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Daniel S. Post, must. out June 28, 1865.
James St. John, disch. for disability, April 2, 1863.
William Sterling, diedl of wounds, June 24, 1864.
Edward A. Vining, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 20, 1863.
Company H.
Capt. John Carland, Corunna ; com. Aug. 1, 1862; pro. to major.
Ist Lieut. Benj. F. Briscoe, Cornuna; com. Aug. 1, 1862; pro. to capt. Co. G. 2d Lieut. Marion Miller, Caledonia ; com. Aug 1, 1862; res. Dec. 17, 1862. 2d Lieut. Calvin Smith, Caledonia ; comt. Oct. 6, 1864.
Sergt. Wmn. Il. Jones, Caledonia; ent. July 20, 1862; disch. for disability, Feb. 12, 1863.
Sergt. James II. Anderson, Caledonia; enl. Aug. 9, 1862; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. E. Sergt. Caleb Mead, Caledonia ; enl. Ang. 6, 1862; nimet. out June 28, 1865.
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Sergt. Isaac II. Post, Antrim; trans, to Invalid Corps, Sergt. Luther Santell, Venice ; trans, to luvalid Corps.
Corp. Andrew S. Parsons, Perry ; enl. Aug. 9, 1862; must. out. Corp. David West, Caledonin; enl. Aug. 7, 1862: minst, out. Corp. E. L. M. Ford, Caledonia ; eul. Aug. 5, 1862 ; died of wounds at Knoxville, Feb. 18, 1865.
Corp. Jason S. Wiltse, Burns; enl. Aug. 14, 1862; disch. for pro. in U. S. Col. Art., Aug. 11, 1864.
Corp Os-ian W. Coon. Bennington ; enl. Ang. 13, 1862 ; disch. for disability, May 15, 1863.
Corp. George Dippy, Antrim; died nt Chattanooga, Tenn., May 18, 1804. Corp. Charles F. Beard, Antrim; died in action at Campbell's Station, Teno., Nov. 16, 1863.
Corp. Jolin M. Calkins, Venice ; enl. Aug. 13, 1862 ; disch. by order, May 29, 1865. Corp. William Il. Baker, Burns ; enl. Aug. 14. 1862; disch. for disability, Feb. 20, 1863.
Corp. Charles E. Smith, Perry ; enl. Ang. 15, 1862; died at Louisville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1863.
Oliver M. Able, disch. for disability, Feb. 20, 18G3.
L'riah Arnold, must, ont June 5, 186G. Israel G. Atkins, must. out June 28, 1865. William D. Bailey, must. out June 28, 1865. Alvah D. Beach, must. out June 28, 1865.
James Boutee, must. out June 28, 1865. Orestus Blake, must. out Juno 5, 1866. Archibald Brown, died of disease nt Camp Nelson, Ky.
George L. Bailey, died of disease at New Albany, Ind., July 16, 1862. Samuel Brown, died of disease nt New Albany, Ind., June 23, 1864.
Ebenezer Ball, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 15, 1864.
Cyrus Brigham, traos. to Vet. Res. Corps, Dec. 15, 1863. Chauncey W. Barnes, trans, to Mississippi Marine Brigade.
William C. Baker, disch. for disability, Feb. 20, 1863. George Bentley, disch. for disability, Dec. 10, 1862. Ilenry P. Calkins, disch. for disability, April 13, 1863. Sidney Coy, died of disease at Lonisville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862. William H. Colmrn, died of disease.
Daniel J. Clough, died in action at Town Creek, N. C., Feb. 20, 1865. Asa F. Chalker, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps. Calvin II. Card, omst. out .June 28, 1865. Samnel Conklin, must, out June 28, 1865. Nelson K. Calkins, must. out Jnoe 28, 1865.
George Ceraven, must. out June 28, 1865. Charles Dean, must. out June 28, 1865. Benjamin F. Dickerson, must. out June 28, 1865.
John L. Dippy, died at Stone Mountain, Gn , Sept. 25, 1864.
