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Crocker, Orlando. Company A. Enlisted at Eekford, Aug. 5, 1862. Died of disease, Nov. 19, 1862.
Cruse, William. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862.
Cummings, Alexander. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Dis- charged for disability, Feb. 21,.1863.
Curtis, Elias E. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 14, 1862. Died of disease, Feb. 11, 1863.
Cushman, George. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Ang. 14, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Ely, Orville S. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Discharged, Nov. 11, 1865.
Fairchild, Uriah. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Fry, Silas. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Gregory, Newton V. Company A. Eulisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Dis- charged on account of disability, June 24, 1865. Sergeant, May 11, 1865.
Griffin, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Ang. 1, 1862. Discharged for disability, June 13, 1863.
Hurd, William H. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Ang. 11, 1862. Died in service, Jan, 18, 1863.
Huss, or Hess, John. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Died in service, March 19, 1863.
Kebler, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 14, 1862. Deserted, Jan. 7, 1863.
Kelley, Abraham. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Ang. 2, 1862. Died, Aug. 2, 1864 of wounds received in action, June 27, 1864.
Kelley, James. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 9, 1862. Prisoner from Jan. 22, 1864 to April 16, 1864.
Kennedy, Cicero B. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Sergeant Sept. 12. 1862. Died, Feb. 1, 1863.
Kincaid, James D. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Corporal, Feb. 20, 1864. Wounded in the battle of Resaca, Ga. Mustered out, Jan. 24, 1865.
Lynn, Silas H. Company. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 13, 1862. Sergeant. Wounded in action at Resaca, Ga., 1864. Discharged, May 11, 1865.
MeCarty. Thomas. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Ang. 9, 1862. Discharged, Feb. 17, 1863.
MeKinney, Mortimer. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 4. 1862. Dis- charged for disability, May 13, 1863.
Martin, Richard. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 9, 1862. Died in service, Jan. 31, 1863.
Mead, Watson B. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug 12, 1862. Principal musician, Sept. 10, 1863. Discharged, May 19, 1865.
Morey: Thomas. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 11, 1862. Mustered ont, Jnne 24. 1865.
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Morris, Charles A. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 22, 1862. Dis- charged, Dee. 3, 1865.
North, Eben. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 15, 1862. Deserted, Feb. 17, 1863.
North, Seneca. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 13, 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps, Jan. 15, 1864.
Ogden, Ardy. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Sept. 6, 1862. Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1864. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Perkins, Silas. Company O. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 13, 1862. Corporal. Died in service, Jan. 24, 1863.
Pierce, Cyrus A. Company E. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Aug. 13, 1862. Mus- tered out, June 24, 1865.
Pike, Orlando. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 12, 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps, July 20, 1863.
Pratt, Charles B. Entered service from Marshall in Company A as Captain, Aug. 10, 1862. Discharged, Aug. 10, 1865.
Prabasco, Maryhlin. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Dis- charged for disability, May 9, 1863.
Putnam, Bela. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Discharged for disability, May 4, 1863.
Reardon, Dennis W. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1863. Corporal, Sergeant, 1863. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
1862.
Rogers, Nelson. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, 1862. Discharged Oet. 16, 1862, for disability.
Rose, George H. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Discharged, May 30, 1865.
June 19, 1865.
Ryan, William, Jr. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Jan. 5, 1864. Discharged,
Seger, Cornelius. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 7, 1862. Discharged for disability, Feb. 28, 1863.
Spotts, Daniel S. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Mustered out, Jan. 24, 1865.
Stephan, Timothy M. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. I8, 1862. De- serted.
Story, Charles. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 14, 1862. Discharged for disability, Dec. 2, 1864.
Swart, Victor D. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 9, 1862.
Sykes, Henry J. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Taylor, Amos B. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Corporal. Discharged for disability.
Terry, Oscar. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 14, 1862. Died in service, Jan. 21, 1863.
Tower, William H. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 18, 1862. Died in service. Jan. 19, 1863.
Van Dyke, Abner. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 19, 1862. Sergeant, 1862. Sergeant Major, June 19, 1863. First Lieutenant Colored Infantry, Feb. 7, 1864. Resigned, Aug. 31, 1864.
Van Wie, William. Company A. Enlisted from Lee, Aug. 14, 1862. Died, Aug. 16, 1864 of wounds received in action.
