Anyway, the links below are not arranged in any order,nor is there a particular theme -- I just found them very helpful over the years of researching the Third Michigan Infantry and thought you might find them valuable in your research.

Oh, and by the way, that's Henry Bateman on the right. He joined Company B just several months after his father Hiram enlisted in Company I. They both survived.

Wikipedia's entry on The 3rd Michigan Infantry

Researching a civil war regiment? Someone might be out there doing the very same thing. Check out the following lists of researchers online: federal units and states A-I and states K-N

Frederick Dyer's "A compendium of the war of the rebellion"

Visting Gettysburg? Check out the Gettysburg National Park website

The state of Michigan has several superb databases online. One of them is a searchable list of cemeteries statewide

And yet another wonderful resource found in Lansing is the state holdings of photos. check out the state digital collection.

Another state-sponsored websited deals with the successful efforts at preserving the many regimental state flags in Lansing. Check out The Michigan Flags website

The Michigan Family databases is another excellent resource and is the repository of many records that have been transcribed and put onlien free of charge. And check out the 1894 veterans and widow census.

And at the National Archives you can actually order pensions online.