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Frank B. Watkins, disch. by order, June 6, 1865.
Company I.
Nathan Klock, disch. by order, June 6, 1865. George Tompkins, died of disease at Nashville, March 20, 1865.
Solomon Webster, disch. by order, June 6, 1865.
Company K.
2d Lieut. Henry R. Sherman, Kalamazoo; must. out Sept. 22, 1865. Judson W. Carter, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., March 3, 1862. George W. Carter, died of disease at Murfreesboro', Tenn., March 27, 1862. George C. Colton, died of disease at Fairfax, Va., June 23, 1865.
Henry Eagles, disch. for disability.
Jolin Greer, disch. for disability, Sept. 21, 1862.
Mathias Gravemart, disch. for disability, Jan. 28, 1863. John Long, died of disease at Chattanooga, June 29, 1864. Geo. N. Ives, died of disease at Murfreesboro', Feb. 21, 1863. Wm. Murphy, disch. for disability.
Calvin Osman, died of disease at Nashville, Dec. 14, 1864.
Alex. Partlow, disch. for disability, June 21, 1862. David Gutchins, must. out Sept. 22, 1865.
FIRST REGIMENT MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER CAVALRY.
This regiment was represented by about one hundred men from Kalamazoo County, nearly one-half of whom were in Company I, Capt. George S. Acker. The remain- der were scattered through every company in the regiment. The regiment was organized in the summer of 1861, and left Detroit, under Col. T. F. Brodhead, September 29th of that year, with eleven hundred and forty-four men. It saw service with the Potomac army, in 1862, at Winches- ter, Middletown, Strasburg, Harrisonburg, Orange Court- House, Cedar Mountain, Bull Run, at the latter action, Aug. 30, 1862, losing its commander, Col. Brodhead, who was mortally wounded. Its total losses on that occasion were one hundred and thirty-three men.
In 1863 it was employed in, Virginia, where it encoun- tered Mosby and Stuart, and during the Gettysburg cam- paign was in fifteen engagements and skirmishes. At Gettysburg it repulsed a desperate charge by Hampton's Legion, losing in the space of six minutes eighty men and eleven officers. On the 4th of July, 1863, it defeated two regiments of rebel cavalry at Fairfield Gap. At Falling Waters it captured, after a severe engagement, five hundred Confederates and two stands of colors. It was attached to the Michigan cavalry brigade under Gen. Kilpatrick.
In 1863, in November, it was attached to the 3d Division Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac.
In December, 1863, and January, 1864, it came home on veteran furlough, rendezvousing at Kalamazoo.
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In April, 1864, it was transferred to the 1st Cavalry Division. It accompanied the movements of the Cavalry Corps during Grant's campaign against Lee, from May to the 4th of August, participating in many battles and skirmishes, and losing a considerable number of men.
In August it was sent to the Shenandoah Valley, and joined the army under Sheridan. It participated in nearly all the engagements under that famous commander in the valley.
In February and March, 1865, it was with Gen. Sheri- dan in his raid through Virginia, and on the 8th of March was heavily engaged with Rosser's Cavalry near Louisa Court-House, where the enemy were routed.
It was frequently engaged during the last operations against Lee's army, including the battle of Five Forks, and was present at Lee's surrender, April 9, 1865.
It participated in the review at Washington in May, and soon after, with the Michigan cavalry brigade, was ordered West, going as far as Fort Leavenworth, when it was informed that its future operations would be on the plains, in the vicinity of the Rocky Mountains, against the Indians. This information produced great dissatisfaction, but the regiment preserved its good name and discipline, and marched seven hundred miles beyond Leavenworth, reaching Camp Collins, at the base of the Rocky Moun- tains, seventy miles west of Denver, on the 26th of July.
Company A had a skirmish with the Indians at Willow Springs, in which privates Matthews and Colton were killed. The regiment was at Fort Bridger on the 10th of November.
