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An unsuccessful attempt was made in 1895 and 1896 to have the question again tested by a vote of the electors of the county. However, in 1897, another vote was ordered by the board of su- pervisors and an election called to be held on the first day of No- vember of that year. Again the law was sustained by the follow- ing vote: Yes, 4,158; No, 2,613; a prohibitory majority of 1,545.
Five years elapsed before the question was again submitted, the board of supervisors, in response to petitions presented, ordering an election to be held on the 6th day of April, 1903, to once more test the sentiment of the people in regard to the retention of the law. This election resulted as follows : Yes, 4,476; No, 3,077; thus sustaining the law by a majority of 1,399.
Again, on the 2d day of April, 1906, the question was sub- mitted to a vote of the people, and the law was again sustained by a vote of 4,323 to 3,626; a majority of 677 in favor of its reten- tion.
An attempt was again made in 1908 to submit the matter to a vote. This was unsuccessful and another petition was filed at the January session of the board in 1910. After an examination of the petition the board declared it to be insufficient and refused to order an election. An appeal was made to the circuit court for a writ of mandamus to compel the board to reverse its action, but that court sustained the board and refused to issue the writ
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The matter was then appealed to the supreme court which re- versed the decision of the circuit court and issued a writ ordering the board to reassemble and call an election according to the prayer of the petitioners. In obedience to this mandate of the court an election was called for the 4th day of April, 1910, and again the voters sustained the law by the following vote: Yes, 4,410; No, 3,600; a majority of 810 in favor of retaining the law.
By the operation of this law, Van Buren county has had legal prohibition for upwards of twenty-one years, and for a major portion of the time there was no other county in the state in which the provisions of the law were operative, although in several coun- ties it had been in force for limited periods. At the present time, however, nearly one-half of the state is under the operation of its provisions
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CHAPTER IX
CIVIL WAR INFANTRY
SIXTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY-TWELFTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY- THIRTEENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY-STONE RIVER-SEVEN- TEENTH MICHIGAN AT SOUTH MOUNTAIN-NINETEENTH MICHI- GAN-TWENTY-FOURTH REGIMENT-TWENTY-FIFTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY-TWENTY-EIGHTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY-SPANISH- . AMERICAN WAR.
The military history of Van Buren county really begins with' the outbreak of the Civil war in the spring of 1861, although there was here and there a representative of the county in the war with Mexico, 1846 to 1848. It is wholly impracticable to give the name and service of every Van Buren soldier of the great conflict of 1861-5, as such an exhibit would necessitate not only a careful research of the records of every Michigan regiment, but also of numerous companies and regiments from the other north- ern states of the Union. The most that we can hope to do is to make a fair approximation to accuracy and completeness, and this we believe we have accomplished in the following pages that are devoted to this matter.
When the news was received that Fort Sumter had been fired upon such a wave of patriotism swept over the entire northland as the world had never before witnessed, and Michigan was in-no- wise behind her loyal sister states in her readiness to resent the insult to the flag, and Van Buren county was no whit behind in its readiness to respond to its patriotic duty.
SIXTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY
The first Michigan infantry regiment in which the names of any considerable number of Van Buren county men appear was the Sixth.
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The Sixth Infantry was organized at Kalamazoo under the command of Colonel Frederick W. Curtenius and was mustered into the service of the United States on the 20th day of August, 1861.
The regiment started from its rendezvous to join the army of the Potomac on the 30th day of August, 1861, having a total en- rolment of 944 officers and enlisted men. While this regiment ex- pected to become a part of the Army of the Potomac, the for- tunes of war transferred it to the southwest, and the greater part of its service was performed on the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico. The regiment was recruited for the infantry arm of the service and served in that capacity until July, 1863, when General Banks converted it into a regiment of heavy artillery.
The regiment is therefore, frequently referred to as the Sixth Heavy Artillery.
The regiment spent the winter of 1861-2 in camp at Baltimore, Maryland, and the following spring was embarked upon steamers for Fortress Monroe, where it arrived February 23, 1862.
