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Barton, Nathan S., Lawrence; enlisted January 1, 1862, at Lawrence; corporal; discharged June 26, 1865, on account of wounds received in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865.
Bennett, James; enlisted at Waverly, February 27, 1864; dis- charged July 18, 1865.
Bovier, James; drafted from Hartford; mustered September 24, 1864; discharged June 13, 1865; died December 10, 1896.
Brooks, George W., Hartford; enlisted February 10, 1863, at Hamilton, (substitute for Ansel Goodspeed drafted at Hartford, February 12, 1863) ; discharged July 25, 1865.
Burch, Wilson; enlisted February 18, 1863, at Hamilton, (sub- stitute for Archibald Richardson drafted February 10, 1863, at Bloomingdale) ; discharged for disability, May 5, 1864.
Clark, Joshua; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Paw Paw; wounded in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865; discharged June 16, 1865.
Coon, Edward M., Paw Paw; enlisted August 26, 1864, at Ant- werp; taken prisoner near Rockingham, South Carolina, March 8, 1865; confined in prison at Danville, Virginia; discharged June 7, 1865.
Davis, John H .; drafted from South Haven; mustered Sep- tember 24, 1864; died of disease at Indianapolis, Indiana, October 24, 1864.
De Long, George, Hamilton; enlisted August 29, 1864, at Kala- mazoo ; discharged May 6, 1865.
Dustin, William D .; enlisted February 27, 1865, at Kalamazoo; discharged July 25, 1865.
Dustin, Albert M .; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged July 25, 1865.
Dunton, Edwin ; enlisted April 6, 1865, at Almena ; discharged May 15, 1865.
Edson, Mortimer J., Paw Paw; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged July 25, 1865.
Ellison, James; enlisted February 27, 1863, at Hamilton, (sub- stitute for Milo J. Barton; drafted February 14, 1863, at Ham- ilton) ; discharged for disability November 15, 1863.
Erkenbeck, Martin V., Mattawan; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged May 25, 1865.
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Gibson, Charles; drafted from South Haven; mustered Sep- tember 24, 1864; discharged July 13, 1865.
Hale, Jerome; drafted from South Haven; mustered Septem- ber 24, 1864; discharged June 8, 1865; dead; buried at South Haven.
Hill, Henry W .; drafted from South Haven; mustered Sep- tember 24, 1864; sick, January 31, 1865; no further record.
Hill, Ira M., Paw Paw; enlisted February 22, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged June 16, 1865.
Holmes, Alvin P., Antwerp; enlisted October 5, 1861, at Ant- werp; discharged July 28, 1865.
Holmes, Philemon B., Mattawan; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged June 8, 1865.
Huey, Enos; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Waverly; died at Millen, Georgia, December 4, 1864.
Hannah, John H .; drafted at Hartford; mustered September 24, 1864; sick, June, 1865; no further record.
Herron, Ashbel; enlisted March 9, 1864, at Kalamazoo; dis- charged July 25, 1865.
Loveridge, John, Paw Paw; enlisted August 26, 1864, at Ant- werp; discharged June 8, 1865; died January 15, 1901.
Lane, Irving H .; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged July 25, 1865; died November 29, 1900; buried at Paw Paw.
McGregor, Malcolm; drafted from South Haven; mustered September 24, 1864; discharged May 25, 1865; died July 11, 1899; buried at South Haven.
Mather, Spencer; enlisted February 22, 1864, at Paw Paw; died at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, July 20, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Chattanooga, Tennessee, grave No. 1300.
Myers, Francis P., Paw Paw; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Bloomingdale; discharged July 25, 1865.
Myers, George W .; enlisted February 20, 1864, at Waverly; discharged July 20, 1865.
Osborne, Eugene; enlisted August 20, 1864, at Paw Paw; died on march through Georgia; buried in National cemetery at Beau- fort, South Carolina, section 41, grave No. 4645.
Rhoades, Orrin, Almena; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; discharged July 25, 1865.
Riehl, Charles; enlisted February 20, 1864, at Waverly; killed in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865.