At that place it was consolidated with the 6th and 7th Cavalry, forming an organization designated the 1st Regi- ment Michigan Veteran Cavalry.
After the consolidation eight companies were sent to Salt Lake City, and four remained at Fort Bridger.
These two stations were garrisoned by the regiment until March 10, 1866, when it was mustered out of service, paid, and disbanded, after nearly five years of active service.
FIRST REGIMENT MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER CAVALRY.
Field and Staff.
Maj. Geo. S. Acker, Kalamazoo; com. Sept. 2, 1862 ; capt. Co. I, Aug. 21, 1861; pro. to lieut .- col. of Mich. Cav., Nov. 3, 1862; pro. to col., Nov. 30, 1863; wounded in action at Bean's Station, E. Tenn., Dec. 14, 1863; honorably disch. for wounds, June 27, 1865 ; bvt. brig .- gen. of vols. for gallant and soldierly conduct during E. Tenn. and Atlanta campaigns.
Company A.
Stephen G. Anthony, must. out Dec. 5, 1865.
John L. Burdick, must. out March 10, 1866. Wm. L. Lyon, must. out March 22, 1866.
John Lewis, must. out June 2, 1866.
Geo. W. Phillpot, must. out Sept. 15, 1865.
Company B.
Wm. S. Briggs, disch. at end of service, Aug. 22, 1864.
Willard N. Briggs, disch. at end of service, Aug. 22, 1864.
Benj. F. Collins, disch. at end of service, Aug. 22, 18€4. Stephen H. Irwin, died in action at Old Church, Va., May 30, 1864.
John O. Strong, disch. by order, Aug. 11, 1865.
John Scott, must. out June 30, 1865.
Geo. S. Wilcox, mnst. out March 10, 1866.
Company C.
James Burke, disch. at end of service, Feb. 15, 1866.
Henry Eberstein, must. out March 10, 1866. Benj. F. Taggart, must. out March 10, 1866. Lewis C. Ward, must. out March 10, 1866. Richard Woodman, must. out March 10, 1866.
Company D.
Frank M. Eaton, must. out Feb. 22, 1866. James T. Foster, must. out March 27, 1866. Nelson F. Nichols, must. out June 30, 1866. Charles Watts, must. out March 10, 1866.
Company E.
Michael Enwright, must. out March 10, 1866. Orlando Jones, must. out March 10, 1866.
Charles Stewart, must. out Nov. 15, 1865. Isaac Tuttle, must. out July 10, 1865. W. A. Williamson, must. out May 19, 1866.
Company G.
Warren S. Bennet, must. out March 10, 1866.
Martin Flagg, must. ont July 10, 1866.
Jeremiah Gage, must. out March 10, 1866.
Andrew Newkirk, disch. by order, June 7, 1865.
Andrew Pierce, disch. by order, Aug. 14, 1865.
Lafayette Price, died of disease at Washington, D. C., Aug. 1864.
Benj. Sheldon, must. ont May 11, 1865.
John E. Rowe, must. out Feb. 27, 1866.
Frank B. Thorp, must. out March 10, 1866.
Company H.
Charles S. Adams, must. ont March 31, 1866.
George I. Beck, died in Andersonville prison, Nov. 22, 1864.
Chas. Eberstein, must. out April 24, 1866.
Fred. Denson, must. out March 25, 1866.
Conrad Sproul, died in Andersonville prison, Dec. 5, 1864.
John B. Stewart, must, out Jan. 30, 1866.
Dwight Rice, must. out March 25, 1866. Gustavus Wisner, must. out March 25, 1866.
Company I.
Capt. Geo. S. Acker, Kalamazoo; com. Aug. 21, 1861; pro. to maj., Sept. 2, 1862. Capt. Herman E. Hascall, Kalamazoo ; com. Sept. 2, 1862; 1st lieut., Aug. 21, 1862.
2d Lieut. Chas. J. Sherman, Kalamazoo; com. Aug. 21, 1861; resigned May 31, 1862.