Again embarking with other Union troops, it proceeded by sea to Ship Island, 'Mississippi, and soon after was sent to join Gen- eral Butler's forces in an attack upon New Orleans, Louisiana, and arrived at the city May 2d, after the fall of Forts Jackson and St. Phillips and the capture of the city. From this point the regi- ment, as a whole or in detachments, made many excursions into the surrounding country and up and down the Mississippi river, capturing and destroying public property and Confederate sup- plies, many of the excursions being of extremely hazardous nature.
On August 5, 1862, the Sixth made a brilliant record in assist- ing to repulse a heavy attack on the Union forces at Baton Rouge, and in a desperate charge upon the enemy's works captured the flag of the Ninth Louisiana battalion. The regiment suffered se- verely in killed and wounded in this engagement and General Thomas Williams, U. S. A., in command of the Union forces, was killed.
In January, 1863, the regiment participated in an expedition under General Weitzel to Bayou Teche, destroying the rebel gun- boat "Cotton" and also took part in the expedition against Pon- chatoula in March, where the regiment had nine men wounded, but captured a number of the enemy.
In April the Sixth was engaged at Amite river and Tickfaw river, and made a raid upon the Jackson railroad at Pangipabo, where it captured sixty prisoners and destroyed an immense amount of public property.
From May until July the Sixth was engaged in the siege of Port Hudson, when it received special commendations for its gal-
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lantry and daring. It made a desperate charge upon the enemy's entrenchments on the 27th of May and though the works were carried at the point of the bayonet, the attack was unsuccessful by reason of the overwhelming numbers of the Confederates. After the siege of Port Hudson the regiment remained there until March, 1864, when 247 men re-enlisted and started for Michigan on veteran furlough.
The regiment reassembled at its former camp at Kalamazoo after the expiration of the thirty days' furlough and returned to Port Hudson, where it arrived May 11. The Sixth moved to Vicks- burg, Mississippi, where it served as engineers, and then moved to White River and soon after to Ashton, Arkansas. The regi- ment was divided into detachments to serve as heavy artillery and was stationed at Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines, Dauphin island, and Mobile bay.
The regiment performed valuable service under its assignments as heavy artillery until August, when it received orders to return to Michigan. It arrived at Jackson August 30th, and was paid off and discharged September 5, 1865.
The regiment during its term of service met the enemy at Se- well's Point, Virginia, March 5, 1862; Fort Jackson, Lousiana, April 25, 1862; Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 20, 1862; Grand Gulf, Mississippi, May 27, 1862; Amite River, Mississippi, June 20, 1862; Baton Rouge, Lousiana, August 5 and 17, 1862; Bayou Teche, Lousiana, January 14, 1863; Ponchatoula, Lousiana, March 24, 25 and 26, 1863; Barataria, Lousiana, April 7, 1863; Tickfaw River, La., April 12, 1863; Amite River, Mississippi, May 7, 1863; Ponchatoula, Lousiana, May 16, 1863; Siege of Port Hudson, May 23 to July 8, 1863; Tunica Bayou, Lousiana, November 8, 1863; Ashton, Arkansas, July 24, 1864; Fort Morgan, Alabama, August 23, 1864; Spanish Fort, Alabama, April, 1865; Fort Blakely, Ala- bama, April, 1865; Fort Huger, Alabama, April, 1865; Fort Tra- cey, Alabama, April, 1865; siege of Mobile, Alabama, from March 20 to April 12, 1865.
Total enrolment, 1992; killed in action, 45; died of wounds, 25; died in prison, 13; died of disease, 432; discharged for disability (disease and wounds), 327.
Following is a list of the names of the Van Buren county mem- bers of the regiment: Ball, James; Company C; enlisted at Schoolcraft ; corporal; discharged August 20, 1865.
Davis, Benjamin F .; Company F; enlisted at Kalamazoo, Au- gust 20, 1861; died at New Orleans, August 31, 1862, of wounds received in action ; buried in National cemetery at New Orleans, grave No. 5601.
