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George White, died of disease at Baton Rouge, La., June 5, 1862. Seth D. Wilcox, died of disease at Camp Williams, Sept. 18, 1862.
Company F. Benj. F. Davis, died of wounds at New Orleans, La., Ang. 21, 1862. C. Schermerhorn, disch. to enl. in regular service, Nov. 12, 1862. George W. Sparling, disch. at end of service, Aug. 23, 1864.
CHAPTER IX.
THE NINTH, TWELFTH, AND THIRTEENTH INFANTRY REGIMENTS.
Organization of the Ninth Infantry-Campaigns in Kentucky and Tennessee-The disastrous Fight at Murfreesboro'-Provost Duty at Army Headquarters-Veteran Re-enlistment and Furlough- Georgia Campaign of 1864-The Regiment on Duty at Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Nashville-Muster Out and Discharge-Twelfth Infantry-Rendezvous at Niles-Battle of Shiloh-Battle on the Hatchie-Siege of Vicksburg-Service in Arkansas-Veteran Re- enlistment-Muster Out and Discharge-Heavy Losses of the Regi- ment-Officers and Soldiers of the Twelfth from Berrien and Van Buren Counties-Thirteenth Infantry-Services in Alabama- Marches through Tennessee and to Kentucky-Battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, and Mission Ridge-Veteran Re-enlistment -Duty on Lookout Mountain-March to the Sea-Battles of Averysboro' and Bentonville-Grand Review at Washington- Muster Out at Louisville, Ky .- Members of the Thirteenth from Van Buren and Berrien Counties.
NINTH INFANTRY.
THE 9th Regiment of Michigan Infantry was raised in the late summer and early autumn of 1861; its mem- bers coming from nearly all portions of the State. About half of Company B was from Berrien, and there were nearly fifty officers and men scattered through the other com- panies.
The regimental rendezvous was Fort Wayne, near De- troit, and there the regiment was mustered into the United States service on the 23d and 25th days of October, 1861. On the last-named day it left for Kentucky, being the first Michigan regiment which reached that part of the seat of war lying west of the Alleghanies. It went up Salt River, Ky., constructed defensive works on Muldraugh's Hill, and remained in that vicinity until February, 1862.
Immediately after the capture of Fort Donelson, the 9th was ordered to Nashville, and after a few weeks, to Murfreesboro', Tenn., where it was on garrison duty, at Murfreesboro', nearly all of the time until the 13th of July, 1862. During that period, however, it formed a part of Gen. Negley's command, which marched as far as the Ten- nessee River, opposite Chattanooga, and then returned to Murfreesboro'. Four companies were sent to Tullahoma, while the other six, under Lieut .- Col. Parkhurst, remained at Murfreesboro'.
On the 13th of July, at four o'clock in the morning, the force at the latter point was attacked by three thousand rebel cavalry under Gen. Forrest. The 3d Minnesota In- fantry, with a battery, was encamped two miles northwest of town. The first attack on the camp of five companies (one company was at the court-house) was repulsed with loss. Gen. Forrest then attacked the single company in the court-house. Col. Parkhurst sent to the commander of the Minnesota regiment for aid, which the latter, perhaps
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for good reasons, declined to give. The one company in the court-house held the foe at bay two hours, but was obliged to surrender.
Forrest then returned to attack the camp. The men had meanwhile thrown up some slight defenses, behind which they fought vigorously until past noon ; having just one hundred officers and men (out of less than three hundred) killed and wounded. Finding themselves outnumbered ten to one, and receiving no assistance, they finally yielded to the inevitable, and surrendered.
The enlisted men were paroled at McMinnville, but the officers were not released until several months later.
In the latter part of December, 1862 (the prisoners taken at Murfreesboro' having been exchanged and returned to duty), the regiment was detailed as provost-guard of the 14th Corps, with Col. (afterwards General) Parkhurst as provost-marshal. Gen. Thomas remarked when he made the detail that he had fully acquainted himself with the conduct of the regiment in the defense of Murfreesboro', and that he needed just such a force for provost-guard.