Sirrine, William R., Paw Paw; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Paw Paw; sergeant and first sergeant; commissioned second lieu- tenant, July 19, 1865; discharged July 25, 1865; present resi- dence Paw Paw.
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Soules, George W., Mattawan; enlisted August 24, 1864, at Jackson; discharged June 8, 1865.
Strong, Elijah; enlisted March 3, 1864, at Kalamazoo; dis- charged July 25, 1865.
Warner, Jerome C., Paw Paw; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Paw Paw; corporal; wounded in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865; discharged June 22, 1865; present residence Paw Paw.
Welch, Charles, Waverly; enlisted August 30, 1864, at Wav- erly ; discharged June 8, 1865.
Woodman, Edson, Paw Paw; enlisted August 27, 1864; dis- charged July 22, 1865, on account of wounds received in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865; present residence, Paw Paw.
Wood, George, Paw Paw; enlisted August 20, 1864, at Kalama- z00 ; discharged June 8, 1865.
Company I: Byers, James A .; drafted from South Haven; mustered September 24, 1864; discharged June 8, 1865.
Chapman, Alvin, Arlington; drafted from Almena; mustered September 26, 1864; discharged June 8, 1865.
Cook, Joseph S .; enlisted as substitute for Edwin Olds, (drafted from Hartford) ; mustered October 7, 1864; no further record.
Culver, Arvis B .; enlisted December 5, 1863, at Paw Paw; dis- charged June 19, 1865.
Fish, Miram; drafted from South Haven; mustered Septem- ber 24, 1864, discharged July 10, 1865.
Freeman, David HI .; enlisted March 31, 1865, at Kalamazoo; discharged July 25, 1865.
Gorham, Bradford C .; enlisted December 29, 1863, at Keeler ; discharged July 25, 1865.
Lee, James F .; drafted from South Haven; mustered Septem- ber 24, 1864; discharged June 8, 1865; died August 14, 1898.
Kidney, Zenas, Lawton; enlisted February 29, 1864, at Law- ton; discharged July 25, 1865.
Kinney, Warren G., Antwerp; enlisted March 9, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; discharged July 29, 1865.
Martin, James; enlisted August 29, 1864, at Kalamazoo; died April 23, 1865, of wounds received in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865; buried at New Berne, North Carolina.
Company K: Allen, Edmund R .; enlisted November 12, 1861, at Mattawan; sergeant; first sergeant; wounded in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; discharged January 16, 1865.
Allen, Erastus V .; enlisted February 1, 1862, at Mattawan; dis- charged for disability, November 15, 1863; died March 5, 1894.
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Anderson, George E., Mattawan; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Antwerp; discharged July 25, 1865.
Anderson, William, Mattawan; enlisted February 12, 1862, at Lawton; corporal, discharged July 25, 1865.
Baker, Alverton, Lawrence; enlisted February 7, 1862, at Lawrence; died at Hamburg Landing, Tennessee, June 26, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Shiloh, Tennessee.
Baker, Charles A .; enlisted February 13, 1865, at Antwerp; discharged July 19, 1865.
Baker, Chester, Mattawan; enlisted March 15, 1862; at Mat- tawan; discharged July 25, 1865.
Baker, Royal W., Hartford; enlisted December 12, 1861, at Bangor ; discharged for disability, July 12, 1862.
Baker, William M., drafted from Hartford, mustered Septem- ber 24, 1864, wounded and missing in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865, no further record.
Balfour, Harrison, Mattawan; entered service at organization of regiment as second lieutenant. First lieutenant, July 13, 1862; resigned on account of disability, March 5, 1863.
Balfour, Harrison M., Lawrence; enlisted November 12, 1861, at Bangor ; corporal; died at Cave City, Kentucky, November 5, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Nashville, Tennessee.
Berzley, Francis A., Pine Grove; enlisted August 22, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged June 8, 1865.
Berzley, William R., Pine Grove; enlisted February 25, 1863, at Bloomingdale, (as substitute for Starr I. Butler, drafted Feb- ruary 10, 1863, from Bloomingdale) ; discharged July 25, 1865.
