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Van Brunt, Nicholas J .; enlisted in Company H, March 20, 1865, at Kalamazoo; died at Edgefield, Tennessee, April 1, 1865; buried in National cemetery at Nashville, Tennessee.
Van Sickle, Harmon; enlisted in Company L, April 2, 1863, at Porter; discharged September 22, 1865.
Willerton, John, Columbia; enlisted in Company F, November 22, 1862, at Columbia ; missing on raid to Macon, Georgia, August 3, 1864; no further record.
Tenth Michigan Cavalry : Dedrick, Philip C .; enlisted in Com- pany B, February 20, 1865, at Decatur; discharged July 7, 1865.
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Knight, William; enlisted in Company A, January 20, 1865; dis- charged November 11, 1865.
Lewis, Jesse; enlisted in Company A, January 20, 1865; dis- charged September 16, 1865.
Manly, Collins D .; enlisted in Company A, March 2, 1865; dis- charged November 11, 1865.
Ormsby, Edwin D .; enlisted in Company B, February 25, 1865, at Decatur; discharged November 7, 1865.
Ormsby, Newton F .; enlisted in Company B, February 22, 1865; discharged November 7, 1865.
Osborn, John H .; enlisted in Company C, February 22, 1865, at Decatur; discharged November 22, 1865.
Osborne, Rodolphus B .; enlisted in Company A, February 24, 1865, at Decatur; discharged September 23, 1865.
Rooker, Chester E .; enlisted in Company F, February 16, 1865, at Columbia; discharged November 11, 1865.
Ryan, Michael; first enlisted in Company C, Seventieth New York Infantry, at Paw Paw, May 22, 1861; transferred to Second United States Cavalry ; discharged December 6, 1864; enlisted in Company B, February 22, 1865, at Decatur; discharged November 7, 1865.
Sweet, Samuel S .; enlisted in Company B, February 23, 1865, at Decatur; discharged November 11, 1865.
Sherwood, Fred E., Breedsville; enlisted in Company F, Febru- ary 16, 1865, at Columbia; discharged November 11, 1865.
Vought, Jeremiah S .; enlisted in Company A, February 24, 1865, at Decatur; discharged November 11, 1865.
Eleventh Michigan Cavalry : Anderson, John W. Covert; en- listed September 19, 1863, at Kalamazoo; first sergeant ; discharged September 22, 1864, to accept commission in colored regiment, captain Company A, Fifth United States Colored Cavalry.
Bush, George W .; enlisted in Company E, May 12, 1864, at Paw Paw; discharged September 22, 1865.
Canning, Thomas; enlisted in Company I, September 19, 1863, at Lawton; discharged August 24, 1865.
Colton, Thomas; enlisted in Company I, October 8, 1863, at Paw Paw; discharged September 22, 1865.
Courtright, John T .; enlisted in Company I, October 7, 1863, at Lawton; discharged for disability July 15, 1865.
Donaldson, James E .; enlisted in Company B, October 11, 1863, at Pine Grove; died at Mount Sterling, Kentucky, February 12, 1865.
Elliott, John; enlisted in Company G, October 12, 1863, at Waverly ; killed in action at Clinch River, Virginia, December 6, 1864.
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George, William H., Decatur; entered service at organization of regiment as captain; promoted to major; discharged August 10, 1865.
Huey, Eli; enlisted in Company G, October 12, 1863, at Wa- verly ; discharged September 22, 1865.
Lampson, Benoni; enlisted in Company G, November 3, 1863, at Waverly ; discharged July 20, 1865; died December 15, 1898.
Plopper, Riley L .; enlisted in Company I, October 23, 1863, at Kalamazoo; discharged May 22, 1865.
Randall, Stephen; enlisted in Company I, October 6, 1863, at Lawton; sergeant; taken prisoner at Sandy Ridge, Virginia, Oc- tober 4, 1864; discharged for disability May 26, 1865.
Reams, Zephaniah ; enlisted in Company G, August 22, 1863, at Porter; died at Bowling Green, Kentucky, February 20, 1865; buried in National cemetery at Nashville, Tennessee.
Shears, James H .; enlisted in Company G, October 24, 1863, at Waverly ; discharged September 22, 1865.
Silkworth, George, Lawton; enlisted in Company A, September 3, 1863; discharged July 20, 1863.
