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27, 1863. Hamilton S. Wilder, Davison; died of disease at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 1. 1864. Henry Winkley, Flint; must. out June 28, 1865. Lester N. Withers, Atlas; must. out June 28, 1865. Deloss Worden, Mundy; must. out June 28, 1865.
Other Companies.
Capt. George W. Buckingham, Flint, Co. A; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. C, Feb. 13, 1863; wounded in battle at Campbell's Station, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1863; res. Sept. 29, 1864.
William M. Begole, Flint; 2d lieut. Co. A; enl. (sergt. Co. K) ; Feb. 6, 1863; pro. to capt. June 20, 1864; died Oct. 15, 1864, of wounds received in action at Lost Moun- tain, Ga., June 16, 1864.
Albert A. Elmore, Richfield; capt. Co. D; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. D, Oct. 6, 1864 ; wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864; must. out June 28, 1865.
William C. Stewart, Flint; 1st lieut. Co. E; Oct. 3, 1863; killed at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864.
Merritt W. Elmore, Flint, 1st lieut. Co. E, Nov. 30, 1864; must. out June 28, 1865. Charles A. Muma, Flint, 1st lieut. Co. H; must. out June 28, 1865.
Privates-James Austin, Vienna, Co. D; must. out June 28, 1865. Joseph Billings, Thetford, Co. H; trans. to 28th Michigan Infantry. John Burlison, Gaines, Co. K, one year; must. out June 6, 1865. John T. Barnum, Atlas, Co. I; must. out June 28, 1865. John M. Childs, Gaines, Co. E, one year; must. out June 28, 1865. George Crow, Gen- esee, Co. I; must. out June 28, 1865. William Dneltgen, Burton, Co. G; musician ; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Nov. 15, 1863. Madison Fisher, Mundy, Co. D; must. out Aug. 12, 1865. Henry Giddings, Gaines, Co. H; must. out June 5, 1865. Charles M. Muyck, Vienna, Co. B; died of disease at Andersonville, Ga., March 23, 1864. Theodore Helmer, Thetford, Co. B; must. out June 28, 1865. Benjamin H. Hewitt, Genesee, Co. E, one year ; must. out June 28, 1865. Carlos E. Hall, Gaines, Co. G; must. out June 28, 1865. Sumner W. Howard, Flint, Co. I; must. out May 19, 1865. Charles A. Neff, Vienna, Co. B; must. out Feb. 25, 1865. James Parmelee, Vienna, Co. B (corp) ; died of disease at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 8, 1864. Homer D. Penoyer, Flushing, Co. E (wagoner) ; must. out June 28, 1865. Otis H. Reed, Fenton, Co. G; must. out June 28, 1865. Ervin D. Savage, Clayton, Co. I; died of disease at Jeffersonville, Ind., Jan. 1, 1865. John C. C. Stephens, Genesee, Co. H; must. out June 10, 1865. Hiram Towsley, Fenton, Co. G; died of disease at Louisville, Ky. Charles Walner, Flint, Co. G; trans. to 28th Michigan Infantry. Philo Wheaton, Forest, Co. G; must. out June 14, 1865. James Young, Vienna, Co. B; must. out May 30, 1865. Charles H. Penoyer, Mount Morris, Co. E (corp.) ; absent on detached service.
TWENTY-NINTH INFANTRY.
About one hundred and fifty men of Genessee county-officers and private soldiers-served in the War of the Rebellion with the Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry. This regiment was organized at Saginaw in the autumn of 1864; its muster into the United States service was completed on the 3d of October in that year. Three days later it left the rendezvous for Nash- ville, Tennessee, where it arrived October 12th and soon after moved to Decatur, Alabama, reaching there on the 26th. On the day of its arrival at Decatur that place was attacked by the army of the Confederate General Hood,
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and the Twenty-ninth took part in the defense of the position until the 30th, when the enemy retired.