Willett C. Day, died of disease at Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 10, 1862.
Charles P. Day, disch. for disability, Feb. 20, 1863.
Benjamin Defries, disch. for disability, Feb 22, 1863. Alfred Dunham, disch, by order. Jan. 5, 1865. Henry B. Dilble, disch. for wounds, Sept. 29, 1864. Daniel P. Eldridge, must, ont June 5, 1865. Frank Garabrand, must, out June 28, 1865.
Francis A. Ilall, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 29, 1863. Jerome E. Harris, died of disease at Corunna, Mich., May 21, 1865. Merritt S. Hardiog, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps ; must. out July 5, 1865. George Lytle, died of disease at Knoxville. Tenn., April 15, 1864. Samuel A. Lytle, disch. at end of service, Feb. 13, 1866. Perrin S. Linge, disch, for disability, Oct. 20, 1862. Chester W. Lynds, disch, for disability, Oct. 31, 1862. Enos P. Melvin, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., April 1, 1863. Philander Murray, died of disease in Michigan, May 20, 1864. Marmon Moore, died of disease at Marietta, Gu., Sept. 21, 1864. George N. Macomber, traos. to Vet. Res. Corps, Dec. 15, 1863. James W. McKnight, must. out June 28, 1805. Frederick S. Mitts, must. ont June 23, 1865. Julius W. Piper, must. ont June 8, 1865.
Francis Purdy, must. out June 28, 1865. John F. Piper, must. out June 28, 1865. Willaor Plase, trans. to 28th Regt. George F. Prentiss, disch. for disability, Dec. 4, 1862.
Mosely W. Potter, disch. for disability, Aug. 20, 1863.
James J. l'eacock, disch. by order. Dec. 17, 1864.
William H. Ream, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Dec. I, 1863. David M. Richardson, must. ont May 31, 1863. Charles O. Russell, must. out June 28, 1865.
George P. Seal, must. ont June 27, 1865. Frederick Stickney, must, ont June 28, 1865.
Thomas Shaw, noust. out June 28, 1865.
Godfrey Shaoutz, must, out June 28, 1865. John B. Swan, must, ont June 28, 1865. William II. Stickney, must. ont June 28, 1865.
Hubert L. Shurtleff, died of disease at Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 29, 1862. Guy J. Scofield, died of disease at Cincinnati, O., Dec. 20, 1862. George H. Spaulding, missing at Campbell's Station, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1863. Charles P. Stevens, trans. to Mississippi Marine Brigade,
William II. Shaw, disch. for disability, Nov. 15, 1862.
Orlando Titus, died of disease at Bowling Green, Ky., April 6, 1863.
Edward A. Thompson, must. out June 28, 1865.
Austin Trowbridge, must. out June 28, 1865.
Paul Traynon, must. out June 10, 1565.
Edgar L. Tyler, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Feb. 15, 1864.
William D. Voohies, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Dec. 15, 1863.
Ilorace Wakeman, died of disease nt Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jolın Walters, must. out June 5, 1866.
Charles P. Williams, must. out June 14, 1865. William J. Warren, must. ont June 28, 1865.
Alonzo Wallace, minst. out June 28, 1863.
Charles Wilkeson, must. out June 28, 1865.
Company K.
Walton Mitchell, missing in action near Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 29, 1864. Monroe Wolvey, must. ont May 30, 1865.
CHAPTER XII.
TWENTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY.
Organization at Ypsilanti-Services in Kentucky and Mississippi- Campaign in East Tennessee-Battles at Huff's Ferry and Camp- bell's Station-Transfer to Army of the Potomac-The Wilderness Campaign-Operations at Petersburg-Assault and Capture of Fort Mahun-Close of Service.
