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The official records show that the Ninth Cavalry was engaged in sixty battles and skirmishes, the following being some of the principal ones : Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, September 9, 1863: Zollicoffer, Tennessee, September 23, 1863; Knoxville, Tennessee, December 5, 1863; Fair Garden, Tennessee, January 24, 1864: siege of Atlanta, August 1 to September 3, 1864; Stone Mountain. . Georgia, September 13, 1864; Lovejoy Station, Georgia, November 16, 1864; Macon, Georgia, November 21, 1864; Cypress Swamp, Georgia, December 7, 1864; Averysboro, North Carolina, March 14 and 15, 1865; Raleigh, North Carolina, April 12, 1865.
The regiment was mustered out of service at Concord, North Carolina, and immediately started for Michigan, arriving at Jack- son, July 30, 1865, where it was paid off and disbanded.
Total enrolment, 1,213; killed in action, 32; died of wounds, 8: died in Confederate prisons, 32; died of disease, 110; discharged for disability (wounds and disease), 59.
Van Buren County soldiers in the Ninth Cavalry were as fol- lows.
Company E: Banks, Will H. S., Lawton; captain Company II. Twelfth Infantry, September 17, 1861; resigned February 20. 1862; re-entered service as second lieutenant Company E, Ninth Cavalry, at organization; promoted to first lieutenant and to cap- tain ; discharged July 21, 1865.
Bilby, George, Antwerp; enlisted January 12, 1863, at Ant- werp; taken prisoner February 4, 1864; died at Andersonville, Georgia ; buried in National cemetery at Andersonville.
Bliss, Merritt, Antwerp; enlisted January 2, 1863, at Antwerp : taken prisoner at Dandridge, Tennessee, January 16, 1864; died April 16, 1864; buried at Annapolis, Maryland.
Bradford, Calvin P., Porter; enlisted December 13, 1862, at Porter; discharged July 21, 1865.
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Brott, Aaron, Antwerp; enlisted December 14, 1862, at Antwerp ; discharged July 21, 1865.
Brown, Charles W., Almena; enlisted December 5, 1862, at Almena; commissary sergeant; discharged June 7, 1865.
Brown, William, Almena; enlisted November 28, 1862, at Al- mena ; corporal; taken prisoner in March, 1865; paroled in June, 1865; discharged July 12, 1865.
Buchanan, William, Columbia; enlisted January 2, 1863, at Jackson; discharged March 14, 1863.
Clark, John, Almena; enlisted December 8, 1862, at Almena; died at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, June 2, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Camp Nelson, grave No. 1432.
Clark, Joseph, Antwerp; enlisted December 15, 1862, at Ant- werp; discharged July 21, 1865.
Cook, Willis C., Lawton; enlisted in Company D, Thirteenth Infantry, November 18, 1861; discharged for disability November 3, 1862; enlisted in Company E, Ninth Cavalry, April 15, 1863 .. at Antwerp; farrier; discharged July 21, 1865.
Covey, Alphonso, Waverly ; enlisted December 9, 1862, at Wa- verly ; discharged February 27, 1863.
Earl, David, Pine Grove; enlisted December 19, 1862, at Pin- Grove; taken prisoner at Wadesboro, South Carolina, March 4, 1865 ; paroled in June, 1865; discharged June 23, 1865.
Ellison, Joseph, Antwerp; enlisted December 18, 1862, at Paw Paw; taken prisoner in March, 1865; paroled ; discharged August 5, 1865; deceased.
Finch, Alfred, Pine Grove; enlisted December 18, 1862, at Pine Grove; corporal; discharged July 21, 1865; died December 5, 1889.
Finch, Edward E., Pine Grove; enlisted December 18, 1862, at Pine Grove; taken prisoner at Atlanta, Georgia, August 28, 1864; paroled June 15, 1865; discharged July 1, 1865.
Goff, Dewitt C., Porter; enlisted January 10, 1863, at Porter: discharged July 21, 1865.
Hill, George B. A., Antwerp; enlisted December 27, 1862, at Antwerp; sergeant; promoted to second lieutenant and to first lieutenant ; discharged July 21, 1865; died at Worcester, Mas- sachusetts, August 8. 1896.
Hinchey, John J., Antwerp; entered service at organization of regiment as captain ; discharged July 21, 1865.
Holden, Elmore, Antwerp; enlisted December 8, 1862, at Ant- werp; died at Knoxville, Tennessee, March 1, 1864; buried at Knoxville.
