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VAN BUREN SOLDIERS. .
John M. Munson, Co. A; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Feb. 15, 1864. John W. Mouser, Co. C; disch. for disability, March 14, 1863. John O'Brien, Co. G; must. out July 30, 1865.
TENTH INFANTRY.
VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
John N. Shearer, Co. B; must. out July 19, 1865. Myron Andress, Co. E; must. out July 19, 1865. Frederick Penard, Co. E; must. out July 19, 1865. William A. Cole, Co. F; must. out July 19, 1865. William Linsenmeyer, Co. K; must. out July 19, 1865.
BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
Charles Quigley, Co. G; disch. for disability, Dec. 6, 1862.
ELEVENTH INFANTRY (OLD). VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
John Clark, Co. A ; disch. at end of service, Sept. 30, 1864. Alfred G. Wright, Co. E; disch. at eud of service, Sept. 30, 1864. Elisha C. Brunson, Co. G ; died of disease, Jan. 11, 1862. Elkins Bobbitt, Co. G; died of disease, March 18, 1862.
A. Freeman, Co. G ; disch. at end of service, Sept. 30, 1864.
NEW ELEVENTH INFANTRY. VAN BUREN COUNTY SOLDIERS.
John Clark, Co. C; must. ont Sept. 16, 1865.
Allen E. Clement, Co. F; must, out Sept. 16, 1865.
Daniel Duke, Co. F; must. out Sept. 16, 1865. Charles H. Crandall, Co. F; must. out Sept. 16, 1865.
George L. Tyrell, Co. K; must. out Sept. 16, 1865.
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY. FROM BERRIEN COUNTY.
Asst. Surg. Alfred Wyker, Niles; com. Nov. 1862; resigned June 1, 1863. VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
Johannes Johnkerman, Co. A; must. out May 31, 1865. Hiram M. Goodale, Co. B; disch. for disability, April 16, 1862.
James A. Stewart, Co. B; must. out July 18, 1865. Merritt W. Barnes, Co. D; must, out July 18, 1865.
FIFTEENTH INFANTRY. VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
John Coleman, Co. A ; must. out Aug. 13, 1865. Henry Fitzsimmons, Co. A; must. out Aug. 13, 1865. Joseph Geotz, Co. A; disch. by order, Sept. 11, 1865. Thomas J. Whipple, Co. C; must. out Aug. 13, 1865. Peter Chinguiman, Co. D; disch. by order, June 22, 1865. George Hancock, Co. E; must. out Aug. 13, 1865. Stephen Kochry, Co. E; disch. by order, May 30, 1865. George McGowan, Co. F; must. out Aug. 13, 1865. David Rupert, Co. F; must. out Aug. 13, 1865. Jesse C. Blass, Co. G; must. out Ang. 13, 1865. Darius Chatfield, Co. G ; disch. by order, May 30, 1865. Lodwick Disbrow, Co. G; disch. by order, July 3, 1865. Moses G. F. Eaton, Co. G; must, out Aug. 13, 1865. Daniel S. Ingersoll, Co. G ; disch. by order, Aug. 11, 1865. Burse Merriman, Co. G ; must. out Aug. 13, 1865.
John Buchanan, Co. H ; must. out Aug. 13, 1865.
John May, Co. I; died of disease at Baltimore, Md., June 23, 1863. Henry Snyder, Co. K ; must. out Aug. 13, 1865.
SIXTEENTH INFANTRY. BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
Edward Barnard, 1st Independent Co .; must. out by order, Jan. 18, 1865. Horace Garrison, Co. H .; must. out July 8, 1865. John W. Redding, Co. H; disch. by order, May 12, 1865. Joseph White, Co. H ; must. out July 8, 1865. M. E. Laughlin, Co. I; disch. for disability. Alfred I. Conklin, Co. K; must. out July 8, 1865.
William H. Doane, Co. K ; must. out July 8, 1865.
VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
John Shant, Co. C; died of disease at Hall's Hill, Va., March 1, 1862. Nelson H. Cole, Co. G ; must. out July 8, 1865. Levi Cole, Co. G ; must. out July 8, 1865. William F. P. Vanscoy, Co. G ; must. out July 8, 1865. Henry S. Kennicott, Co. I; died in action at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862.