RECRUITING for the Twenty-seventh Regiment was com- meneed in 1862, and its first rendezvous was established at Port Huron. Another regiment, to be designated as the Twenty-eighth, was commenced not long afterwards; with a rendezvous at Ypsilanti. Both these filled very slowly, and the exigencies of the service demanded their consolida- tion. An order was accordingly issued, directing the nu- eleus at Port Huron to break eamp and proceed to the ren- dezvous of the Twenty-eighth at Ypsilanti, where the two commands were consolidated as the Twenty-seventh Infan- try, under command of Col. Dorus M. Fox. The other field-officers of the regiment were Licut .- Col. John H. Richardson and Major William B. Wright.
Clinton and Shiawassee Counties were represented by a few men in " A," " B," " C," " E," and " H" companies, and by a larger number in the "Independent Company of Sharpshooters," which was attached to the Twenty-seventh ; but the greatest number was found in Company I, which was principally made up of volunteers from Clinton, and was on this account usually mentioned in the regiment as the Clinton company. Its officers were Capt. Abner B. Wood and First Lieut. Porter K. Perrin,* of St. John's, and Second Lieut. John Q. Patterson, of Ovid. All its original non-commissioned officers were of Clinton County. This company, however, was not organized until several months after the regiment took the field, and therefore took no active part in its earlier campaigns.
On the 12th of April the Twenty-seventh Regiment- then composed of only eight companies-left Ypsilanti and proceeded, by way of Cincinnati, to Kentucky, where it be- eamc a part of the Ninth Army Corps. In the following June it was moved to Mississippi and took part in the ad- vance against Jackson, as well as in some of the other movements in the Vicksburg campaign. In August it re- turned with the Ninth Corps to Kentucky, and on the 10th of September received orders to move with that corps to
* Afterwards promoted to captain of the Sharpshooters, and to major · of the Second Infantry.
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Cumberland Gap, where it arrived about ten days later. Thence it moved on to Knoxville, and reached there on the 26th. From Knoxville it moved to Lenoir Station, and remained encamped there several weeks. On the 14th of November it moved with its division to Huff's Ferry, Tenn., where a brisk fight ensued with the advance of Longstreet's army. From this place it moved back through Lenoir on the retreat to Knoxville. At Campbell's Station the column was overtaken by the enemy, who attacked vigorously, and a battle of several hours' duration was fought, in which the Twenty-seventh lost eleven killed and wounded and ten missing. After this engagement the retreat was continued, and the regiment reached Knoxville on the following day. Then followed the siege of Knoxville by Longstreet, during which the regiment occupied a position at Fort Saunders, and participated in the repulse of the enemy's furious as- sault on that work, on the 29th of November. It marched with other troops in pursuit of Longstreet, when that gen- eral withdrew frem Knoxville, and was afterwards eneamped successively at Rutledge, Blain's Cross-Roads, and Mossy Creek, at which latter place it was joined by the company (I) from Clinton and Shiawassee, another company (K) and a number of recruits, numbering in all three hundred and sixty-two men.
Immediately after this accession to its numbers orders were received for the Twenty-seventh, with its corps, to pro- ceed east to reinforce the Army of the Potomae. Under these orders the regiment left Mossy Creek on the 17th of March, and moved by way of Knoxville and IIall's Gap to Nicholasville, Ky., making the march over horrible roads and through the ice and snow of the mountains in fourteen days. From Nicholasville it moved by railroad to Annapo- Jis, Md., arriving there on the 5th of April. At that place it was joined by the company of Sharpshooters, which con- tained a considerable number of men from Clinton and Shiawassee Counties, under Capt. P. K. Perrin.
From Annapolis the regiment moved, on the 23d of April, to Washington and thence to Warrenton Junction, Va., where it took its place in the Army of the Potomac as part of the First Brigade, Third Division of the Ninth Army Corps. On the 5th of May it crossed the Rapidan and moved into the Wilderness, where it fought in the battle of the following day, and sustained a loss of eighty- nine killed and wounded.