Q.M. Sergt. Everett W. Lusk, Kalamazoo ; com. Aug. 21, 1861; died of disease, at Frederick, Md., Feb. 4, 1862.
Sergt. Abner Cross, Brady ; com. Aug. 21, 1861; trans. to Co. B; disch. at end of service, Aug. 22, 1864.
Sergt. Enoch Cross, Brady ; com. Ang. 21, 1861.
Sergt. Salem Whiting, Schoolcraft; com. Aug. 21, 1861 ; died of disease at Fair- fax Seminary, Va.
Sergt. Delavan Arnold, Kalamazoo; com. Aug. 21, 1861; vet., Dec. 21, 1863 ; trans. to Co. L; must. out Aug. 29, 1864.
Corp. Smith Munger, Schoolcraft; com. Aug. 21, 1861; must. out Nov. 29, 1864, end of service.
Corp. Carey Forbes, Cooper; com. Aug. 21, 1861; vet., Dec. 21, 1863; died in Andersonville prison, Aug. 29, 1864.
Corp. Samuel D. Fuller, Schoolcraft; com. Aug. 29, 1861; vet., Dec. 21, 1863.
Corp. Francis H. Mattison, Pavilion ; com. Aug. 21, 1861; disch. for disability, June 11, 1862.
Corp. Henry C. Munger, Schoolcraft; com. Aug. 21, 1861 ; vet., Dec. 21, 1863; must. ont March 10, 1866.
Wagoner Chas. D. Wadhams, Kalamazoo; com. Ang. 21, 1861 ; disch. for dis- ability, March 28, 1864.
Bishop Brown, disch. for disability, Aug. 11, 1862.
Win. Blodgett, disch. for. disability, July 7, 1862.
Geo. Beadle, vet., Dec. 21, 1863.
Geo. G. Bond, vet., Dec. 21, 1863; must. out March 10, 1866.
John N. Batsey, must. out March 1, 1866.
George Cross, died of disease, Oct. 6, 1862. Wm. Conover, disch. for disability, July 7, 1862.
Arthur Davis, must. out Dec. 5, 1865.
James Ferry, vet., Feb. 2, 1864; must. out March 10, 1866.
Irving B. Follett, vet., Dec. 21, 1863; died of wounds at Winchester, Va., Sept. 20, 1864.
William Gittings, disch. for disability, Sept. 27, 1861.
Orson Houser, disch. for disability.
Ralph Hymen, died in action at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862.
George Hymen, vet., Dec. 21, 1863; must. out May 11, 1866.
George Miller, disch. for disability, July 7, 1862.
John McDermid, disch. for disability, Dec. 14, 1862.
Anton Marvin, vet., Feb. 2, 1864. John Norton, vet., Dec. 21, 1863.
Andrew J. Overton, died of disease, Dec. 21, 1862.
Ephraim Rosier, disch. for disability, Nov. 7, 1862. Wm. C. Richer, vet., Dec. 21, 1863.
Richard Smith, vet., Dec. 21, 1863; must. out Nov. 14, 1864, end of service.
Alfred Sherman, vet., Dec. 21, 1863.
Wheaton B. Smith, vet., Dec. 21, 1863; died of disease at Baltimore, Md., March 11, 1864.
John D. Strickland, died of disease, Nov. 9, 1861. Wm. Swobe, must, out Dec. 5, 1865.
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James W. Van Tuyl, must. out March 10, 1866. Henry Whitmore. Wellington Wright, must out June 30, 1866. Salem Whitney, died of disease at Fairfax Seminary, Va., April 16, 1862.
Company K.
James Elkin, died in rebel prison at Richmond, Va. Frank F. Hall, must. out March 25, 1866. A. K. Hallman, must. out March 25, 1866. Myron Hadley, must. out March 25, 1866. Thomas Ryan, must. out March 25, 1866.
Company L.
