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Harvey Olmsted, 2nd C., Co., C., Severnville, Tenn,, Jan. 27,'64. Noah Perkins, E. and M., Co., D, Lonisville, March 15, 1862. Walter C. Palmer, 15th I., Co., C, Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Heter E. Peiffer, 3rd I., Co., I, Sept. 5, 1861.
Isaac Polton, 26th I., Co. B. Reams' Station, Va., Aug. 25, 1864. Charles M. Prindle, E. and M., Co., I., Wilmington, N. C., Mar. 16, 1865.
Fayette Porter, 9th I., Co., H, W. Point, Ky.
Wm. Perry, 5th C., Co., B, Washington, June 15, 1864.
George Platte, 10th C., Co., A, Knoxville, Sept. 1, 1864.
Samuel S. Phillips, 3rd I., Co., I, Georgetown, Sept. 5, 1861. Rence P. Polsmer, 8th I., Co., D, 1863.
William Roon, 9th C., Co. C, Knoxville, April 3, 1864. Daniel H. Rose, 10th C., Co. K.
Lewis A. Rich, E. and M., Co., H, Carterville, Aug. 16, 1864. John Rechburg, 3rd, I., Co., B, Groveton, Aug. 29, 1862. Arie Rot, 25th I., Co. I., Louisville, Nov. 22, 1862.
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Cyrus R. Reynolds, 2nd C., Co., E, Chapel Hill,.Oct. 8, 1862. James P. Rowland, 1st Lieut. Art., Co., D, Murfreesboro, Jan. 20, 1865.
Charles C. Randall, 3rd I., Co., B, Harper's Landing, Aug. 3, '62. Lewis I. Rodgers, E. and M., Co., I, Savannah, Jan. 10, 1865. Walter T. Rice, 21st I., Co., G, Louisville, Jan. 4, 1863. Eldert Reenders, 21st I., Co., G, Nashville, 1863. Richard Robinson, 21st I., Co., G.
John Rowlings, 3rd I., Co., E, Nashville, June 1, 1865. Louis L. Reed, 9th I., Co,, H, Murfreesboro, 1862. Wm. T. Smith, 5th C., Co., G, Salisbury, N. C., Oct. 28, 1864. Geo. S. Sears, 3rd I., Co., C, Nashville, April 8, 1865. Elmer Spencer, 2nd C., Co., D, New Madrid, April 22, 1862. Henry Shannon, 21st I., Co., G, at Home, March 5, 1865. Wm. S. Sampson, 21st I., Co., D, Savannah, Jan. 26, 1865. Albert Simmons, 17th I., Co., B, Andersonville Prison, Aug. 22, 1864.
Elijah Sweatland, 1st I., Detroit, Oct. 7, 1864.
Jehiel Scales, 21st I., Co., C, Chattanooga, March 2, 1864.
Timothy Sweet, 21st I., Co., B. Louisville.
Nelson J. Saddler, 14th I., Co., F, Detroit, July 7, 1864. Wm. Schilling, 2nd C. Co. D, Nashville, Nov. 13, 1863. Jerry Sullivan, 3rd I., Co., C, Mine Run, Nov. 30, 1863. Eli W. Syers, 10th C,, Co. C, Knoxville, June 21, 1864,
Louis Sharatts, E. and M,, Co., K, Ringold Ga,, July 19, 1864.
Eleazer Smith, 1st Lieut. Art., Co., K, Lookout Mountain Aug. 1, 1864.
Geo. Spencer, 3rd I., Co., I, Sept. 10, 1862.
Jacob Stansbury, 2nd C., Co., D, St. Louis, April 8, 1862. Joshua Stoddard, 21st I., Co., G, Stone River, Dec. 31, 1862.
Sylvester Smith, 1st Sharpshooters, Co., A, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864.
Eli J. Swere, 21st I., Co., E, Louisville,, Nov. 18, 1862. William Scott, 9th I., Co., E, Chattanooga, March 14, 1865. James Scott, Quartermaster, accidental.
Zenas Sweet, 21st I., Co., G, Nashville, Jan. 30, 1863. Jacob Scheppers, 13th I., Co., D, Nashville, Nov. 21, 1862. Wm. Smith, 3rd I., Co., Harrison's Landing, July 17, 1862. Stephen Scales, 3rd I., April 30, 1862.