At the battle of Spottsylvania, May 12th, the regiment was again engaged, and fought most gallantly, charging up a hill to the assault of a strong earthwork. The attack failed, but the regiment unflinchingly held its ground, though almost entirely unsupported on the left, and exposed to a raking fire of musketry from this direction, as well as to the storm of shell and canister from the fort. While in this terrible situation the regiment joining it ou the right was withdrawn, thus leaving both flanks exposed to the fire of the enemy. But the orders given to its commanding officer were not to fall back an inch, and these orders were obeyed, even after the last round of ammunition had been expended, and until the friendly shadows of night ended the work of death. In this battle the loss of the Twenty- seventh was one hundred and seventy-five killed and wounded and only twelve missing.
In the movement from Spottsylvania to the North Anna River the regiment was engaged (though not heavily) on the 24th and 25th of May. On the 3d of June it took part in the battle at Bethesda Church, losing seventy-six in killed and wounded, among the latter being the heroic Maj. Moody, whose wound proved fatal. The regiment was present at the battle of Cold Harbor, but sustained no considerable loss. From this place it moved rapidly to the James River, which it crossed at Wilcox's Landing. It arrived in front of Petersburg on the 16th of June, and charged with its brigade on the enemy's works on the fol- lowing day, sustaining heavy loss. The loss of the regi- ment during the month of June, exclusive of the loss at Bethesda Church on the 3d, was ninety-four killed and wounded.
From this time the Twenty-seventh was ou duty in the investing lines round Petersburg until its final evacuation by the forees of Lee, but its changes of position were too numerous to mention in detail. It took part in the opera- tions at the springing of the mine on the 30th of July, and lost severely, among its wounded being the command- ing officer,-Col. Wright. During the month of July the regiment lost one hundred and twelve in killed and wounded. It fought in the engagements at the Weldon Railroad, on the 19th and 20th of August, but with a loss of only seven teen killed and wounded. Again, on the 30th of Septem- tember, it took part in the fight at Poplar Grove Church, with a loss of one killed and nine wounded.
The regiment remained near this place for two months, but returned to the trenches in front of Petersburg on the 29th of November, and remained there engaged in severe and constant duty until the 2d of April, 1865. Before daybreak on that day it advaneed to the attack of Fort Mahon, which was one of the strongest of the defenses of Petersburg. The assault was successful; the men of the Twenty-seventh charged on the double-quick, passed the ditch, mounted the parapet, and planted the regimental colors upon it. The fortification thus taken was not the entire work which was known as Fort Mahon, but its cast- ern wing. The number of men of the Twenty-seventh who made this assault was only one hundred and twenty-three, but they took one hundred and fifty-nine prisoners and six pieces of artillery. The regiment held the captured work during the day against repeated attempts of the enemy to retake it. Petersburg was evacuated by the forces of Lee during the succeeding night, and the Twenty-seventh entered the city at three o'clock in the morning of the 3d.
The assault and capture of Fort Mahon was perhaps the most brilliant exploit in all the bright record of the Twenty- seventh, as it was also nearly the last of its experience in the field of war. It moved in pursuit of the retreating columns of Lee, but the surrender at Appomattox followed a few days later, and the Army of the Potomac had no longer an armed foe to oppose it. The Twenty-seventh was soon after moved to Washington, where it took part in the great review of the army on the 23d of May. It was eneamped at Tenallytown, D. C., from that time until July 26, 1865, when it was mustered out of service. Three days later the men had reached Detroit, on the way to their homes.
TWENTY SEVENTH INFANTRY.
CLINTON COUNTY MEN IN THE TWENTY-SEVENTH.
Company 2.
James Brown, disch. for disability, May 9, 1865. Franklin Doty, disch, for disability, Jan. G, 1865. Elius Myers, must. ont June 2, 1865. Layton Richmond, died of disease near Petersburg, Va., June 19, 1864.
Richard E. Snow, disch. for disability, March 7, 1865. James Il. Woodruff, disch. for disability, Dec. 29, 1864. George A. Whitman, must. out July 26, 1865.
William Whitman, died of wounds at York, Pa., Nov. 7, 1864.
Company B.
James C. Howell, must. out of Vet. Res. Corps, Aug. 9, 1865.