Warner, John F. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Corporal, 1862. Sergeant, 1863. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Warrington, William G. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Died, July 11, 1864 of wounds received in action,
Watts, Reason. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Welles, Charles W. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Wells, William O. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 7, 1862. Discharged, June 7, 1865.
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Whittaker, Van Ransler. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Discharged for disability, May 8, 1863.
Wieks, Chauney C. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 14, 1862. Mus- tered out, June 24, 1865.
Wicks, James B. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 22, 1862. Discharged for disability, Nov. 16, 1862.
Wieks, James D. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Jan. 5, 1864. Discharged, April 22, 1866, having been transferred to Co. A 28th Inft., Juue 15, 1865.
Yourex, William J. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 12, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
TWENTY-SIXTH AND TWENTY-SEVENTH
Twenty-sixth : Binding, Charles. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 11, 1862.
Chase, Frederick. Company B. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Nov. 11, 1862.
Cole, William F. Company B. Enlisted from Marshall, Dec. 5, 1862. Taken prisoner at Ream's Station, Va., Aug. 25, 1864. Died in prison at Salisbury, N. C., Feb. 28, 1865.
Crane, Edward C. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 8, 1862.
Forbear, Gabriel. Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 4, 1862. Died Dec. 6, 1863 of wounds received in action at Mine Run, Va.
Forbear, Lamb. Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 4, 1862.
Forbear, Lewis. Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 4, 1862. Wounded in action at the Wilderness, May 1864.
Kellogg, Evander H. Company G. Enlisted from Albion, Oct. 15, 1862. Com- missary Sergeant, Dec. 12, 1862.
Litchfield, Horatio M. Company H. Enlisted at Le Roy, Sept. 21, 1862.
MeCloth, Marshall, Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 4, 1862.
Newville, Lyman. Company K. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 4, 1862. Wounded in action at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864.
Shefer, William P. Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 8, 1862. Wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864. Corporal.
Twenty-seventh: Campbell, James. Company H. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 27, 1862.
McDermott, John. Company E. Enlisted from Sheridan, Nov. 18, 1862. Died in prison at Richmond, Va., Nov. 21, 1863.
Putman, John H. Company E. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Sept. 12, 1861. Dis- charged, Dec. 19, 1862, for diasbility on account of wounds received in action. Stible, John. Company E. Enlisted at Homer, Nov. 20, 1862.
Sullivan, Michael. Company E. Enlisted at Burlington, Jan. 6, 1863.
Wilber, Henry. Second Company Sharp Shooters. Enlisted at Homer, Feb. 29, 1864.
Wiltsie, Daniel W. Company H. Enlisted from Homer, Oct. 20, 1862. Corporal. Died at Crab Orchard, Ky., Dec. 7, 1863.
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY
was organized at Kalamazoo October 26, 1864. Calhoun county had in this regiment about one hundred and twenty-five men with one field offi- cer and four officers of the line. Norris J. Frink, of Marshall, a youth of eighteen when he was commissioned, August 10, 1862, a lieutenant in the Twenty-fifth Infantry. August 15, 1864, he was made a captain in the Twenty-eighth, and the following December major. March 13, 1865, when but twenty-one years of age he was brevet lieutenant colonel, for gallant and meritorious service during the war. He was mustered out June 5. 1866, and honorably discharged.
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Shubal F. White, of Convis, was made first lieutenant of Company A at its organization August 16, 1864, and captain December 10 of same year and served till the regiment was mustered out in 1866.
George H. Penniman, of Marshall, entered the service September 12, 1864, as sergeant major of the Twenty-fifth; was promoted second lieu- tenant December 10, 1864; first lieutenant September 12, 1865; brevet captain March 13, 1865, for meritorious service in the battles at Nashville, Tennessee, and Kingston, North Carolina, brevet major for gallant and meritorious service during the war.
The township of Lee furnished in William Duryee the second lieu- tenant of Company K, who served until July 6, 1865, when he resigned and was honorably discharged.
The Twenty-eighth left Kalamazoo for Louisville, Kentucky, October 26, 1864. It participated in the battle of Nashville in December. It was later assigned to the Twenty-third Corps and as a part of that organiza- tion was transferred to North Carolina where it was engaged at White Forks in March, 1865, and sustained quite a loss. After the surrender of Johnston the regiment was on guard duty in various points in North Carolina until June 5, 1866, when it was mustered out at Raleigh and on the 8th reached Jackson, Michigan, where it was paid off and disbanded.
