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Paekard, Benjamin F. Company I. Enlisted from Burlington, Aug. 8, 1862. Seehlar, Armon M. Company I. Enlisted from Clarendon, Aug. 12, 1562. died in serviee, Jan. 28, 1863.
Sechlar, Ashle G. Company I. Enlisted from Clarendon, Aug. 9, 1862.
Sechlar, George E. Company I. Enlisted from Clarendon, Aug. 12, 1862.
Sutton, Theodore W. Company B. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Aug. 13, 1862. Quarter Master Sergeant. Wounded in action, Dec. 31, 1862. First Lieutenant, Feb. 25, 1864. Killed at Lattimer's Mills, Ga., June 26, 1864.
Thayer, Luke M. Company I. Enlisted from Ilomer, Aug. 6, 1862. Farrier. Mustered ont July 1, 1865.
Wheeler, William. Drafted from Lee township. Mustered Dec. 4, 1863. Com- pany D. Mustered ont July 10, 1865.
Wines, William H. Drafted from Sheridan. Mustered in, Oct. 30, 1863. Mus- tered out Aug. 15, 1865.
THE FIFTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
was organized in August, 1862. It was assigned to duty with the Army of the Potomac, where it was a part of the famous "Michigan Brigade." Its mortality list is the best commentary on the fighting qualities of the regiment.
Total enrollment, 1,866.
Killed in action, 101.
Died of wounds, 24.
Died while prisoners of war, 69.
Died of disease, 109.
Discharged for disability, 196.
The following from Calhoun county served with this heroic regiment. Barber, Caswell. Company M. Enlisted at Marshall, Feb. 14, 1865. Discharged Ang. 24, 1865.
Carey, Jesse. Company C. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 19, 1862. Deserted Sept. 27, 1862.
Esch, George. Company L. Enlisted from Marshall, Nov. 7, 1862.
Grimes, Isham. Company M. Enlisted at Athens, Sept. 3, 1862. Prisoner, March 2, 1864. Corporal, April 27, 1865.
Howard, James G. Company K. Enlisted from Albion, Aug. 29, 1862. Corporal. Mustered ont June 25, 1865.
Marshall, Paden. Company C. Enlisted Feb. 15, 1865. Discharged June 30, 1866.
Miller, John. Company A. Enlisted Feb. 15, 1865.
Moore, Henry E. Company C. Enlisted at Marengo, Ang. 21, 1862. Mustered ont June 19, 1865.
Townsend, George P. Company C. Enlisted at Marengo, Aug. 21, 1862. Cor- poral. Mustered ont June 11, 1865.
IN THE SIXTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
Calhoun county had no organization, and but one commissioned officer, but it did have quite a large contingent of enlisted men. The regiment was mustered into the United States service at Grand Rapids, October, 13, 1862. The winter of 1862-63 was spent in the vicinity of Vol. 1-36
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Washington, D. C. On the 12th of December the Michigan Brigade was formed, being made up of the 5th, 6th, and 7th regiments of cavalry. Later the 1st Cavalry was assigned to this brigade, June 29, 1863. George A. Custer, who had but recently been appointed from a captain in the regular army to brigadier general of Volunteers, was assigned to command the Michigan Cavalry Brigade. From that day forward the fame of the brigade and its commander are inseparably interwoven. It is not too much to say that the Sixth did its full share in establishing the high reputation of the organization as a fighting machine. Hiram, F. Hale, of Battle Creek, was the first adjutant of the regiment. In March, 1864, he was promoted to major and paymaster, United States Volunteers.
After the surrender of Lee's army at Appomattox, and participation in the grand review, the regiment was ordered to the far west, where it was held in service until the spring of 1866, when it was mustered out, paid off, and disbanded.
Total enrollment, 1,838.
Killed in action and died of wounds, 121.
Died in Andersonville prison, 65.
Died in other places, prisoners of war, 42.
Wounded in action, 214.
Died of disease, 132.
Discharged for disability, 150.
FROM THE COUNTY
Beanregard, Oliver. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 22, 1865. Discharged March 10, 1866.
Bender, John. Company H. Enlisted Jan. 27, 1864. Mustered out March 10,
1866.
Clark, George W. Company G. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 6, 1865. Dis- charged June 27, 1865.
Cliff, John H. Company G. Enlisted March 14, 1865. Discharged March 25, 1866.