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Schermerhorn, Cornelius; Company F; enlisted August 20, 1861, at Kalamazoo; discharged November 12, 1862, to enlist in regular army.
Sparling, George W .; Company F; enlisted August 20, 1861, at Kalamazoo; corporal; discharged August 23, 1864.
Company D: Alford, George W., Lawton; enlisted August 3, 1861, at Dowagiac; corporal; died of wounds received in action, at Baton Rouge, July 28, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Baton Rouge, grave No. 2381.
Argabrite, William J .; enlisted August 10, 1861, at Dowagiac; corporal; discharged August 20, 1864; reenlisted in Hancock's corps, March 28, 1865, at South Haven; discharged March 27, 1866.
Bankman, Charles K .; enlisted August 8, 1861, at Dowagiac; died at Baltimore, Maryland, November 21, 1861; buried in Lon- don Park National cemetery, at Baltimore.
Broadwell, William; enlisted August 10, 1861, at Dowagiac; corporal; discharged August 23, 1864.
Brooks, Bradford; enlisted August 20, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged August 23, 1864; died November 15, 1895.
Brown, Silas W .; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged August 23, 1864.
Coggswell, Alanson H .; enlisted August 8, 1861, at Dowagiac; discharged for disability at Baltimore, October 18, 1861.
Crabb, John H .; enlisted August 11, 1861, at Dowagiac; cor- poral; discharged August 23, 1864.
Culver, Meeker M .; enlisted August 12, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged August 20, 1865.
Dopp, Harrison H .; enlisted August 11, 1861, at Dowagiac; cor- poral; discharged August 23, 1864; died September 17, 1901; buried at Paw Paw.
Finch, Charles H., Lawton; enlisted August 3, 1861, at Dowa- giac; wagoner; died at Port Hudson, Lousiana, November 20, 1863.
Finch, Nathan V., enlisted at Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 19, 1861; corporal, promoted to sergeant; discharged for disability, May 7, 1864; died in 1901, buried at Lawton.
Green, Orsemus; enlisted August 8, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged September 6, 1865.
Halsey, John; enlisted August 8, 1861, at Dowagiac; discharged for disability, February 10, 1863.
Hawley, William C .; enlisted August 4, 1861, at Dowagiac; killed on steamer "Ceres" by collision with gunboat, May 18, 1862.
Hurlburt, Horace H .; enlisted August 6, 1861, at Dowagiac; corporal; discharged August 20, 1865.
Heath, George F .; enlisted August 4, 1861, at Dowagiac; cor- poral, promoted to sergeant; discharged August 29, 1865.
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Jackson, Andrew; enlisted August 5, 1861, at Dowagiac; died at Camp Williams, Lousiana, September 4, 1862.
Johnson, Abner L .; enlisted August 2, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged August 23, 1864.
King, Nathaniel H .; enlisted August 3, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged for disability, October 14, 1862.
Kellogg, William R .; enlisted August 8, 1861, at Dowagiac; cor- poral; discharged August 20, 1865.
McDonald, William ; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged August 23, 1864.
Morrison, Oscar ; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; corporal ; discharged August 20, 1865.
Mather, George W .; enlisted August 8, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged to enter regular army in December, 1862.
Mullen, Samuel D .; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; died at Baltimore, Maryland, November 21, 1861; buried in Lon- don Park National cemetery, at Baltimore.
Palmer, Thomas K .; enlisted August 2, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged August 23, 1864.
Pease, John W .; enlisted August 1, 1861, at Dowagiac; died at Baton Rouge, Lousiana, July 27, 1862.
Perkins, Charles R .; enlisted August 1, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged for disability March 24, 1862.
Porter, Tobias ; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; discharged August 23, 1864.
Scott, Francis M .; enlisted June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, In- diana ; corporal; died at New Orleans, Lousiana, August 12, 1862; buried in National cemetery at New Orleans, grave No. 5549.
Steadman, John J., Hartford; enlisted August 8, 1861, at Dowagiac; died June 23, 1863, at Port Hudson, Lousiana, of wounds received in action; buried in National cemetery at Baton Rouge, grave No. 5432.