Total enrollment, 980.
Killed in action, 4.
Died of wounds, 3.
Died of disease, 101.
Discharged for disability, 47.
The following members of the Twenty-eighth Regiment served from Calhoun county :
TWENTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY LIST
Aiken, Jewitt. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 24, 1864. Discharged to enlist as Hospital Steward U. S. Army.
Annis, Thomas. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Deserted Sept. 30, 1864.
Anson, Granger F. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Dis- charged for disability, Sept. 15, 1865.
Badke, Gotlieb. Company C. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 21, 1865 for one year. Discharged Feb. 21, 1866.
Bailey, George W. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 16, 1864. Discharged June 21, 1865.
Bailey, George W. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 30, 1864. Mustered out, June 5, 1866.
Bailey, Samuel S. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 31, 1864. Discharged June 14, 1865.
Baker, Nathan. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Discharged April 26, 1866.
Batchley, John. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 29, 1864. Discharged June 20, 1865.
Batt, William S. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Discharged June 26. 1865.
Beach, Charles. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 19, 1864. Deserted Sept. 25, 1864.
Beardsley, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 20, 1864. Mustered out, June 5, 1866.
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Beckwith, Frederick A. Company B. Enlisted at Albion, Sept. 7, 1864. Ser- geant. Discharged May 27, 1865.
Bennett, Norman HI. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 22, 1864. Dis- charged June 6, 1865.
Blashfield, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 24, 1864. Dis- charged May 20, 1865.
Bower, Oscar. Company K. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 24, 1864. Deserted Oct. 1, 1864.
Brayman, Jesse A. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 29, 1864. Corporal, April 1, 1866. Mustered out, June 5, 1864.
Brott, George W. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 5, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1865.
Bushman, George. W. Company A. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Aug. 23, 1864. Dis- charged May 15, 1865.
Byington, Ransom. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 15, 1864. Mustered out Sept. 15, 1864. May 11, 1866. Callicott, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 22, 1864. Killed Carpenter, Seth. Company B. Enlisted at Marengo, Aug. 17, 1864. Discharged June 7, 1865.
Carroll, Stephen. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April, 1865.
Cary, Charles A. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 23, 1864. Deserted Sept. 15, 1864.
Case, Charles. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Deserted
October, 1864.
Chandler, Eli W. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 5, 1864. Deserted
June 5, 1866.
Chapman, George. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 19, 1864. Enlisted. Mustered and deserted the same day.
Clark, David. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 30, 1864. Discharged May 5, 1865.
Colman, Robert. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 20, 1864. Died in service, Feb. 14, 1865.
Converse, Selden. Company A. Enlisted at Athens, Aug. 30, 1864. Discharged June 13, 1865.
Cronin, Dennis. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Ang. 31, 1864. Died in service, March 31, 1865.
Decker, Clark. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 12, 1864. Deserted Nov. 15, 1864.
Doty, George W. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Deserted Nov. 1, 1864.
Dowding, Solomon. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 25, 1864. Dis-
charged, May 3, 1865.
Doxsie, Gabriel B. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 6, 1864. Deserted Sept. 15, 1864.
Dubois, Abraham. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Corporal. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Dunn, Michael. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 2, 1864. Deserted Sept. 12, 1864.
Duryee, William. Company B. Enlisted at Albion, Aug. 18, 1864. First Ser- geant and Second Lieutenant.
Edwards, John William. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Killed in action in N. C., March 8, 1865.
Elkerton, William. Company D. Enlisted in Marshall, August, 1864. Mustered August 17. Sergeant. Second Lieutenant, March 8, 1865. Mustered out June 6, 1866.
Ellison, George H. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Aug. 12, 1864. Deserted Aug. 27, 1864.
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Emmett, Dagobet. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 26, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Engelter, Leonard. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 15, 1864. Cor- poral. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Engle, Gilmer D. Company A. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Aug. 23, 1864. Wounded in action, March 9, 1865. Discharged June 20, 1865.
Ervay, Orrin S. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 9, 1864. Discharged Sept. 20, 1865.
Evans, Francis. Company F. Enlisted in Marshall, Sept. 22, 1864. Deserted Sept. 27, 1864.
Evans, Levi. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Sergeant. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Findley, Laurel. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 16, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Follitt, Edward. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, September, 1864. Corporal. Died in service, May 18, 1865.