Holden, Orrin, Antwerp; enlisted December 17, 1862, at Ant. werp; discharged July 21, 1865; died July 2, 1903.
Holden, Samuel E., Antwerp; enlisted December 17, 1862, at .
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Antwerp; discharged July 21, 1865; deceased; buried at Lawton, Michigan.
Lewis, Frederick L., Paw Paw; enlisted December 11, 1862, at Paw Paw; veterinary surgeon ; taken prisoner December 14, 1863; died at Andersonville, Georgia, June 12, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Andersonville, grave No. 1882.
Magoon, Edward; Lawton; enlisted April 7, 1863, at Battery L, First Light Artillery ; transferred to Ninth Cavalry ; discharged July 21, 1865.
Mckay, Henry M., Porter; enlisted July 22, 1862, at Detroit ; substitute for James V. Campbell; no further record.
McLain, Hamilton H., Porter; enlisted January 12, 1863, at Porter; discharged July 21, 1865.
Markillie, Jacob, Antwerp; enlisted December 5, 1862, at Ant- werp; discharged February 4, 1864; died at Almena, Michigan.
Markillie, John G., Almena; enlisted December 5, 1862, at Al- mena ; corporal; discharged July 21, 1865.
Marsh, James G., Antwerp; enlisted December 27, 1862, at Ant- werp; corporal; discharged July 21, 1865; deceased; buried at Newburg, Michigan.
Morse, Manley M., Pine Grove; enlisted December 18, 1862, at Pine Grove; corporal; discharged June 12, 1865.
Niles, Thomas L., Waverly ; enlisted December 5, 1862, at Wa- verly ; corporal; discharged May 18, 1865.
Phelps, Edwin T., Pine Grove; enlisted December 20, 1862, at Pine Grove; corporal; promoted to sergeant; discharged August 5, 1865, from Veteran Reserve Corps.
Rider, Truman, Antwerp; enlisted December 9, 1862, at Ant- werp; sergeant; taken prisoner at Dandridge, Tennessee, January 16, 1864; died while prisoner of war, at Richmond, Virginia, April 4, 1864; buried at Richmond.
Sheldon, Joseph F., Pine Grove; enlisted December 10, 1862, at Pine Grove; discharged July 21, 1865.
Simmons, Ellis D., Antwerp; enlisted December 8, 1862, at Law- ton; first sergeant; discharged for disability June 9, 1865.
Smith, Daniel W., Keeler; enlisted February 10, 1863, at Keeler; discharged July 13, 1865.
Smith, Eugene E .; enlisted in Company D, Sixth Infantry, June 19, 1861; discharged for disability June 25, 1863; re-entered service in Company 3, Ninth Cavalry, at organization as first lieutenant ; discharged for disability December 28, 1863.
Smith, Silas A., Paw Paw; enlisted March 6, 1863, at Paw Paw ; first sergeant ; discharged July 21, 1865; deceased; buried at Paw Paw.
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Stevens, Thomas, Antwerp; enlisted December 9, 1862, at Ant- werp; discharged July 21, 1865.
Tillou, John B., Antwerp; enlisted December 26, 1862, at Ant- werp; died at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, August 10, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Camp Nelson, grave No. 1533.
Tuttle, George L., Paw Paw; enlisted January 10, 1863, at Paw Paw; sergeant; discharged May 18, 1865; present residence, Paw Paw.
Tuttle, Grant W., Paw Paw; enlisted December 19, 1862, at Paw Paw; quartermaster sergeant ; promoted to second lieutenant ; acting regimental quartermaster; resigned November 24, 1864; present residence, Kalamazoo.
Tyler, John B., Antwerp; enlisted January 2, 1863, at Antwerp; died at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, August 20, 1863.
Tyler, Kimball, Antwerp; enlisted January 2, 1863, at Antwerp; discharged November, 1863.
Veley, William, Pine Grove; enlisted December 17, 1862, at Pine Grove; discharged July 21, 1865.
Waldo, Uriah, Antwerp; enlisted December 26, 1862, at Ant- werp; discharged July 21, 1865.
Williams, Daniel, Antwerp; enlisted January 12, 1863, at Ant- werp; taken prisoner May 10, 1865; discharged June 20, 1865.
Other Companies : Blakely, Truman G .; enlisted May 6, 1864, in Company K, at Bangor; discharged July 21, 1865.
Linfear, George; enlisted May 6, 1864, in Company K, at Ban- gor ; discharged July 21, 1865.