The 9th acted in that capacity throughout the remainder of the war. Its services at the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga in stopping runaways and maintaining order were arduous in the extreme, and were warmly compli- mented by Gen. Thomas. When that gallant officer as- sumed command of the Army of the Cumberland, after Chickamauga, Col. Parkhurst was made provost-marshal- general of the department, and the 9th became the provost- guard of that army.
In December, 1863, two hundred and twenty-nine of the regiment re-enlisted as veterans, and returned to Mich- igan on furlough. In the latter part of February, 1864, they again appeared at Chattanooga, with their numbers increased to about five hundred men. The regiment was again ordered to act as provost-guard of the Army of the Cumberland, and during the summer and autumn partici- pated in all the movements of that army in Georgia and Tennessee. It entered Atlanta on its evacuation by the enemy, and was there engaged in provost duty until that city was abandoned by the Union forces, when it returned to Chattanooga. It was largely recruited during the season, and, notwithstanding the muster out of non-veterans whose terms had expired, had eight hundred and ninety-seven en- listed men on the 1st of November, 1864. It remained in Chattanooga until the 27th of March, 1865, when it was moved to Nashville. There it stayed on duty at head- quarters, and as guard at the military prison until the 15th of September, when it was mustered out of service. The following day it set out for Michigan, arriving at Jackson on the 19th, and on the 26th day of September, 1865, the 9th Michigan Infantry was paid off and disbanded.
MEMBERS OF THE NINTH INFANTRY FROM BERRIEN COUNTY. Non-Commissioned Staff.
Q.M. Sergt. James W. Higgins, Niles; enl. May 1, 1864 ; pro. to 2d lieut., Co. K, Aug. 1, 1864.
Q.M. Sergt. Gilbert A. Watkins, Niles; enl. Oct. 28, 1864; pro. to 2d lieut., Co. E, Oct. 15, 1864.
Principal Musician George H. Newell, Niles; enl. Aug. 21, 1861 ; veteran, Nov. 23, 1863 ; must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Company A.
Capt. James G. Huntley, Niles; com. Nov. 23, 1864; 1st lieut., Aug. 5, 1863; 2d lieut., Co. E, Dec. 19, 1862; must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
William Millard, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Company B.
Capt. Oliver C. Rounds, Niles; com. Aug. 12, 1861 ; res. Aug. 7, 1863. 1st Lieut. Moses A. Powell, Niles ; com. Aug. 12, 1861; res. Feb. 2, 1862. 1st Lieut. Leonard J. Wright, Niles ; com. Dec. 13, 1861 ; 2d lieut., Aug. 12, 1861 ; capt., Co. D, Feb. 27, 1863.
Sergt. Thomas H. Gaffney, enl. Aug. 12, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut., Co. C, March 25, 1862.
Sergt. James G. Huntley, enl. Aug. 12, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut., Co. E, Dec. 19, 1862.
Sergt. Ebenezer A. Burnett, enl. Aug. 12, 1861 ; dischi. at end of service, Oct. 4, 1864.
Sergt. James W. Higgins, enl. Aug. 12, 1861; veteran, Dec. 7, 1863; appointed q.m. sergt., May 1, 1864.
Sergt. John L. Allen, enl. Aug. 12, 1861.
Corp. William H. Loshbough, enl. Aug. 12, 1861 ; veteran, Dec. 7, 1863; disch. by order, Sept. 28, 1864.
Corp. Joseph Reynolds, enl. Aug. 12, 1861; died of disease at Buchanan, June, 1863.
Corp. James H. Sharp, enl. Ang. 12, 1861; disch. Feb. 3, 1862.
Corp. Gilbert A. Watkins, enl. Aug. 12, 1861; veteran, Dec. 7, 1863; pro. to q.m. sergt., Oct. 28, 1864.
Corp. James Gallaghan, enl. Aug. 12, 1861; veteran, Dec. 7, 1863; must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Corp. Le Grand A. Swift, enl. Ang. 12, 1861; died of disease at Nashville, Feb. 9, 1865.
Corp. Silas York, enl. Ang. 12, 1861 ; veteran, Dec. 7, 1863; must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Musician George H. Newell, enl. Aug. 12, 1861; veteran, Dec. 7, 1863: pro. to principal musician, March 6, 1864.