French, John. Company B. Enlisted at Albion, Aug. 29, 1864. Sergeant. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Frink, Morris J. Entered service in Company A as Second Lieutenant. Resigned Oct. 31, 1863 in Company A 28th Inft .; as Second Lieutenant July 28, 1864. Cap- tain, Aug. 15, 1864. Major, Dec. 10, 1864. Acting Inspector General First Div., April, 1865. Brevetted Lieut. Col., March 13, 1865. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Gilman, John. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 20, 1864. Discharged March 16, 1866.
Gilbert, Lafayette H. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 15, 1864. Died in service, Jan. 5, 1865.
Gilmore, John. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Deserted Sept. 18, 1864.
Godley, Peter. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 26, 1864. Deserted on the day of enlistment.
Golby, David. Enlisted, Company D, at Marshall, Sept. 26, 1864. Deserted Oct. 2, 1864.
Granger, George H. Company A. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Aug. 29, 1864. Second Lieut., August, 1864. First Lieut., December, 1864. Aid de Camp, March, 1865. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Griswold, Josiah. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Died in service, Nov. 14, 1864.
Hockenbury, Gilbert. Company B. Enlisted at Albion, Aug. 3, 1864. Deserted October, 1864.
Holcomb, Eugene B. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 3, 1864. De- serted Sept. 25, 1864.
Holder, Charles. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 12, 1864. Discharged Aug. 8, 1865.
Johnston, John. Company B. Enlisted at Alhion, Sept. 1, 1864. Sergeant. Lost overboard steamer Oriental, Feb. 23, 1865. Sergeant.
Keenan, John. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 30, 1864. Discharged June 5, 1866.
Kelly, James. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 29. 1864. Corporal, April 1, 1866. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
King, Seth. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 16, 1864. Discharged May 29, 1865.
King, William H. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 27, 1864. Died in service, March 12, 1866.
Kirschner, Conrad. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 3, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Law, George. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 5, 1864. Deserted Sept. 15, 1864.
Lee, William J. Company B. Enlisted at Burlington, Sept. I, 1864. Discharged June 8, 1865.
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McClintie, Francis M. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Sept. 19, 1864. Mus- tered out June 5, 1866.
McClintie, Issachar. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1864. Dis- charged May 24, 1865.
McClintie, Wesley W. Company C. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 20, 1865, for one year. Corporal. Mustered out Feb. 21, 1866.
McRoberts, Hugh. Company A. Eulisted at Marshall, Sept. 5, 1864. Sergeant. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Mallon, Frank. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 30, 1864. Corporal. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Mason, Frederick E. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 2, 1864. Dis- charged Nov. 13, 1865.
Middleboro, Stephen. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 21, 1864. Mus- tered out June 5, 1866.
Mulvany, John. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Discharged Nov. 22, 1865.
Munson, Thomas. Company A. Enlisted at Athens, Sept. 5, 1864. Died in service, June 7, 1865.
Murry, Hugh. Company A. Enlisted in Marshall, Aug. 22, 1864. Discharged June 15, 1865.
Newberry, Philo M. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 29, 1864. Dis- charged Nov. 14, 1865.
Packer, or Parker, Ezra M. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Corporal. Mustered out June 6, 1866.
Page, Edward G. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 15, 1864! Corporal. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Patterson, Williams. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 6, 1864. De- serted Sept. 18, 1864.
Penniman, George H. Enlisted as Sergeant Major, Sept. 12, 1864. Second Lieutenant, Dec. 10, 1864. First Lieutenant, Sept. 12, 1865. Brevet Captain, March 13, 1865, and Brevet Major of same date for gallant and meritorous services during the war. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Pfaff, Joseph. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 12, 1864. Discharged Feb. 28, 1865.
Redmond, William. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 20, 1864. Dis- charged May 27, 1865.
Reichard, or Reichow, August. Company C. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 20, 1865. Discharged Feb. 21, 1866.
Rhoads, William D. Company B. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 17, 1865 for one year. Discharged Feb. 17, 1866.
Riley, Stephen. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 3, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Robinson, George. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 29, 1864. Deserted September, 1864.
Sawerssing, Peter. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 5, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Schellenburgher, Jacob. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 5, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Schooley, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Segrave, Charles. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 28, 1864. Deserted Oct. 12, 1864.
Sears, William W. Company E. Enlisted Sept. 2, 1864. First Sergeant. Sec- ond Lieutenant, June 14, 1865. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Sherman, Ernest J. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Dis- charged July 10, 1865.