Doty, Roswell O. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 22, 1865. Dis- charged June 21, 1865.
Fisher, Samnel E. Company B. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 27, 1865. Discharged April 14, 1866.
Goodrich, Chester M. Company C. Enlisted March 25, 1865, at Battle Creek. Discharged July 3, 1865.
Gore, John C. Company L. Enlisted at Le Roy, Ang. 26, 1862. Sergeant, Aug. 1, 1865. Mustered out Nov. 24, 1865.
Gore, William. Company L. Enlisted from Le Roy, Sept. 3, 1862.
Hale, Hiram F. Entered service as First Lieutenant and Adjutant. Com- missioned, Oct. 15, 1862. Major and Paymaster, March 18, 1864.
Hosmer, George M. Company L. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 19, 1862. Died in service, Jan. 31, 1863.
Joslyn, Joel. Company L. Enlisted from Le Roy, Ang. 26, 1862.
Lee, William. Company C. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 27, 1865. Dis- charged Nov. 17, 1865.
Main, John L. Company L. Enlisted from Le Roy, Sept. 2, 1862. Mustered out Nov. 24, 1865.
Miller, Charles J. Company C. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 25, 1865. Discharged July 10, 1865.
Miller, Foster D. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 25, 1865. Died- in service, June 6, 1865.
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Murphy, James A. Company K. Enlisted at Le Roy, Jan. 5, 1864.
Paul, Homer J. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 25, 1865. Dis- charged March 31, 1866.
Peek, Perrin M. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 22, 1865. Dis- charged Nov. 24, 1865.
Quigley, William. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, Jan. 20, 1864. Mus- tered out March 25, 1866.
Seeley, Miles 11. Company L. Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862. Hospital Steward, July 1, 1865. Mustered out Nov. 7, 1865.
Shepard, Alfred. Company A. Eulisted at Battle Creek, March 25, 1865. Ser- geant. Discharged March 24, 1866.
Smith, Arthur D. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 24, 1865. Mustered out March 10, 1866.
Stephens, Charles H. Company G. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 6, 1865. Mustered out Feb. 5, 1866.
Sweet, Elmer. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 26, 1865. Dis- charged March 31, 1866.
Thomson, John C. Company B. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 25, 1865. Mustered out March 14, 1866.
Van Foree, George H. Company L. Enlisted from Le Roy, Aug. 26, 1862. Taken prisoner at Falling Waters, Md., Jan. 14, 1863. Died in Andersonville prison, Sept. 27, 1864.
Webster, Jesse. Company L. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Aug. 20, 1862. Mus- tered out Nov. 24, 1862.
Wright, Morris, E. N. Company B. Enlisted at Battle Creek, March 22, 1865. Mustered out March 10, 1866.
THE SEVENTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
had a relatively large number of men in it from Calhoun county. Le Roy, Burlington, Pennfield, Newton, Athens, Marengo, Sheridan, Em- met, Bedford, and Marshall. Battle Creek, Albion and Homer were all represented in the ranks.
For some reason that does not appear in the books, the county had but one commissioned officer at the organization, those who became such later, won their way up from the ranks. George G. Briggs, of Battle Creek, entered the regiment at 24 years of age as first lieutenant. He made an exceptionally fine record and gradually advanced through the various grades until on May 25, 1865, he was commissioned colonel and commanded the regiment mnost efficiently both before and after the date last mentioned. He was repeatedly mentioned by his superior officers in the most complimentary terms. Major General McCook, commanding the defences of Washington against the attack of the Confederate General Early, speaks of the handsome manner in which "the dismounted cavalry division under command of Major George G. Briggs, of the Seventh Michigan Cavalry, forced back the enemy and well established our lines."
Major General Devens, first cavalry division, in his report of the operations preceding and attending the surrender at Appomattox, mentions Lieutenant Colonel Briggs as "conspicuous for gallant serv- ices in the late engagements" and deserving of "special mention."
Erastus B. Crocker, of Le Roy, entered the Seventh as a non-com- missioned officer and came out a captain. He too, received complimentary mention by his division commander for "efficient" services rendered.
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James B. Loomis was another Calhoun county man who won his way from the ranks to a captaincy. Charles M. Holton, of Battle Creek, and Calvin C. House of Albion, also changed their muskets for swords; straps on the shoulders taking the place of stripes on the arms.