DYGERT'S SHARPSHOOTERS (ATTACHED TO SIXTEENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY). VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
First Independent Company.
Sergt. Edwin R. Farmer, Oct. 14, 1861; disch. by order, Oct. 28, 1862. eorge W. Beebe, disch. at end of service, Oct. 15, 1864.
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HISTORY OF BERRIEN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.
Robert G. Botsford, disch. for disability, Oct. 22, 1862. Henry S. De Bolt, trans. to Invalid Corps, Nov. 15, 1863. Joseph F. Dick, veteran, Dec. 22, 1863. James B. Long, disch. at end of service, Oct. 15, 1864. Corp. Frederick E. Minnis, veteran, Dec. 22, 1863; must. out July 24, 1865. Charles J. Northrop, ve teran, Dec. 22, 1863; must. out July 24, 1865. Michael Werner, veteran, March 3, 1864.
BERRIEN COUNTY.
Hoel C. Wright, disch. for disability, Oct. 9, 1862.
TWENTY-FIRST INFANTRY. FROM VAN BUREN COUNTY. George W. Hilliard, Co. B; must. out June 8, 1865.
TWENTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY. BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
William W. Chaddore, Co. D; must. out July 26, 1865.
Cephas Earl, Co. D ; died of disease at Annapolis, Md., April 7, 1865. David Ostrander, Co. D; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 15, 1864. Elias H. Rood, Co. D; died in action before Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864.
TWENTY-NINTH INFANTRY. BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
Jesse Olmstead, Co. H; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Charles Smith, Co. H ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
FROM VAN BUREN COUNTY.
Edward Shields, must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
THIRTIETH INFANTRY. BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
Ist Lieut. and Adjt. Stephen H. Babcock, Niles ; com. April 7, 1865 ; 2d lieut., Co. A, March 16, 1865 ; sergt. maj., Nov. 23, 1864 ; must. out June 16, 1865. Capt. Henry T. Kimmel, Niles; com. Nov. 28, 1864; Ist lieut., Co. H, 12th Inf .; must. out June 30, 1865.
John Campbell, Co. B; must. out June 30, 1865. Matthias Hunner, Co. B; died of disease at Detroit, Jan. 4, 1865. John H. Wilson, Co. B; must. out June 30, 1865.
Company H .- George O. Bates, Christopher Deltman, Bernard V. Forshee, Theo- dore Metzger, Roland Tripp, Isaac Welsh, Louis C. Wolfe, must. out June 30, 1865.
VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
Guy H. Gregory, Co. A ; must. out June 30, 1865. Lewis C. Veder, Co. H; must. out June 30, 1865.
MICHIGAN PROVOST-GUARD. VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
Elijah Burt, must. out May 9, 1865. John Barnard, must. out May 9, 1865.
Asahel B. Calver, must. out May 9, 1865.
Hirain A. Chapin, must. out May 9, 1865. Jacob S. Frazer, must. out May 9, 1865. Ernest Henry, must. out May 9, 1865. Christopher Parsons, must. out May 9, 1865.
Fayette Rawson, disch. for disability, Oct. 29, 1863.
Joseph L. Salisbury, disch. for disability, March 23, 1863.
FIFTH CAVALRY. VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
Edwin J. Babcock, Co. D; trans. to 1st Cav. ; must. out March 10, 1866. Lawrence Martin, Co. D; trans. to 1st Cav .; must. out March 10, 1866. Coleman P. Rawson, Co. D; trans. to 1st Cav .; must. out March 10, 1866. Cortes Foot, Co. L; disch. for disability, April 15, 1863.
OF BERRIEN COUNTY. Corp. Allen P. Huggins, Niles; enl. Aug. 14, 1862; disch. for promotion, Dec. 15, 1862.
SIXTH CAVALRY. BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
Geo. Cornelia, Co. A; trans. to 1st Cav .; must. out March 10, 1866. Theophile Gebeau, Co. A ; must. out Dec. 8, 1865. Scofield Ferrier, Co. B; trans. to Ist Cav. ; must. out March 10, 1866. James Mott, Co. G ; must. out June 17, 1865.
