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Robinson, William H. H., Breedsville; enlisted Nov. 12, 1861, at Mattawan; died at New Albany, Indiana, November 9, 1862; buried in National cemetery at New Albany ; grave No. 1151.
Rooker, Myron D .; enlisted November 20, 1861, at Breedsville; discharged October 6, 1862.
Rowe, Rufus M., Lawrence; enlisted December 2, 1861, at Lawrence; corporal; promoted to sergeant and to first sergeant; discharged January 16, 1865.
Samson, Edwin O., Lawrence; enlisted February 7, 1862; dis- charged for disability July 25, 1862.
Shaver, Isaac, Arlington; enlisted November 12, 1861, at Ar- lington; musician; died at Nashville, Tennessee, September 12, 1862; buried in National cemetery, at Nashville.
Shulters, David H., Mattawan; enlisted November 14, 1861, at Mattawan; killed in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865.
Smith, Robert C .; enlisted December 6, 1861, at Arlington; discharged for disability October, 1862.
Smith, Samuel H., Lawrence; enlisted January 25, 1862, at Bangor; corporal; promoted to sergeant; discharged July 25, 1865.
Spencer, Charles F .; enlisted December 6, 1861, at Bangor; discharged June 20, 1862.
Story, Edgar; Mattawan; enlisted December 13, 1861, at Mat- tawan; died October 18, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, of wounds received in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863.
Story, Lorenzo D., Pine Grove; enlisted December 9, 1861, at Mattawan; corporal; promoted to sergeant; discharged July 25, 1865.
Story, William R .; enlisted December 9, 1861, at Mattawan; discharged for disability January 26, 1864.
Stover, Martin, Antwerp; enlisted November 21, 1861, at Mat- tawan; discharged for disability June 25, 1865.
Sumner, Noble, Lawrence; enlisted November 21, 1861, at Lawrence; died at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, March 9, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Murfreesboro; grave No. 7.
Stanton, John L .; enlisted April 12, 1865, at Kalamazoo; dis- charged May 15, 1865.
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Taplin, George A., Lawrence; enlisted November 21, 1861, at Lawrence; discharged June 30, 1865.
Vandervoort, Nathan G. Hartford; enlisted September 3, 1864, at Hickory Corners; died at Savannah, Georgia, January 18, 1865; buried in National cemetery at Beaufort, South Caro- lina, section 41, grave No. 4652.
Van Ostrom, Hawley; enlisted February 7, 1862, at Hartford; discharged December 15, 1862.
Van Sickle, Benjamin, Lawton; enlisted December 9, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged July 25, 1865.
Waite, Amos, Paw Paw; enlisted December 2, 1861, at Matta- wan; discharged July 25, 1865.
Wallace, Henry C., Lawrence; enlisted August 29, 1864, at Paw Paw; wounded in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865; died at De Camp hospital, New York Harbor, May 29, 1865; buried in Cypress Hill cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Ward, Abram R., Mattawan; enlisted November 12, 1861, at Mattawan; died at Town Creek, Alabama, June 27, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Corinth, Mississippi.
Welker, John, Lawrence; enlisted November 29, 1861, at Ban- gor; killed in action at Stone River, Tennessee, December 31, 1862.
West, Hopkins; enlisted August 26, 1864, at Paw Paw; dis- charged June 8, 1865.
White, James, Jr., Lawrence; enlisted November 21, 1861, at Hartford; discharged for disability July 12, 1862.
Williams, Daniel F .; enlisted November 30, 1861, at Mattawan; mustered January 17, 1862; no further record.
Unassigned : Cannum, James; enlisted October 5, 1861, at Law- ton ; transferred to Invalid Corps, September 39, 1862.
Harris, George W .; enlisted August 27, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged May 6, 1865.
Heffron, Eugene; enlisted September 2, 1864, at Paw Paw; mustered same date; no further record.
SEVENTEENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY
Then up with the Banner, let Southern breezes fan her, It shall float o'er Columbia evermore, In glory we'll sustain her, in battle we'll defend her, With heart and with hand like our fathers before.