George Allen, died of disease at Otsego, Mich., Aug. 17, 1864. Henry Beechner, must. out July 21, 1865. George Beadle, disch. by order, July 25, 1865. Charles Brignall, disch. by order, July 25, 1865. Wm. Bell, disch. by order, July 25, 1865. Henry J. Collins, disch. at end of service, Aug. 22, 1864. Robert Duncan, missing in action at Beaver Dam, Va., May 9, 1864.
Wm. Huff, disch. at end of service, Aug. 22, 1864.
Company M.
O. M. Bartlett, died in action at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865. William J. Campbell, must. out July 10, 1865. James French, must. out May 11, 1866.
Leander Howell, missing in action.
Lester Hungerford, must. out Dec. 5, 1865. Warren W. Pratt, disch. for disability, Jan. 6, 1863. George Wendell, died of disease at Camp Stoneman, July 6, 1864.
SECOND CAVALRY.
This regiment had about seventy men from Kalamazoo County, including about forty in Company I. It was re- cruited at Grand Rapids. Among its officers from Kala- mazoo County were Frank E. Walbridge, lieutenant and quartermaster, of Kalamazoo, promoted to assistant-quarter- master United States army ; Capts. Charles H. Goodale and Milo W. Burrows, of Kalamazoo, George S. Hodges, of Galesburg; Lieuts. Alonzo McCarty, of Galesburg, and George Bowen, of Kalamazoo.
It left camp Nov. 14, 1861, with eleven hundred and sixty-three names on its muster-rolls, and proceeded to St. Louis. It was stationed during the following winter at Benton Barracks, and in March, 1862, took part in the operations around New Madrid and Island No. 10. From thence it went to Mississippi, and from thence to Louis- ville, Ky., in October.
During November it remained in Kentucky. In Decem- ber, 1862, and January, 1863, it was engaged under Gen. Carter in a raid through East Tennessee, and was in several skirmishes.
In February it was sent to Nashville, Tenn., and was stationed during February and March at Murfreesboro' and Franklin.
During February it was engaged with the enemy near Milton, at Cainsville, and near Spring Hill. In March it had a severe skirmish with the rebels under Van Dorn and Forrest on the Columbia turnpike, and participated in an important reconnoissance, during which the enemy were driven across Duck River.
On the 25th of March the command had a sharp encounter with a heavy force, in which it captured fifty-two prisoners and a large train loaded with arms and muni- tions.
In June it was frequently engaged in skirmishing in the vicinity of Franklin, Rover, Middletown, and Shelbyville.
In July it met the enemy at Elk River Ford and Cowan. In September it was actively engaged in scouting among the mountains of Tennessee and Northern Georgia.
In October it participated in the pursuit of Wheeler, who was busy cutting the communications of Rosecrans' army. On the 31st of October it encamped at Winchester, Tenn. Its record during the year was a brilliant one.
Early in December, 1863, the regiment was engaged in a foraging expedition to Fayetteville, in which it secured a great number of cattle, sheep, horses, and mules, and four hundred bushels of wheat. On the 16th of the month it moved over the Cumberland Mountains into East Tennessee, fording the Holston River, and arriving at its destination on the 17th. On the 24th it participated in a fight with the enemy at Dandridge, in which the Union forces were com- pelled to fall back to New Market. The contest continued through the day, and the regiment lost two killed, eight wounded, and ten prisoners.
From the 25th of December, 1863, to Jan. 14, 1864, it was encamped at Mossey Creek. From this time until March 12th it was skirmishing, more or less, through East Tennessee, in the vicinity of Knoxville, and southward toward Cleveland, where it arrived on the 12th of March. On the 29th of March three hundred and twenty-eight of the regiment re-enlisted, and on the 14th of April the veterans left for Michigan on furlough ; arriving at Jack- son, they were furloughed for thirty days.