Jack Somerville, 102nd Colored Troops, Co., I, April 30, 1862. Wm. Skeels, E. and M., Co., H, Newbern. N. C., April 15, 1865. Alonzo D. Smith, 7th C., Co,, A, Jefferson Barracks, June 2, '65. Geo. W. Smith, 2nd C., Co., D, Franklin, Tenn., June 4, 1863. Peter Ver Shure, 25th I., Co., I, Tebb's Bend, Ky., July 4, 1863. Stephen Smith, 5th C., Co., B, Brandy Station, Oct. 12, 1863. Reuben Toogood, 21st I., Co., G, Nashville, Jan. 1863.
Calvin Tillotson, E, and M, Co., K, Chattanooga, June 11, 1864. Robert F. Thompson, 25th I., Co., I, Holland, Michigan, Oct. 3, 1864.
Frank Tate, 3rd I., Co., I, Washington, Sept. 1, 1862. Wm. Tate, 3rd I., Co., I, Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. Owen Trumbull, 3rd I., Co., I, May 18, 1862.
Nathan R. Tompkins, 1st Sharpshooters, Andersonville Prison, May 24, 1864.
Wm. J. Tuffs, 6th C., Co., B, at home, May 22, 1865. John M. Taylor, 3rd I., Co., I,. Camp Bullock, Va., March 25,'64. Cornelius Van Dam, 25th I., Co., I, Resaca, Ga., Aug. 14, 1864. Benj. Vanhaltren, 2nd C., Co. D, Lou., Nov. 17, 1862. Wolf Van Appledorn, 25th I., Co.,I, Knoxville, Nov. 2. 1863. Walter Vannil, 8th I., Co., E, Washington, July 20, 1864. Adrianus Vandertank, 8th I, Co., D, Wilmington Island, Ga., April 16, 1862.
John Vanderbury, 1st Sharpshooters, Danville, Va.
Gilbert Vanderhoof, 3rd I., Co., I, Nashville, June 7, 1865. Orrin Whitcomb, 14th I., Co., F, Nashville, March 15, 1864. Capt. Benj. K. Weatherwax, killed at Walanga Bridge, Tenn., April 25, 1864.
Stephen B. Walker, 8th I., Co., D, Middletown, Nov. 2, 1862. Edward Watson, 3rd I., Co:, I, Sept. 1861.
Wm. F. Wells, E, and M, Co., K, Jeffersonville, Ind., Dec. 2,'64. Robert Watson, 10th C., Co., D, Germantown, N. C., April 10,'65. Charles Whitehead, 3rd I., Co., F, Nashville, April 11, 1865. Walter Waine, 13th I., Co., I, Stone River, Dec. 31, 1863.
Daniel A. Young, 28th I., Co., C, Lincolnton, N. C., Aug. 4, '65. Alonzo D. Yeomans, 10th C., Co., C, Knoxville, Nov. 3, 1864. Henry Zwol, 21st I., Co., G, Nashville, Jan. 3, 1864.
MUSKEGON COUNTY.
Andrew Allen, 2d C, Co. E, Rienzi, Aug. 18, 1862. Lewis Brandis, 5th I, Co. A, June 22, 1864.
George M. Belden, 26th I, Co. C, Salisbury, Feb. 1, 1865.
Lewellen Brewer, 10th C, Co. A, Somerset, Ky., Feb. 8, 1864. Fidel Bail, 5th I, Co. I, Washington, May 17, 1864.
Lamson J. Bonner, 3d I, Co. F, Wilderness, May 6, 1864. Martin Biber, 3d I, Co. H, Wilderness, May 6, 1864. Joseph Belden, 26th. I, Co. C, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. Edwin Barr, 26th I, Co. C, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864.
George W. Barr, 25th I, Co. C, in Canada.
Peter G. Archer, 3d I, Co. H, Groveton.
Fidel Barl, 3d I, Co. C, Wilderness.
Charles F. Brittain, 3d I, Co. H, Yorktown, Aug. 14, 1862. Geo. A. Bennett, 3d I, Co. H, Frederick, Md., Aug. 10, 1863. Francis M. Bunce, 9th I, Co. B, Nashville, July 26, 1865. James S. Cooper, 26th I, Co. C, Salisbury, N. C., Nov. 10, 1864. Lorenzo W. Cook, 1st Lt. Art, Co. K, Chattanooga.
John Colby 9th I, Co. B, Nashville, April 8, 1865. Alonzo Corbin, 21st I, Co. H, New York, March 12, 1864. Leonard Dietrich, 5th I, Co. I, June, 1864.
