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Booth, George M. Company M. Enlisted at Convis, Aug. 19, 1864.
Bowers, John G. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 12, 1862. Prisoner from Nov. 6, 1863 until Feb. 6, 1864. Corporal, August, 1864. Died in Service, Jan. 1, 1865.
Bragshaw, David. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Ang. 29, 1864.
Brower, Hiram O. Company F. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Dec. 27, 1862.
Brown. Andrew. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, March 27, 1865.
Buek, William L. Entered service from Marshall as Second Lieutenant Company A, Oet. 28, 1862. Captain, Nov. 1, 1862. Wounded in action, Oct. 26, 1863. Major, April 6, 1864. Prisoner, Aug. 3, 1864 until Sept. 28, 1864. Wounded in action, Nov. 23, 1864. Lieutenant Colonel, Dec. 31, 1864.
Bush, Miner. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Sept. 1, 1864.
Bush, Thomas J. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 9, 1862. Prisoner, Nov. 23, 1863. Died at Andersonville, Ga., April 8, 1864.
Carrier, Orange A. Company A. Enlisted at Marengo, Dee. 8, 1862.
Clary, Thomas. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Nov. 29, 1862. Deserted April 15, 1863.
Clay, William C. Company A. Enlisted at Marengo, Dec. 9, 1862.
Clayton, Orman. Company A. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Dec. 18, 1862. Died in service, Dec. 9, 1864.
Clint, Edward. Company A. Enlisted from Marshall as Blacksmith, Nov. 27, 1862.
Cone, Abijah. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Aug. 23, 1864.
Connelly, John. Company A. Teamster. Enlisted Nov. 29, 1862. Died in service, Nov. 10, 1864.
Cook, Arba M. Company M. Enlisted at Convis, April 1, 1863.
Cook, Charles R. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dee. 8, 1862.
Cook, Charles W. Company A. Enlisted from Eckford, Dec. 16, 1862.
Cook, Levi. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 5, 1862.
Coriell, Edward M. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 6, 1862. Prisoner, Jan. 15, 1864. Died at Andersonville, Ga .. April 8, 1864.
('oriell, Vincent V. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 4, 1862. Corporal. Coriell. William H. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 9, 1862. Deserted Sept. 3, 1863.
Craig, Albert. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 6, 1862.
Crandall, Charles H. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 8. 1862. Pris- oner from Nov. 16, 1863 until Feb. 6, 1864. Died in service, April 16. 1864.
Crandall, William M. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Jan. 25, 1864.
Cunningham, Sylvester. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Dec. 20, 1862. Prisoner, Nov. 23, 1864. Discharged, June 13, 1865.
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Davis, Nelson. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dee. 5, 1862. Prisoner, Nov. 23, 1863. Died at Andersonville, Ga., May 24, 1864.
Dean, Lorenzo. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 17, 1862. Mustered out Sept. 22, 1865.
Dewitt, Charles W. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 8, 1862. Deserted July 20, 1864.
Dibble, Luther. Company B. Enlisted from Eekford, Dec. 15, 1862.
Dibble, Spencer. Company 1. Enlisted from Marengo, April 22, 1861. Lieu- tenant, June 3, 1864. Died in service, May 10, 1865.
Doty, John. Company A. Enlisted from Eekford, Dec. 5, 1862. Sergeant, June 30, 1865.
Driscoll, Daniel W. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 17, 1862. Dis- charged Aug. 8, 1864 by reason of wounds received in action, Nov. 18, 1863.
Dunn, Ezra. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 1, 1862. Prisoner, Sept. 27, 1863. No further record.
Dunn, William H. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 2, 1862. Commis- sary Sergeant.
Ellis, Erwin. Company A. Entered service from Burlington as Second Lieutenant, Nov. 1, 1862.
Filson, William H. Company B. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 18, 1862.
Fogle, George. Company A. Enlisted from Burlington, Dec. 25, 1862. Corporal. Prisoner, Nov. 23, 1864.
Foley, David. Company B. Enlisted from Homer, Aug. 3, 1864.
Foley, Kiren. Company B. Enlisted from Clarendon, Dec. 25, 1862.
Foster, William. Company D. Enlisted at Albion, Jan. 6, 1863.
Gates, William H. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 8, 1862. Saddler. Died Sept. 28, 1863.
Gray, John. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, March 2, 1864.
Griffin, James D. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 9, 1862. Prisoner, Nov. 28, 1864. Mustered out June 13, 1865.