Wagoner David Bell, eul. Ang. 12, 1861; absent, sick, at muster out.
Elliott Burton, must. out June 20, 1865.
William A. Boswell, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Hezekiah Buck, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Mortimer M. Cutshaw, must. ont Sept. 15, 1865.
James Clark, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
George W. Curtis, must. ont Sept. 15, 1865.
Patrick Carl, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Hiram Carpenter, must. ont Sept. 15, 1865.
John A. Cox, must. out June 20, 1865.
Jacob Eastman, must. ont Sept. 15, 1865.
Ambrose Gephart, died of disease in Tennessee, March 24, 1865.
Jacob Platt, dischi. by order, Sept. 28, 1865.
Edwin M. Pressly, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Lewis Platt, disch. by order, Aug. 10, 1865. William Redder, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Abner Reams, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
John Richardson, must. ont Sept. 15, 1865.
Alex. Sweeny, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Sylvester Sherman, must. ont Sept. 15, 1865.
George W. Wells, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Company C.
2d Lieut. Thomas H. Gaffney, com. March 25, 1862; res. April 9, 1863.
John C. Dick, must. out June 20, 1865.
Elisha Everett, must. out June 20, 1865.
Zebedee Everett, must. out June 20, 1865.
Charles Everling, must. out June 20, 1865.
Amos Fesher, must. ont June 20, 1865.
Frederick J. Forsyth, must, out July 5, 1865.
Company D.
Capt. Leonard J. Wright, Niles; con1. Feb. 27, 1863; must. out at end of service, Nov. 23, 1864.
Company E.
2d Lient. James G. Huntley, Niles; com. Dec. 19, 1862; pro. to Ist lieut., Co. A. 2d Lieut. Gilbert A. Watkins, Niles; com. Oct. 15, 1864; pro. to Ist lieut., Co. I, Jan. 8, 1865.
Company G.
Fritz Klais, must. out June 20, 1865.
Gottlieb Kramer, must. out June 20, 1865.
George W. Lake, must. out July 5, 1865.
Frederick J. Forsyth, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Company H.
Corp. Joel Kerr, Niles; enl. Aug. 16, 1861; died of disease in Kentucky, Nov. 18, 1861.
Zacheus Meade, died of disease at Nashville, May 19, 1865.
George Markley, must. out June 20, 1865.
Edward Mcveigh, must. out June 20, 1865.
John Murray, must. out June 20, 1865.
Walter F. McCracken, must. out June 20, 1865.
Richard Pressley, died of disease at West Point, Ky.
And. J. Richardson, must. out Ang. 10, 1865.
Alonzo Rice, veteran, Dec. 7, 1863; must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Samnel Sommers, disch. for disability.
Daniel R. Shalier, disch. at end of service, Oct. 14, 1864.
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Richard H. Wirts, disch. Aug. 7, 1862. Miles Woods, died of disease at West Point, Ky.
Company I.
1st Lieut. Gilbert A. Watkins, com. Jan. 8, 1865; must. out Sept. 15, 1865. Charles Stanwell, died of disease at Nashville, June 21, 1865.
Charles H. Smith, must. out June 20, 1865. Joel Starr, must. out June 20, 1865.
Almon G. Stoddard, must. out June 20, 1865.
Company K.
1st Lieut. James W. Higgins, Niles; com. Nov. 23, 1864; res. July 15, 1865. Henry Russell, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
VAN BUREN COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE NINTH REGIMENT.
Company G.
Reuben Lee, disch. for disability, March 14, 1865.
Company I.
James St. Clair, died of disease at Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 25, 1864.
TWELFTH INFANTRY.
This regiment had a larger representation than any other from the two counties which are the subject of this his- tory, there being over four hundred men in its ranks from Berrien County and about one hundred from Van Buren. Company B was raised at St. Joseph and vicinity ; Company C, at Buchanan and vicinity ; Company E, and parts of Com- panies F and K, at Niles ; and Company I, at and around Berrien Springs. There were also many from Berrien County in the other companies. Company H and part of K were raised in Van Buren County, and there were thirty or forty more from that county in other companies.