Heman Dietrich, 3d I, Co. I, of wounds, June 2, 1862.
Joseph Dohim, 14th I, Co. E, 2d Div. hospital, Nov. 24, 1864. Abraham Decker, 3d I, Co. B, Victoria, Tex., Aug. 24, 1865. John Eddie, 5th I, Co. I, Washington, May 12, 1864.
Fernando P. Fulford, 3d I, Co. H, Wilderness, May 6, 1864. Benjamin Fetterly, 15th I, Co. F, Atlanta, Aug. 5, 1864. Adolph Friday, 5th C, Co. F, Yellow Tavern, Va., May 11, 1864. William Furgeson. 3d I, Co. H, Washington, Sept. 30, 1862. Benjamin Forbear, 26th I, Co. C, Yorktown, March 21, 1863. George Garner, 3d I, Co. H, Fair Oaks.
Johannes Gabrielson, 5th C, Co. F, Richmond, April 6, 1864. John George, 3d I, Co. H, Groveton, Aug. 29, 1862. Francis Yeager, 29th I, Co. C, Washington, July 6, 1864. Malcolm I Gillis, 3d I, Co. H, Georgetown, August, 1861. George Hilton, 2d C. Co. E, St. Louis, June 22, 1862.
Chauncey Hayes, 6th C, Co. H, Andersonville Prison, June 29, 1864.
Samuel Hall, 26th I, Co. C, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. Samuel Hamblin, 3d I, Co. F, Spottsylvania, May 6, 1864. Vandalin Hoag, 2d, C, Co. E, Rienzi, Aug. 5, 1862.
Cornelius N. Johnson, 3d I, Co. C, Murfreesboro, Jan. 1, 1865. Laurens Jenson, 5th C, Co. F, Richmond, Va., April 6, 1864. George W. Johnson, 21st I, Co. H, Dansville, Va. (in prison), January, 1864.
John Knoll, 26th I, Co. C, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. Adam Kalbe, 3d I, Co. C, Wilderness, May 5, 1864. Marion C. Knight, 26th I, Co. C, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. Wm. W. McKernan, 3d I, Co. H, Washington, July 6, 1862.
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James McKey, 9th I, Co. H, in camp, Ohio, Aug. 28, 1862. Henry Koon, 14th I, Co. F, Ypsilanti, Sept. 10, 1862. Charles Klunder, 5th C, Co. F, Winchester, Sept. 21, 1864. Yans Knudsen, 3d I, Co .. H, in camp, Mech., Va., Jan. 30, 1862. Martin Larson, 3d C, Co. H, Duvall's Bluff, Sept. 8, 1864. John Lee, 26th I, Co. C, Salisbury, N. C., Feb. 18, 1865. Edwin H. Lauback, 2d C, Co. E, Booneville, July 12, 1862. Elijah W. Loomis, 10th C, Co. A, Somerset, Ky., March 6, 1864. James Lavelle, 3d I, Co. H, Fair Oaks.
James Lee, 2d C, Co. E, June 19, 1862.
Wm. M. Miller, 26th I, Co. C, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. E. R. Morrison, 6th C, Co. C, Wilderness, May 6, 1864. Francis O. Mennott, 26th I, Co. C, Cold Harbor, Va., June 6, 1864. Wm. Milne, 3d I, Co. H, Washington, November, 1862. Ira S. Mead, 2d I, Co. H, of wounds, received June 18, 1866. Charles Matham, 2d C, Co. E, Nashville, May, 1864. Laurence Millett, 2d C, Co. E, Rienzi, July 5, 1862. John McGuire, 5th, Co. F, Dinwiddie, Va., April 8, 1865. Wm. McGinnis, 26th I, Co. C, Alexandria, Va., Feb. 24, 1863. John McPherson, 21st I, Co. H, Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865.
Christopher Martin, 26th I, Co. C, Nov. 19, 1864. Abraham Napes, 2d C, Co, E, St. Louis, March 31, 1862. Ira Nash, 26th I, Co. I, Alexandria, Va., Jan. 25, 1863. Thomas O'Hearn, 5th I, Co. E, June 16, 1864. Marquis W. Orton, 14th I, Co. F, June 9, 1862. Nelson Olesen, 2d C, Co. E, June, 1864.
