment was abandoned. [3]

Chandler's Horse Guard

The unit was organized by Major William C. Hughs at Coldwater, Michigan on September 19, 1861, and was mustered out after three months of service on November 22, 1861, as the battalion did not conform to Federal mustering regulations. The unit was remusted and reequipped, but refused to obey an order to remuster in and the unit was discontinued. 189 men served in the Horse Guard. [4]

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  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2007-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Michigan in the Civil War website, retrieved June 22, 2007.
  2. http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.htm The Civil War Archive website after Dyer, Frederick Henry. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. 3 vols. New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2007-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Michigan in the Civil War website
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2007-06-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Michigan in the Civil War website

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