Harvey, Henry W., Antwerp; enlisted in Company H, Septem- ber 23, 1863; discharged September 22, 1865; present residence Antwerp.
Skinner, James A .; enlisted in Company G, October 13, 1863, at Waverly ; died at Lexington, Kentucky, February 13, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Lexington, grave No. 524.
Van Ostrand, Holly; enlisted in Company G, August 27, 1863, at Hartford; discharged September 22, 1865.
Waber, James; enlisted in Company I, October 12, 1864, at Pine Grove; taken prisoner at Pendleton, South Carolina, May 1, 1865; returned to regiment June 6, 1865; discharged July 15, 1865.
Wigent, John; enlisted in Company G, November 3, 1863, at Waverly; discharged September 2, 1865.
Woodman, Lucius C .; surgeon of regiment; first entered service as assistant surgeon of Third Cavalry; died at Paw Paw.
Thirteenth Michigan Battery : Parker, Samuel; enlisted Novem- ber 15, 1863, at Paw Paw; discharged July 1, 1865.
Fourteenth Michigan Battery: Crowley, Patrick; enlisted Oc- tober 13, 1863, at Kalamazoo; blacksmith ; discharged for disability April 16, 1865.
Coon, Robert ; enlisted September 28, 1863, at Kalamazoo; died at Camp Barry, District of Columbia, March 18, 1864; buried in Military Asylum cemetery, District of Columbia.
Drake, Benjamin; enlisted October 13, 1863, at Volinia; dis- charged July 1, 1865.
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Welcher, John; enlisted September 28, 1863, at Decatur; mus- tered October 7, 1863; no further record.
First Michigan Colored Infantry : Bowlin, James; drafted from South Haven; mustered November 4, 1864; assigned to Company G; discharged September 30, 1865.
Gayton, Allen, Arlington; enlisted in Company B, October 21, 1863, at Kalamazoo; died at Annapolis Junction, Maryland, April 24, 1864; buried in National cemetery at Baltimore, Maryland.
Gayton, Nicholas, Arlington; enlisted in Company B, October 21, 1863, at Kalamazoo; discharged September 30, 1865.
Hill, Stephen C .; enlisted February 25, 1863, at Decatur; unas- signed; no further record.
Lett, Emanuel; enlisted in Company G, February 16, 1864, at Waverly; corporal; discharged September 30, 1865.
Lewis, Cassius M .; enlisted in Company H, March 2, 1865, at Paw Paw; discharged September 30, 1865.
Maxwell, Foster H .; enlisted in Company D, November 14, 1863, at Kalamazoo; sergeant; discharged October 27, 1865; present residence Paw Paw.
Miller, James L .; enlisted in Company D. March 6, 1865, at Paw Paw; discharged September 30, 1865.
Robinson, James, Bloomingdale; enlisted in Company C, March 28, 1865, at Jackson; discharged September 30, 1865.
Russell, John; drafted from South Haven; mustered September 24, 1864; assigned to Company B; discharged September 30, 1865.
BIRGE'S WESTERN SHARPSHOOTERS
Whether on the scaffold high, Or in the battle's van, The finest place for man to die, Is where he dies for man.
In September, 1861, a company of sharpshooters was enlisted in Van Buren and Berrien counties. It offered its services to General Fremont and was by him ordered to Benton Barracks, Missouri, where it was assigned to the above named regiment, which was af- terward designated as the Sixty-sixth Illinois. Company D was the only Michigan company in the organization.
The accoutrements of this regiment were not of a kind pre- scribed by the army regulations, but consisted of a bullet pouch of bear-skin covering and a powder horn or flask. In the bullet pouch was a compartment where the soldier carried screw driver, bullet mould and patch cutter-singular implements for a soldier-but Birge's men moulded their own bullets, greased and patched them with as much care as would the most expert hunter and used them with the same effect, every man among them being an expert with
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the use of the rifle. The guns that these men carried were not of the regulation army pattern, but were hunters' rifles of the very best that could be had-muzzle loaders of course, as were the best guns of that day-and each soldier selected such a weapon as best suited his judgment or fancy.
It had been the intention of General Fremont to dress this regi- ment in a complete hunters' garb, but General Halleck, his su- perior officer, would not permit it to be so done and the only pe- culiar thing about the uniform worn by the men was the hat, which was a gray sugar-loaf shaped affair adorned by three squirrel tails peculiarly draped over the crown, by which feature they came to be known by both friend and foe as the "Squirrel Tails."