Birge, Washington I .; enlisted December 12, 1861, at Hartford; corporal; discharged for disability May 30, 1863.
Bishop, Joshua, enlisted December 14, 1861, at Mattawan; taken prisoner at Crawfish Springs, Georgia, September 20, 1863; discharged July 1, 1865; died January 13, 1910; buried at Paw Paw.
Blandon, Othniel H., enlisted December 9, 1861, at Bangor; discharged June 9, 1862.
Boss, Andrew J., Antwerp; enlisted November 23, 1861, at Mattawan; discharged for disability June 25, 1865.
Boss, William, Mattawan; enlisted November 15, 1861, at Mat- tawan; discharged for disability September 9, 1862; dead; buried at Fairgrove, Michigan.
Bush, Elijah, Waverly; enlisted December 14, 1863, at Wa- verly ; died near Sister's Ferry, Georgia, January 20, 1865.
Butler, Dimick, Mattawan; enlisted November 15, 1861, at Mat- tawan; discharged July 25, 1865.
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Butler, Ellis, Mattawan; enlisted February 13, 1864, at Ant- werp; discharged July 25, 1865.
Byington, Elmore A., Bangor; enlisted November 14, 1861, at Breedsville; sergeant; died at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, March 22, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Murfreesboro; grave No. 5689.
Brick, Jeremiah; (substitute for Andrew Monroe drafted,) mustered October 7, 1864; discharged June 9, 1865.
Clark, Cyrus F .; enlisted November 12, 1861, at Bangor; dis- charged for disability March 3, 1863.
Cleveland, William; enlisted December 7, 1861, at Bangor; cor- poral; discharged January 16, 1865.
Clugston, George; enlisted December 11, 1861, at Mattawan; died March 21, 1865, of wounds received at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865.
Cook, Joseph O., Lawrence; enlisted November 29, 1861, at Lawrence; discharged for disability, July 12, 1862.
Covey, Alphonso, Paw Paw; enlisted December 20, 1863, at Waverly; taken prisoner March 4, 1865; discharged July 20, 1865.
Curtis, Charles L .; enlisted November 30, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged for disability September 8, 1862.
Daggett, Danford; enlisted December 7, 1861, at Bangor; dis- charged January 17, 1861; died May 5, 1903.
Dean, William W., Bangor; enlisted December 14, 1861, at Bangor; discharged July 25, 1865.
De Long, Nathan, enlisted December 9, 1861, at Hartford; dis- charged for disability June, 1863; drafted from Hartford; mus- tered September 24, 1864; discharged June 8, 1865.
Dyckman, Michael F .; enlisted August 26, 1864, at Paw Paw; died at Savannah, Georgia, February 1, 1865; buried in National cemetery at Brooklyn, New York; grave No. 2388.
Dye, Horace, Mattawan; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; discharged July 25, 1865.
Earle, Adelbert T., Mattawan; enlisted December 15, 1861, at Mattawan; killed in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863.
Earle, Albert, Arlington; enlisted December 13, 1861, at Ar- lington; corporal; promoted to sergeant; discharged July 25, 1865.
Earle, James L., Mattawan ; enlisted November 12, 1861, at Mat- tawan; killed in action at Chickamauga, Georgia; September 19, 1863.
Fitch, De Witt C., Mattawan; entered service at organization of regiment as captain; promoted to major, September 22, 1862; resigned on account of disability April 12, 1864; died at Paw Paw.
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Gilpin, William T .; enlisted December 7, 1861, at Breedsville; corporal; wounded in action September 19, 1863; discharged January 18, 1865.
Griffin, Alexander; enlisted September 5, 1864, at Antwerp; discharged June 8, 1865.
Hamlin, Amos M., Lawrence; enlisted August 29, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged July 11, 1865.
Hamlin, Frederick J. D., Paw Paw; enlisted February 23, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged July 25, 1865.
Hamlin, Julius P., Lawrence; enlisted August 29, 1864, at Paw Paw; died at Chattanooga, Tennessee, November 25, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Chattanooga; grave No. 1477.
Hamlin, William C .; enlisted December 13, 1861, at Arlington; corporal; missing in action at Chickamauga, Georgia; September 19, 1863; no further record.