The regimental rendezvous was at Niles. It remained there in camp of instruction, busily preparing for its duties in the field, until the 18th of March, 1862, when it set out for St. Louis, with a thousand men and officers on its rolls. From St. Louis it was hurried forward to Pittsburg Landing, and was stationed in the extreme front of the Union army, about eighty rods from Shiloh Church.
Much has been said about the Union troops being sur- prised at Shiloh ; but Maj. (then lieutenant) S. W. Pearl, of Benton, who was with the 12th at the extreme front, says there was nothing of the kind. The advanced regi- ments knew from the reports of reconnoitering parties that there was a large Confederate force not far off, and were expecting its approach .* About two o'clock in the morning of the 6th of April, 1862, a reconnoitering party was sent out, met the enemy, and fell back before him to the Union picket line. Meanwhile the 12th and other regiments were put in line of battle, and moved to a point about one hun- dred rods in front of their color-line, and there, about six o'clock in the morning, they began the fight with the advancing enemy.
The Confederate commanders hurled heavy columns against the comparatively few regiments at the front of the field, and steadily drove them back. All day long the battle raged in the forests of Tennessee, the Union troops being slowly but steadily forced back until six o'clock in the even- ing, when they stood near the banks of the Tennessee River, and saw across that stream the welcome reinforce- ments of Buell.
That night a portion of Buell's army crossed the Ten- nessee, and in the morning the Union forces took the of-
fensive, and drove back the enemy over the same ground which he had triumphantly traversed the preceding day. During the battle of the 7th this regiment was most of the time in the rear of Buell's army, but it took part in the final charge in the afternoon, when the rebels were driven from the field. In this battle the 12th suffered severely. having about forty men killed and eighty wounded.
After the surrender of Corinth the 12th was ordered to Jackson, Tenn., and was on duty at that place and Bolivar during a large part of the summer and autumn of 1862. When Gens. Price and Van Dorn were defeated in their attempt to recapture Corinth, on the 3d and 4th of Octo- ber, the 12th was a part of the force sent by Gen. Grant from Bolivar, under Gen. Hurlbut, to cut off the retreat of the defeated army. Gen. Hurlbut's command met the retreating Confederates at the bridge over the Hatchie River, some fifteen niiles west of Corinth, on the 5th of October, the point being sometimes called Metamora.
A very sanguinary battle ensued, which, for the numbers engaged, was one of the hardest of the war. The portion of the Confederate army which had crossed the river were attacked on the west side and driven back, and then, amid a storm of shot and shell, the 12th and other regiments crossed the bridge, and drove the enemy from his position on the west side. His attempt to escape at this point was completely foiled, though the greater part of his army made their way across the river at a point several miles farther south.
After the battle of the Hatchie the 12th returned to Bolivar, where it remained until the 4th of November. From that time until the 31st of May, 1863, it was en- gaged in guarding the Mississippi Central Railway from near Bolivar to Hickory Valley, the regimental headquarters being at Middleburg, Tenn.
On the 24th of December, 1862, one hundred and fifteen of the men, who were in a block-house at Middleburg, under the command of Col. William H. Graves, were sur- rounded by a whole division of rebel cavalry under Gen. Van Dorn, who had captured over a thousand Union troops at Holly Springs, Miss., and had thence made his way into Tennessee. He demanded the surrender of the post, which was promptly refused by Col. Graves. The rebels then opened fire, and during two hours made desperate efforts to capture the little garrison. The latter, however, gallantly maintained its position, and, as it was well protected, it was able to inflict on the enemy a much greater loss than its own. Finally the assailants withdrew, leaving nine killed and eleven wounded on the field, besides the less severely wounded, whom they took away with them. Fifteen rebel prisoners, including ten officers, were captured. The gar- rison had six wounded, and lost thirteen prisoners, most of whom were captured while on picket.
In general orders issued from the headquarters of Gen. Grant, the 12th Michigan, and other regiments which had successfully defended their posts, were declared to be " de- serving of the thanks of the army, which was in a measure dependent on the road they so nobly defended for supplies."
The regiment remained on duty in West Tennessee dur- ing the ensuing winter and the beginning of the spring, but about the last of May embarked on transports at Memphis,
* True, there were no intrenchments, which would certainly have been built under such circumstances at a later period of the war.