The regiment was in service nearly four years, during which time it was actively engaged in various battles and engagements in the states of Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Following is a summary of the service of the Michigan com- pany : Total enrolment, 197; killed in action, 17; died of wounds, 2; died of disease, 17; discharged for disability, 40.
The following named members of Company D were from Van Buren county : Andrews, John H., Hartford; enlisted October 5, 1861, at Hartford; sergeant; promoted to first sergeant, first lieu- tenant and captain; died at Allatoona, Georgia, June 24, 1864; from wounds received in action at Dallas, Georgia, May 27, 1864.
Arbour, James M .; enlisted September 24, 1861, at Keeler; ser- geant; discharged for disability, January 13, 1862.
Arner, Benjamin W .; enlisted at Keeler, September 21, 1861; corporal; discharged June 20, 1862.
Baird, Omer A., Hartford; enlisted October 2, 1861, at Hart- ford; discharged on account of wounds in September, 1864.
Baird, Walter A., Hartford; enlisted October 2, 1861, at Hart- ford; wounded in action at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee; dis- charged for disability August 3, 1862.
Balfour, James, Lawrence; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Keeler; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.
Barnes, Harlow G., Lawrence; enlisted November 9, 1861, at Lawrence; corporal; discharged for disability, October 8, 1862.
Bidlac, George, Decatur; enlisted November 16, 1862, at Hamil- ton; wounded in action near Rome Cross Roads, Georgia, May 16, 1864; discharged July 7, 1865.
Bigelow, George M., Keeler; enlisted November 16, 1862, at Hamilton; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.
Bliss, George M., Geneva; enlisted September 28, 1861, at Gen- eva; taken prisoner by guerrillas December 11, 1862; released Oc- tober 19, 1863; discharged July 7, 1865.
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Branch, Vine; enlisted October 12, 1861, at Hartford; dis- charged for disability July 9, 1862, on account of wounds received while doing picket duty May 14, 1862, at Monterey, Tennessee.
Breese, Hiram T. Keeler; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Kee- ler ; corporal; discharged September 16, 1864.
Brewster, Samuel F., Keeler; enlisted September 21, 1861, at Keeler; died July 24, 1862, while home on sick leave.
Brewster, Dallas, Hartford; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Keeler; discharged July 7, 1865.
Bridgeford, George M., Keeler; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Keeler; corporal; wounded in action at Resaca, Georgia, May 9, 1864; discharged June 7, 1865.
Bridgeford, Henry, Keeler; enlisted February 15, 1864, at Keeler; died at Rome, Georgia, October 21, 1864.
Burnett, Albert, Hartford; enlisted February 14, 1864, at Hart- ford; discharged July 7, 1865.
Burton, James, Columbia; enlisted October 28, 1862, at Colum- bia; corporal; discharged July 7, 1865.
Camp, Charles H., Lawrence; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Lawrence; discharged for disability July 5, 1862.
Carris, Henry A., Lawrence; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Lawrence; discharged September 17, 1864; died July 17, 1904.
Caryl, Watson, Columbia; enlisted October 28, 1862, at Colum- bia ; discharged July 7, 1865.
Chatfield, Isaac, Hartford; enlisted October 5, 1861, at Hart- ford; discharged July 7, 1865.
Cheney, Aaron D., Keeler; enlisted November 4, 1864, at Kee- ler; musician; discharged July 7, 1865.
Combs, John, Arlington; enlisted August 13, 1862, at Arling- ton; discharged June 2, 1865; died October 15, 1884.
Cook, Charles, Lawrence; enlisted August 16, 1862, at Detroit; discharged June 2, 1865.
Crobaugh, William, Geneva, enlisted September 28, 1861, at Geneva; discharged July 7, 1865.
Darrah, John; Hamilton; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; discharged July 7, 1865.
Dedrick, Philip C., Lawrence; enlisted September 28, 1861, at Lawrence; first sergeant; wounded in action at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, February 14, 1862; promoted to second lieutenant; re- signed April 3, 1863.
Disbrow, Edward J., Bangor; enlisted November 2, 1862, at Bangor; discharged July 7, 1865.
Dix, Franklin M., Decatur; enlisted February 25, 1864, at De- catur; discharged July 6, 1865; died April 6, 1879.