Company C. Robert Daniels, died of disease at Washington, D. C., February, 1865.
Company H.
William C. Blodgett, must. ont June 9, 1865. Henry Copeuhaver, must. out June 8, 1865. George W. Christopher, must, ont June 10, 1865.
John J. Christopher, must, out July 17, 1865.
Albert Loth, must. ont July 7, 1865. James Matteson, minst. ont May 29, 1865. Rufus W. Partridge, must, out May 27, 1865.
Joseph Tabor, disch, by urder, Jan. 12, 1865. Frank Webb, must. out July 26, 1865. Benjamin F. Yeomanis, must. out July 1, 2865.
Company I.
Capt. Abner B. Wood, Jr., St. John's; com. Dec. 20, 1863; resigned Nov. 12, 'G4. Ist Lient. Porter K. Perrin, St. John's ; com. Dec. 20, 1863; pro. to capt., 1st Ind. Co. S. S., Feb. 29, 1864; pro. to winj , 20 Michigan luf., April I, 1864. 2d Lient. John Q. Patterson, Ovid ; com. Dec 20, 1863 ; disch. for disability April 28, 1865; pro. to 1st lient. Co. C, May 5, 1864; wounded in action June 18 and Dec. 7, 1864.
Sergt. Nelson Fitch, Ovid; enl. Nov. 30, 1863 ; disch. for wounds.
Sergt. Joseph Berry, Victor; enl. Nov. 30, 1863; disch .; pro. to 2d Vet. Vol. Inf., July 1, 1864.
Sergt. Daniel R. Ditts, Ovid; enl. Dec. 1, 1863 ; disch. for disability, Oct. 12, 18G4. Sergt. George Simpson, Ovid; enl. Nov. 30, 1863; must. out July 26, 1865.
Sergt. William H. Hlicks, Bingham; enl. Dec. 9, 1863; died of wounds received at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864
Sergt. Orlando S. Perkins, St. John's; pro. to 2d lient., Co. K, 27th Inf., April 19, 18G4.
Corp. Cyrus Stout, Essex ; enl. Dec. 12, 1863; must. out July 26, 1865.
Corp. Williatu D. Hodge, Ovid; enl. Nov. 25, 1863; disch. by order, May 3, 1865. Corp. Cortelins M. Letts, Ovid ; enl. Nov. 24, 1863; disch. by order, May 3, 1865. Corp. John S. King, Victor; en1. Nov. 30, 1863; disch. for disability, Oct. 10, '64. Corp. Jacob Parsage, Victor; enl. Dec. 1, '63; disch. for disability, April 20, '65. Corp. John W. Outcalt, Olive; enl Dec. 24, '63; disch. for disability, April 18, '65. Corp, Jacob Gibbard, Victor; enl. Dec. 1, '63; disch. for disability, March 5,'65. Mus. George F. Besley, Bingham ; enl. Dec. 19, 1863 ; died of disease at Waslı- ington, Aug. 15, 1864. Abratu Baer, must. ont July 26, 1865. John Briggs, must. ont June 5, 1865.
Joseph Bynns, must. out July 26, 1865.
Frederick R. Butler, St. Jolin's; must. ont from Vet. Res. Corps, Ang. 3, 1865. Nelson Cadeon, must. out May 23, 1865.
John Carpenter, umst. ont July 26, 1865.
John Duncklee, must. out June 7, 1865.
Jabez S. Dennison, must, out Feb. 7, 1865, for wounds received June 3, 1864. William S. Decker, St. John's; must. ont May 12, 1865. Nathaniel Doak, died of disease at Petersburg, Jan. 7, 1864. Joseph N. Ellicott, must, ont July 26, 1865.