Geo. W. Collins, Co. H ; trans. to 1st Cav .; must. out March 10, 1866. Albert H. Waters, Co. L; trans. to Ist Cav .; must. out March 10, 1866,
OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, Theron S. Bailey, Co. I; must. out Nov. 24, 1865,
EIGHTH CAVALRY. BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
Sergt. Maj. Horace E. Woodbridge, Buchanan; enl. July 20, 1865; pro. to 2d lieut .; must. out as sergt., Co. M, June 10, 1865.
Com. Sergt. Allen P. Huggins, Niles; pro. to Ist lieut., Co. C, May 15, 1864; trans. as Ist lieut. to Co. D, July 20, 1865; must. out Sept. 22, 1865.
2d Lieut. Joseph T. Goodwin, Niles; com. July 20, 1865; must. out Sept. 22, 1865.
John C. Horn, Co. F; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. John Philips, Co. F; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Richard Powers, Co. H; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Joseph Pulaski, Co. H; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Gottlieb Schroeder, Co. H; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. James Price, Co. I; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Joseph C. Garrison, Co. K; died of disease in Tennessee, June 29, 1865.
VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
Thomas Colton, Co. A : must. out Sept. 8, 1865. Eli Hewey, Co. B; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. George Leonard, Co. D ; must. out Sept. 22, 1865.
James M. Mastin, Co. D; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. John McIntyre, Co. D; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. John J. Rowley, Co. D; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Alfred Wicket, Co. D; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. James H. Chamberlain, Co. E; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Augustus Smith, Co. E; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. George Perry, Co. F; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Leonard Crandall, Co. H; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Louden H. Davis, Co. H; must. out Sept. 27, 1865. Hiram Flanders, Co. H; must. out Sept. 27, 1865. George E. Grant, Co. H ; must. out Sept. 27, 1865.
A. J. Van Brent, Co. H ; died of disease at Edgefield, Tenn., March 25, 1865. Helon McDowell, Co. I; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Asa Bell, Co. L; must. out Sept. 22, 1865.
TENTH CAVALRY. BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
Theo. F. Brown, Co. B; must. out Nov. 9, 1865. Alonzo Burnett, Co. B ; must. out Nov. 9, 1865. Chas. C. Burnett, Co. B; must. out Nov. 9, 1865. John Kelly, Co. B; must. out Nov. 9, 1865. Lawrence Larkins, Co. B; must. out Nov. 9, 1865. David McKain, Co. B; must. out Aug. 28, 1865.
Daniel Redmond, Co. B; must. out Aug. 28, 1865. Addison E. Storrs, Co. B; must. out Nov. 20, 1865.
VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
Colon D. Manley, Co. A ; must. out Nov. 11, 1865. Randolph B. Osborn, Co. A ; must. out Sept. 23, 1863. J. S. Vaught, Co. A; must. out Nov. 11, 1865.
Philip C. Dedrick, Co. B; disch, by order, July 7, 1865. Edward D. Ormsby, Co. B; must. out Nov. 7, 1865.
Newton Ormsby, Co. B; must. out Nov. 25, 1865. Michael Ryan, Co. B; must. out Nov. 7, 1865. Samuel Sweet, Co. B; disch, by order, Nov. 11, 1865. John H. Osborn, Co. C; must. out Nov. 25, 1865.
Jacob Dodd, Co. E; disch. by order, June 13, 1865.
Chester E. Rooker, Co. F; must. out Nov. 11, 1865. Frederick Sherwood, Co. F; must. out Nov. 11, 1865.
FIRST MICHIGAN LIGHT ARTILLERY.
This regiment contained a comparatively large number of men from Van Buren and Berrien Counties, but these men were scattered through several of the batteries of which the regiment was composed, and the histories of the batteries are as distinct and as unconnected with each other, or with the regimental organization, as are the histories of the same number of cavalry or infantry regiments. There- fore the 1st Light Artillery cannot be mentioned as a whole ; nor is it practicable to give separate histories of the several batteries, in each of which a few men were found from these counties. The lists of these men, as found on the rolls in the adjutant-general's office, are as follows :
VAN BUREN COUNTY SOLDIERS IN FIRST ARTILLERY.
Battery A.
Jacob Carr, must. out July 28, 1865.
Franklin W. Hyde, must. out July 28, 1865.
John Lemon, must. out July 28, 1865.
William Lemon, must. out July 28, 1865.
Ira A. Munger, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, April 10, 1864.
Battery B.