The Seventeenth Infantry, the celebrated "Stonewall Regi- ment," rendezvoused at Detroit in the spring of 1862 and started for Washington on the 27th day of the succeeding August under command of Colonel William H. Withington, with an' enrolment
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of 982 officers and enlisted men, was at once assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Ninth Army Corps, and continued to form a part of this celebrated corps during its entire period of service.
AT SOUTH MOUNTAIN
Perhaps no other Michigan regiment had such a serious test of its patriotism, courage and soldierly qualities so soon after ar- riving in the field as the Seventeenth. Scarcely two weeks after it left the state it participated in one of the severest engagements of the war, considering the numbers engaged-the battle of South Mountain, Maryland, where the Ninth Corps attempted to cross the mountain through Turner's gap and drive the Confederates from the summit.
The Seventeenth had been so recently organized and was so in- experienced in actual warfare that the men did not realize the desperate task they were assigned until the enemy's shot and shell were crashing through their ranks.
Almost at a moment's notice the regiment was plunged into the horrible realities of a pitched battle. On the crest of the mountain, behind stone walls, the enemy awaited the advance of the Union forces. The orders came for the Seventeenth to charge, when with wild cheers the regiment rushed through a storm of lead, drove the enemy from his stone defences and sent him re- treating down the slope of the mountain.
In this charge the Seventeenth secured the title of the "Stone- wall Regiment," which clung to it as an honorable distinction during the war. The regiment carried approximately 500 men into this engagement and lost 140 in killed and wounded.
The Seventeenth had strenuous work during the entire period of its service. Some of the more important battles in which it participated were South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, siege of Vicksburg, siege of Knoxville, The Wilderness, Spottsyl- vania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Weldon Railroad.
After the battle of the Wilderness, in which the regiment was nearly annihilated, it practically lost its position in the brigade for want of numbers and lack of regimental organization and the few that remained were detailed in the engineer corps and at headquarters. After Lee's surrender, the regiment proceeded to Washington and participated in the Grand Review on the 23d of May, 1865, after which it was ordered to Michigan, arriving at Detroit, June 7th, where it was paid off and disbanded.
Total enrolment, 1,224; killed in action, 84; died of wounds, 48; died in Confederate prisons, 54; died of disease, 84; dis- charged for disability, wounds and disease, 249.
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There were but comparatively few Van Buren county men in the Seventeenth. Following is a list :
Company I: Bailey, Harry, Lawrence; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Lawrence; died at Newport News, Virginia, March 8, 1863.
Brotherton, Frederick, Decatur; enlisted May 29, 1862, at De- catur; died at Washington, District Columbia, September 12, 1862.
Combs, William, Lawrence; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Law- rence ; discharged for disability, September 12, 1862.
Dilts, Hezekiah, Lawrence; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Lawrence; wounded in action at South Mountain, Maryland, September 14, 1862; sergeant; discharged June 3, 1865.
Dunning, John T., Decatur; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Deca- tur; taken prisoner at Knoxville, Tennessee, November 20, 1863; returned to regiment April 30, 1864; promoted to sergeant; dis- charged April 20, 1865.
Dexter, Norman; enlisted at Decatur May 29, 1862; discharged.
Flanders, Henry, Paw Paw; enlisted August 12, 1862, at Kala- mazoo; discharged June 3, 1865; died March 29, 1882; buried at Paw Paw.
Grey, James, Decatur; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Decatur; died at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, November 11, 1863; buried in Na- tional cemetery at Camp Nelson ; grave No. 1544.
Griffin, Ross A., Lawrence; enlisted June 7, 1862, at Lawrence ; discharged for disability November 5, 1862.
Hodges, Herrick, Lawrence; first enlisted in Company C, Seventieth New York Infantry; discharged for disability Octo- ber 24, 1861; enlisted in Company I, Seventeenth Michigan In- fantry, May 29, 1862, at Lawrence; sergeant; wounded in action at Antietam, Maryland, September 17, 1862; discharged for dis- ability June 1, 1863; present residence, South Haven.