Quinn, Martin; enlisted May 6, 1864, in Company K, at Ban- gor ; corporal; discharged July 21, 1865.
Sowders, Peter; enlisted May 12, 1864, in Company K, at Ban- gor ; taken prisoner in March, 1865; discharged June 12, 1865.
White, Owen C .; enlisted May 8 ,1864, in Company K, at Ban- gor ; corporal ; discharged June 8, 1865.
Baxter, Edward, Pine Grove; enlisted August 15, 1864, in Com- pany C, at Kalamazoo; discharged May 3, 1865.
Root, Maurice T., Keeler; enlisted in Company L, January 1, 1863, at Keeler; sergeant; transferred to Invalid Corps; dis- charged August 30, 1865.
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CHAPTER XI
OTHER COMMANDS
FIRST MICHIGAN ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS-FIRST REGIMENT MICHIGAN LIGHT ARTILLERY-VAN BUREN COUNTY SOLDIERS IN OTHER MICHIGAN REGIMENTS-BIRGE'S WESTERN SHARPSHOOTERS -COMPANY C, SEVENTIETH NEW YORK INFANTRY-OTHER COM- PANIES OR REGIMENTS.
Stand by the flag, all doubt and treason scorning; Believe with courage strong and faith sublime, That it will float until the eternal morning Pales in its glories, all the lights of time.
The organization of the Michigan Engineers and Mechanics was especially authorized by the war department. The authority to raise it, with the sanction of Governor Blair, was delegated to Col- onel William P. Innes, a practical engineer of Grand Rapids.
The regiment rendezvoused at Marshall, was mustered into the service on the 29th of October, 1861, and left for the front on De- cember 17th following: It was divided into four detachments and assigned to duty with the four divisions of General Buell's army.
The service rendered by this regiment was very important and valuable. Ten of the companies were with Sherman on his mem- orable march from Atlanta to the sea and were required to keep pace with the army, moving at the rate of some twenty miles per day, and at the same time tearing up miles of railroad track, twist- ing the rails, burning bridges in the rear of the army, repairing and making roads in advance, laying pontoons and building bridges across the streams.
After the surrender of Generals Lee and Johnston, the regi- ment proceeded to Washington where it participated in the Grand Review after which it was sent to Nashville where, on the 22nd day of September, 1865, it was mustered out of service and pro- ceeded to Jackson, Michigan, where it was paid off and disbanded, October 1, 1865.
During its four years of service the regiment was engaged at Mill Springs, Kentucky; the siege of Corinth, Mississippi; Perry- ville, Kentucky; La Vergne, and Chattanooga, Tennessee; sieges
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of Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, and Averysboro, and Benton- ville, North Carolina.
Total enrolment, 2,920; killed in action, 2; died of wounds, 4; died in Confederate prisons, 2; died of disease, 280; discharged for disability (wounds and disease), 270.
Following is a list of the names of the Van Buren County men who served in the Engineers and Mechanics corps.
Company A: Coons, George II., Columbia; enlisted December 29, 1863, at Columbia ; died at Bridgeport, Alabama, June 22, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Chattanooga, Tennessee, grave No. 10974.
Coons, John T., Columbia; enlisted December 23, 1863, at Co- lumbia; died at Adairsville, Georgia, August 24, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Atlanta, Georgia.
Grow, Benjamin J .. Columbia; enlisted December 23, 1863, at Columbia ; died at Bridgeport, Alabama, June 23, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Keeling, Thomas ; enlisted December 23, 1863, at Columbia ; dis- charged September 22, 1865.
Peterson, Harvey G .; enlisted December 23, 1863, at Columbia ; discharged September 22, 1865.
Silkworth, Cyrus, Columbia; enlisted December 29, 1862, at Columbia ; corporal; promoted to sergeant; discharged September 22, 1865.
Smith, William H., Columbia; enlisted December 23, 1863, at Columbia ; died at Cartersville, Georgia, July 18, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Marietta, Georgia, grave No. 1726.
Sparks, Tolbert W., Columbia; enlisted December 28, 1863. at Columbia ; discharged June 30, 1865.
Whiting, Price; enlisted in December, 1863, at Columbia; dis- charged January 1, 1865.
Whitney, Asaph ; enlisted December 23, 1863, at Columbia : dis- charged for disability, April 9, 1864.
Company G : Allen, Forbes, Waverly ; enlisted August 25, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged June 6, 1865.