Hall, James. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 5, 1862. Sergeant, June, 1865.
Hall, Timothy O. Company A. Corporal. Enlisted at Albion, Dec. 29, 1862. Deserted March 15, 1863.
Halsall, Davis E. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 5, 1862. Prisoner, Jan. 15, 1864. Died at Andersonville, Ga., April 8, 1864.
Hodgeman, Clifton H. Company E. Enlisted at Albion, Dec. 27, 1862.
Hoffman, John. Company A. Enlisted at Eckford, Dec. 15, 1862. Prisoner, Jan. 15, 1864 to May 12, 1865. Sergeant.
Hogle, Andrew D. Company M. Enlisted from Marengo, April 11, 1863. Hogle, George A. Company F. Enlisted at Marengo, Dee. 15, 1862. Corporal. Hotchkiss, Charles. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Jan. 20, 1862.
Karcher, Daniel. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Dec. 27, 1862.
Karcher, William. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Dec. 27, 1862. Bugler. Kesler, Edgar A. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 2, 1862. Wounded July 29, 1862.
Kingsell, Andrew J. Unassigned. Enlisted at Bedford, Aug. 29, 1864. No further record.
Kinney, James. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Sept. 12, 1864. Died in service, April 4, 1865.
Lee, George W. Company G. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 10, 1862.
Legger, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Marengo, Dee. 13, 1862. Prisoner, Aug. 3, 1864. Mustered out June 21, 1865.
Lennon, John F. Company M. Enlisted at Fredonia, March 13, 1863. Died in service, Aug. 12, 1864.
Lennon, William. Company M. Enlisted at Newton, March 13, 1863.
Mc Allister, Albert. Company E. Enlisted at Homer, Jan. 12, 1863. Deserted Aug. 12, 1863.
McGee, William D. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Dee. 12, 1862. Deserted Dec. 3. 1862.
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MeKay, Horatio A. Company A. Eulisted at Albion, Dec. 8, 1862. Deserted Feb. 8, 1863.
MeLouth, Amos. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Aug. 29, 1864. Sergeant, April 25, 1865.
Manne, Charles. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Aug. 29, 1864.
Mason, Thomas. Company A. Eulisted at Marshall, Dec. 5, 1862.
Maybee, Samuel. Company M. Eulisted at Bedford, Aug. 29, 1864. Corporal, Jan. 1, 1865.
Miller, Charles. Unassigned. Enlisted Feb. 14, 1865. Substitute for Nicholas Voght of Marshall.
Miller, Frederick. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 1, 1862.
Mills, Isaac. Company D. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dec. 20, 1862. Died in service, Nov. 26, 1864.
Moore, Wilson B. Company E. Enlisted from Emmett, Dec. 17, 1862. Morgan, William. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Feb. 9, 1864.
Mott, Edward B. Company K. Enlisted at Bedford, Feb. 27, 1865. Moyer, Joseph. Company A. Enlisted at Eckford, Dec. 16, 1862.
Murray, Chester J. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Nov. 20, 1862. Quarter Master Sergeant. Captain Company A. First Colored Infantry, March 24, 1864. Nelson, William. Company A. Enlisted at Marengo, Dec. 8, 1862.
Pangborn, Wallis. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Nov. 29, 1862. Deserted Feb. 8, 1863.
Parr, Henry C. Company K. Enlisted at Eckford, Dec. 19, 1862. Sergeant. Second Lieutenant, June 21, 1864.
Parrish, Samuel. Company F. Enlisted at Burlington, Jan. 5, 1863.
Place, Emory J. Company A. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Dec. 24, 1862.
Pratt, Warren. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Aug. 23, 1864. Prisoner, Nov. 23, 1864. Died at Andersonville, Ga., Dec. 20, 1864.
Prior, James. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 1, 1862.
Randall, Wesley. Company A. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Dec. 24, 1862.
Rapp, George. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 8, 1862. Died in service, Sept. 1, 1863.
Ray, Charles. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Dee. 16, 1862. Killed in action, Aug. 13, 1864.
Redmond, John. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Dec. 6, 1862. Deserted Dec. 20, 1863.
Redmond, Sylvester. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Dec. 5, 1862. Dis- charged June 6, 1865.
Reed, James. Company A. Enlisted at Marengo, Dec. 8, 1862. Wounded July 29, 1863. Sergeant, August, 1864. Prisoner from Ang. 3, 1864 until Feb. 20, 1865.
