15
Regiments raised
16,212
Men in the records
15
Union
4
Pinned to a town
Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Delaware, 4 of the 15 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Delaware was the 1 Delaware Infantry, with 4,209 men in the records.
To search these regiments by a family surname and read the individual men who served, with their rank, company, and side, explore any location in Delaware.
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Union regiments raised in Delaware
15 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.
- 1 Delaware Infantry · Raised in Delaware · 4,209 menFought at: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville
- 3 Delaware Infantry · Raised in Delaware · 1,718 men
- 2 Delaware Infantry · Raised in Delaware · 1,636 men
- 4 Delaware Infantry · Raised at Wilmington · 1,474 men
- 7 Delaware Infantry · Raised at Wilmington · 1,124 men
- 1 Battalion Delaware Cavalry · Raised in Delaware · 1,110 men
- 5 Delaware Infantry · Raised in Delaware · 1,078 men
- 6 Delaware Infantry · Raised in Delaware · 1,038 men
- 9 Delaware Infantry · Raised at Wilmington · 787 men
- 8 Delaware Infantry · Raised at Wilmington · 654 men
- 1 Delaware Infantry (3 Months, 1861) · Raised in Delaware · 556 men
- Ahl's Indpt. Co., Delaware Heavy Art'y. · Raised in Delaware · 385 men
- Nield's Indpt. Battery, Delaware L. Art'y. · Raised in Delaware · 292 men
- Milligan's Indpt. Co., Delaware Cavalry · Raised in Delaware · 96 men
- Crossley's Half Co., Delaware Art'y. · Raised in Delaware · 55 men
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