Hodges, Orrin W., Lawrence; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Law- rence; corporal; wounded in action at Antietam, Maryland, Sep- tember 17, 1862; discharged for disability, April 14, 1863.
Lindsley, Floyd, Lawrence; enlisted July 23, 1862, at Law- rence; discharged for disability, January 5, 1863.
McGann, Porter, Decatur; enlisted August 15, 1862, at Deca- tur; wounded in action at Sharpsburg, Maryland, September 17, 1862; discharged.
Nichols, John, Lawrence; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Lawrence; taken prisoner at Spottsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864; dis- charged June 3, 1865.
Pritchard, George, Decatur; enlisted July 22, 1862, at Decatur ; discharged November 27, 1863.
Robb, John, Lawrence; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Lawrence;
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transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged July 17, 1865; died at Paw Paw.
Smith, John Philip, Lawrence; enlisted May 29, 1862, at Law- rence; discharged December 30, 1862; present residence, Waverly. Other Companies: Slover, John F. Waverly; enlisted in Com- pany B, July 22, 1862, at Niles; discharged June 3, 1865.
Hadsell, Stephen B., Bloomingdale; drafted February 26, 1863; assigned to Company E; discharged December 16, 1863.
NINETEENTHI MICHIGAN INFANTRY
Come, come, ye braves-aye come! The battle dawn is nigh; The screaming trump and rolling drum Are calling you to die!
The Nineteenth Michigan Infantry was organized at Dowagiac under the direction of Colonel Henry C. Gilbert, and was mustered into service September 5, 1862, with an enrolment of 995 officers and enlisted men. The regiment left its camp for Cincinnati, Ohio, September 14, 1862, and became a part of the First Di- vision of the Army of the Ohio. In January, 1863, it was incor- porated into Baird's Division of the Army of Kentucky, subse- quently absorbed by the Army of the Cumberland.
The first serious engagement in which the Nineteenth partici- pated was at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, where it displayed those soldierly qualities of heroism and bravery that afterward distinguished it on many a hard-fought field of battle. The di- vision to which the regiment was attached was furiously assaulted by a Confederate force under General Van Dorn, estimated at 18,000 men, and a fierce conflict ensued. The Confederates made three separate charges which were gallantly repulsed, in one of which the Nineteenth captured the colors of a Mississippi regi- ment. The battle lasted five hours and until the ammunition was exhausted and the overwhelming number of the Confederates made it necessary to surrender. The loss of the Nineteenth in this engagement was 113 killed and wounded. Nor did the Union troops surrender until the enemy had paid dearly for his victory.
After the officers had been exchanged and the enlisted men pa- roled, the regiment was reorganized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and in June returned to Nashville and took part in the advance upon Tullahoma. The Nineteenth assisted in fortifying McMinnville, Tennessee, in October, and at that time was in the Second Bri- gade, Third Division, Twentieth Corps.
The regiment was employed on the fortification about McMinn- ville in building bridges and block houses until May, when it joined General Sherman's army on the Atlanta campaign.
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At Resaca, Georgia, May 15, 1864, the Nineteenth made a des- perate charge upon the enemy's line and almost in the nature of a forlorn hope gallantly captured a battery, but at a fearful loss of life. Colonel Gilbert was mortally wounded and the regiment lost 80 officers and men killed and wounded. Major E. A. Griffin suc- ceeded to the command of the regiment after the death of Colonel Gilbert, which occurred May 24th, and on the 25th of May, fought a severe engagement at New Hope Church, Georgia, with a loss of over 50 killed and wounded. The Nineteenth took an active part during the entire campaign, engaging the enemy at Golgotha Church, where Major Griffin was mortally wounded, at Culp's Farm and at Peach Tree Creek, near Atlanta, where it was as- sailed by the enemy and lost 40 in killed and wounded in repuls- ing the attack. Upon the surrender of Atlanta, the Nineteenth moved into the city and remained until October.
Major Baker succeeded to the command of the regiment and when General Sherman started with his army on his march from "Atlanta to the Sea," the Nineteenth was still a part of the Sec- ond Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Corps, and moved by way of Madison, Louisville, and Millen upon Savannah.