Stevens, George E., Mattawan; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; died at Port Hudson, Lousiana, August 2, 1863.
Smith, Joseph, Lawton; enlisted August 8, 1861, at Dowagiac; died at New Orleans, February 22, 1863.
Sweet, Thomas O., Lawrence; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dow- agiac; discharged August 23, 1864; died at Lawrence, August 1, 1911; buried at Lawrence.
Van Ostran, Holley; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; dis- charged for disability October 22, 1861.
Voorhees, Orlando; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; cor- poral; discharged August 23, 1864.
White, George; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; died at Baton Rouge, La., June 5, 1862.
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Wilcox, Seth D .; enlisted August 7, 1861, at Dowagiac; died at Camp Williams, Lousiana, September 18, 1862.
TWELFTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY
We're fighting for the Union, We're fighting for the trust, We're fighting for the land Where sleeps our fathers' dust.
The Twelfth Michigan Infantry was organized at Niles by Col- onel Francis Quinn of that city, and was mustered into service March 5, 1862, with an enrolment of 1,000 officers and men.
The regiment left the state, March 18th, going to St. Louis, Missouri, where it embarked for Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, joining General Prentiss' division of the Army of the Tennessee commanded by General U. S. Grant. The regiment, with others newly organized and wholly without any military experience, was pushed to the front, and on Sunday morning, April 6th, only one month after its organization, received its first baptism of blood in the attack made by the Confederate forces under the command of General Albert Sidney Johnston, in which that brilliant officer lost his life, being succeeded by General Beauregard.
The troops lay upon their arms during the night, and before morning General Buell's army arrived, when the battle was re- sumed Monday, culminating in driving General Beauregard and his troops from the field. The losses of the Twelfth in this en- gagement were serious.
The regiment during the rest of the year occupied stations at Bolivar, Tennessee, Iuka, Mississippi, and Metamora, and from November, 1862, to May, 1863, was guarding the Mississippi Cen- tral Railroad, with headquarters at Middleburg, Tennessee.
At this place in December a detachment of the regiment was besieged in a block house which was gallantly defended against an attack by General Van Dorn's forces, estimated at 3,000 strong.
Colonel Graves refused to surrender and succeeded after an engagement of two hours and a half with the assistance of a de- tachment of the Third Michigan Cavalry that came to his relief, in driving off the Confederate forces. The command was compli- mented by General Grant in General Orders for this brilliant work. The regiment was ordered to Vicksburg, Mississippi, in June, 1863, where it took post at Haynes' Bluff and remained until the fall of Vicksburg.
In July, 1863, the Twelfth comprised a part of the force under General Steele, when he invested Little Rock, Arkansas. At this point the regiment veteranized, 334 reenlisting, and in January, 1864, started for Michigan on veteran furlough. After the expi-
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ration of the thirty days' furlough, the Twelfth reassembled at Niles and returned to Little Rock, Arkansas, where it arrived April 1st. The regiment was engaged in long marches and fre- quent skirmishes with the enemy, and in doing picket and guard duty until October, when it arrived at De Vall's Bluff, Arkansas.
The regiment was then separated into detachments, the different companies occupying posts wherever their services were needed until January, 1866, when the detachments were ordered to as- semble at Camden, where the regiment was mustered out of ser- vice February 15, 1866.
The Twelfth started at once for Michigan, arrived at Jackson the 27th, and was paid off and disbanded the 6th of March.
The Twelfth was engaged with the enemy at Pittsburg Land- ing, Tennessee, April 6, 7, 1862; Iuka, Mississippi, September 19, 1862; Metamora, Tennessee, October 5, 1862; Middleburg, Tennes- see, December 24, 1862; Mechanicsville, Mississippi, June 4, 1863; siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, June and July, 1863; siege of Little Rock, Arkansas, August and September, 1863; Clarendon, Arkansas, June 26, 1864; Gregory's Landing, September 4, 1864.