Roberts, John L. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 5, 1862. Sergeant. Robinson, Dewitt C. Company A. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Dec. 6, 1862. Wounded and missing, Aug. 3, 1862. Mustered out Sept. 22, 1865.
Robinson, Ferdino A. Company K. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Dec. 26, 1862. Killed in action at Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 18, 1863.
Rogers, Anthony. Company B. Enlisted at Clarendon, Sept. 15, 1862. Quarter Master Sergeant, March 1, 1865.
Rogers, Erastus. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dee. 9, 1862. Prisoner from Nov. 6, 1863 until Feb. 6, 1864. Prisoner again Aug. 3, 1864. No further record. -
Rogers, Robert. Company A. Enlisted at Eekford, Dec. 15, 1862. Died in service, Sept. 28, 1863.
Root, Jared. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 9, 1862.
Rothrick, Ruggles. Company A. Enlisted from Marengo, Aug. 6, 1864. Dis- charged June 28, 1865.
Ryan, Edward. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 12, 1862. Schlamb, Jacob. Company A. Enlisted at Eckford, Dec. 15, 1862.
Scott, George O. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Dec. 3, 1862. Sergeant. Prisoner, Aug. 3, 1864 until April, 1865.
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Scott, George W. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 8, 1862.
Scott, William E. Company F. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Dec. 1, 1862. Died in service, June 12, 1863.
Seals, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Burlington, Dec. 16, 1862.
Shellingberger, Daniel. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, March 24, 1865. Showers, George H. Company A. Enlisted at Eckford, Dec. 8, 1862.
Smith, Albert. Company M. Enlisted at Clarence, July 2, 1864. Died in service, Feb. 5, 1865.
Smith, James. Company A. Enlisted at Marsball, Dec. 11, 1862. Prisoner from Nov. 6, 1863 until Feb. 6, 1864.
Smith, John. Company B. Enlisted from Eckford, Dec. 30, 1862.
Smith, Joseph L. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 1, 1862. Sergeant Prisoner, Aug. 3, 1864. Died in service, Jan. 1, 1865.
Smith, Junior J. Company M. Enlisted from Bedford, Aug. 29, 1864. Prisoner, Nov. 23, 1864. Died at Andersonville, Ga., Dec. 20, 1864.
Smith, Mason T. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Nov. 27, 1862. Wounded in action, Ang. 2, 1864.
Snell, William. Company M. Enlisted from Bedford, Aug. 30, 1864.
Sprague, Edgar A. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 4, 1862. Hos- pital Steward. Prisoner, July 31, 1864. Died at Macon, Ga., May 21, 1865.
Steele, Stephen. Company C. Enlisted from Marshall, Aug. 21, 1861.
Strong, James. Enlisted from Burlington, Sept. 2, 1861. Sergeant Major. Second Lieutenant, November, 1861. First Lieutenant, November, 1862. Captain, August, 1863. Major, Dec. I, 1864. Mustered out Sept. 22, 1865.
Swift, James. Company A. Enlisted at Burlington, Dec. 12, 1862. Corporal, May, 1865. Commissionary Surgeon, June 3, 1865.
Talbot, Richard. Company D. Enlisted at Marshall, March 8, 1865. Trumbull, George. Company A. Enlisted at Burlington, Dec. 11, 1862.
Ulyatt, Christopher. Company G. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 10, 1862.
Upham, Chester. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 5, 1862. Prisoner from Aug. 3, 1864 until June 10, 1865.
Van Buren, William S. Company A. Enlisted at Eckford, Dec. 13, 1862. Deserted.
Voght, Carl. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, March 24, 1865.
Walker, Frazier Z. Company A. Enlisted at Marengo, Dec. 15, 1862.
Walker, John E. Company I. Enlisted at Eekford, Dec. 15, 1862. Prisoner frem Dec. 25, 1863 until Feb. 20, 1864. Deserted Dec. 31, 1864.
Waltz, Geo. F. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, March 7, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 22, 1861.
Waltz, Paul. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, March 7, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 22, 1865. Waltz, William. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, March 7, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 22, 1865.
Waltz, John G. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, March 24, 1865. Corporal, Aug. 1, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 22, 1865.
Warner, Jerome B. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Oct. 31, 1865. First Sergeant, 1862. First Lieutenant, January, 1864. Captain, December, 1864. Mus- tered out, Sept. 22, 1865.
Weaver, Ransom. Company B. Enlisted at Marshall, Nov. 13, 1862. Sergeant. Prisoner, Dec. 22, 1863. No further record.