After the fall of Savannah, the Nineteenth, under command of Major Anderson, started on the campaign through the Carolinas. It shared the long marches and vicissitudes of Sherman's army and arrived befort Averysboro, North Carolina, January 16, 1865, where the Confederate Generals Johnston and Hardee had thrown up strong works and massed their infantry to oppose General Sherman's farther advance. The brigade of which the Nineteenth formed a part was ordered to storm the works and by a gallant charge carried them, taking many guns and prisoners. This was the last hard fought battle in which the Nineteenth was engaged, as General Lee surrendered the army of Northern Virginia to General Grant, April 9th, and General Johnston surrendered his army to General Sherman a few days later.
The Nineteenth marched from Bentonville to Raleigh, and then to Alexandria, Virginia, and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army at Washington, D. C., May 24th.
The Nineteenth was mustered out of service June 10, 1865, and arrived at Detroit, Michigan, the 13th, when it was paid off and disbanded.
The Nineteenth was in engagements at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1863; Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, Tennessee, October 5, 1863; Resaca, Georgia, May 15, 1864; Cass- ville, Georgia, May 19, 1864; New Hope Church, Georgia, May 25, 1864; Golgotha, Georgia, June 15, 1864; Culp's Farm, Georgia, June 22, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864; siege
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of Atlanta, Georgia July 22, to September 2, 1864; Savannah, Georgia, December 11, 18, 20, 21, 1864; Averysboro, North Caro- lina, March 16, 1865; Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865.
Total enrolment, 1,206; killed in action, 54; died of wounds, 31; died in Confederate prisons, 7; died of disease, 132; dis- charged for disability, wounds and disease, 182.
Following is a list of the names of Van Buren county soldiers who served in the Nineteenth :
Company A : Brodhead, Daniel W., Lawrence; enlisted August 24, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged June 10, 1865.
Freelove, Joseph, Keeler; enlisted August 4, 1862, at Dowagiac; discharged for disability, March 24, 1863.
Larzelere, Reuben B., Hamilton; enlisted at organization as second lieutenant; resigned August 8, 1863; died at Lansing, Michigan, in November, 1902.
Lee, George, Keeler; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Dowagiac; discharged June 10, 1865.
Stever, Charles E., Keeler; enlisted August 2, 1862, at Dow- agiac; killed in action at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1863.
Frost, Frank, Lawrence; enlisted August 15, 1864, at Law- rence; discharged June 10, 1865.
Company G: Bailey, Augustus, South Haven; enlisted July 16, 1862, at South Haven; sergeant; promoted to first sergeant ; wounded in action at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1863; died at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 5, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Murfreesboro.
Beechner, John, Decatur; enlisted August 9, 1862, at Decatur; died at Lynchburg, Virginia, March 22, 1863; buried at Lynch- burg.
Bigelow, Charles W., South Haven; entered service as captain, July 17, 1862, at South Haven; died near Chattanooga, Tennes- see, of wounds received in action at New Hope Church, Georgia, May 25, 1864.
Brainard, Clark D .; enlisted August 9, 1862, at Decatur; died at Lexington, Kentucky, December 30, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Lexington ; grave No. 186.
Breed, William, South Haven; enlisted July 14, 1862, at South Haven; taken prisoner at Thompson Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1863; died at Richmond, Virginia, March 19, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Richmond.
Brown, Charles H., South Haven; enlisted July 18, 1862, at South Haven; died at Nicholasville, Kentucky, December 15,
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1862; buried in National cemetery at Camp Nelson, Kentucky ; grave No. 1574.
Brown, Elijah M., Keeler; enlisted December 15, 1863, at Pon- tiac; discharged July 19, 1865.
Company I: Brown, Elijah M., Keeler; enlisted November 28, 1863, at Pontiac; discharged July 19, 1865.
Buttrick, William L., Keeler; enlisted January 4, 1864, at Wayne; discharged June 10, 1865.