Total enrolment, 2357; killed in action, 29; died of wounds, 26; died in confederate prisons, 17; died of disease, 316; discharged for disability (wounds and disease), 221.
Following is a list of the names of the members of this regiment from Van Buren County :
Company A: Alexander, Horace N., Keeler; enlisted February 5. 1864, at Keeler; discharged June 10, 1865.
Brown, Caleb J., Decatur; enlisted November 21, 1861, at Deca- tur; corporal; discharged February 13, 1866; died December 10, 1895.
Buckley, John; enlisted February 24, 1865, at Geneva; dis- charged February 15, 1866; died May 7, 1895; buried at Monk, Michigan.
Freelove, Joseph, Hamilton; enlisted March 16, 1865, at Hamil- ton; discharged February 15, 1866.
Horton, Samuel, Columbia; enlisted January 24, 1865, at Co- lumbia; discharged January 24, 1866.
Hess, Calvin, Columbia; enlisted January 24, 1865, at Colum- bia; discharged January 24, 1866.
Welcher, Albert, Decatur; enlisted November 23, 1861, at De- catur; discharged May 31, 1862.
Welcher, John, Decatur; enlisted November 22, 1861, at Deca- tur; discharged May 31, 1862.
Company B: Beal, Franklin, Covert; enlisted November 6, 1862; discharged November 11, 1865.
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Bucknell, Uriah; enlisted February 14, 1865, at Antwerp, dis- charged February 15, 1866.
Evans, Robert K., Keeler; enlisted February 5, 1864, at Keeler ; discharged February 15, 1866.
Gates, Franklin D .; enlisted March 27, 1865, at Kalamazoo; discharged February 15, 1866.
Hall, James H., Lawton; enlisted November 6, 1861, at Lawton; sergeant and commissary sergeant, promoted to second lieutenant. and to first lieutenant; discharged February 15, 1866; present. residence, Lawton.
Matran, Morgan W .; enlisted December 20, 1863, at Kalamazoo; discharged February 15, 1866.
Lamson, William W., Covert; enlisted November 20, 1861, at Covert; died at Camp Prentice, Tennessee, April 21, 1862.
Teachout, Henry, Covert; enlisted November 26, 1862, at Cov- ert; discharged June 20, 1865.
Timmons, Bedient; enlisted December 30, 1863, at Kalamazoo; discharged February 15, 1866.
Company D: Davidson, Andrew L .; enlisted March 6, 1866, at Keeler; discharged February 15, 1866.
Dougherty, George W .; enlisted March 15, 1865, at Hamilton ; died at De Vall's Bluff, Arkansas, June 2, 1865.
Keyes, Nathaniel; enlisted March 18, 1865, at Hamilton : dis- charged for disability, June 12, 1865.
McMillan, John; enlisted March 6, 1865, at Keeler; discharged February 15, 1866.
Smith, Estell H .; enlisted March 7, 1865, at Keeler; discharged February 15, 1866.
Company E: Crippen, David G .; enlisted February 15, 1865, at Antwerp; discharged May 22, 1865.
Company F: Barrett, Charles; enlisted February 29, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged February 15, 1866.
Hamlin, Shadrach; enlisted September 6, 1864, at Hamilton; discharged September 9, 1865.
Johnson, Elias V .; enlisted February 15, 1865, at Antwerp ; discharged February 15, 1866.
Smith, Eber A .; enlisted April 4, 1865, at Antwerp; discharged June 20, 1865.
Tryon, Israel D .; enlisted November 3, 1864, at Kalamazoo; died at Washington, Arkansas, July 22, 1865.
Company G: Barnes, Robert; enlisted February 24, 1865, at Lawton; discharged February 15, 1866.
Bratton, Andrew W .; enlisted December 29, 1863, at Kalama- zoo; discharged for disability July 19, 1865.
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Company H: Atkinson, William E., Lawton; enlisted Novem- ber 6, 1861, at Lawton; supposed to have been taken prisoner and murdered by guerrillas in May, 1863.
Allen, Owen L .; enlisted February 29, 1864, at Decatur; dis- charged February 15, 1866.