The Seventh Cavalry had its camps of instruction at Grand Rapids. It was mustered in by battalions at different times. The first leaving the state in February, 1863, and the others following in May. The regi- ment became a part of the "Michigan Brigade" of which we have made previous mention. Its gallant deeds helped to make resplendent the lustrous page on which is told the story of that historic organization. During its term of service it carried on its rolls the names of 1,779 officers and men. Of these, 49 officers and men fell in battle; 26 died of wounds, 247 died of disease.
The following is a list of the names of the men, alphabetically arranged, who served in this regiment from Calhoun county :
LIST OF SEVENTH CAVALRYMEN
Abbott, Charles O. Company G. Enlisted from Marshall, Dec. 9, 1862. De- serted same day he enlisted.
Adams, Oscar H. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 8, 1862. Cor- poral. Killed in action at Tervillion Station, Va., June 12, 1864.
Allen, Almon A. Company I. Enlisted at Le Roy, Feb. 13, 1865.
Annabel, Edwin. Company H. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 24, 1864.
Anthony, Henry L. Company A. Enlisted from Bedford, Sept. 18, 1862. Wounded in action at Bueklands Mills, Va. Sergeant, Oct. 31, 1864. Mustered out as First Sergeant, Dec. 15, 1865.
Barnett, William. Company D. Enlisted at Burlington, Aug. 14, 1863. Dis- charged July 10, 1865.
Barnhart, Laban E. Company G. Enlisted at Homer, March 7, 1865. Mus- tered ont Aug. 9, 1865.
Beardslee, Clark H. Company F. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dee. 30, 1862. Taken prisoner, June 11, 1864. Discharged Nov. 21, 1865.
Beckwith, Charles. Company I. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 10, 1865.
Beers, Rufus. Company A. Enlisted at Penfield, Sept. 13, 1862. Mustered ont Dee. 15, 1865.
Bennett, Benjamin. Company I. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dee. 30, 1862. Teamster.
Bills, John H. Company D. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 8, 1865. Musteerd ont Feb. 27, 1865.
Bonnell, Charles W. Company A. Enlisted from Bedford, Sept. 6, 1862. Mustered out Dee. 15, 1865.
Bradley, Randall P. Company A. Enlisted from Bedford, Sept. 13, 1862. Died in service, April 10, 1863.
Brears, Thomas A. Company A. Enlisted from Battle Creek, Feb. 25, 1864. Discharged June 28, 1865.
Briggs, George G. Company A. First Lieutenant from Battle Creek, Aug. 15, 1862. Prisoner at Buckland Mills, Va., Oet. 19, 1863. Captain, March 22, 1864. Major, May 19, 1864. Lieutenant, Oct. 12, 1864. Mustered out Feb. 12, 1865,
Brininstool, Alonzo. Company A. Enlisted from Emmett, Nov. 7, 1862. Mus- tered out Dee. 15, 1865.
Broadwell, Benjamin F. Company G. Enlisted at Albion, March 10, 1865. Discharged March 9, 1866.
Brownell, Horace R. Company A. Enlisted at Athens, Sept. 6, 1862. Missing in action at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Burlingham, Joseph. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Nov. 7, 1862.
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Conlin, John. Company A. Enlisted from Bedford, Sept. 5, 1862.
Cook, Benjamin B. Company G. Enlisted at Albion, March 6, 1865. Mustered ont March 10, 1866.
Cook, John N. Company G. Enlisted at Albion, March 10, 1865. Discharged May 11, 1866.
Cory, Ary. Company L. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 28, 1865.
Cotton, John. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 17, 1862.
Crane, Stephen A. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 8, 1862.
Crocker, Erastus B. Company A. Enlisted from Le Roy, Sept. 8, 1862. Cap- tain, May 26, 1865.
Croman, William. Company E. Enlisted at Albion, Nov. 20, 1862. Died of wounds received in action at Brandy Station, Va., Oct. 11, 1863.
Crossett, Gordon D. Company D. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 23, 1865. Mus- tered out Feb. 22, 1866.
Davis, William D. Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Sept. 13, 1862. Wagoner. Dockstader, Alexander. Company E. Enlisted at Le Roy, Sept. 1, 1862.
Dumphrey, Edwin. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 9, 1862. Mortally wounded at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.