Klett, John M., Keeler; enlisted December 30, 1863, at Kala- mazoo; wounded in action at Altoona, Georgia, May 26, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged July 23, 1865.
Klett, George, Keeler; enlisted December 30, 1863, at Kala- mazoo; died at Chattanooga, Tennessee, of wounds received at Chattanooga River, Georgia, June 10, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Chattanooga.
Linsenmeyer, Christian, Keeler; enlisted January 2, 1863, at St. Joseph; discharged July 19, 1865.
Linsenmeyer, William, Keeler; enlisted January 4, 1864, at Keeler; discharged July 19, 1865.
Palmer, John, Keeler; enlisted December 19, 1863, at Pontiac; discharged July 19, 1863.
Brown, Erastus P .; enlisted July 16, 1862, at Pine Grove; dis- charged for disability November 24, 1863.
Butterfield, Charles A., Paw Paw; enlisted September 12, 1862, at Hartford; wounded in action at Thompson's Station, Tennes- see, March 5, 1863; corporal; discharged June 10, 1865.
Carroll, Thomas W., South Haven; enlisted July 14, 1862, at South Haven, died at Covington, Kentucky, November 22, 1862; buried in National cemetery, Covington; grave No. 1895.
Chambers, William, Decatur; enlisted August 8, 1862, at De- catur; discharged for disability, June 8, 1863.
Chapman, Newton F .; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Decatur; corporal; promoted to sergeant; wounded in action at Resaca, Georgia, May 15, 1864; discharged June 5, 1865.
Clark, Chester, Decatur; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Decatur ; discharged for disability February 25, 1863.
De Long, Silas B., Hartford; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Ar- lington; discharged August 1, 1865, on account of wounds re- ceived in action at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 26, 1864:
Delongay, Henry, Breedsville; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Ar- lington; discharged June 10, 1865.
Dopp, Cyrus B., South Haven; enlisted August 11, 1862, at South Haven; discharged June 10, 1865.
Dunham, John A., Hartford; enlisted August 1, 1862, at Hart- ford; died May 17, 1864, of wounds received in action at Resaca,
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Georgia, May 5, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Chatta- nooga, Georgia; grave No. 8993.
Eaton, Moses E. F .; enlisted August 2, 1862, at Covert; dis- charged for disability June 22, 1862.
Evans, Isaac K., Keeler; enlisted August 14, 1862, at Dowagiac; discharged for disability, April 19, 1863; dead; buried at Grand Junction, Michigan.
Evans, Selah I., Keeler; enlisted August 14, 1862, at Keeler; discharged for disability June 17, 1863.
Foster, Jonathan W., South Haven; enlisted August 4, 1862, at South Haven; corporal; promoted to sergeant; discharged June 10, 1865.
Freeman, Charles, South Haven; enlisted August 7, 1862, at South Haven; corporal; promoted to sergeant; wounded in ac- tion at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1863; dis- charged May 19, 1865.
Gilpin, Elias E. Geneva; enlisted July 18, 1862, at Geneva; corporal; wounded July 22, 1864; killed in action at Averysboro, North Carolina, March 16, 1865; buried in National cemetery at Raleigh, North Carolina.
Gowers, George, Keeler; enlisted August 14, 1862, at Keeler; taken prisoner at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1863; paroled; died at Annapolis, Maryland, April 5, 1863.
Graham, John, Decatur; enlisted August 15, 1862, at Decatur ; wounded in action at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1863; sergeant and color bearer; second lieutenant, June 15, 1865; dead; buried at Decatur.
Hand, Patrick, Decatur; enlisted August 8, 1862, at Decatur; corporal; no further record.
Harvey, Thomas M., Bangor; enlisted August 1, 1862, at Ban- gor; corporal; wounded in action at Resaca, Georgia; discharged June 19, 1865; died at Bangor.
Heald, James, Hartford; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Hart- ford; transferred to Marine Brigade; discharged January 18, 1865.
Hinckley, Gershom, South Haven; enlisted August 11, 1862, at South Haven; died at Nashville, Tennessee, March 20, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Nashville.