From the "Red Book of Michigan":
When the rebel General Hood was on his northern campaign in 1864, for the pur- pose of overrunning Tennessee, getting possession of Nashville and Louisville, and threatening the cities on the Ohio river, the Twenty-ninth Michigan (recruited and rendezvoused under the supervision of Hon. John F. Driggs, M. C.), under command of Col. Thomas M. Saylor, was stationed at Nashville, and on the advance of Hood upon Decatur, Ala., it was sent forward to that point, arriving there on the 26th, just in time to march from the cars to its position in line to meet the advance of Hood's forces then attacking that place. Col. Charles C. Doolittle, of the Eighteenth Michigan, was in command of the post of Decatur, and for some days previous to the 26th had been watching the movements of Hood's army, as well as those of Forest and Roddey, and had scouted the surrounding country as thoroughly as possible. On the morning of the 26th he sent out several detachments on the Somerville and Courtland roads, one of which met a prettty strong force about three miles out on the Somerville road and was obliged to retire. Not expecting the advance of Hood's army for a day or two at least, Colonel Doolittle was of the opinion that it might be a scouting party of Roddey's command; but, at half past one o'clock p. m., of the same day, his videttes reported the enemy advancing on the place. He immediately made preparations for action and rode to the advance post on the Somerville road. On seeing the enemy's column form- ing into line with skirmishers out, he ordered the Second Tennessee Cavalry to hold the enemy in check, and then hurried back to headquarters and made the necessary disposition of his force to meet the coming attack.
Battery A, First Tennessee Light Artillery, supported by the reserve picket of the Eighteenth Michigan that had been ordered up, soon got into position in a small redoubt commanding the Somerville road and vicinity, and at once opened fire on the enemy's line of battle. The Tenth Indiana Cavalry had also been ordered up and was engaged at various points looking after and checking the advance of the enemy. Finding that he could hold the rebels in check, Colonel Doolittle, about twenty minutes after the artillery opened fire, ordered the right wing of the Twenty-ninth Michigan, which had just arrived by rail from Nashville and been placed behind the breastworks on the left flank, to move to the front and occupy the line of rifle-pits on the left of the redoubt. This they accomplished in the most gallant style under a hot fire from the enemy's artillery and musketry, which they withstood with firmness. Soon after the other wing of the regiment was ordered out and one hundred of the men in command of the Major were sent to what was known as Fort No. 1. Battery 1, First Ohio Light Artillery, had been ordered forward and opened on the enemy, the fight continuing till dark, the rebels being unable to gain any advance, notwithstanding they made several attempts to charge the line. Colonel Doolittle then withdrew the advance force inside the main works, leaving one hundred men of the Twenty-ninth Michigan to strengthen the picket line and hold the line of the rifle-pits. In the engagement of this day the pickets on the Union line, from the redoubt to the river on the right, remained in their position, and when night came the picket line was intact. It was ascertained that the attack was made by Walthal's division, five thousand strong, of Stewart's corps, Hood's army, and was fought by Colonel Doolittle with less than five hundred men and a small amount of artillery. During the night of the 26th the Union forces were receiving reinforce- ments, and on the 27th nothing more important occurred than the driving back of the enemy's skirmishers on the front and right flank. On the 28th, about 3 a. m., the enemy
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drove in a portion of the pickets on the right and established themselves in gopher holes within four hundred yards of the works. An attempt was made early in the morning to dislodge them and re-establish the line, but the enemy were too well protected to be moved. Some time afterwards they were surprised by Capt. W. C. Moore, Eighteenth Michigan, with about fifty men from that regiment and a few clerks and orderlies from district headquarters, who made a most daring and dashing attack on them, driving them from their holes like scared rats and taking one hundred and fifteen prisoners. During the day the battle became general; the Union troops, having been reinforced and numbering about five thousand, had made a most determined defense, and early on the morning of the 29th it was ascertained that the enemy's forces had all been with- drawn except a strong rear guard, and at about 4 p. m. he was driven out of his last line of rifle-pits.