In May the regiment joined Sherman's army, and partic- ipated in the Atlanta campaign until June 29th, when it was moved by rail to Franklin, Tenn., where it was joined, in July, by the returned veterans. From July 12th to August 29th it was employed in guarding the railroad south of Nashville to Rutherford's Creek, when it moved from Nashville on the Murfreesboro' pike in pursuit of the rebel Gen. Wheeler, who was encountered twelve miles from Nashville and driven several miles. From this time until the 8th of September it was frequently engaged with Wheeler's command. Subsequently it was employed against Forrest, and on the 7th of October had a sharp skirmish with the enemy on Cypress River, losing six men.
Soon after, the command marched into Alabama, and was encamped from the 17th to the 29th of October at Four- Mile Creek. During the remainder of the month it was engaged in checking the rebel advance under Gen. Hood, who had crossed the Tennessee with his army and begun his march upon Nashville.
On the 5th of November it was attacked in force by the enemy at Shoal Creek, and forced back to Four-Mile Creek with heavy loss. On the 21st of November it was again attacked, at Lawrenceburg, and compelled to fall back, skirmishing with the enemy at Campbellsville and Colum- bia. On the 25th it crossed Duck River ; was in line of battle on the 28th near the Lewisburg pike, and on the 29th was skirmishing at Spring Hill and Bethesda Church. It was engaged in the terrible battle of Franklin, on the 30th, losing twenty-one men.
On the 1st of December it marched to within a few miles of Nashville, and was in line of battle during the night. On the 2d it crossed the Cumberland River and went into camp at Edgefield, where it remained until the 12th, when it recrossed the river, and was engaged on the 15th, skirmishing during the great battle in front of Nash- ville, and joined in the pursuit of the retreating enemy
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after their repulse by Gen. Thomas, skirmishing at Pu- laski, Sugar Creek, and other points. From the 31st of December, 1864, to Jan. 17, 1865, it was encamped at Waterloo. At the last-named date it broke camp and marched into Mississippi, passing through Eastport, Iuka, and Burnsville; from thence to Corinth and Farmington, and returning to Waterloo on the 21st, taking a number of prisoners on the raid.
It took part in Gen. Wilson's great cavalry movement through Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, in the spring of 1865, and did considerable skirmishing at various places. It arrived at Macon, Ga., on the 1st of May, and remained at that point until July 17th, when it was broken up into detachments and put in garrison at Perry, Thomaston, Barnesville, Forsyth, Milledgeville, and Macon. It was mustered out of the service on the 17th of August, and arrived in Michigan on the 26th, where it was paid and disbanded.
SECOND REGIMENT MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER CAVALRY.
Non-Commissioned Staff.
Q. M. Frank E. Walbridge, Kalamazoo; enl. Sept. 2, 1861; pro. to asst. q.m., U. S. Army.
Q. M. Sergt. Ammi A. Brown, Galesburg ; enl. March 29, 1864; disch. at end of service, Oct. 22, 1864.
Company A.
George S. Stearns, must. out June 20, 1865.
Company B.
William B. Chandler, must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
Company C.
Marion Blodal, disch. for disability, Sept. 26, 1863. Wilson Farnsworth, must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
John M. Terwilliger, must. out June 20, 1865.
Company E.
Nathaniel Allen, must. out June 8, 1865.
Company F.
David S. Kidder, must. out June 21, 1865.
Company H.
Frederick Birkey, must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
Charles Olmstead, must. out June 20, 1865.
Martin Reniff, must. ont Aug. 17, 1865.
Douglas Scott, disch. for disability, Dec. 13, 1862.
Company I.
Capt. Charles H. Goodale, Kalamazoo; com. Aug. 21, 1861 ; must. out May 17, 1862.
Capt. Milo W. Burrows, Kalamazoo; com. May 17, 1862; 1st lieut. Aug. 26, 1861 ; resigned May 27, 1863.