Joseph: Fields, must. out July 26, 1865. Arlington L. Fields, inst. out July 26, 1865. John Flynn, tunst. out July 26, 1865. Ebenezer B. Fuller, must. out July 26, 1865. Milan Gleason, Duplain, must. ont June 15, 1865. John E. Gleason, Duplain, must. ont May 23, 1865. Lewis Garland, died of wounds at Philadelphia, l'a., July 4, 1864. Clark Gray, died of wounds at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. Merrihew Green, died of discaso at Alexandria, Va. Cleon Green, died of disease at 3d Div. Hosp., Aug. 10, 1864. llivilla Il. Hames, must. out July 26, 1865. John A. Hillaker, must, out from Vet. Res. Corps, Nov. 7, 1865. Charles F. Hathaway, must. ont July 26, 1865. Hiram M. Hughes, must. ont July 26, 1865. Henry Il. Isbell, must. out July 26, 1865. John B. Jackway, Duplain, most. out July 26, 1865. Alonzo Le Baron, must. out from Vet. Res. Corps, Aug. 2, 1865. George P. Mattoou, must. out July 26, 1865.
W. L. Massey, died of disonse at Washington, D. C., Oct. 11, 1864. D. l', Miner, disch. for disability, Oct. 8, 1864. Henry S. Marshall, Greenbush, disch. for wounds, Bec. 15, 1864. James E. Owen, must. out July 26, 1865.
John E. Pelton, must. ont July 26, 1865.
Joseph Y. Perkins, must. ont July 26, 1865.
Henry Putnam, Victor, disch. for wounds, Jan. 31, 1865.
George W. Pruden, disch. Feb. 18, 1865. George W. Steele, disch. Nov. 12, 1864.
Silas B. Southworth, disch for wounds, Jan. 28, 1865. Joseph Silvers, must, ont July 26, 1865. Uriah Smith, must, out July 26, 1865. Sidney Smith, minst, ont Aug. 4, 1865. Adin C. Skinner, Bengal, died in action at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864.
S. B. Strickland, died of wounds at Washington, June 1, 1864.
Henry G. Thompson, disch. for disability, Feb. 4, 1865.
James Touse, must. ont May 15, 1865. Hart L. Upton, must, out July 26, 1865.
Alvin B. Wanscy, must, ont May 23, 1865.
Luther W. Wetherbee, must, ont June 9, 1865.
Palmer M. Wilbur, must, out July 26, 1865.
Alvan E. Wells, disch. for disability, July 21, 1864.
G. Il. Whitney, died of disease at Philadelphia, Pa., July 17, 1864. D. F. Whitney, died of disease at Washington, Oct. 11, 1864. William E. Wing, died in action before Petersburg, Vat., April 2, 1865. Robert Youngs, dische. for disability, Oct. 8, 1864.
First Independent Company Sharpshooters, attached to the Ticenty-seventh Infantry. Capt. Porter K. Perrin, St. John's, com. Feb. 29, 1864; pro. to maj. 2d Inf., April 1, 1864.
Aretus 11. Allen, must, ont July 26, 1865.
Charles Bigelow, Ovid, died in action at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864.
Enos Carey, died in action near Petersburg, Va , June 18, 1864.
James H. Hathaway, must. ont July 26, 1865.
Richard M. Johnson, must. out Ang. 5, 1865.
Heury Leonard, must. out July 20, 1865.
George M. Lyon, must. ont May 5, 1865.
George A. Lanin, must. out July 26, 1865.
William S. Le Clerc, died near Petersburg, Jan. 25, 1865.
George McDowell, died of wounds at Washington.
John M. Myer, must. ont July 26, 1865.
John A. Matthews, must. ont July 26, 1865.
Ambrose Murtaugh, must. ont July 26, 1865.
James Il. Worden, minst. out July 26, 1865.
Horace B. Whetstone, must. ont Mty 23, 1865.
William II. Whetstone, must, out May 23, 1865.
SIHIAWASSEE COUNTY MEN IN THE TWENTY-SEVENTII.
Company C. Walter E. Norton, must. out Ang. 4, 1865, from Vet. Res. Corps.
Company E.
Henry Van Vleit, disch. for disability, Dec. 23, 1864.
Company H.
Charles D. Beach, must. out June 17, 1865.