The noble and successful defense of Decatur by Colonel Doolittle, against such enormous odds, was one of the most gallant and remarkable of the war, and its import- ance, in view of its effect upon the great battle of Nashville, which soon followed, was second to no minor engagement during the rebellion.
The exemplary conduct, vigorous and splendid fighting of Colonel Saylor's regiment and his officers, although less than a month in the field, could scarcely have been ex- celled by long tried veterans.
From that time the regiment garrisoned Decatur until the 24th of Novem- ber, when it marched to Murfreesboro; reaching there on the 26th it com- posed a part of the defending force at that point during the siege of Nash- ville and Murfreesboro by Hood, being engaged with a part of the enemy's forces at Overall Creek, December 7. Having been sent out to escort a rail- way-train on the 13th, it was attacked at Winsted Church by a superior force of the enemy-infantry and artillery-and in the severe action which ensued it sustained a loss of seventeen in killed, wounded and missing. The track was relaid under a brisk fire and the regiment brought the train safely back to Murfreesboro by hand, the locomotive having been disabled by a shell. On the 15th and 16th it was attacked by two brigades of the enemy's cavalry on the Shelbyville turnpike, south of Murfreesboro, while guarding a forage- train, and was again slightly engaged at Nolansville on the 17th. On the 27th it moved by rail to Anderson, and was assigned to the duty of guarding the Nashville & Chattanooga railroad. It remained on this duty till July, 1865, when it moved to Decherd, Tennessee, and thence to Murfreesboro, arriving there on the 19th. It was employed there on garrison duty till September 6, when it was mustered out of the service; on the 8th it left Ten- nessee for Michigan, and was disbanded at Detroit about the 13th of September.
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE TWENTY-NINTH INFANTRY FROM GENESEE COUNTY.
Lieut .- Col. E. Frank Eddy, Flint; enl. Sept. 5, 1864; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
First Sergt. and Adj. Henry P. Seymour, Linden; enl. July 20, 1864; pro. to capt. Company F.
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Adj. Charles S. Cummings, Flushing; enl. Sept. 23, 1864; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Surg. Titus Duncan, Richfield ; enl. Sept. 29, 1864; res. Jan. 8, 1865.
Company G.
First Lieut. Truman W. Hawley, Richfield; enl. Sept. 16, 1864; must. out Sept. 25, 1865.
Second Lieut. Charles S. Cummings, Flushing ; enl. Aug. 21, 1864; pro. to 1st lieut. Company K.
Sergt. Cortland R. Demaree, Flint; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Sergt. G. E. Townsend, Flint; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Sergt. P. H. Towsley, Vienna ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Sergt. Josiah Rock, Flushing; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Corp. Philip Myers, Burton (sergt.) ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Corp. David Scanlon, Flint; absent; sick; not mustered out with company.
Corp. John Gay, Argentine; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Corp. Michael Rooney, Mount Morris; must. out Sept. 6. 1865.
Corp. Silome Plew, Mount Morris; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Chauncey Bacon, wagoner, Flint; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Privates-Richard Copland, must. out Sept. 6, 1865. James Cooley, Richfield ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. C. C. Fenner, Richfield; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. William Goddard, Flushing; died of disease, Jan. 12, 1865. Henry N. Gay, Flushing; must. out Sep.t 6, 1865. Elizur Hunt, Flushing; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. A. J. Knickerbocker, Mount Morris; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Richard M. Kelch, Davison; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Philip Myers, must. out. Sept. 6, 1865. Charles H. Mitts, Vienna ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Samuel B. Mitts, Flushing; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. John Murray, Burton ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. John McCulloch, must. out Sept. 6, 1865. William H. Moore, Mount Morris; died of disease, April 16, 1865. James Mahoney, must. out May 10, George Nabors, corp., Grand Blanc; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Hugh Nixon, must. out July 18, 1865. Homer Parsell, corp., Argentine; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. George Pat- rick, Burton ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. William Riley, Flint; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Allen M. Town, Burton; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Francis M. Town, Flushing; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Company H.