Capt. George S. Hedges, Galesburg; com. May 27, 1863; 1st lieut. May 17, 1862; 2d lient. Aug. 26, 1861; honorably disch. at end of service, Dec. 26, 1864. 2d Lieut. Alonzo W. McCarty, Galesburg; com. Sept. 24, 1864; resigned March 28, 1865.
Sergt. Ammi A. Brown, Galesburg ; enl. Aug. 26, 1861 ; pro. to q.m. sergt. March 29, 1864.
Sergt. Oscar Caldwell, Cooper; enl. Sept. 1, 1861; disch. for disability, May 18, 1862.
Sergt. Alonzo W. McCarty, Galesburg ; enl. Sept. 11, 1861; veteran Jan. 5, 1864; pro. to 2d lieut.
Sergt. Gilbert Mitchell, Kalamazoo; enl. Sept. 13, 1861 ; veteran Jan. 5, 1864 ; pro. to 1st lieut. in 136th U. S. Colored Troops.
Corp. George L. Stuart, Texas; enl. Sept. 7, 1861; veteran Jan. 5, 1864; trans. to Invalid Corps ; must. out May 17, 1865.
Corp. Milford Vosburgh, Galesburg; enl. Sept. 4, 1861; veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
Musician Charles H. Bronson, Galesburg; enl. Sept. 4, 1861; veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. ont Aug. 17, 1865.
Farrier Franklin T. Edgerly, Alamo; enl. Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Dec. 11, 1862.
Farrier Horace Cross, Kalamazoo; enl. Sept. 25, 1861; disch. for disability, Feb. 17,1862.
William A. Buck, disch. for disability, Sept. 19, 1862. Paul M. Blake, June 8, 1865.
Robert Bolles, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
James E. Cummings, veteran Jan. 5, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 17, 1865. Joseph D. Crane, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. out Aug. 17, 1865. Giles Collins, disch. for disability, Oct. 2, 1863.
Jerome Chadwick, disch. for disability, May 24, 1863. William Carpenter, died of disease at Dandridge, Tenn., Dec. 24, 1863. Abel B. Fowler, disch, for disability, Nov. 11, 1862. Charles M. Frains, disch, at end of service, Oct. 22, 1864. C. Francis, disch. at end of service, Ang. 22, 1864. Munson Gage, disch. at end of service, Oct. 22, 1864. Jolin Galligan, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, April 22, 1864. Joseph Gager, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. out Aug. 17, 1865. Seth W. Hoag, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. out Ang. 17, 1865. Augustus House, died of disease at Danville, Ky., Aug. 29, 1863. John Hending, disch. for disability, July 6, 1863. Charles E. Hope, disch. at end of service, Oct. 22, 1864. Smith Jones, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. ont Aug. 17, 1865. Alouzo Kidder, disch. for disability, May 24, 1862.
Frank H. Lewis, died of disease at Farmington, Miss., July 13, 1862. Max. F. Lewis, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. ont July 25, 1865. Henry Lingo, disch. at end of service, Oct. 22, 1864. William Manning, disch. for disability, Oct. 17, 1862. Lewis H. McGiun, disch. for disability, Sept. 20, 1862. Reuben Martin, disch. for disability, Aug. 5, 1863. Ebenezer Page, disch. for disability, July 22, 1862. Renben Page, disch. for disability, March 20, 1862. Samuel H. Peer, disch. for disability, Dec. 10, 1862. Adelbert L. Pond, disch. for disability, May 16, 1863. Eli Russell, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; died in action at Selma, Ala., April 1, 1865. Horace Skutt, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
George Simmons, died of disease at Farmington, Miss., July 13, 1862.
Nelson Thompson, disch. for disability, May 24, 1863.
John C. Thorp, disch. for disability, April 18, 1863.
Frank Talman, died of disease at Stevenson, Ala., Sept. 1, 1863. Charles M. Talmage, must. ont May 29, 1865.
Clark P. Taber, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; inst. ont Ang. 17, 1865.