James O'Niel, 3d I, Co, H, Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863. Oliver E. Perry, 1st Sharpshooters, Co. B, July 25, 1864. Peter Ryan, 2d C, Co. E, St. Louis, Feb. 6, 1862. George Read, 10th C, Co. H, Knoxville, April 29, 1864. James Root, 2d C, Co. E, Hamburg, Tenn., May 26, 1862. George Root, 3d I, Co. H, Alexandria, Va., Dec. 20, 1861. Ole Swinson, 21st, I, Co. B, Lookout Mountain, October, 1864. Simeon Sickman, 5th C, Co. F, Washington, Nov. 1, 1863. A. W. Sperry, 26th I, Co. C, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. Nelson W. Shepard, 26th I, Co. C, Salisbury, N. C., Dec. 18, 1864. John Sweeney, 3d I, Co. H, Fair Oaks, June 9, 1862. Chas. E. Smith, 5th C, Co. F, Stevensburgh, Va .. March 12, 1864. Chas. W. Stanton, 7th C, Co. A, Cumberland, Md., June 5, 1865. Claudius Steele, 3d I, Co. F, Camp Sickles, May 15, 1863. David Stone, 3d I, Co- H, Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862. Seth R. Simons, 3d I, Co. H, Georgetown, July 22, 1863. Rufus W. Seaman, 13th I, Co. G, David's I., N. Y., May 1, 1865. Franklin Shippey, 14th I, Co. E, Sister's Ferry, Ga., Feb. 3, 1865. Stephen Simonson, 26th I, Co. C, New York, July 29, 1863. John Smith, 3d I, Co. H, Washington, Oct. 3, 1862. John H. Tibbitts, 26th I, Co. C, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. A. Twitchell, 26th I, Co. C, Cold Harbor, June 6, 1864. Ambrosial Tompkins, 26th I, Co. C, Suffolk, Va., June 11, 1863. Jesse Vanhaltrin, 2d C, Co. D, Andersonville Prison, May, 1864. Wm. H. Van Scotan, 6th C, Co. K, Andersonville Prison, Ang. 18, 1864.
Charles Verne, 26th I, Co. C, W. Oak Swamp, Va., Aug. 25, 1864. Eli Wright, 5th I, Co. A, Petersburg, Sept. 12, 1864.
Lewis Willeys, 21 C, Co. E, Louisville, Nov. 16, 1862.
George W. Wilson, 26th I, Co. C, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. Henry F. Wheaton, 6th C, Co. H, Winchester, Va., Nov. 18, 1864. Lysander Williams, 26th I, Co. C, Washington, July 21, 1864. David H. Wright, 26th I, Co. C, Port Royal, Va., May 12, 1864. Owen H. Young, E and M, Co. D, Camp Ohio, May 14, 1862.
THE THIRD MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
Col. Dan. McConnell, of Grand Rapids, who had some experi-
ence in the Mexican war as Lieutenant, responded to the first call for soldiers, and the camp of the amateur organization was on the fair grounds south of Grand Rapids. Soon came word that the service must be for three years instead of three months, and most of the men re-enlisted for the long term. It left by rail for Wash- ington as soon as organized, on June 13, 1861, having 1,040 officers and men, and went into action at Blackburn's Ford July 18, 1861; encamped for the winter near Alexandria, forming part of the same brigade as the 2d and 5th; moved to the Peninsula in March, serv- ing during that campaign. It was in the battle of Williamsburg May 5th, at Fair Oaks May 30th, Glendale June 30th, Malvern Hill July 1, Groveton (second Bull Run) August 29th. Lost at Fair Oaks, 30 killed, 124 wounded and 18 missing; at Bull Run, 20 killed and many wounded and missing.
On November 30th there were but 669 present and absent. It was in Birney's division, Stoneman's corps, Army of the Potomac, or 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 3d Corps.
On Nov. 1, 1862, it left Edward's Ferry, Md., and marching by way of Warrentown, encamped at Falmouth November 23d. Crossing the Rappahannock December 12th, it was three days under fire at the first battle of Fredericksburg, losing 9 in wounded.