Capt. La Rue Schram, Burton; enl. Sept. 17, 1864; hon. disch. March 22, 1865. First Lieut. George J. Hill, Richfield; enl. Sept. 17, 1864; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Second Lieut. George Reed, Forest; enl. Sept. 17, 1864; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Sergt. Peter Mckinney, Flint; disch. for disability, Jan. 14, 1865.
Sergt. George Smith, Burton; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Sergt. James P. Glover, Grand Blanc; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Sergt. Mortimer M. Olds, Richfield; must. out by order, June 2, 1865.
Corp. Charles Smith, Forest ; died of disease at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 19, 1865. Corp. John Reigle, Grand Blanc; must. out by order, May 17, 1865.
Corp. John Rickler, Grand Blanc; died of disease at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 19, 1865.
Corp. Jason P. Odridge, Grand Blanc (sergt.) ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Corp. David Dickinson, Richfield; must. out by order, May 17, 1865.
Corp. Edward Carley, Davison ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Corp. Samuel S. Clemons, Richfield ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Musician Edgar Annibal, Atlas; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Privates-William Beagle, Vienna ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Peter Baker, Forest;
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must. out, Sept. 6, 1865. Walter Briggs, Grand Blanc; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Charles Best, Muldy ; must. out May 10, 1865. Edward A. Barnard, Grand Blanc; died of disease at Anderson, Tenn., Jan. 14, 1865. Thomas Cane, Richfield; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Albert Cane, Clayton ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. William Davis, Burton; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. James Fowning, Grand Blanc; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Phineas H. Flint, Clayton ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Christopher Glover, Grand Blanc; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. James D. Glynn, Vienna ; must. out Sept 6, 1865. Daniel Himebach, Burton ; must. out Sept. 6. 1865. Andoniram J. Hart, Burton; must. out May 18, 1865. Elliott J. Horton, Richfield ; must. out May 16, 1865. Non A. Lent, Flushing; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Isaac Philips, Grand Blanc; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Zebulon Parker, Richfield; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Warren Preston, Genesee; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Mart. Robinson, Burton, must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Mathew Root, Richfield. must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Henry H. Shotto, Grand Blanc; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Thomas Sheltz, disch. for disability, April 22, 1865. Justice Stevens, must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Christopher Shaw, Mundy ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Christopher Wagoner, Fenton ; must. out Sept. 6. 1865. Theron Woodruff, Forest; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. William D. Wallace, Flint; must. out Sept. 6, 1865.
Other Companies.
Jefferson J. Wilder, Vienna ; 1st lieut. Co. A; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Henry P. Seymour, Linden ; capt. Co. F, March 27, 1865; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. John Branch, Forest ; 2d lieut. Co. F, July 29, 1864; res. Jan. 24, 1865.