Company I.
Corp. Charles Van Densen, Fairfield; enl. Dec. 1, 1863 ; must. out July 26, '65.
E. Andrews, disch. for disability, Oct. 13, 1864.
William Brown, must. ont July 26, 1865.
Charles Cole, must. ont May 19, 1865.
Renben Davis, must. ont July 29, 1865.
Samuel Davis, died of wounds at Washington, D. C., June 1, 1864.
Thadeus Graves, died of disease at City Point, Va., July 11, 1864. Samuel E. Isbell, must. out July 26, 1865. Jackson N. Voothees, died of wounds at Alexandria, Va, June 28, 1864.
Truman A. Van Deuseu, died in action at Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
First Independent. Company of Sharpshooters, attached to Twenty-seventh Infantry.
Herman Ford, must. out May 23, 1865. Charles II. Hammond, diod of disease, July 15, 1864. J. J. Kenney, died of wounds at Washington, D. C. Aaron Munsel, must, out Ang. 5, 1865. John W. Parker, tuust. ont July 26, 1865.
Horace Tibbetts, must. out Aug. 8, 1865.
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CHAPTER XIII.
TWENTY-NINTH AND THIRTIETH INFANTRY, AND FIRST ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS.
Organization of the Twenty-ninth at Saginaw-Campaign in Tennessee -l'ights at Decatur, Murfreesboro', und Winsted Church-Railroad Duty-Muster Out-The Thirtieth Infantry-Service in Michigan -Engineers und Mechanics-Rendezvous at Marshall-Its varied Services in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama-Fight at Lavergne-Services in Georgia-March to the Sea and through the Carolinas-Garrison Duty at Nashville in 1865-Muster Out and Disbandment.
TWENTY-NINTH INFANTRY.
MORE than one hundred men of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties-officers and private soldiers-served with the Twenty-ninth Infantry in the war of the Rebellion, one of its companies (E) being raised almost entirely in Shia- wassee County, under Capt. A. J. Patterson and First Lieut. Sidney G. Main, of Owosso, and Second Lieut. William F. Close, of Byron. This regiment was organized at Saginaw in the autumn of 1864, its muster into the United States service under Col. Thomas M. Taylor being completed on the 3d of October in that year. Three days later it left the rendezvous for Nashville, Tenn., where it arrived October 12th, and soon after moved to Decatur, Ala., reaching there on the 26th. On the day of its ar- rival at Decatur that place was attacked by the army of the Confederate Gen. Hood, and the Twenty-ninth was ordered to move to the front and occupy a line of rifle-pits and a small defensive work. In obedience to the order the regi- ment moved forward bravely and steadily, though under a severe fire of artillery and musketry, and held the position until dark, notwithstanding that the enemy made several de- termined efforts to carry it. The Confederate foree during this day's fight had outnumbered the Union troops nearly ten to one, but during the night the latter received rein- forcements, and on the following day a little advantage was gained in the driving in of the enemy's skirmishers, and a slight advance of the right of the Union line. Before daylight in the morning of the 28th the Confederates made an attack, driving in our piekets and advancing their line considerably. This line they held against a strong at- tempt to dislodge them in the early morning, but they were afterwards driven baek by a part of the Eighteenthi Michigan, who took over one hundred prisoners in the affair. Later in the day a general engagement was brought on, the enemy assaulting with great determination, but the Union forces had by this time been increased to about five thousand men, and they were able to hold their ground and inflict severe loss on the assaulters. In the morning of the 29th it was found that the main force of the enemy had been withdrawn, and only a rear-guard was left in the rifle-pits. This rear-guard was driven out from the pits during the afternoon, and thus the defense of the place was made entirely successful. The part taken by the Twenty- ninth in the fight at Decatur was highly creditable to the regiment, and more particularly so because its men were then fresh from the camp of instruction, and had never before smelled the smoke of battle. The adjutant-general of Michigan in his report of this affair says : "The ex- emplary conduct, the vigorous and splendid fighting of Col.
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