Sinclair, Cornelius. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 25, 1864. Dis- charged June 14, 1865.
Slider, Samuel. Company B. Enlisted at Burlington, Sept. 5, 1864. Deserted Oct. 19, 1864.
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Smith, Charles. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Deserted Sept. 18, 1864.
Smith, James L. or F. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 17, 1864. Deserted the day of enlistment.
Smith, John. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 3, 1864. Deserted Oct. 19, 1864.
Stephens, Andrew J. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 12, 1864. Died in service, Feb. 17, 1865.
Stimpson, Albert S. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 15, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Stinekraus. Ferdinand. Company C. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 20, 1865 for one year. Discharged Feb. 21, 1866.
Thompson, Albert. Company F. Eulisted at Marshall, Sept. 29, 1864. Dis- charged June 5, 1866.
Thompson, Edgar. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 14, 1864. Dis-
charged July 28, 1865.
Thompson, Nathan. Company A. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Aug. 26, 1864.
Discharged Oct. 16, 1865.
Trombley, Lewis J. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 5, 1864. Discharged for disability, May 16, 1865.
Valiant, Henry. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Vanderpool, John. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 29, 1864. Dis- charged May 30, 1865.
Warring, Howland L. Company D. Enlisted at Albion, Aug. 29, 1864. Deserted Sept. 14, 1864.
White, Shubael F. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 16, 1864. First Lieutenant at organization. Captain, Dec. 10, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Whitney, John. Company K. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 26, 1864. Deserted Oct. 31, 1864.
Williams, Frank. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 24, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
Williams, Lorenzo D. Company K. Enlisted at Marshall. Sept. 7, 1864. Dis- charged Aug. 5, 1865.
Wilson, John. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 3, 1864. Deserted, Oct. 19, 1864.
Wilson, George F. Company K. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 22, 1864. Corporal. Discharged July 18, 1865.
Wiselogel, George F. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 3, 1864. Sergeant. Discharged May 18, 1865.
Wood, Charles. Company K. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 24, 1864. Deserted Oct. 31, 1864.
Woods, Robert. Company K. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 8, 1864. Deserted Oct. 21, 1864.
Wright, Alfred. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 26, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1866.
THIRTIETH INFANTRY
Sullivan, George. Company E. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Dec. 24, 1864.
Ward, Alva H. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Dec. 26, 1864.
THE FIRST MICHIGAN ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS
had the largest total enrollment of any Michigan organization in the war. The average age of both officers and men was higher than in any other while the loss whether killed in action, died of wounds or in Confederate prisons was the smallest of any Michigan regiment of like length of service. It is doubtful, however, if any regiment in the western army did
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more effective work for the triumph of the Union cause than this body of mature men made up largely of experienced mechanics, artisans and railroad men. In the building and laying of pontoon boats and bridges, in the construction of highways and highway bridges, in the building of railroad bridges and trestles, and in the repair of railroads and the run- ning of trains it greatly facilitated the movement of troops and supplies. At the same time the officers and men alike evidenced on different oc- casions that they had in them the stuff of which soldiers and heroes are made.
The raising of a regiment of engineers and mechanics was especially authorized by the war department. The work of recruiting was begun in August, 1861, and the muster into the United States service dated from the following October. The regiment rendezvoused at Marshall. It left its camp near that city on the 17th of December and journeyed direct to Louisville, Kentucky, where it became a part of the Army of the Ohio commanded by General Buell. The regiment received successively, spe- cial commendation from General Buell, General Rosencrans, General Thomas and General Sherman for the character and importance of ser- vices rendered.
The affair at Lavergne, Tennessee, a hamlet situated midway between Nashville and Murfreesboro, where it had been placed by Rosecrans to protect his rear and guard his trains while he was fighting the battle of Stone's River brought it into general notice and gave it a reputa- tion as a fighting regiment.
The regiment went everywhere with the Army of the Cumberland from its organization to Chattanooga; from Chattanooga to Atlanta; from Atlanta to the sea and from the sea to Goldsboro, North Carolina, and the surrender of Johnston. It participated in the grand review at Washington in May, 1865. Following the review it was transported to Nashville, Tennessee, where it remained until September 22, when it was mustered out of service. It arrived at Jackson, Michigan, October 1, 1865, where it was paid off and disbanded.
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