Eastman, Daniel. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 25, 1864. Mustered ont March 10, 1866.
Eddy, James. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 20, 1865.
Eddy, William P. Company L. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 27, 1865.
Edwards, James F. Company A. Enlisted at Bedford, Sept. 13, 1862. Corporal. Mustered ont Dee. 15, 1865.
Ellis, Abraham H. Company C. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 20, 1865.
Ewing, Horace, H. C. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 11, 1862. Fabriek, Delos H. Company G. Enlisted at Albion, March 6, 1865.
Fisher, John K. Company A. Enlisted at Newton, Sept. 20, 1862. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
Flanigan, John. Company E. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dee. 17, 1862.
Godsmark, George A. Company F. Enlisted from Bedford, Dee. 25, 1862. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.
Gorham, Warren. Company I. Enlisted at Le Roy, Feb. 13, 1865.
Graham, James P. Company G. Enlisted at Albion, March 2, 1865. Dis- charged June 20, 1865.
Greenleaf, Joseph. Company E. Enlisted from Le Roy, Sept. 1, 1864.
Hall, Haseall B. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 1, 1864.
Hanney, George F. Company A. Enlisted at Penfield, Sept. 10, 1862. Ser- geant, Oet. 31, 1864. Prisoner, March, 1865.
Hathaway, Giles B. Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Oct. 15, 1862. Hazen, William O. Company D. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 22, 1865.
Herrington, Casper G. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Feb. 28, 1865.
Herrington, Edmund. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Feb. 25, 1865.
Hoag, Robert. Company 1. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dec. 1. 1862.
Holton, Charles MI. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 4, 1862. First Lieutenant, May 24, 1865.
Horsch, Peter. Company A. Enlisted at Penfield, Sept. 23, 1862. Bugler.
Honse, Calvin C. Company G. Enlisted from Albion, Sept. 7, 1864. Second Lieutenant, Oet. 13, 1864.
Howe, Freeman W. Company A. Enlisted from Athens, Sept. 7, 1862.
llunt, Oscar. Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Sept. 10, 1862. Corporal. Jimmerson, John. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 19, 1862. Johnson, Charles W. Company I. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 25, 1865. Jones, James. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 20, 1862. Kennady, Henry. Company L. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 17, 1865.
Keyes, James G. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Aug. 8, 1864.
Knight, Willaim H. H. Company A. Enlisted at Newton, Oet. 2, 1862. Ser- geant, May 1, 1864.
Lake, John W. Company A. Enlisted from Emmett, Oct. 18, 1862. Killed in action at Howes Shop, Va., May 28, 1864.
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Lamb, Isaac M. Company G. Enlisted at Albion, March 15, 1865. Discharged April 14, 1866.
Lee, Cauncey L. Company E. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 20, 1862. Died in service, June 20, 1863.
Loomis, James B. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 4, 1862 as Sergeant. Captain, May 24, 1865.
Lowell, James. Company E. Enlisted at. Le Roy, Sept. 1, 1862. Taken prisoner at Yellow Tavern, Va., May 11, 1864. Died in Andersonville, Aug. 11, 1864.
Mack, Edward C. Company E. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 1, 1864.
Meach, Charles K. Company E. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 20, 1862. Died in service, May 7, 1863.
Mingo, James H. Company H. Enlisted at Albion, March 1, 1865. Died in service, Oct. 7, 1865.
Mingus, John, Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 11, 1862. Deserted Oct. 25, 1862.
Moulton, Frederick, Company L. Enlisted at Marshall, Feb. 23, 1865. Deserted June 27, 1865.
Muffley, Charles. Company G. Enlisted at Albion, March 11, 1865. Mustered
out March 10, 1866.
Muffy, Joseph. Company L. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 14, 1865. Discharged Dec. 8, 1865.
Nay, Harman. Company E. Enlisted at Le Roy, Nov. 4, 1862. Missing at Hagerstown, Md., July 6, 1863.
Neal, Rufus J. Company E. Corporal. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 20, 1862. Sergeant, March 10, 1863.
Nichols, Marion L. Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Sept. 16, 1862.
Overy, Charles, Jr. Company M. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 20, 1865.
Paul, John. Company G. Enlisted at Homer, March 9, 1865.