Andrews, Wallace W., Lawton; enlisted November 29, 1861, at Lawton; discharged February 5, 1865.
Armitage, Richard, Decatur; enlisted November 25, 1861, at Decatur; corporal; died at Washington, Arkansas, August 7, 1865.
Barnes, George, Mattawan; enlisted December 14, 1861, at Law- ton; killed in action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862.
Baker, Franklin; enlisted February 22, 1865, at Antwerp; dis- charged February 15, 1866.
Beals, William, Lawton; drummer; enlisted October 16, 1861, at Lawton; discharged February 15, 1866.
Bitely, Stephen; corporal; enlisted November 1, 1861, at Law- ton; promoted to commissary sergeant, commissioned first lieu- tenant and quartermaster; discharged February 15, 1866.
Bitely, Cyrus, Lawton; enlisted November 26, 1861, at Lawton ; corporal, promoted to commissary sergeant; discharged February 15, 1866.
Bowman, James M., Lawton; enlisted October 20, 1861, at Law- ton; died April 17, 1862, on hospital boat opposite Cairo, Illi- nois, of wounds received in action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, section 53, grave No. 955.
Brott, William, H., Porter; enlisted August 25, 1862, at Law- ton; discharged September 30, 1865.
Burgess, David; enlisted February 18, 1865, at Kalamazoo; dis- charged February 15, 1866.
Burrell, Joseph ; enlisted February 15, 1864, at Paw Paw; dis- charged February 15, 1866.
Case, Randall Z., Lawton; enlisted November 1, 1861, at Law- ton ; discharged February 15, 1866.
Chase, Jonathan L., Lawton; entered service at Lawton as sec- ond lieutenant; resigned May 5, 1862, on account of wounds re- ceived in action at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862.
Cole, Danford D .; enlisted March 15, 1865, at Hamilton; dis- charged February 15, 1866.
Cole, John J .. Lawton; enlisted November 6, 1861, at Lawton; supposed to have been taken prisoner and murdered by guerril- las, in May, 1863.
DeBolt, William H., Decatur; sergeant and first sergeant, pro- moted to second lieutenant ; resigned August 20, 1864; died at De- catur, January 11, 1902.
Dibble, David W., Lawton; enlisted October 28, 1861, at Law-
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ton; wounded at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; discharged for disability, July 8, 1862.
Dibble, Charles J., Lawton; enlisted October 28, 1861, at Law- ton; died at Little Rock, Arkansas, November 13, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Little Rock, grave No. 171.
Dine, Adam, Lawton; enlisted October 26, 1861, at Lawton; corporal; discharged February 15, 1866.
Dine, Benjamin F., Decatur; enlisted December 19, 1864, at Decatur; discharged February 15, 1866.
Dine, Lewis, Porter; enlisted December 16, 1861, at Porter; discharged November 17, 1865, from Veteran Reserve corps.
Doolittle, Alfred, Lawton; enlisted November 6, 1861, at Law- ton; discharged February 15, 1866.
Durden, James E., Keeler, enlisted March 7, 1865, at Keeler; discharged June 20, 1865.
Eggleston, Harvey, Porter; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Law- ton; discharged September 30, 1865.
Eastman, George, Porter; enlisted January 8, 1862, at Porter; discharged May 8, 1863.
Farrow, John; enlisted February 24, 1865, at Lawton; dis- charged for disability, May 3, 1865.
Flanders, Edwin; enlisted March 15, 1865, at Hamilton; dis- charged February 25, 1866.
Flanders, Milan; enlisted March 15, 1865, at Hamilton; dis- charged February 15, 1866.
Follett, Luther D., Lawton; enlisted November 7, 1861, at Lawton; died at St. Louis, Missouri, June 6, 1862; buried in Na- tional cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, grave No. 823.
Fuller, Isaac H., Arlington; enlisted February 15, 1864, at Ar- lington; died May 14, 1864, at Little Rock, Arkansas; buried in National cemetery at Little Rock, grave No. 451.
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