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Doyle, Patrick, Hartford; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Hart- ford ; killed in action near Atlanta, Georgia, May 27, 1864.
Draper, Willard E., Lawrence; enlisted March 11, 1862, at Dowagiac; discharged April 4, 1865; died February 14, 1903; pre- viously in three months' service.
Duncombe, Stephen W., Keeler; entered service September 16, 1861, as second lieutenant; promoted to first lieutenant ; resigned July 16, 1862.
Dowd, Jefferson S., Hartford; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Hartford; wounded in action at Shiloh, Tennessee ; discharged Sep- tember 17, 1864.
Ellis, Daniel, Decatur; enlisted February 24, 1864, at Decatur; discharged July 7, 1865.
Erwin, John T., Hartford; enlisted February 24, 1864, at Hart- ford; discharged July 7, 1865; died January 25, 1870.
Foster, Morris B., Keeler; enlisted September 24, 1861, at Kee- ler; discharged September 17, 1864.
Foster, Newton T .; enlisted October 15, 1861, at Keeler; cor- poral ; promoted to sergeant; discharged for disability May 20, 1862.
Goodenough, Calvin C .; enlisted October 11, 1861, at Hartford ; discharged for disability February 5, 1862; died January 27, 1890.
Goodenough, Daniel E., Hartford; enlisted October 11, 1861, at Hartford; corporal; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.
Gore, Albert; entered service at organization of company, Sep- tember 16, 1861, at Keeler, as first lieutenant; resigned on account of disability, June 11, 1862.
Gould, Edwin G., Decatur; enlisted February 22, 1864, at De- catur; taken prisoner near Laurel Hill, South Carolina; dis- charged August 4, 1865; died October 28, 1900.
Grimes, Milford D., Decatur; enlisted February 25, 1864, at Decatur; discharged July 7, 1865; died June 27, 1896.
Gilson, Alonzo D .; enlisted September 20, 1861, at Hartford ; corporal; wounded in action at Atlanta, Georgia, August 1, 1864; discharged July 7, 1865; died December 2, 1889.
Hammond, Luther H .; enlisted October 5, 1861, at Hartford; discharged for disability May 24, 1862; died May 30, 1862.
Hard, Bartholomew, Columbia; enlisted November 1, 1862, at Columbia; discharged July 7, 1865.
Hardy, Eben, Hartford; enlisted February 27, 1864, at Kala- mazoo; wounded in action near Dallas, Georgia, May 27, 1864; dis- charged July 7, 1865.
Harris, Charles A., Lawrence; enlisted February 24, 1864, at Lawrence; discharged July 6, 1865.
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Hazard, Asa D., Lawrence; enlisted March 10, 1862, at Law- rence; discharged for disability July 13, 1862; deceased.
Henry, William; enlisted September 26, 1861, at Arlington; wounded in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862; dis- charged for disability, May 13, 1863; deceased.
Hill, Oscar P., Keeler; enlisted September 24, 1861; at Keeler ; died at Owl Creek, Tennessee, April 29, 1862.
Hurlbut, Albert D., Hartford; enlisted February 18, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged July 7, 1865.
Irish, Robert D., Hartford; enlisted October 11, 1861, at Hart- ford; corporal; discharged July 7, 1865; died February, 1900.
Jones, Francis M .; enlisted September 18, 1861, at Geneva; cor- poral; discharged for disability October 8, 1862; deceased.
Jones, George W., Geneva; enlisted September 21, 1861, at Gen- eva ; died near Corinth, Mississippi, August 1, 1862.
Jones, Orrin, Decatur; enlisted February 10, 1864, at Hartford; corporal; discharged July 7, 1865.
Kennedy, James H., Hartford; enlisted February 23, 1864, at Hartford; discharged July 7, 1865; died May 31, 1888.
Long, William W., Keeler; enlisted February 22, 1864, at Keeler ; killed in action at Peach Tree, Georgia, July 22, 1864.
Mather, William, Hartford ; enlisted February 26, 1864, at Hart- ford; died at Marietta, Georgia, September 14, 1864.
Mead, Gilbert E., Decatur; enlisted February 24, 1864, at De- catur; wounded near Atlanta, Georgia, August 11, 1864; dis- charged July 7. 1864.