1st Lieut. Lovell C. Teed, Antwerp; com. March 14, 1865; 2d lieut., Feb. 8, 1864; sergt .; must. out July 1, 1865.
2d Lieut. William S. Charles, Bangor; com. Oct. 28, 1864; sergt. ; must. out July 1, 1865.
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OTHER SOLDIERS FROM BERRIEN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES.
Q.M. Sergt. Roswell W. Brown, Antwerp; must. out July 1, 1865.
Sergt. Lucius W. Mills, Antwerp; enl. Oct. 28, 1861; disch. for disability, Oct. 25, 1862.
Corp. Nelson Plumb, Almena; enl. Oct. 25, 1861 ; veteran, Dec. 24, 1863. Musician Ransom O. Thayer, Antwerp; enl. Oct. 8, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Jan. 21, 1863.
George D. Austin, must. out June 14, 1865. James Beach, disch. for disability.
Earl Deremo, must. out June 14, 1865.
Albert H. Freeman, must. out June 14, 1865.
Bradd G. Freeman, must. out June 14, 1865.
Wesley Holmes, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863.
Elijah L. Shepard, veteran, enl. Dec. 24, 1863; must. out Feb. 14, 1865. Charles H. Tilton, disch. at end of service, Dec. 24, 1864.
Battery C.
George W. Percival, veteran, enl. Dec. 28, 1865 ; must. ont June 22, 1865. Stephen Percival, veteran, enl. Dec. 28, 1865 ; must. out June 22, 1865.
Sterne L. Ripley, died of disease at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 10, 1863.
Allen C. Sterns, veteran, enl. Dec. 28, 1865 ; must. out June 22, 1865.
Battery E.
Charles D. Claflin, must. out Aug. 30, 1865.
Battery G.
Casper Dunham, must. ont Aug. 6, 1865.
William Killiffin, disch. by order, Oct. 24, 1865.
Battery H.
Elijah M. Kinney, must. out July 22, 1865.
Lewis Sherman, disch. for disability.
Battery I.
Stephen Cash, must. ont July 14, 1865.
Eben C. Hurd, must. out July 14, 1865.
Joseph Skelton, died of wounds at Chattanooga, Tenn., July 24, 1864.
Battery M.
William Hare, must. out Aug. 1, 1865.
William Steadman, must. out Aug. 1, 1865.
BERRIEN COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE FIRST ARTILLERY.
Battery A.
Burton Prettyman, must. out July 28, 1865. Albert Weaver, must. out July 28, 1865.
Battery C.
Abram Evans, disch. for disability, Feb. 26, 1863.
Battery D.
Andrew E. Ruttan, must. out Aug. 3, 1865.
Battery E.
Albert S. Bliss, must. out Aug. 30, 1865.
L. W. Dragon, must. out Aug. 30, 1865.
John Shook, must. out Aug. 30, 1865. Samuel Simpson, must. out Aug. 30, 1865.
Battery L.
Archelaus Goddard, must. ont Aug. 30, 1865. David Lyon, died of disease at Knoxville, Dec. 20, 1863.
Henry Rinker, must. out Aug. 30, 1865.
Abram Voorhees, must. out Aug. 30, 1865.
Battery M.
Orson O. Bronson, must. ont Aug. 1, 1865. Edwin D. Batchelor, must. out May 6, 1865. William F. Hurlburt, must. out May 6, 1865.
FOURTEENTH MICHIGAN BATTERY.# VAN BUREN SOLDIERS.
Blacksmith Patrick Crowley, Decatur; enl. Oct. 13, 1863; disch. for disability, April 16, 1865.
Robert Coon, died of disease at Camp Barry, D. C., March 18, 1864. Benjamin Drake, must. out July 1, 1865.
BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
Ist Lieut. James B. Finley, Niles ; com. July 1, 1864 ; must. out July 1, 1865. Sergt. David S. Lyon, Buchanan; enl. March 20, 1863 ; died of disease at Knox- ville, Dec. 30, 1863.
Nathan Morlan, died of disease at Washington, April 28, 1864. Henry F. Summers, died of disease at Washington, March 31, 1864.
FORTY-SECOND ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Berrien County was quite numerously represented in the ranks of this regiment, the following being the list, as nearly as it is possible to obtain it :
Company E.