Weller, Samuel H. Company B. Enlisted at Clarendon, Dec. 1, 1862. Killed in action, Dec. 14, 1863.
Whaling, George. Company G. Enlisted at Marshall, July 8, 1864. Substitute for William S. Seaton.
Whitehead, Charles J. Company M. Enlisted at Tekonsha, Jan. 30, 1864.
Whitmill, George. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Sept. 12, 1864. Prisoner, Nov. 23, 1864. Mustered out June 13, 1865.
Wilbur, Hiram P. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 9, 1862. Died at Covington, Ky., June 5, 1863.
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Wilder, William N. Company A. Enlisted at Eckford, Dec. 13, 1862.
Williams, George. Company D. Enlisted from Sheridan, Dee. 29, 1865. De- serted March 15, 1863.
Williamson, Thomas. Company D. Enlisted at Albion, lan. 6, 1863. Deserted May 6, 1863.
Wixon, Calvin. Company L. Enlisted from Emmett, March 21. 1863.
Wright, Myron W. Company A. Enlisted at Athens, Dee. 19, 1862.
Wyckoff, Abram D. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dec. 8, 1862.
York, Rhesa. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Dee. 8, 1862.
THE NINTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
had but a small representation from Calhoun county, only about a dozen all told, but in that number were one field officer and two of the line, and as it happened, all from Albion.
Solomon Porter Brockway, son of the Rev. William H. Brockway, chaplain of the 16th Infantry, had seen service as a captain of infantry earlier in the war, but resigned and almost immediately re-entered the service as a major in the Eighth cavalry, his commission bearing date Nov. 3, 1862. He commanded the regiment the last year of the war, hav- ing been commissioned lieutenant colonel, June 27, 1865. He was brevetted for "gallant and meritorious service during the war."
Robert J. Frost, now, and for many years, one of the best known business men in Albion, enlisted in Company M, of the Ninth, April 29, 1863. Was made sergeant at the organization of the company and was later promoted to first sergeant. He served both as second and first lieutenant, being mustered out as of the latter rank July 21, 1865, and honorably discharged.
Corydon G. Chapman, also of Albion, saw service in the first three months regiment. He was taken prisoner in the first battle of Bull Run. He re-entered the service as first sergeant of Company A, Ninth Cavalry, and was commissioned second lieutenant, Dec. 1, 1863.
This regiment was organized at Coldwater and mustered into the United States service in May, 1863. It served in Kentucky during the summer and early fall of 1863, and later entered East Tennessee, where it spent the winter of 1863-64. It was in the Atlanta Campaign under Sherman, and was a part of General Kilpatrick's command that made the march to the sea. It was in North Carolina when Johnston surrendered. It was mustered out in North Carolina, July 21, 1865, and arrived in Jackson, Michigan, July 30, where it was paid off and disbanded.
Total enrollment, 1,213. Killed in action, 32.
Died of wounds, 8. Died in Confederate prisons, 32.
Died of disease, 110.
Discharged for disability, 59.
CALHOUN COUNTY QUOTA
The following served from Calhoun County :
Allen, Ephraim. Company H. Enlisted at Burlington, Dee. 28, 1862.
Bower, Francis. Company L. Enlisted from Marshall, Dee. 26, 1862. Commis- sary Sergeant, July 1, 1864.
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Brockway, Solomon Porter. Entered service in 16th Infantry as Captain, August, 1861. Major 9th Cavalry, November, 1862. Lieutenant Colonel, June, 1865.
Bruno, George. Company H. Enlisted from Burlington, Jan. 3, 1863.
Benoni, Culter. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Dec. 24, 1862.
Chapman, Corydon G. Company B. Enlisted from Albion in Co. B, First In- fantry, April 29, 1861. Prisoner in Battle of Bull Run. First Sergeant 9th Cavalry, Dec. 25, 1862. Second Lieutenant, December, 1863. Discharged, Nov. 21, 1864.
Frost, Robert J. Company M. Enlisted April 29, 1863. Sergeant, May, 1863. First Sergeant, 1864. Second Lieutenant, Oct. 26, 1864. Honorably discharged, July 21, 1865.
Lines, Willian H. Enlisted from Albion, March 15, 1863. First Sergeant Com- pany K.
Peaslee, Joseph V. Company B. Enlisted from Battle Creek, Feb. 3, 1864. Died at Marietta, Ga., Aug. 15, 1864.
Skinner, Henry E. Company H. Enlisted March 14, 1863. Farrier.