Miller, Martin, Keeler; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Keeler; corporal; died March 14, 1862, on board steamer Lancaster, be- tween Metal Landing and Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee.
Nelson, Marcus S., Lawrence; enlisted March 10, 1862, at Dowa- giac; killed in action at Corinth, Mississippi, October 4, 1862.
Noble, Henry W., Decatur; enlisted February 23, 1864, at De- catur; killed in action near Dallas, Georgia, May 27, 1864.
Northrup, Orrin M., Decatur; enlisted February 26, 1864, at De- catur; discharged July 7, 1865.
Payne, George, Arlington ; enlisted October 26, 1861, at Arling- ton ; discharged July 7, 1865.
Phelps, Henry, Lawrence; enlisted August 14, 1862, at Detroit; taken prisoner by guerrillas January, 1863, returned to company October 14, 1863; discharged June 2, 1865; killed by cars in 1884.
Polmantier, Seth; enlisted September 24, 1861, at Keeler; dis- charged for disability June 20, 1862.
Prater, Giles W., Paw Paw; enlisted August 16, 1862, at Detroit ; corporal ; discharged June 2, 1865.
Prosser, Henry L., Arlington; enlisted September 26, 1861, at
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Arlington ; corporal; died near Corinth, Mississippi, July 20, 1863.
Riley, George, Decatur; enlisted December 15, 1862, at Decatur; wounded in action at Dallas, Georgia, left leg amputated; dis- charged June 5, 1865; died February 13, 1888.
Ritter, Philip, Jr .; enlisted October 14, 1861, at Hartford, wagoner; discharged for disability February 23, 1862.
Robinson, Alfred D., Hartford; enlisted September 24, 1861, at Hartford; corporal; promoted to sergeant ; discharged September 16, 1864; died August 20, 1899.
Root, Milo, Bangor; enlisted November 11, 1862, at Bangor : wounded May 9, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps ; died March 7, 1876.
Rossman, Hiram; enlisted October 11, 1861, at Hartford ; trans- ferred to secret service December 11, 1862.
Rupert, William, Keeler; enlisted September 16, 1861, at Kee- ler ; killed in action near Dallas, Georgia, May 27, 1864.
Rupert, John, Keeler; enlisted September 24, 1861, at Keeler ; died in hospital at Owl Creek, Tennessee, April 26, 1862.
Sanborn, Leander, Hartford; enlisted February 16, 1864, at Kalamazoo; discharged July 7, 1865.
Simmons, Hiram P., Hartford; enlisted February 24, 1864, at Hartford; discharged July 7, 1865; died at Lawrence, April 25, 1904.
Smith, James, Keeler; enlisted November 4, 1861, at Keeler; wounded in action near Decatur, Georgia, July 22, 1864; dis- charged July 7, 1865.
Stowe, Freeman, Hartford; enlisted October 3, 1861, at Hart- ford; wounded in action near Dallas, Georgia, May 27, 1864; dis- charged July 7, 1865.
Sutton, Luther; enlisted at Hartford, September 30, 1861 ; cor- poral ; discharged for disability May 20, 1862; died at Hartford, October 5, 1903.
Thompson, Albert C., Keeler; enlisted September 23, 1861, at Keeler; corporal; promoted to sergeant and to first sergeant ; taken prisoner near Dallas. Georgia, May 31, 1864; discharged February 11, 1865.
Tyler, Enos W., Hartford; enlisted October 17, 1861, at Hart- ford; discharged September 17, 1864; died August 24, 1903.
Tyler, Humphrey P., Hartford; enlisted October 21, 1861, at Hartford; discharged July 7, 1865.
Van Auken, JJohn L., Hartford; enlisted November 2, 1862, at Bangor; discharged July 7, 1865; died March 30, 1897.
Van Ostrand, John G .; enlisted October, 1861, at Hartford; dis- charged for disability October 25, 1862; deceased.
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Van Brunt, Robert W., Lawrence; enlisted September 26, 1861, at Lawrence; discharged September 17, 1864; died August 10, 1904.
Vermette, Mason M., Hartford; enlisted September 24, 1861, at Keeler; taken prisoner at Corinth, Mississippi, October 3, 1862; returned to company March 21, 1863; wounded in action at At- lanta, Georgia, August 9, 1864; discharged July 7, 1865.