January 20th, 1863, it marched to U. S. Ford, but returned to Camp Falmouth, where it lay until April 28th, when, breaking camp, it crossed the Rappahannock May 1st at U. S. Ford, moving to Chancellorsville, in which engagement it lost 63 in killed, wounded and missing. `Again breaking camp on June 11th, it marched via Centreville, Edward's Ferry and Frederick City to Gettysburg, Pa., over dusty roads and in intense heat. At the bat- tles that ensued, on July 2d and 3d, it lost in killed, wounded and missing 41. Following Lee to Williamsport, it marched thence to Harper's Ferry, crossed the Potomac, and moved to Manassas Gap. In the battle at Wapping Heights it suffered no loss. August 17th it proceeded to Alexandria, thence to New York to quell the draft riots, thence to Troy, N. Y., for two weeks, thence rejoining its brigade on the Potomac at Culpepper September 17th. October 11th, falling back across the Rappahannock by way of Auburn Heights, in a slight skirmish lost one, wounded. Moving thence by Manassas and Centreville, it lay four days at Fairfax, thence moved forward to Catlett's station, encamping November 1st. The casual- ties of the year 1863 were: Died in action or of wounds, 28; dis- ease, 13; discharged for disability, 168; by order, 22; deserted, 20; missing in action, 27; wounded, 59; joined regiment, 22; present and absent Nov. 1, 1862, 701; on Nov. 1, 1863, 467. .
On Nov. 7th the regiment moved with the Army of the Poto- mac to Kelly's Ford on Rappahannock and thence to Brandy Station going into camp. On the 27th it was engaged at Locust Grove, on the 30th at Mine Run, losing 31 killed, wounded and missing. On December 23d, 180 re-enlisted as Veteran Volunteers, and after a thirty days' furlough returned to camp. From the 4th to the 7th of May they lost heavily in the battles of the Wilderness. It also fought on the 8th at Todd's Tavern, and on the 12th at Spottsyl- vania it took part in the successful charge of the 2d corps, capturing many prisoners and two flags, the Third having, prior to this, been temporarily consolidated with the Fifth Infantry. Next following the battle on North Anna and then Cold Harbor, and during May, in many skirmishes, &c., lost 31 killed, 119 wounded and 29 miss- ing. On June 9th the regiment was ordered home to be discharged, except the re-enlisted men and certain designated officers, who were formed into a battalion of four companies and attached to the Fifth Michigan Infantry.
On the 20th of June this regiment, one of the first in the field, was mustered out of the United States service. There had died since November 1, 1863, of their wounds or in action 35, of disease
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6; discharged for disability, &c., 166; transferred, 324; missing in action, 39; re-enlisted as veterans, 207. The portion that enlisted in the Fifth remained till the close of the war.
. We append an extended history of one of the companies, as it was wholly recruited in Muskegon.
COMPANY H., THIRD MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This company was raised chiefly in the city of Muskegon by a number of patriotic citizens who were aroused to white heat by the firing on the old flag at Ft. Sumter, and first enrolled as " Ran- gers" under the leadership of the late Emery D. Bryant, Chas. D. Spang 1st Lieutenant, and W. L. Ryan (now Major) 2d Lieutenant. Thos. J. Waters (now Captain and County Sheriff), enlisted as a private, but was elected Orderly Sergeant. The first organization was merged as Co. H. in the Third Michigan Infantry, the second company on the left of the color company. They joined the com- pany about the middle of May, 1861, at Grand Rapids, enrolling in the State service on May 13th, and in the United service on the 10th of June, Lieutenant-Colonel Backus, of Detroit, in command. Spang resigned October 28th, 1861, and Ryan was promoted to the vacancy, and Waters took Ryan's place, and was promoted 1st Lieutenant August 5th, 1862; Ryan Captain on October 20th, 1862; Waters Capatin March 20th, 1863. Ryan was wounded at the sec- ond Bull Run, August 29th, 1862, and resigned March 25th, 1863. The Sergeants were: G. A. Bennett, 2d; Peter Bergevin 3d; W. W. Smith, 4th; Jackson S. Bennett, 5th.
The Corporals were: A. H. Smith 1st, G. W. Bennett 2d, Hugh Boyd 3d, Wm. Payne 4th, Rufus W. Skeels 5th, Samuel D. Murray 6th, James Little 7th, Francis Kelly 8th, F. Higbee, W. Milne, C. A. Althous, S. Jenner, W. T. Jones, Miles Chubb, L. Lull, Jr., Cada White, Thomas White, Andrew J. Johnson, J. H. Miller, G. N. Randall, and W. H. Paradise.
Bergevin was promoted to 2d Lieutenant, and R. W. Skeels and Samuel T. Murray to Captaincies.
Corporals Smith, Griswell, Higbee and Chubb were advanced to Sergeantcies.