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and proceeded down the Mississippi, arriving at Chickasaw Bluff, near Vicksburg, on the 3d of June, 1863. It dis- embarked at Sartatia, on the Yazoo, and marched to Haynes' Bluff, and then closed in towards Vicksburg. Though it formed a part of the Union line which prevented escape from, or succor of, the doomed city, and though the men could hear the continual roar of the cannon and see the shells circling gracefully on their mission of death, yet they were not themselves brought under fire during the siege.
On the 28th of July the regiment embarked for Helena, Ark., where it remained until the 13th of August. It then marched with Gen. Steele's army to Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas. Arriving on the 10th of September at a point six miles below that city, on the north side of the Arkansas, the Union troops found the way stopped by Gen. Price with a large Confederate army, strongly intrenched on the north side of the river, with several batteries on the south side. During the night of the 10th this regiment and others were placed close to the river. Early on the morning of the 11th the command was rapidly crossed on pontoons to the south side of the stream, and immediately drove the rebels from their intrenchments on that side. A running fight was maintained all day, the enemy constantly retreat- ing before the advancing Unionists, who entered Little Rock just before nightfall. The 12th suffered no loss during the movement.
On the 26th and 27th the regiment moved from Little Rock to Benton, Ark., but on the 1st of November it re- turned to the former place. It remained there until the 14th of January, 1864, during which time the larger part of the men re-enlisted, constituting it a veteran volunteer regiment. It then returned to Michigan, arriving at Niles on the 1st day of February, when the men were furloughed for thirty days.
Rendezvousing at Niles in the first part of March, with a large number of recruits, the regiment left on the 21st for Little Rock, where it arrived on the 1st of April. On the 26th it set out for Pine Bluff, marching forty-eight miles in two days, and arriving there on the 28th. Two days later it returned to Little Rock. On the 17th of May it moved to Brownsville, and from Brownsville to Spring- field, reaching that place on the 25th, and returning to Little Rock on the 31st ; the object of this and many similar marches being to drive away the guerrilla bands which infested the State, but who were extremely difficult to come up with.
On the 25th of June the regiment proceeded by rail to Duvall's Bluff, and thence by steamer to Clarendon, on White River. It engaged the enemy, under Gen. Shelby, on the 26th, having a running fight with him, and chasing him all that day and the next. It then returned to Du- vall's Bluff, where it remained encamped until the 30th of August following.
The next move of the 12th was up White River by steamer. It was fired on by guerrillas, on the 4th of Sep- tember, from the banks of the river, six of its men being killed and wounded. The regiment disembarked as soon as possible, but the chivalry had fled. The next day the regiment moved up the river to Austin, but returned to Duvall's Bluff on the 7th of September.
From this time until the 6th of June, 1865, the head- quarters of the regiment were at Duvall's Bluff, the men being stationed there or in the immediate vicinity, and being employed on picket, scout, provost, and fatigue duties, and especially in guarding the railroad which pre- served the communications of troops more advanced.
On the 6th of June the regiment broke camp, and moved by way of Little Rock to Washington, Ark., where it arrived on the 31st. The war was now over, but it was necessary still to employ troops at various points to prevent the depredations of guerrillas, and assure the maintenance of the power of the Union. The 12th was accordingly broken up for that purpose. Companies A, B, C, and F were sent to Camden, where they were under the command of Maj. S. W. Pearl. Company E was stationed at Arka- delphia, and Company D at Paraclifta. The other com- panies remained at Washington with the headquarters of the regiment. On the 30th of September, Company F was sent from Camden to Champagnolle, on the Washita River, and about the same time the headquarters of the regiment, with Companies H and K, were removed from Washington to Camden.
The various detachments remained at the positions first noted until the forepart of February, when they all assem- bled at Camden, and on the 15th of that month were mus- tered out of the service. The regiment then proceeded by steamer down the Washita and Red Rivers to the Missis- sippi, and up that stream to Cairo, and thence by rail to Jackson, Mich. It was paid off and discharged on the 6th day of March, 1866.