Silas B. Tainter, veteran Jan. 5, 1864; must. out Aug. 17, 1865. Walter W. Van Sickle, must. ont Ang. 17, 1865.
James B. Vose, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 15, 1864.
Samuel Winans, disch. at end of service, Oct. 22, 1864.
Company K.
2d Lieut. Geo. Bowen, Kalamazoo; com. Sept. 10, 1861; resigned Nov. 19, 1864. Ira Garfield, disch. for disability, May 4, 1865. Stephen Dillingham, drowned April 9, 1865.
Company L. James L. Lee, must. out Aug. 30, 1865.
Hubbard Steadman, must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
Larotus H. Tucker, must. ont Aug. 30, 1865.
Seneca B. Vaughn, must. out July 26, 1865. Nathan A. Vaughn, must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
Company M.
Corp. Othniel Keyes, Kalamazoo; enl. Sept. 10, 1861; disch. for disability, Sept. 11, 1862.
Thomas Cole, must. out Ang. 17, 1865. Amos Welsh, must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
Elias Worden, must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
THIRD CAVALRY.
This regiment contained men from Kalamazoo County in every company, and Company F was almost wholly from the county. The regiment rendezvoused at Grand Rapids, and left camp on the 28th of November with eleven hundred and sixty-three names on its rolls. It was at Benton Barracks during the winter, and during the year 1862 was present and participated in engagements at New Madrid, Farmington, Iuka, Corinth, Hatchie, Spangler's Mills, Lamkin's Mills, Oxford, Coffeeville, and was engaged at the sieges of Island No. 10 and Corinth. During this time, from March to December, it also captured nearly thirteen hundred of the enemy, including thirty-seven offi- cers, losing, in the mean time, seven killed in action, forty- five wounded, and fifty-nine prisoners.
During the year 1863 it was actively engaged in Missis- sippi and Tennessee, participating in battles and skirmishes at Brownsville, Clifton, Panola, Grenada, Byhalia, Wyatt's Ford, etc. At Grenada the 3d had the advance, and
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gained possession of the town after sharp fighting. Over sixty locomotives and four hundred cars were destroyed at this point. At Byhalia and Wyatt the regiment was warmly engaged, but the enemy were completely routed, with considerable loss. Its services in West Tennessee were mostly utilized in a guerrilla warfare with Richardson, Dawson, Cushman, and other noted leaders. Up to the latter part of the year 1863 the regiment had captured a total of over twenty-one hundred prisoners, and its marches had aggregated ten thousand eight hundred miles, exclusive of the movements of its detachments.
During November and December, 1863, the regiment was kept scouting in West Tennessee, and often encount- ered the enemy under Forrest and Chalmers. It was en- gaged at Ripley, Miss., November 29th ; Orizaba, Miss., November 30th ; Ellistown, Miss., December 3d ; Purdy, Tenn., December 22d ; and Jack's Creek, December 24th.
On the 1st of January, 1864, it went into winter quar- ters at La Grange, Tenn. On the 19th of January a large number of the men re-enlisted, and were mustered in as veterans on the 27th. On the 29th the veterans left for Michigan on furlough. At the expiration of its furlough the regiment rendezvoused at Kalamazoo, where it was joined by a large number of recruits. From thence it pro- ceeded to St. Louis, where it remained nearly two months awaiting horses, arms, and equipments. During most of this time it was employed on provost duty.
On the 18th of May, although still without arms, it was sent to Little Rock, Ark., where it reported to Gen. Steele. It was mounted on the 1st of August, and immediately put on scouting duty throughout the State. It assisted in driving the rebel Gen. Shelby beyond the Arkansas River, and in capturing a large number of cattle. It was finally armed with the Spencer carbine.
It was stationed for several months, during the winter of 1864-65, on the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, scout- ing as far south as Arkansas Post, and collecting large num- bers of cattle, with which the whole army of the depart- ment of Arkansas was supplied.
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