Capt. Wm. R. Townsend, Niles; com. Sept. 2, 1863; 1st lient., July 22. 1861; must. out Jan. 23, 1865.
1st Lieut. Edward Hurson, Berrien Springs; com. Sept. 2, 1863; 2d lieut., May 2, 1862; sergt., July 2, 1861; died May 17, 1864.
1st Lieut. Chas. Munger, Berrien Springs; con1. April 11, 1865; corp., July 26, 1861 ; must. out Dec. 16, 1865.
2d Lieut. Byron J. Dart, Berrien Springs; com. Dec. 16, 1865 ; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864; sergt .; must. out Dec. 16, 1865.
Corp. Christopher Harmon, Berrien Springs; enl. July 26, 1861; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864; sergt .; must. out Dec. 16, 1865.
Alanson Dickerson, Berrien Springs ; enl. July 26, 1861 ; disch. for disability. Comfort P. Estes, Berrien Springs; enl. July 26, 1861 ; died in action at Kene- saw Mountain, June 18, 1864.
Uriah Elliott, Berrien Springs; enl. Sept. 19, 1861 ; must. out Dec. 16, 1865. Florimond Evans, Berrien Springs ; enl. Sept. 19, 1861; disch. for wounds, July 28, 1864.
John Leaf, St. Joseph : enl. Aug. 7, 1861; died in Mississippi, July 15, 1862. Robert Morony, Berrien Springs; enl. July 26, 1861; must. out Sept. 16, 1864.
Company F.
Sergt. Chas. Stone, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861; died at Iuka, Miss., Sept. 9, 1862.
Sergt. Ogden II. Paton, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861 ; disch. for disability, July 9, 1862.
Sergt. David Ledyard, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Dec. 16, 1865.
Corp. Samuel H. Davis, New Buffalo; enl. July 29, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Dec. 18, 1862.
Corp. Chas. Duel, New Buffalo; enl. July 29, 1861; disch. for disability, May 28, 1862.
Corp. Henry A. Merriman, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Sept. 22, 1862.
Corp. John Harmon. New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861 ; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Dec. 16, 1865.
Corp. Wm. H. Bowen, New Buffalo; enl. Aug. 4, 1861; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Dec. 16, 1865.
Reuben Birdsall, New Buffalo; enl. Aug. 4, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Aug. 9, 1862. Marion Birdsall, New Buffalo; enl. Aug. 4, 1861; died at Big Springs, Miss., July 15, 1862.
Geo. Courser, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Jacob Dingman, New Buffalo; enl. July 30, 1861; died in battle at Chicka- mauga, Sept. 20, 1863.
Chas. Lohman, New Buffalo ; enl. July 26, 1861 ; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Dec. 16, 1865.
John Lieman, New Buffalo ; enl. July 26, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Feb. 11, 1862. Charles Ledyard, New Buffalo ; enl. Sept. 3, 1861; must. out Sept. 16, 1864.
Jos. Newman, Buchanan ; enl. Aug. 10, 1861; disch. to enl. in 4th U. S. Cav., Dec. 3, 1862.
Owen Pritchard, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861 ; died at Chicago, III., Sept. 14, 1862.
Stephen E. Randall, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861 ; died at Tipton, Mo., Dec. 18, 1861.
Wm. D. Russell, New Buffalo; enl. July 29, 1861 ; must. out Sept. 19, 1865. James Scroufe, New Buffalo ; enl. July 30, 1861 ; died at Camp Baker, Mo., Nov. 2, 1861.
Volney Satterlee, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861; died at St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 17,1862.
Wm. A. J. Topping, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861 ; died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 31, 1863.
Caleb Topping, New Buffalo; enl. July 26, 1861; disch. for disability, Feb. 3, 1862.
Company G. Sergt. Edward Aiker, Pipestone; enl. July 29, 1861 ; wounded ; must. out Sept. 16, 1864.
Peter Barrow, St. Joseph ; enl. July 29, 1861 ; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Dec. 16, 1865.
Carlton L. Bunker, St. Joseph ; enl. July 29, 1861; must. out Sept. 16, 1864. N. B. Collins, Pipestone ; enl. July 29, 1861 ; must. out Sept. 16, 1864.
Hiram A. Chapman, Pipestone ; enl. Aug. 4, 1861; disch. for disability, Feb. 7, 1863.