Van Tassal, Mathias. Company H. Enlisted at Bedford, Jan. 12, 1863.
Kimball, Robert. Company H. Enlisted at Burlington, Dec. 22, 1862.
TENTH CAVALRY
The following served from Calhoun county in the Tenth Michigan Cavalry :
Brown, Albert H. Company M. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 21, 1863. Ser- geant.
Heath, William H. Company K. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 25, 1865.
Van Orman, John. Company K. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Feb. 25, 1865.
Oldfield, Henry C. Company M. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 14, 1863.
THE ELEVENTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
was organized at Kalamazoo in the fall of 1863, and mustered into the United States service on the 10th of December. On the 17th of Decem- ber, it left Michigan for the south, arriving at Lexington, Kentucky, on the 22d. It remained on duty in that section of the state until the early fall of 1864, when it became a part of the force of General Bur- bridge, which moved against Saltville, Virginia, in October of that year. In the assault on this place the Union troops were repulsed and at Sandy Mountain a day or two later in an attack by the Confederates, on our retreating forces Lieutenant Colonel Mason was mortally wounded, dy- ing the next day, and was buried not far from where he fell. The regi- ment lost in the Saltville expedition 86 officers and men, killed wounded and missing.
After the Saltville affair the regiment returned to Kentucky and remained on duty in that state until December, when it re-entered Tennessee and later with the troops under General Stoneman, captured Saltville, Virginia, and destroyed the important salt works there.
On the 17th of March, 1865, the Eleventh left Knoxville with Stone- man's command on an expedition that took in the states of North Caro- lina, South Carolina and Georgia. On July 20, it had reached Pulaski on its return where it was consolidated with the Eighth Michigan Cavalry. The officers and men were mustered out with the Eighth Cavalry at Nashville, Tennessee, September 22, 1865, and returned to Jackson, Michigan, where the regiment was paid off and disbanded.
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The Eleventh Cavalry had from Calhoun county, one field officer, James B. Mason, who at 19 was captain in the Merrill Horse; at 21 lieutenant colonel of the Eleventh Cavalry, and at 22, in command of his regiment, fell gallantly fighting for his country and was buried near the spot where he gave up his young and promising life. Darwin W. Phillips, a youth of 20, went out from Albion as captain of Company A, and Francis J. Lewis of the same town as second lieutenant. Darwin D. Buck, of Battle Creek, went in as captain, Company F, at the organ- ization and was commissioned major, October, 1864; mustered out September 22, 1865, and honorably discharged. Thomas H. Jennings entered the Eleventh as first lieutenant and was commissioned captain October 4, 1864. In the same company with Buck and Jennings was John G. Harris, who was mustered as second lieutenant, November 8, 1863, and first lieutenant January 19, 1865. Newell H. Rowlingson, Battle Creek, was commissioned second lieutenant of Company G, Aug. 1, 1863. Benjamin F. Davis, Battle Creek, entered the Eleventh in the ranks of Company F. September, 1862. Commissioned second lieutenant, October, 1864, and killed in action, December 19, 1864. Phillip Weitzel, Albion, served as sergeant in Company A of the Eleventh from Septem- ber, 1863, until January 28, 1865, second lieutenant in U. S. Col. troops. He was mustered out as first lieutenant, January 17, 1867. This regi- ment shows :
Total enrollment, 1,375.
Killed in action, 18.
Died of wounds, 5. Died in Confederate prisons. 2.
Died of disease, 22.
Discharged for disability, 55.
WENT FROM CALHOUN COUNTY
The following served from Calhoun county in the Eleventh Michigan Cavalry :
Abbott, Perry. Company I. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Nov. 16, 1863.
Bale, John. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Nov. 2, 1863.
Beckley, Anson J. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 11, 1863.
Bird, William G. Company F. Enlisted at Bedford, Oet. 22, 1863. Died at Lexington, Ky., Aug. 23, 1864.
Blanchard, James A. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Dec. 8, 1863.
Bradley, Hiram W. Company F. Enlisted at Bedford, Oct. 22, 1863.
Brininstool, William H. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 2. 1863. Sergeant.
Buck, Darwin D. Company F. Entered the organization as Captain, Aug. 1, 1863. Major, Oct. 4, 1864.
Burns, William Burns. Company A. Enlisted at Clarendon, Sept. 3, 1863. Canfield, Lewis B. Company F. Enlisted at Le Roy, Oct. 22, 1863. Prisoner. Oct. 21, 1863. Died in service, Jan. 10, 1865.