Horton, Thomas Arlington; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Ar- lington ; corporal; promoted to sergeant; taken prisoner at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1865; confined in Libby Prison; discharged June 10, 1865.
Hubbard, William H., South Haven; enlisted July 14, 1862, at South Haven; discharged June 12, 1865.
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Hughes, James, Arlington; enlisted August 14, 1862, at Ar- lington ; corporal; discharged June 10, 1865.
Hughes, Philip, Keeler; enlisted August 15, 1862, at Keeler; discharged June 10, 1865.
Hugnin, Van Renssellaer R., Waverly; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Columbia; sick at Camp Chase, Ohio, June, 1863, re- entered service in Co. H, 13th Infantry, February 25, 1864; dis- charged July 25, 1865.
Kingston, John W., Breedsville; enlisted August 12, 1862, at Columbia; discharged June 10, 1865.
Kleckner, Frederick, South Haven; enlisted August 7, 1862, at South Haven; wounded in action at Thompson's Station, Ten- nessee, March 5, 1863; wounded in action at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864; discharged June 27, 1865.
Lewis, Jacob H., Keeler; enlisted August 14, 1862, at Keeler; discharged June 10, 1865.
Mclaughlin, Archibald, Bangor; enlisted July 16, 1862, at Bangor; first sergeant; second lieutenant, January 6, 1863; re- signed on account of disability May 25, 1864; died 1890; buried at Goodrich, Tennessee.
McNitt, Manley B .; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Hartford; wounded in action at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1863; wounded in action at Resaca, Georgia, May 15, 1864; pro- moted to corporal; discharged June 10, 1865.
Messenger, Aaron, Decatur; enlisted July 31, 1862, at Decatur ; died at Columbia, Tennessee, March 31, 1863, while a prisoner, of wounds received at Thompson's Station, Tennessee, March 5, 1863.
Nyman, A. J., Bangor; enlisted August 31, 1862, at Bangor; sergeant; second lieutenant, June 1, 1864; taken prisoner October 27, 1864; paroled; resigned and honorably discharged April 24, 1865.
Olds, Albert J., Hartford; enlisted August 6, 1862, at Hartford; corporal; discharged June 10, 1865.
Olds, Allen O., Hartford; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Hart- ford; corporal; promoted to sergeant; discharged June 10, 1865.
Olds, Almon H., Decatur; enlisted September 5, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; discharged June 10, 1865.
Page, Ephraim R., South Haven; enlisted August 4, 1862, at South Haven; corporal; discharged June 10, 1865.
Page, James L., South Haven; enlisted August 4, 1862, at South Haven; discharged June 5, 1865.
Page, John, South Haven; enlisted August 4, 1862, at South Haven; died at Nashville, Tennessee, June 14, 1864, of wounds
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received in action at Resaca, Georgia, May 15, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Nashville.
Pierce, Almon J., South Haven; enlisted August 15, 1862, at South Haven; transferred to Marine Brigade; discharged Janu- ary 17, 1865.
Rea, John, Bangor; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Bangor; cor- poral; wounded before Atlanta, Georgia, August 3, 1864; died April 9, 1898; buried at Taylor, Michigan.
Reams, Uriah, Arlington; enlisted August 11, 1862, at Bangor ; discharged for disability July 15, 1863; died at Bellevue, Michi- gan, March 3, 1904.
Root, Henry D., Porter; enlisted August 12, 1862, at Porter; discharged for disability November 18, 1862.
Sayles, Benjamin C., Decatur; enlisted August 12, 1862, at De- catur; died at McMinnville, Tennessee, May 23, 1864.
Shaff, Andrew J., Geneva; enlisted July 15, 1862, at Geneva ; discharged June 10, 1865; present residence, Lawton.
Shearer, John M., enlisted March 4, 1864, at Hamilton; trans- ferred to 10th Infantry ; discharged July 19, 1865.
Shepard, Sears J., South Haven; enlisted August 9, 1862, at South Haven; wounded in action at Culp's Farm, Georgia, June 22, 1864; discharged June 10, 1865.
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