John C Rigdon

Historical Sketch and Roster Of The Michigan 16th Infantry Regiment John C Rigdon

The Michigan 16th Infantry Regiment was organized at Detroit and was originally known as "Stockton's Independent Regiment" as it was organized by Colonel Thomas B. W. Stockton, Flint, but it was afterward given the numerical number of the Sixteenth. It was mustered into service Sept. 8, 1861 with an enrollment of 761 officers and men. In February of 1862 a company of marksmen was recruited at Detroit known as "Brady's Sharpshooters" named after a Frontier General. The 16th served throughout the war in Virginia, participating in most all of the major battles. Of a total enrollment of 2,691 men, it suffered a 25% casualty rate. Companies of the Michigan 16th Infantry Regiment Company A - Ontonagon County Company B - Ionia County Company C - Genesee County Company D - Saginaw County Company E - Wayne County Company F - Wayne County and Calhoun County Company G - Wayne County Company H - Wayne County Company I - Wayne County Company K - Wayne County 1st Company of Sharpshooters or "Dygert's Sharpshooters"- Wayne County and Kent County