Privates-Emerson Anis, Co. K; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Elliott R. Burnett, Atlas, Co. A; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Edward L. Baker, Genesee, Co. F; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Edward H. Carson, Mount Morris, Co. E; died of disease at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 24, 1864. Samuel H. Crawl, Forest, Co. A; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. George Clark, Co. K : must. out Sept. 6, 1865. George Dunn, Vienna, Co. C; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Andrew Daly, Flushing, Co. E; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Charles Dibble, Co. K ; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Samuel A. Dickson, Co. K; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Aaron Finehout, Grand Blanc, Co. A; must. out Sept. 6,1865. Dorman Finehout, Grand Blanc, Co. A; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Elmore Ferris, Davison, Co. F; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. William Goddard, Co. F; died of disease at Jeffersonville, Ind., Jan. 12, 1864. John L. Grimner, Burton, Co. F; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. James Gilman, Mount Morris, Co. C: must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Thomas L. Hunt, Birch Run, Co. F; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Henry W. Howland, Atlas, Co. A; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Nathan A. Jenks, Clayton, Co. C; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Henry Kincade, Atlas, Co. A; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Henry D. King, Genesee, Co. F; sergt .; must. out May 23, 1865. William B. Kent, Co. K; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Joseph Lynch, Burton, Co. C; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. David Lowe, Flushing, Co. C; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Detloff Locke, Clayton, Co. D; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Charles W. Lamont, Co. K; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. William H. Moon, Co. F; died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., April 6, 1865. Andrew J. Martin, Burton, Co. F; must. out May 18, 1865. Isaac Martin, Burton, Co. F; must. out June 19, 1865. John Mallory, Burton, Co. F; must. out May 24, 1865. Perry E. Newman, Davison, Co. E; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Frank F. Osburn, Vienna, Co. E; must. out March 6, 1865. Jacob Phillips, Co. K; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Theodore Poquette, Co. K; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Daniel K. Roberts, Forest, Co. A; must. out Sept. 16, 1865. George Sharpstein, Co. K; died of disease at Hilton Head, N. C., May 19, 1865. George W. Summer, Vienna, Co. C; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. James Smeaton, Flushing, Co. C; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Charles S. Smith, Mount Morris, Co. E; must. out June 23, 1865. Andrew Sheperd, Mount Morris, Co. F; must. out June 23, 1865. Joshua Wether-
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bee, Vienna, Co. E; died of disease at Fairfield, Mich., Sept. 29, 1864. William C. Wilber, Atlas, Co. A; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. William W. Whipple, Grand Blanc, Co. A; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. William Wooden, Burton, Co. F; must. out Sept. 6, 1865. Albert Johnson, Genesee, Co. F; corp; absent, sick; not must. out with company.
THIRTIETH INFANTRY.
On account of the numerous attempts made by the enemy to organize in Canada plundering raids against our northern border, authority was given by the war department to the governor of Michigan, in the autumn of 1864, to raise a regiment of infantry for one year's service, especially designed to guard the Michigan frontier. Its formation, under the name of the Thirtieth Michigan Infantry, was begun at Jackson in November, 1864, and completed at Detroit on the 9th of January, 1865. To this regiment Genesee county furnished between sixty and seventy men, most of whom served in Company I.
When the organization was completed the regiment was stationed in companies at various points, one company being placed at Fort Gratiot, one at St. Clair, one at Wyandotte, one at Jackson, one at Fenton, three in Detroit barracks, and one on duty in the city. But the speedy collapse of the Rebel- lion put an end to Canadian raids, and the regiment, although the men were. willing for service, had no active duty to perform. It remained on duty until the 30th of June, 1865, and was then mustered out.
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE THIRTIETH REGIMENT MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY FROM GENESEE COUNTY.
John Willett, Flint ; surgeon; enl. Jan. 9, 1865; must. out June 30, 1865.
Capt. Wm. E. Christian, Flint; enl. June 9, 1865; must. out June 30, 1865. 2d Lieut. Henry M. Mason, Flint; enl. June 9, 1865; must. out June 30, 1865. Sergt. Henry C. Fuller, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865.
Sergt. Wm. L. Soyer, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865.
Sergt. John B. Taylor, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Sergt. Ambrose Merritt, Grand Blanc; must. out June 30, 1865.
Corp. Josiah P. Hackett, Flint, must. out June 30, 1865.
Corp. Sidney J. Reynolds, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865.
Corp. Gilbert Chamberlain, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865.
Corp. M. V. B. Clark, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865.
Company I.