Allen, Reuben H .; enlisted November 26, 1861, at Waverly ; corporal ; discharged October 31, 1864.
Austin, Alexander; enlisted October 30, 1862, at Waverly : dis- charged September 22, 1865.
Austin, Darius F., Waverly ; enlisted October 10, 1861, at Wa- verly; wounded in action at La Vergne. Tennessee, January 1, 1863; corporal; discharged for disability, July 23, 1863.
Brewer, Clark K .; enlisted September 28, 1861, at Kalamazoo; artificer; discharged October 31, 1864.
Brown, Barnabas, Waverly; enlisted December 16, 1861, at
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Marshall; died at Nashville, Tennessee, October 30, 1862; buried in National cemetery at Nashville.
Brown, Daniel D., Waverly; enlisted October 17, 1861, at Wa- verly ; discharged October 31, 1864.
Brown, James C .; enlisted October 10, 1861, at Waverly; arti- ficer ; discharged for disability, August 18, 1862.
Bush, Eli; enlisted September 6, 1861, at Waverly; artificer; discharged for disability, April 3, 1862.
Brown, Cyrenus, Waverly; enlisted October 9, 1861, at Wa- verly ; died at Louisville, Kentucky, March 13, 1862.
Carr, William H., Waverly; enlisted November 1, 1862, at Wa- verly ; artificer; discharged September 22, 1865.
Colburn, Eliphalet V., Waverly ; enlisted August 15, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged June 6, 1865.
Dyer, Sylvester, Almena; enlisted October 18, 1861, at Kalama- zoo ; corporal; promoted to sergeant; discharged October 31, 1864.
Fosmire, Ezra H .; enlisted September 20, 1861, at Kalamazoo; discharged October 31, 1864.
Gaines, Franklin J., Paw Paw; enlisted December 10, 1863, at Kalamazoo; discharged September 22, 1865.
Gault, David H .; Waverly ; enlisted September 6, 1861, at Kala- mazoo ; sergeant ; discharged for disability July 12, 1863.
Gault, Truman H., Bloomingdale; enlisted December 15, 1863, at Kalamazoo; died at Ringgold, Georgia, August 5, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Chattanooga, Tennessee, grave No. 10369.
Gobel, Eliel P .; enlisted September 20, 1861, at Kalamazoo; dis- charged September 16, 1862.
Haydon, Edmond N., Almena; enlisted September 12, 1861, at Kalamazoo; corporal; died at Louisville, Kentucky, March 22, 1864.
Hayes, Alva; enlisted September 14, 1861, at Lawton; reported sick in hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, June 11, 1863; no further record.
Jennings, Henry H., Antwerp; enlisted August 25, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged June 6, 1865; died at Paw Paw.
Libbe, Alonzo; enlisted October 19, 1861, at Marshall; dis- charged July 24, 1862; died March 9, 1895; buried at Paw Paw.
Murch, Edwin A .; enlisted September 21, 1861, at Waverly ; discharged October 31, 1864.
Nash, Newland; enlisted September 11, 1861, at Kalamazoo; corporal; promoted to sergeant; discharged October 31, 1864.
Palmer, John M., Waverly; enlisted September 6, 1861, at Wa- verly ; artificer ; discharged October 31, 1864.
Reed, William, Almena; enlisted September 6, 1861, at Kalama-
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zoo; died at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 23, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Stone River, Tennessee.
Richardson, John; enlisted October 31, 1861, at Almena; arti- ficer ; discharged October 31, 1864.
Rogers, Lucius A., Paw Paw; enlisted January 4, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; artificer; discharged September 22, 1865.
Root, James H .; enlisted September 21, 1861, at Waverly; dis- charged October 31, 1864.
Root, Stephen V .; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Waverly ; artificer; discharged for disability June 23, 1862.
Smith, David H., Waverly; enlisted August 25, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; discharged June 6, 1865.
Stanton, Bradley W .; enlisted September 10, 1861, at Kalama- zoo; sergeant; discharged October 31, 1864; deceased; buried at Paw Paw.
Stephens, Eliphay; enlisted October 10, 1861, at Lawton; no further record.
Stephens, Uriah ; enlisted September 14, 1861, at Lawton; died at Nashville, Tennessee; buried in National cemetery at Nash- ville.
Stevens, Jesse; enlisted August 25, 1864, at Kalamazoo; dis- charged June 6, 1865.
Van Tassell, Daniel S., Waverly; enlisted October 7, 1861, at Waverly ; artificer ; corporal ; discharged September 22, 1865.