Vincent, Horace L., Columbia; enlisted October 8, 1862, at Columbia; wounded near Atlanta, Georgia, July 31, 1864; dis- charged July 7, 1865.
Vincent, Theodore C., Breedsville; mustered December 2, 1862; no further record.
Webster, Charles JJ., Bangor; enlisted November 2, 1862, at Bangor; killed in action near Decatur, Georgia, July 22, 1864.
Whipple, Elias, Hartford ; enlisted February 18, 1864, at Hart- ford; discharged July 7, 1865; died in 1900.
Whipple, Simeon W., Hartford; enlisted February 12, 1864, at Hartford; discharged February 17, 1864.
Wygent, William HI., Hartford; enlisted December 2, 1862, at Bangor; wounded at Dallas, Georgia, May 31, 1864; discharged July 7, 1865.
COMPANY C, SEVENTIETH NEW YORK INFANTRY
To arms! the voice of Freedom calls, Nor calls in vain: Up from the fields, the shops, the halls, The busy street, the city walls, Rush martial men.
Company C, Seventieth New York Infantry, was organized at Paw Paw and was the first military organization of the Civil war from Van Buren county. A number of Paw Paw young men, in 1859, organized themselves into a military company under the name of the LaFayette Light Guard, the township of Paw Paw be- ing at that time called LaFayette.
Early in 1861, shortly after the outbreak of hostilities, they sought to enter the service in some Michigan regiment, but were not accepted, because, forsooth, Michigan needed no more troops. And so they offered their services to and were accepted by the state of New York; became a part of the celebrated Sickles' Bri- gade, commanded by General Daniel E. Sickles, and were mus- tered into the service in what was afterward called the Seventieth New York Infantry. Thus the state of Michigan lost one of the finest companies that was organized anywhere during the entire Civil war, and the state military authorities shortly afterward
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discovered that they needed, not only such a company as this, but a good many more like it.
The Company left Paw Paw for New York City, June 13, 1861, from which place it was sent to Staten Island and there mustered into the United States service June 30, 1861. The company re- mained on Staten Island until July 23, 1861, at which time it received orders to leave for Washington, where it arrived July 24, 1861. The regiment then went into camp on Meridian Heights.
On April 16, 1862, it took part in the siege of Yorktown and on the evacuation of that city by the enemy it was ordered to Wil- liamsburg, Virginia, where it arrived May 5, 1862, and immediately became engaged with the enemy, suffering very severely and los- ing eight men killed and 23 wounded and missing.
It participated in the engagement at Fair Oaks, again losing very heavily. It then remained in front of the White House, do- ing picket duty and skirmishing with the enemy until June 26, 1862, when it was again ordered to the front, taking part in the Peninsular campaign and serving gallantly in the several en- gagements. The regiment was very badly cut up at Bristow Sta- tion and Bull Run and took part in Burnside's disastrous attack on Fredericksburg December 15, 1862, after which it received or- ders to follow General Lee, who was then moving northward through Maryland. It arrived at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in time to participate in the three days' fighting near that place, be- ing attached to the Second Brigade, Second Division, Third Army Corps, commanded by Major General D. E. Sickles. It remained with this corps until April, 1864, when, on consolidation of the Third and Second Corps, it became a part of the Second Brigade, Fourth Division, Second Army Corps.
It took part in the battles of Wapping Heights, Kelly's Ford, Mine Run campaign, and Locust Grove, Virginia.
May 6, 1864, it entered upon the Grant campaign, being engaged at the Wilderness, May 5, 6 and 7; Spottsylvania, May 8, to 21; North Anna river, May 22 to 26; Tolopotomy, May 27 to 31; Cold Harbor, June 1 to 12; siege of Petersburg to July 7, 1864, when it was mustered out of service, the veterans and recruits being as- signed to the Eighty-sixth Regiment, New York Infantry.
Total number enrolled, 112; killed in action, 14; died of wounds, 3; died of disease, 6; discharged for disability, 27.
The following list comprises the name of the Van Buren county members of this company : Abrams, James E., Paw Paw; enlisted May 14, 1861, at Paw Paw; transferred to second United States Cavalry.
Alden, Justin V., Breedsville ; enlisted May 2, 1861, at Paw Paw ; died at Staten Island, New York, June 29, 1861.
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Barber, John W .; enlisted May 5, 1861, at Paw Paw; discharged July 6, 1865.
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