Privates-Leonard J. Adams, Davison; must. out June 30, 1865. Oliver Bassett, Flint ; must. out June 30, 1865. Amerce J. Bachelder, Flint; must. out Aug. 18, 1865. Amos Butler, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Thomas H. Beamish, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Daniel H. Campbell, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. William F. Clap- saddle, Davison, must. out June 30, 1865. Hiram H. Clapsaddle, Davison; must. out June 30, 1865. Adoniram J. Conger, Davison; must. out June 30, 1865. Melvin E. Crandall, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Edward Cummings, Atlas; must. out June
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30, 1865. Robert M. Dalley, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Mark Elwell, Grand Blanc; must. out June 30, 1865. Henry H. Griswold, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Charles Gunn, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Frank H. Hungerford, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. William V. Hilton, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Benjamin Hilker, Flint ; must. out June 30, 1865. William Hurd, Grand Blanc; must. out June 30, 1865. Henry O. Hardy, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. William H. Jones, Genesee; must. out June 30, 1865. Lorenzo Johnson, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Francis Keene, Flint ; must. out June 30, 1865. John P. Kore, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Robert Knowles, Davison; must. out June 30, 1865. Harrison T. Kipp, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Hyman Lee, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Webster W. Mickle, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Alfred McMichael, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Sanford McTaggert, Davison ; must. out June 30, 1865. Oscar B. Moss, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Luther Miller, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Frank Myers, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. William Odell, Genesee; must. out June 30, 1865. Spencer W. Pierce, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Eugene Phelps, Grand Blanc; must. out June 30, 1865. Martin W. Ripley, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Enos D. Stilson, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. William Snyder, Clayton ; must. out June 30, 1865. William H. Seymour, Burton ; must. out June 30, 1865. Sampel Spicer, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Thomas Sad- dington, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865. Andrew Seeley, Davison; must. out June 30, 1865. Cyrus Tittsworth, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Clark Tittsworth, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Walter E. Vandusen, Atlas; must. out June 30, 1865. Gardner White, Flint; must. out June 30, 1865.
Company K.
William D. Gilbert, Flint; must. out July 30, 1865.
FIRST ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS.
The regiment bearing this name was raised in the summer and autumn of 1861, under Col. William P. Innes as commanding officer, having its rendezvous at Marshall, Calhoun county. It was intended, as its name implies, to be principally employed in the numerous kinds of mechanical and engineering work incident to the operations of an army. Unlike many other special organizations, it was largely used for the purpose originally designed. It was also armed with infantry weapons, and whenever called on, its mem- bers showed themselves as prompt in battle as they were skillful in labor. The regiment contained a considerable number of men from Genesee county. At a meeting held in Flint, September 17, 1861, and composed largely of eligible men, it was resolved to form a company to join the Engineers and Mechanics, and George T. Clark was elected captain of the proposed organ- ization. But for some cause the project failed, and no company distinctively of Genesee county material was formed, though the county contributed about one-third to the formation of Company B, nearly one-fourth its members to Company F, and slightly to six other companies of the regiment.
The Engineers and Mechanics were mustered into the service of the
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United States at the rendezvous by Capt. H. R. Mizner, United States of America, October 28 to December 6, 1861. On the 21st of the latter month, they left Marshall, about one thousand and thirty strong, for Louisville, Ken- tucky. On account of the peculiar nature of the service required of them, they were employed in detachments, and thus it would be impracticable to trace them through all, or half, their numerous marchings and labors. One of the detachments was under Gen. O. M. Mitchell in his advance on Bowling Green, and among the first Union troops to enter that town after its evacua- tion by the enemy. After the capture of Fort Donelson opened Tennessee to the Union forces, the Engineers and Mechanics were speedily at work in that state repairing bridges and railroads and opening lines of communication. For eight weeks immediately following the battle of Shiloh they were engaged in constructing steamboat-landings. In June, 1862, they built seven bridges on the Memphis & Charleston railroad, ranging from eighty to three hundred and fifty feet in length, and were also engaged throughout the season in open- ing and repairing railroads in Kentucky, Tennessee and northern Alabama and Mississippi.
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