Daniel A. Warrell, Watervliet; enl. Aug. 28, 1861 ; must. out Sept. 16, 1864. VAN BUREN COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE FORTY-SECOND ILLINOIS.
Corp. Jas. D. Mayberry, Paw Paw, Co. E; enl. July 26, 1861 ; died at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 20, 1863.
Jesse Miller, Paw Paw, Co. E; enl. July 26, 1861; disch. Dec. 5, 1862.
John Tanner, Mattawan, Co. H; enl. Aug. 23, 1861; wounded; must. out Sept. 10, 1864.
FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER IN- FANTRY.
VAN BUREN SOLDIERS. Company H.
Ist Lieut. John W. Pierce, South Haven; enl. June 20, 1864; sergeant; res. May 17, 1865.
Corp. George W. Petts, Decatur; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; killed by guerrillas in Mis- souri, April 18, 1862.
* Not a part of the First Regiment of Artillery.
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HISTORY OF BERRIEN AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES, MICHIGAN.
George B. Andrews, Lawrence; enl. Aug. 1, 1861.
John Bliss, South Haven ; enl. Aug. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Jan. 7, 1862. Sylvester Benton, Antwerp; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; dischi. for disability, June 7, 1865.
Algernon S. Barrett, Pine Grove; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; disch. for disability, Feb. 6, 1863.
John A. Bennett, Columbia; enl. Aug. 1, 1861 ; must. out Sept. 25, 1865. George W. Clark, Leroy ; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; must. out Sept. 25, 1865. Martin Garver, Lawrence; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; must. out Sept. 25, 1865. Wells Graham, Pine Grove; enl. Aug. 1, 1861 ; died at Rolla, Mo., Jan. 20, 1862. James H. Harris, Pine Grove; enl. Aug. 1, 1861 ; died at Rolla, Mo., Feb. 18, 1862.
Ira K. Harris, Pine Grove; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; must. out Sept. 25, 1865. Jas. W. Harris, Hamilton; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; died of wounds, Sept. 20, 1863. Job Johnson, Columbia ; enl. Sept. 1, 1861; must. out Feb. 28, 1865. Calvin Meacham, Arlington ; enl. Sept. 1, 1861 ; must. out Sept. 25, 1865. Alvah Orvett, Decatur; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; died at Rolla, Mo., March 7, 1862.
John W. Pierce, South Haven ; enl. Aug. 1, 1861 ; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864; pro. to sergt. and 1st lieut.
Christopher Reagan, South Haven ; enl. Sept. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Feb. 6, 1862.
George D. Sickendick, Columbia; enl. Sept. 1, 1861 ; veteran, Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Sept. 25, 1865.
Eugene D. Tibbets, Pine Grove; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; must. out Sept. 25, 1865. George H. Thompson, Arlington ; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; killed in action at Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862.
Samuel Van Fleet, Lawrence; enl. Aug. 1, 1861; disch. for disability, Feb. 12, 1862.
Recruits.
Reuben Church, Columbia; enl. March 22, 1864; died at Nashville, June 4, 1864.
Alfred Manson, Columbia; enl. March 31, 1864; corporal ; must. out Sept. 25, 1865.
BERRIEN SOLDIERS.
George G. Patterson, Co. B; enl. Sept. 3, 1861; disch. for disability, March 31, 1863.
The soldiers named below as having served during the war of the Rebellion in several organizations outside of Michigan were all from Van Buren County, viz. :
BATTERY I, FIRST ILLINOIS ARTILLERY.
Joseph H. Bardwell, veteran, enl. Feb. 10, 1864. Charles J. Pierce, veteran, enl. Feb. 16, 1864. Horace Reddo, veteran, enl. Feb. 10, 1864.
George Smith, veteran, enl. Feb. 9, 1864.
Wm. H. Sanger, veteran, enl. Feb. 30, 1864.
FIRST UNITED STATES SHARPSHOOTERS.
1st Lieut. Edwin A. Wilson, Paw Paw ; Co. C; com. Nov. 21, 1863; 2d lieut., May 23, 1863; corp., Aug. 21, 1861 ; must. out Aug. 20, 1864.
NINTH IOWA INFANTRY.