Handyside, Reuben; enlisted November 12, 1861, at Mattawan; discharged for disability November 8, 1862.
Hoppin, Franklin; enlisted November 12, 1861, at Mattawan; wounded in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; discharged April 4, 1865.
Hosner, Sylvester, Mattawan; enlisted February 20, 1864, at Antwerp; wounded in action at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19, 1865; discharged July 18, 1865; dead; buried at Geneva, Michigan.
Hudson, Charles; enlisted December 24, 1863, at Almena; dis- charged July 25, 1865.
Hudson, Joel, Mattawan; enlisted December 13, 1861, at Mat- tawan; wounded in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; corporal; discharged July 25, 1865.
Hurlbut, Chester, Lawrence; enlisted August 27, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; died at De Camp hospital, New York harbor, March 7, 1865; buried in Cypress National cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
Jackson, Joshua; enlisted November 23, 1861, at Mattawan; corporal; taken prisoner at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 10, 1863; discharged March 10, 1865.
Johnson, Aaron H .; enlisted December 4, 1861, at Mattawan; discharged September 27, 1862.
Johnson, William O., Bangor; enlisted November 22, 1861, at Bangor; died at Nashville, Tennessee, June 7, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Nashville.
Kemp, Solomon, Hartford; enlisted February 25, 1863, at . Hartford (substitute for John Travis, drafted from Hartford) ; died at Nashville, Tennessee, June 30, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Nashville.
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Ketchum, Oliver, Almena; enlisted December 10, 1861, at Mat- tawan; corporal; discharged July 25, 1865.
Ketchum, John; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged July 26, 1865.
Kidder, James F .; enlisted December 19, 1861, at Arlington ; corporal; discharged March 10, 1865.
Kidder, Moses L., Lawrence; enlisted August 29, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; wounded in action December 28, 1864; taken to hospital at Savannah, Georgia; no further record.
Kidder, Sherburne, Lawrence; enlisted December 13, 1861, at Arlington, corporal; promoted to sergeant and to first sergeant; discharged July 25, 1865.
King, Samuel J., Mattawan; enlisted November 12, 1861, at Mattawan; died at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, April 22, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Shiloh, Tennessee; grave No. 597.
Layton, Harvey E., Arlington; enlisted November 26, 1861, at Arlington; died at Nashville, Tennessee, December 1, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Nashville.
Lett, Aquilla, Paw Paw; enlisted September 1, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged June 8, 1865; died February 20, 1902.
McManigal, William H., Mattawan; enlisted December 10, 1861, at Mattawan; died at Kalamazoo, February 21, 1862.
McPherson, William; enlisted November 18, 1861, at Mattawan; discharged for disability August 20, 1862.
Marcellus, Andrew, Bangor; enlisted November 18, 1861, at Bangor; discharged July 25, 1865.
Marshall, Nelson S .; enlisted December 12, 1861, at Bangor ; discharged June 14, 1862.
Miller, George F., Antwerp; enlisted November 15, 1861, at Mattawan; died at Lookout Mountain, May 17, 1864, buried in National cemetery at Chattanooga, Tennessee; grave No. 1199.
Miller, Jeremiah, Mattawan; enlisted November 14, 1861, at Mattawan; corporal; discharged July 25, 1865.
Monroe, Richard, Mattawan; enlisted February 10, 1863, at Hamilton (substitute for James Comley, drafted from Hamilton) ; discharged August 9, 1865.
Nelson, Francis M., Lawrence; enlisted February 7, 1862, at Lawrence; died at Nashville, Tennessee, August 5, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Nashville.
Nichols, Edmond, Mattawan; enlisted December 2, 1861, at Mattawan; died October 19, 1863, of wounds received in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Nashville.
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Nightingale, Anthony; enlisted December 10, 1861, at Matta- wan; discharged June 1, 1862.
Palmer, Alfred B .; enlisted August 29, 1864, at Paw Paw; dis- charged July 25, 1865.
Reynolds, Oscar G., Hartford; enlisted August 30, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged June 27, 1865.
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.
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