Pelott, or Rylott, Gabriel P. Company K. Enlisted at Emmett, Feb. 26, 1864. Perrine, Gilbert. Company A. Enlisted from Emmett, Sept. 3, 1862 as Cor- poral. Sergeant, May 1, 1865.
Phillips, Mortimer. Company H. Enlisted Dec. 1, 1862, at Battle Creek.
Pierce, Sidney S. Company A. Enlisted at Bedford, Sept. 8, 1862. Taken prisoner, Oct. 19, 1862. Died at Richmond, Va., Feb. 11, 1864.
Quick, James D. Company E. Enlisted from Sheridan, Jan. 2, 1863. Corporal. Ross, John. Company F. Saddler. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dec. 29, 1862. Deserted Feb. 27, 1863.
Russell, Samuel. Company G. Enlisted at Albion, March 13, 1865.
Shafer, Charles F. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 18, 1864. Killed in action at Winchester, Va., September, 1864.
Shepley, William C. Company G. Enlisted at Homer, March 9, 1865. Simonds, John. Company I. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 12, 1865. Streeter, Ray T. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 26, 1862. Stringham, William P. Company L. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 28, 1865. Titus, Allen O. Company E. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dec. 15, 1862. Underdunk, Charles C. Company L. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 28, 1865. Underdunk, Frank. Company L. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 23, 1865 . Van Horn, Sextus N. Company F. Enlisted at Albion, Feb. 23, 1865.
Walling, Pitts 1. Company A. Enlisted at Le Roy, Sept. 12, 1862. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. Died of disease, June, 1864.
Wattles, Vietor C. Company L. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 28, 1865. Corporal, May 1, 1865.
Wilber, Lewis. Company E. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 20, 1862.
Wilcox, Charles. Company A. Enlisted at Bedford, Sept. 22, 1862. Missing in action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.
Williams, Dexter. Company A. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 28, 1865.
Wilt, Joseph. Company H. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dec. 29, 1862. Deserted Feb. 12, 1863.
Wolcott, Orson J. Company E. Enlisted at Le Roy, Aug. 20, 1862.
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Wolcott, Warren J. Company F. Enlisted from Le Roy, Feb. 16, 1863. Yolter, William. Company II. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dee. 29, 1862. De- serted Feb. 12, 1863.
THE EIGHTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
Rendezvoused at Mount Clemens. Recruiting for this regiment began in August, 1862, but was not completed and the entire regi- ment mustered into the United States service, until May, 1863. The Eighth came into general and favorable notice in the pursuit and cap- ture of a portion of the Morgan raiders in their march through Indiana and into Ohio in the month of July, 1863. At Buffington Island Ford, there was a sharp encounter resulting in the surrender to the 8th Mich. Cavalry "of Col. Springer of Morgan's command and 573 pris- oners with their horses and equipments." Among the wounded in this affair were Sergeant Edgar A. Keasler of Marshall and Corporal James Reed of Marengo, both of whom were mentioned by name in Lieut. Col. Warner's report.
After the capture of Morgan and his command, the regiment returned to Kentucky and in the fall of 1863 entered east Tennessee and spent the following winter in that section. Because of a lack of food and clothing and tents for the men and of provender for the animals, soldiers and horses alike endured much suffering during that extremely cold winter. The Eighth was with the army under Sherman in the Atlanta campaign, and with the forces under Thomas which sought to resist the northern advance of the Confederates, under Hood. After the des- truction of Hood's army in the winter of 1864 and '65, the regiment remained on duty in Tennessee until September, when it was mustered out and returned to Jackson, Michigan, where it was paid off and dis- banded September 28, 1865.
Calhoun county had about 150 men in the Eighth Cavalry. To show how very generally the county was drawn upon for recuits it is only necessary to say that Albion, Marshall, Battle Creek, Clarence, Clarendon, Convis, Fredonia, Eckford, Tekonsha, Homer, Burlington, Marengo, Emmet and Sheridan were all represented. These men were nearly or quite all in Company A, which was officered by William L. Buck, of Marshall, captain; James A. Strong, Burlington, first lieu- tenant and Erwin Ellis, Burlington, second lieutenant.
William L. Buck entered at the organization, Oct. 28, 1862, as first lieutenant and Nov. 1st was commissioned captain. He was wounded in action, Oct. 26, 1863, and again November 23, 1864. Was a prisoner from Aug. 3, 1864, until Sept. 28, when he was exchanged. Was made a major, April, 1864, and lieutenant colonel. December 31, 1864.