Lyman A. Roberts, Hamilton ; veteran, enl. Jan. 1, 1864; disch. for disability, July 2, 1865.
TENTH PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES.
Warren A. Salisbury, Decatur; veteran ; trans. to 190tli Pennsylvania, June, '64.
THIRTEENTH U. S. ARTILLERY (COLORED TROOPS). Henry Higgins, Lawrence; enl. April 11, 1865.
SIXTY-FIRST U. S. INFANTRY (COLORED TROOPS).
Sergt. Lyman G. Russell, Bangor, Co. A; veteran.
Sergt. Clark G. Russell, Bangor, Co. C; veteran.
The following list is of Berrien County men serving in the organizations indicated belonging outside the State :
FORTY-SEVENTH OHIO INFANTRY.
Capt. Wm. R. Townsend, Niles; com. Sept. 2, 1861 ; must. out Aug. 11, 1865.
FIFTH U. S. COLORED CAVALRY.
2d Lieut. Henry L. Beecraft, Niles; com. Aug. 9, 1864.
THIRTEENTH U. S. ARTILLERY (COLORED TROOPS). Calvin Hackley, Pipestone; enl. March 18, 1865.
George M. Works, Pipestone; enl. Marclı 18, 1865.
TWELFTH U. S. INFANTRY (COLORED TROOPS). Q.M. Sergt. Theodore C. Sachse, Niles.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH U. S. COLORED TROOPS. Lieut .- Col. George H. Laird, St. Joseph; com. July 15, 1864.
CHAPTER XIX. THE FRUIT BELT.
Location of the Favored Region-Causes of its Peculiar Fitness for Fruit Culture-Influence of Lake Michigan on the Climate of its Eastern Shore-The Earliest Orchards-Early Peach-Growing- First Shipments of Peaches-Discovery of the Peculiar Capabilities of the Lake-Shore Region-Rapid Increase of Peach-Growing and Consequent Inflation of Prices of Lands-Commencement of Sys- "tematic Peach-Growing for the Market-Extension of the Business Northward from the St. Joseph-Earliest Orchards in the South Haven Region-Rapid Advance of Van Buren County in Fruit Culture-The " Yellows" among the Peach-Trees.
ON the extreme western border of the lower peninsula of Michigan, a strip of territory not clearly defined in breadth, but extending along the entire eastern shore of Lake Michigan, from near its head, northward to Grand Traverse Bay, has become widely known and famed as the Michigan Fruit Belt. It has received this designation because it has been found, by an experience of more than thirty years, that this region excels any other portion of the State-and probably any part of the United States-in its natural adaptiveness for fruit culture ; particularly for the successful production of those varieties which are most sensitive to sudden and severe climatic changes.
By some, the remarkable adaptability of this belt of coun- try for the purposes of fruit cultivation is ascribed in part to the nature of its soil, but the opinion which is concurred in by the closest and most competent observers-and which, by universal acceptance, has come to be regarded as an in- controvertible fact-is, that it is principally due to the proximity of the broad, unfreezing expanse of Lake Michi- gan, which acts as a vast regulator ; modifying the extremes of heat and cold through all this region ; protecting fruit- trees by checking a premature development of their buds in spring, and no less by retarding an unnatural and hurtful growth in the late autumn ; preventing in'a great degree both fall and spring frosts; disseminating needed moisture in time of drought; and creating, in many ways, the favor- able conditions which have made its eastern shores so famed for successful fruit cultivation.
The influences of the great lake on the belt of country under consideration have frequently been explained by gentlemen who are profound students of the subject, and deeply interested in it. Some of the best of these explana- tions are found in papers which have been read from time to time before the State Pomological Society of Michigan ; and it is from one of these papers* that the following ex- tracts, showing the causes and effects of this lake influence, are taken :
" The spring season finds Lake Michigan a mass of water nearly covered with floating ice. The storms of March and the rains of April having broken up the ice in the rivers, large quantities of ice find their way to the lake. Some- times there are drifts and gorges of this ice on the west side, but more frequently it hugs the east shore, and is so extensive that the blue open water beyond is scarcely dis- tinguishable from a dark cloud on the horizon. The shore is usually protected by a pile of ice from twenty to fifty feet in height, which has been thrown up during the winter
* Read by Henry S. Clubb, of Grand Haven, in 1874.
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