Van Tassell, David F., Waverly; enlisted January 4, 1864, at Columbia ; died February 16, 1864.
Vosburg, John M., Almena; enlisted October 19, 1861, at Mar- shall; died at Nashville, Tennessee, October 21, 1863; buried in National cemetery at Nashville.
Wescott, Martin A .; enlisted September 17, 1861, at Kalamazoo; artificer ; discharged October 11, 1864; re-entered service in Com- pany G, Thirteenth Infantry ; final discharge May 15, 1865.
Whipple, John A., Pine Grove; enlisted September 12, 1861, at Kalamazoo; died in Tennessee, February 8, 1864.
Other Companies: Scott, George, Decatur; enlisted in Company D, August 27, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged June 6, 1865.
Palmer, Hiram, Paw Paw; enlisted in Company H, August 22, 1864, at Kalamazoo; artificer; discharged June 6, 1865.
Chappell, Giles R., Decatur; enlisted in Company M, August 29, 1863, at Bedford; corporal ; died at Normandy, Tennessee, April 12, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Nashville, Tennessee.
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FIRST MICHIGAN SHARPSHOOTERS
The First Michigan Sharpshooters under command of Colonel C. V. DeLand of Jackson, took the field in July, 1863. Van Buren county was not, numerically, largely represented in this organ- ization, following being a list of her soldiers.
Company D: Berridge, John, Bangor; enlisted December 29, 1862, at South Haven; sergeant; wounded in action June 15, 1864; promoted to sergeant major, to first lieutenant and to captain ; discharged July 28, 1865.
Bonfoey, Charles R., Antwerp; enlisted January 3, 1863, at Antwerp; taken prisoner at Petersburg, Virginia, July 30, 1864; returned to company April 29, 1865; discharged June 29, 1865; deceased ; buried at Almena, Michigan.
Briggs, Charles G., Porter; enlisted November 20, 1862, at Por- ter; discharged August 11, 1865.
Earl, Alvin P., Geneva; enlisted January 12, 1863, at Geneva ; discharged July 28, 1865.
Meachum, David R., Geneva; enlisted February 7, 1863, at Geneva ; discharged June 27, 1865.
Noyes, Kirk W., South Haven; enlisted December 27, 1862, at South Haven; wounded in action at Spottsylvania, Virginia, May 31, 1863; promoted to first lieutenant, Company K; again wounded in action and taken prisoner at Peebles Farm, Virginia, September 30, 1864; paroled February 22, 1865; promoted to captain, Com- pany B; discharged July 28, 1865; present residence South Haven, Michigan.
Reynolds, John, Antwerp; enlisted December 29, 1862, at Ant- werp; absent (sick) September, 1864; no further record.
Storey, Nelson A., Almena ; enlisted February 11, 1863; at Al- mena; missing in action at Petersburg, Virginia, June 17, 1864; died on board transport at Hilton Head, South Carolina, Novem- ber 26, 1864.
Taylor, Augustus E., Antwerp; enlisted December 8, 1862, at Grand Haven ; discharged July 8, 1865.
Waite, Levi H., Antwerp; enlisted December 29, 1862, at Ant- werp; killed in action at Petersburg, Virginia, June 17, 1864.
Watson, Daniel W., Geneva; enlisted December 29, 1862, at Geneva; corporal; discharged July 28, 1865.
Wildey, George M., Mattawan ; enlisted March 14, 1863 ; sergeant ; discharged July 7, 1865.
Other Companies: Guiley, Henry, Paw Paw; enlisted in Com- pany A, July 9, 1863, at Paw Paw; died at Andersonville, Georgia, September 1, 1864.
Tozer, Webster E., Antwerp; enlisted in Company B, August
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23, 1863; died at Washington, D. C., June 13, 1864, of wounds received in action at Spottsylvania, Virginia, May 12, 1864.
Tuthill, Francis H. Lawton; enlisted September 6, 1861, at Jack- son ; discharged for disability October 24, 1862; reenlisted in Com- pany E, same regiment, October 20, 1864; discharged July 28, 1865.
Drake, Francis W., Columbia; enlisted in Company E, Febru- ary 4, 1863, at Jackson; assigned to Company G, discharged July 5, 1865.
FIRST REGIMENT MICHIGAN LIGHT ARTILLERY
Then shook the hills with thunder riven, Then rushed the steeds to battle driven, And louder than the bolts of heaven, Far flashed the red artillery.