James Strong was a young man of 23 when he enlisted in the Second Cavalry, Sept. 2, 1861. He was sergeant major and second lieutenant in the Second regiment. He resigned in Oct., 1862, and in the following November, reentered the service as first lieutenant, Company A, of the Eighth. Was commissioned captain in Aug., 1863, and major, Dec. 1,1864.
Nov. 20. 1864. Major General Schofield reporting from Pulaski, Ten .. to Gen. Thomas, then at Nashville, said: "Captain Strong, Eighth
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Michigan Cavalry, at Lawrenceburg, had heard nothing of Forest's advance this morning." The same day Schofield sent the following :
"Headquarters, Army of the Ohio, Pulaski, Tenn., Nov. 20, 1864, Capt. James A. Strong, Eighth Mich. Cavalry, Lawrenceburg: I have just received your dispatch of this morning. Look out sharply for Forrest, and inform me and Col. Capron of any movement you may discover. General Hatch reports that Forest was advancing towards Lawrence- burg yesterday. Send the accompanying dispatch to Col. Capron at once by the shortest and safest route. For greater security it will be well to send a party of men with it. Col. Capron is ordered to move back toward Mount Pleasant as far as the intersection of the Lawrenceburg road.
"Respectfully, J. M. SCHOFIELD, Major General"
The next day Strong sent the following :
"Near Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Nov. 21, 1864-9 P. M., Major General Schofield, Army of the Ohio. Sir: I have the honor to report couriers from Col. H. Capron just arrived from Waynesborough ; left that place about 2 P. M., this day, met couriers with your orders, dated yesterday, five miles this side Waynesborough, also a squad of couriers from Colum- bia with orders for Colonel Capron, three miles this side of Waynes- borough (General Hatch's command is at that place), last evening between eight and nine o'clock. Sent corporal and five men through to you with dispatches; have not heard from him since. The squad that brought first dispatch yesterday, lost two men, rear guard; can give no account of them. The dispatch came through all right.
"I am, General, your most obedient servant,
"JAMES STRONG,
"Captain Eighth Michigan Cavalry, Commanding Couriers."
The above correspondence taken from the "Rebellion Records" published by the War Department reveals in a striking manner the position of responsibility to which Captain Strong had attained and the confidence reposed in him by General Schofield at a most critical time. It was known that Forest and Hood were moving northward, but with great caution. Nine days later, November 30, 1864, Schofield fought the battle of Franklin, one of the severest struggles of the whole war.
Spencer Dibble, who was sergeant in Company A at the organiza- tion, was commissioned first lieutenant, June 3, 1864. He died in the service the following May.
Jerome B. Warner, Marshall, rose from first sergeant to captain. The Eighth had
Total Enrollment, 2,152.
Killed in action, 21. Died of wounds, 8. Died in Confederate prisons, 67.
Died of disease, 88.
Discharged for disability, 197.
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LIST OF CALHOUN COUNTY MEN
Allen, James P. Company E. Enlisted from Clarendon, Dec. 10, 1862.
Alden, Mathew H. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 9, 1862.
Bailey, Charles. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 9, 1862. Prisoner, Nov. 6, 1863. Returned to regiment, February, 1864. Corporal. Wounded Aug. 2, 1864. Mustered out Sept. 22, 1865.
Bailey, William E. Company B. Enlisted at Clarendon, Nov. 21, 1862. Cor- poral, September, 1863. Prisoner, September, 1863 to April 25, 1865.
Baker, Jacob. Company D. Enlisted from Marshall, April 4, 1865. Substitute for George E. Draker. Saddler.
Baker, Tinbrook. Company A. Enlisted at Marengo, Dec. 15, 1862. Died in service, Dec. 22, 1863.
Barden, Henry P. Company A. Enlisted from Eckford, Dec. 19, 1862. Prisoner, Dec. 25, 1863 till Feb. 20, 1864. Lieutenant U. S. Colored Troops, Feb. 24, 1864. Barnes, William E. Company A. Enlisted from Eekford, Dec. 13, 1862. Quarter Master Sergeant, June 30, 1865.
Benjamin, Harvey. Company A. Enlisted from Fredonia, Dec. 15, 1862. Missing on Stoneman's Raid, Aug. 3, 1864 till April 10, 1865.
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