The fortunes of war were such that the 12th Infantry did not meet the enemy on as many fields of battle as did some of its comrade organizations, but it performed faith- fully all the duties intrusted to it, and its record from first to last was a credit to its members and to the State. The losses of the 12th during its term of service numbered four hundred and thirty-two deaths by disease and in bat- tle, this being the largest death-record of any Michigan regiment excepting only the 6th Infantry, in which the corresponding loss was five hundred and forty-two.
BERRIEN COUNTY MEMBERS OF THE TWELFTH INFANTRY.
Field and Staff.
Col. Francis Quinn, Niles; com. Oct. 5, 1861; res. Aug. 31, 1862. Maj. Geo. Kimmel, Niles; com. Oct. 5, 1861; res. April 22, 1862.
Maj. Lewis W. Pearl, Benton ; com. June 10, 1865 ; must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
Adj. John Graham, Oronoko ; com. Oct. 5, 1861 ; res. June 9, 1864.
Adj. Wm. E. Stewart, Niles ; com. March 19, 1864; pro. to capt., Co. D, June 14, 1865.
Q.M. Geo. S. Bristol, Niles ; com. Feb. 10, 1862 ; res. June 14, 1862.
Q.M. Wm. B. Perrott, Buchanan; com. Aug. 4, 1862; died March 14, 1864, at Buchanan, Mich.
Surg. Jas. S. Rundall, Niles; com. Oct. 8, 1862 ; asst. surg., April 25, 1862 ; must. out Oct. 12, 1865.
Chaplain Rev. And. J. Eldred, Niles ; com. Oct. 5, 1861 ; res. Sept. 10, 1863.
Non-Commissioned Staff.
Sergt. Maj. Wm. E. Stewart, Niles; enl. Oct. 9, 1861; veteran, Feb. 27, 1864; pro. to Ist lieut. and adjutant.
Sergt. Maj. Richard H. Burke, Berrien; veteran, Dec. 26, 1863; pro. to 2d lieut., Co. G, June 10, 1865.
Sergt. Maj. Stephen J. Weaver, Niles; veteran, Jan. 21, 1864; pro. to 2d lieut., Co. C, Jan. 7, 1865.
Q.M. Sergt. Hiram L. Brown, St. Joseph ; enl. Aug. 20, 1864 ; private, Dec. 28' 1863; pro. to 2d lieut., Co. I, June 7, 1865.
Com. Sergt. Chas. A. Hoagland, Niles ; pro. to Ist lieut., Co. E, March 19, 1864. Hosp. Stew. Harvey R. Backus, Niles; veteran, Jan. 2, 1864 ; must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
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Principal Musician Willard Bostwick, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; pro. capt., to Co. E. July 1, 1863.
Principal Musician Chas. W. Holcomb, Oronoko; trans. to Co. C.
Principal Musician Silas Soules, must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
Company A.
Capt. Chas. E. Howe, Berrien Springs; com. Sept. 14, 1862; brev. maj. U. S. Vols., March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious services during the war; app. acting adj .- gen. U. S. Vols., April 10, 1865.
Capt. John C. Welch, com. April 15, 1865; pro. to Ist lieut., Jan. 7, 1865; must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
1st Lieut. Wm. M. T. Bartholomew, Oronoko ; com. July 3, 1864 ; pro. capt., Co. I, Dec. 20, 1864.
1st Lieut. Samuel L. Hull, Benton; com. April 15, 1865; must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
2d Lieut. Geo. L. Antisdale, Niles; com. April 14, 1865; disch. for disability, Aug. 25, 1865.
2d Lieut. Ezekiel P. Spaulding, Buchanan ; com. Aug. 23, 1865; must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
Sergt. John N. Wooley, disch. for disability, Aug. 31, 1863.
Jolin Adams, missing at battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Wn. Beans, died of disease at Jackson, Tenn., July 10, 1862.
Oliver Brockway, must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
Wilson Clybourn, must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
John H. Clark, disch. at end of service, Sept. 9, 1865.
Charles E. Davis, must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
Lewis P. Graham, died of disease at Duvall's Bluff, July 29, 1864.
Bonaparte Hyland, died of disease at Little Rock, May 18, 1864.
John Higgins, must. out Feb. 15, 1866. Elon M. Ireland, must. out Feb. 15, 1866.
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