The First Michigan Light Artillery consisted of twelve bat- teries, organized at different dates and assigned to duty in different localities, some being on duty with the Western armies and others with the armies of the east.
Regiments of infantry and cavalry ordinarily are kept together as a unit and serve as a single organization, but such is not usually the case with an artillery regiment, each battery being attached to some distinct army, post or regiment, and it is seldom, if ever, that the regiment is all assembled together at one place.
The several batteries of this regiment were engaged in many dif- ferent battles and skirmishes in all parts of the Southern Confeder- acy and some of the gunners developed a degree of marksmanship that would be creditable, even in these days, of such greatly im- proved guns and gunnery. The writer once was an eye witness to an example of this on the field of battle in the state of Mississippi. A running cavalry fight between the Federal and Confederate cav- alry forces had been in progress for several days, the Federals gradually forcing their opponents to retreat southward, although their progress was stubbornly contested. Coming to a valley some- thing like a half mile wide, as the Union soldiers were descending the northern slope, the Confederates suddenly and most unex- pectedly uncovered a field gun and opened up with a rapid and vigorous fire of grape and canister. Battery C, of the First Light Artillery, was with the Union cavalry, but had not been called into action. However, one of its guns was speedily unlimbered and gunner Chandler Hamlin, a Van Buren county soldier, told to send a solid shot across the valley, which he speedily did, his first shot striking the enemy's gun full in its muzzle and putting it en- tirely out of commission, resulting in a considerable degree of de- moralization in the ranks of the retreating foe. And this was but
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a fair example of the skill with which the guns of this regiment were handled.
Total enrolment of the regiment, 3,090; killed in action, 29; died of wounds, 13; died in prison, 4; died of disease, 207; discharged for disability, 390.
Van Buren county was represented in the First Light Artillery as follows.
Battery A: Carr, Jacob, Waverly; enlisted February 12, 1863, at Hartford (substitute for Huston Taylor, drafted from Hart- ford) ; discharged July 28, 1865; present residence, Paw Paw.
Garrison, Daniel S., Hartford; enlisted February 12, 1863, at Hartford (substitute for Clark Sampson, drafted from Hartford) ; wounded in action at Chickamauga, Georgia, in September, 1863; discharged for disability July 22, 1864.
Hill, Micajah, Porter; enlisted February 27, 1863 (substitute for Daniel Shein, drafted from Prairieville) ; killed in action at Chicka- mauga, Georgia, September 10, 1863.
Hyde, Franklin W .; enlisted February 25, 1863, at Hartford; discharged July 28, 1865.
Lemon, John; enlisted September 6, 1864, at Hamilton; dis- charged July 28, 1865.
Lemon, William; enlisted September 6, 1864, at Hamilton; dis- charged July 28, 1865.
Munger, Ira A., Paw Paw; enlisted February 14, 1863, at Ham- ilton ; (substitute for George W. Nesbitt, drafted from Hamilton) ; transferred to Invalid Corps, April 10, 1864.
Battery B: Austin, George D .; enlisted January 5, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged June 14, 1865.
Beach, James, Antwerp; enlisted October 23, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged for disability, June 26, 1862.
Brown, Roswell W., Antwerp; enlisted October 15, 1861, at Paw Paw; corporal; taken prisoner at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 6, 1862; confined at Macon, Georgia ; promoted to quartermaster sergeant ; discharged June 14, 1865.
Charles, William S., Bangor; enlisted October, 1861, at Paw Paw; corporal, promoted to sergeant and to second lieutenant ; taken prisoner at Shiloh, Tennessee, confined at Macon, Georgia; discharged June 14, 1865 ; present residence, Bangor.
Deremo, Earl, Paw Paw; enlisted August 26, 1862, at Paw Paw; discharged June 14, 1865.
Freeman, Albert H., Paw Paw; enlisted January, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged June 14, 1865.
Freeman, Brad. G .; enlisted at Paw Paw, January 9, 1864; dis- charged June 14, 1865.
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Holmes, Wesley, Antwerp; enlisted October 23, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged June 14, 1865.
Mills, Lucius W., Antwerp; enlisted October 1, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged for disability October 25, 1862.
Plumb, Nelson, Almena; enlisted October 25, 1861, at Paw Paw; corporal; taken prisoner at Shiloh; confined at Macon, Georgia; discharged June 14, 1865.
Plumb, Winfield S .; enlisted December 21, at Paw Paw; dis- charged June 14, 1865.
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