Carpenter, Frank. Company F. Enlisted at Le Roy, Oct. 22, 1863. Deserted Nov. 20, 1863.
Chafer, John L. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Dec. 22, 1863.
Chapman, Hobart B. Company A. Enlisted at Eckford. Sept. 30, 1863. Clark, Frank E. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 22, 1863. Corporal.
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Clark, James A. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Nov. 5, 1863. Corporal. Coggsdill, John H. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 29, 1864.
Conroy, John. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Aug. 31, 1863.
Cooley, Warren M. Company 1. Enlisted at Convis, Oct. 31, 1863. Corby, George W. Company F. Enlisted at Marshall, Nov. 5, 1863.
Cowan, John. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Sept. 8, 1863. Died in service, Sept. 12, 1864.
Crandal, William M. Company A. Enlisted at Convis, Oct. 21, 1863. Dalton, William. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 7, 1863.
Davis, Benjamin F. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 1, 1862. Sergeant. Second Lieutenant, Oct. 4, 1864. Killed in action, Dec. 19, 1864.
Dean, Jonathan. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Aug. 31, 1863. Died in service, Jan. 20, 1864.
Dedrick, John. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Sept. 1, 1863. Dell, William A. Company F. Enlisted at Bedford, Oct. 22, 1863. Dixon, George A. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Nov. 2, 1863. Donahue, Michael. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 21, 1863. Farrier, Isaac. Company G. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Dec. 5, 1863. Fish, Edward M. Company M. Enlisted at Bedford, Dec. 7, 1863. Corporal. Fishell, Peter. Company A. Enlisted from Sheridan, Aug. 21, 1863. Fuller, Albert E. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 2, 1863. Bugler. Garfield, Lafayette. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Aug. 28, 1863. Gould, Leander. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Aug. 28, 1863. Gridley, Erwin S. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 13, 1863. Hamilton, William R. Company F. Enlisted at Bedford, Oct. 22, 1865.
Handy, Leander C. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Sept. 5, 1863. Quarter Master Sergeant.
Harney, John. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 22, 1863. Harrington, William H. Company A. Enlisted from Sheridan, Sept. 21, 1863. Deserted Sept. 12, 1864.
Harris, John G. Company F. Entered service from Battle Creek, as Second Lieutenant, Aug. 1, 1863. First Lieutenant, Oct. 4, 1864.
Henshaw, Hoyt. Company A. Enlisted at Albion, Sept. 2, 1863. Killed in action at Mount Sterling, Ky., June 9, 1864.
Hicox, Herbert H. Company M. Enlisted from Battle Creek, Dec. 10, 1863. Hill, William H. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Oct. 1, 1863. Deserted Nov. 9, 1863.
Hitchcock, Charles H. Company L. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 14, 1863. Farrier.
Hoeg, Christopher. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Sept. 11, 1863.
Hume, Edward G. Company F. Enlisted at Bedford, Oct. 22, 1863. Corporal. Huston, George W. Company F. Enlisted at Le Roy, Oct. 22, 1863.
Jenkins, Carado, Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Aug. 31, 1863. Ser- geant. Discharged to accept promotion in U. S. Colored Troops.
Jennings, Thomas H. Entered service from Battle Creek as First Lieutenant Company F, Aug. 1, 1863. Captain, October, 1864.
Jordan, Thomas J. Company F. Enlisted at Le Roy, Oct. 22, 1863. Corporal, 1865.
Karr, Hiram B. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 22, 1863.
Lewis, Francis J. Company A. Entered service from Albion as Second Lieu- tenant, Company A. Aug. 1, 1863. Resigned March 7, 1864.
MeCormick, Thomas. Company F. Enlisted from Bedford, Oct. 22, 1863.
McGee, Charles. Enlisted at Marshall, Oct. 23, 1862.
Manchester, Caleb. Company G. Enlisted at Albion, Sept. 1, 1864. Sergeant, March 1, 1865.
Mason, James B. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel at organization, Aug. 14, 1863. Killed in action at Sandy Mountain, Va., Oct. 4, 1864.
Orr, James. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Oct. 2, 1863. Deserted Oct. 13, 1863.
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Peck, Edrick. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 22, 1863.
Percy, Orville V. Company L. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 7, 1863. Phillips, David W. Company A. Enlisted at Albion. Captain, July 2, 1863. Pitts, John A. Company F. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Oct. 21, 1863.
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