There were 31 deaths and 9 desertions, and they were three years and ten days in service, being in the 1st brigade of the 1st division of the Army of the Potomac.
The following is the list of privates. Those who were not in the original company are marked "recruits."
R. W. Attwood, C. A. Althouse, P. G. Archer, J. M. Bennett, J. A. Bennett, G.A. Bennett, G. W. Bennett, G. Barnier, Nelson Bressau, C. F. Brittain, Thomas Boyers, Martin Biber, Lewis Brandis, Geo. Bridgman, John Barnhart (recruit), Horatio Barnhart (recruit), Steph. E. Bigelow, H. E. Boyd, W. H. Cummings, Perry A. Cran- dall, Dennis Conway, Albert A. Cole, Wm. Courser, Calvin Curler, Miles Chubb, Robert Conner, Lawrence Cavender, Jeff. N. Davis, Marvin H. Dunham, John T. Dibble, James F. Dibble (recruit), Wm. H. Denny (recruit), A. E. Durphy (recruit), Miner J. Emlaw, James Fox, Wm. Ferguson, F. P. Fulford (recruit), John George, Malcolm J. Gillis, E. L. Graves, George Garner, A. A. Griswell, R. Graham, Thomas Griffin, Win. Gibson, Samuel R. Holmes, M. V. B. Hopeman, F. Higbee, Z. T. Horine, C. Henderson, Wm. Herrick (recruit), A. G. Herrick (recruit), R. L. Hart (recruit), Wm. Harris (recruit), C. W. Hope (recruit), Samuel Jenner, W. T. Jones, Zeph. Jeffer, O. Johnson, A. J. Johnson, J. P. Johnson. Yans Knudsen, Hugh Kerr, Francis Kelly, Porter Knapp (recruit), James Little, G. W. Lemon, Smith K. Lewis, Ezra W. Lewis, John Lewis, James Lavelle, L. Lull, Jr., Ed. Lazure, C. Langley (recruit), S. D. Murray, H. C. Marvin, musician, W. W. McKernan, James Mun- nie, Wm. Milne, John H. Miller, John Martin (recruit), John K. Marsh (recruit), Louis Napoleon, Thomas Otry, James O'Neil, Wm.
H. Paradise, Austin Postel (recruit), James S. Pew (recruit), Wm. Payne, Walter Quigley, Jas. E. Richardson, Geo. Root, G. M. Ran- dall, Chas. Rose, Wm. W. Smith, A. H. Smith, John Smith, Francis Smith, John Sweeney, Austin V. Swazy, G. W. Shaver, Anson A. Shelley, Seth R. Simons, Aslet Swinson, L. D. Small, David Stone, Lyman A. Sales (recruit), Judson A. Smoke (recruit), Jer. Saunders (recruit), C. D. Spang (recruit), A. B. Stevenson. (recruit), R. W. Skeels, Caleb Tompkins, Moses M. Townsend, P. B. Thayer, Wm. H. Tillson, Geo. Vanderpool, Geo. Van Renchlier, Cada White, Thomas White, Eli J. Wright, Caleb Woolpert, Wm. H. Wood (recruit).
The martyr roll of deaths is as follows:
Seth Simons, M. Gillis, Geo. Root, Yans Knudsen, David Stone, James Lavelle, Chas. F. Brittain, John Sweeny, Geo. Garner, Wm. McKernan, Aslet Swinson, P. G. Archer, J. George, Horatio Barnhart, Dennis Conway, Wm. Ferguson, John Smith, Wm. Milne, James O'Neil, Geo. A. Bennett, G. M. Randall, F. P. Fulford, Jer. E. Richardson, M. Biber, Ab. G. Herrick, John K. Marsh, Wm. H. Denny, Louis Brandis, Eli J. Wright, James Fox, Thos. Griffin and Chas. Hope.
The heaviest loss was at Fair Oaks and the next at the second Bull Run.
The company was in every battle of the army of the Potomac from the first Bull Run to Cold Harbor, June, 9, 1864, with the ex- ception of Antietam. Many of the company reenlisted and served till the close of the war. Among whom were Cada White, P. B. Thayer, Caleb Tompkins, L. D. Small, G. M. Randall, W. H. Paradise, W. Cummings, Thos. Boyers and James Fox, the last of whom died at Andersonville. They went into Fair Oaks with 44 enlisted men and 2 officers, 1st Lieut. Ryan and 2nd Lieut. Waters, on the 29th of May, 1862, and came out with 22 men and 2 officers- one killed, Jas. Lovelle -- in the field, and 21 wounded, of whom 4 subsequently died of their wounds. At the second Battle of Bull Run, the 29th of Aug. 1862, they went in with 27 men and 2 offi- cers, and came out leaving 7 dead on the field, leaving nine to muster in the morning.
Muskegon sent out another full company, as Company C, 26th Mich. Inf., and many enlisted at Grand Rapids and Chicago in the artillery and marine service who are not credited to the State.
TWENTY-FIRST INFANTRY.
This regiment rendezvoused at Ionia, and recruited from the 4th District, which includes among other counties those of Muske- gon and Ottawa. It left camp Sept. 12, 1863, 1,008 strong, with orders for Cincinnati, and on the 8th of Oct. lost at Perryville-24 wounded (1 mortally,) and 3 missing. In 1862 it was at Nashville with Gen. Rosecrans' army. It participated in Murfreesboro, and on Sep. 2, 1863, made with McCook's corps, a splendid forced march from Alpine to Chattanooga, and came into line in the bat- tle of Chickamauga, where it lost 11 killed, 58 wounded, 35 missing, 3 prisoners-total 107. The Colonel was wounded and captured. It was stationed in June, 1864, near Chattanooga, employed in building bridges, at that time forming part of the Engineer Brigade. With Gen Rosseau it pursued the rebels under Forrest beyond Flor- ence. In the close of 1864 this regiment was in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 14th corps, Army of the Cumberland.
THE TWENTY-FIFTH INFANTRY
was organized at Kalamazoo under H. G. Wells, and left Sept. 29, 1862, under Col. Orlando Moore, for Louisville, Ky., with a muster of 896 men and officers.
June 10, 1863, five companies proceeded to Lebanon, and thence to Green River Bridge, near Columbia. On the 4th of July,
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these companies, numbering 200 men in all, were attacked by a rebel division under Gen. John H. Morgan, who summoned them to surrender. The Col. replied that "the 4th of July was not a proper day to entertain such a proposition," and after three and a half hours' fighting the rebels retired with a loss of 50 killed, (among whom were a colonel, two majors, five captains and six lieuten- ants,) aud 200 wounded. The contest was one of great obstinacy, and at times the enemy occupied one side of the temporary breast- works of fallen timber, while the men of the 21st held the other. On request of the enemy, under a flag of truce, they buried their dead. The legislature of Kentucky unanimously tendered their thanks to Colonel Moore and his men for this defense, for they had delayed Morgan thirty hours, which saved Lebanon and Louisville from "sack and pillage." During the year 8 died in action, 23 were wounded, and 82 died of disease. They served in the summer of 1864 in the Army of the Ohio, losing 20 killed, 33 by disease, and 87 wounded.
The Twenty-fifth was present at Nashville on Dec. 15 and 16, 1864, and subsequently rendered good service in pursuit of Hood. In 1865 it acted under Gen. Schofield in the Carolinas until mus- tered out at Salisbury June 24, 1865, and received its discharge at Jackson, July 2, 1865.
THE TWENTY-SIXTH INFANTRY
was organized at Jackson, September, 1862, and left for Washing- ton Dec. 13, under Col. J. A. Farrar.
Soon after its arrival at Washington it was ordered on provost duty at Alexandria, Va., and remained there until April 20, 1863, when it proceeded to Suffolk, Va., and participated in several expe- ditions to the Blackwater. In one of these, May 23, in a skirmish near Windsor, it lost one officer mortally wounded. June 20, the regiment moved to Yorktown and formed part of the command of Gen. Keyes, that marched to Bottom Ridge on the Chickahominy, and returned to Yorktown July 11. The next day the regiment was ordered to Washington and thence to New York to put down the draft riots. Oct. 13th, they were ordered to the Army of the Potomac, being assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2d Army corps. Deaths in 1863 were 73, 68 by disease, 4 accidentally shot, and 1 died in action.
In 1864 the Twenty-sixth won great honors. In the terrific charge on the position of the rebels on the Po River, May 11 and 12, it lost 30 killed and 123 wounded, and was the first to hoist its colors on the captured works. During the year 81 men fell in action, 38 died of disease, and 242 were wounded. During the campaign of 1865 they participated in nearly every action of the Virginia army from White Oak Swamp, Aug. 16, 1864 to Appo- mattox Court House April 9, 1865. Returning, it was discharged at Jackson, June 16, 1865.
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