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Discharged .- Wilmot D. Whitford, 1862: Joseph H. Rice, 1862; George H. Adrian, 1862: John Foster, 1862; George Hand. 1862; Charles Weimer. 1862; Cutler Bennett, 1862; Alexander Kilgore, 1862; James King, 1862: James Quick, 1862; Alonzo Winas, 1862; John O. Massey, 1862; Fred Foster, 1862: Eli Dutton. 1862; Leonard Dutton, 1862: Birney Dutton, 1862; James North, 1862; James Fye, 1862; Ernest C. Smith, 1862; Noah Farrington, 1862; Jacob Piper, 1862; Henry Hunt, 1862: Richard Bochan. 1862; Lyman W. Nesbitt, 1862; Oliver Smith, 1863; Louis Peshua, 1863; William Cubbins, 1863: DeWitt Walker, 1863: Reuben Crawford, 1863; Francis Rice, 1863; John Stanton, 1863; John Jones, 1863; H. L. Dutton, 1863; A. J. Bickford. 1863; Stillman Turner, 1863; Hiram Fuller, 1863; William Cadhan, 1863: Charles H. Carleton, 1863; John Remnant, 1863; John Mini, 1863; Thomas Lewis, 1864; John Gronow, 1864; William Marvin, 1864; Thomas Lipscomb, 1863; William Fields, 1864; Henry Carleton. 1864; Patriek Hickey, 1864; Eliphalet King, 1864; Alfred Ingraham, 1864; Thomas Pitts, 1864; John Collins, 1864; Mathers Tyson, 1864; William Lyon, 1864; Julius Writter, 1864; Josiah D. Wiekham, 1865: Charles Chapman, 1865; Stedman B. Farrar, 1865: Fred Hager, 1865; Calvin Russell. 1865; James Craig, 1865; William MeIntyre, 1865; Robert W. Cooper, 1862; Lodolphus Smith, 1865; John Rivard, 1865; George Clinton, 1862; Solomon Lossing. 1865; J. O. Schrepferman, 1865; James H. Reeckert, 1865; Richard Boshaw, 1865; Robert Clark, 1865; John C. Ding-
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man. 1 865: James Ilsley. 1865: John E. Lee. 1865: Lambert Ladroot, 1862: John Melsaacs. 1865; Robert Mothersell. 1865: Wilbur Sheldon, 1865; Bartley Tison, 1565; Robert Cameron. 1865: William A. Hun. 1865: Dan H. Tower, 1865; Charles W. Willey. 1865: Patrick Moran. 1865: Jacob Piper, 1865: Charles Mulloy, 1865: Summer Starks. 1865; Franklin Hogle, 1565: John Schoner. 1865.
SIXTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This regiment loft en route for the ficht with 941 officers and men. August 30. 1861, add. ing to its rosters within the half-year 130 recruits. The regiment left Baltimore for New Orleans in April. 1862. and formed one of the regiments of occupation. During the battle of Baton Rouge. August 5, 1862, it sustained a loss of 16 killed. During the year, no less than 1443 died of wounds and disease. IS wounded. and 7 prisoners, which together with losses due to other casualties, reduced the strength to 756 rank and file.
Jannary 14, 163, the command aided in the destruction of the rebel gun boat Cotton: Ponchatoula was captured February 23, the camp at Tangissaho and 60 rebels captured May 6: the capture of Port Hudson occurred July 9, in all of which the Sixth Infantry took a lead ing part. In the first assault on Fort Hudson the command lost one-third of its number.
A regiment of heavy artillery was formed out of the material of the Sixth Regiment. July 30, 1863. During the first six months of the year there died 115 men. and 22 wore severely wounded.
The varied service of this regiment during the campaign of 186 I was of no ordinary char- acter. The command lost 3 men killed. 155 died of disease, and IS taken prisoners. During the last months of service il took part in all the affairs from Ashton. Ark .. July 21. 1564. to the siege of Mobile, April. 1865, and was discharged at Jackson September 5. 1865,
Discharged. - Charles Smith. 18: Byron Beach, 1865; William Tate. 1865.
SEVENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This was mustered in at Monroe, and left for the seat of war September 5. 1861. with \SI mon and officers, to which number 214 men were added before July 1. 1862. It participated m the sanguinary affairs of Balls' Bluff. Antietam and Fredericksburg. It was the first Union regiment to cross the Rappahannock, where it annihilated the rebel sharp shooter brigade.
The regiment passed through the Potomac campaign of 1863. with a loss of 60 dead and 53 wounded, of which number 21 were killed and 44 wounded at Gettysburg. July 3.
This command took a very brilliant part in the campaign of 1564, with the army of the Potomac. It lost 41 men killed, 7 who died from the effects of hardships, 131 wounded and 31 prisoners. The Seventh Infantry served with distinction at Hatcher's Run, from February 5 to March 29, 1865; at Cat Tail Creek, April 2; at Farmville. on the 7th: and at the siege of Petersburg from June 17, 1864. to April 3, 1865. The command was mustered out at Jeffer son, Ind., July 5, and was disbanded at Jackson July 7. 1865.
Casualties, -Samuel Folchet. died at Harrison's Landing July 19, 1861: Andrew Mortimer. died May 14. 1862; Thomas Lindsay, died at Washington June 1. 1863; Robert Shanks, died at Washington September. 1562: James Ackles, died' at Harper's Ferry September 28, 1562. Jolm Atkins, died at Harrison's Landing August S. 1862.
Discharged .- John Morton. 1862: William J. G. F. Barthelmess. 1862: Benjamin L. Der. mott, 1862: John Gabra. 1862: Robert Smith. 1862; William B. Fenton, 1562: John AA. Strong. 1862; William E. Helmer. 1562: Frederick Schrock. 1562: Thomas W. Stevenson. 1562: Thomas O'Connor. 1863: James C. Sprague. 1863; Joseph W. Baker. 1963: William L. Leeson. 1563: George S. Rieker. 1563: Joseph Wilt. 1863: Patrick Furlong. 1863: Martin Lavelle. 1563: George E. Twiss. 1862: James Balliger, 1862: Charles S. Davidson. 1862: Paris Davis. 1562: William Darcey. 1862: Allen MeMullen. 1862: George S Ricker. 1563; James Rolls, 1563: Robert Smith, 1862; George S. Rieker. 1865: John Pierson, 1865. James Clark, 1865.
EIGHTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This was partially organized at Grand Rapids, and completed organization at Fort-Wayne.
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September 23, 1861, when it was mustered into service, and left for the field .September 27, under Col. Fenton. Its first engagement was at Port Royal, S. C., and its last at Petersburg, Va., April 3, 1865. This command was singularly fortunate in its varied travels, and gained . for itself the name-"Wandering Regiment." Having participated in thirty-seven important engagements, the survivors of the war returned to Detroit August 1. 1865, where they were discharged two days later.
Discharged .- Charles M. Merriam, 1865; Alexander Wurtz, 1865; Jackson D. Rosencranz, 1865; George Treeve, 1865; Elijah Harrington, 1865; Wilbur F. Dickenson, 1865; George Wellman, 1865.
NINTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This command left the camp at Detroit en route for Louisville, October 25, 1861, under Col. W. W. Duffield, with 913 officers and private soldiers. The Ninth was the first Michigan regiment to take an active part in the Western military movements. In November, 1861. it mnoved to Mouldroun's Hill, where it acted as "engineers and mechanics, " until January +, 1862, when it entered on regular field duty. From Pulaski, Tenn., and the pursuit of Morgan, in May, 1862, to its last engagement at Jonesboro, Ga., September 1, 1864, the record of the command is exceptionally brilliant. The number of battles in which it participated is not so large as that appearing to the credit of other regiments; yet the importance of those great contests, and the round of duty which fell to the command, make up in greater measure, what their actions want in number. In the State records an error gives credit to the Ninth for being present at Murfreesboro, July 13, 1861, though not organized until October of that year. Beginning with Murfreesboro, of July, 13, 1362, and looking over the list of battles. we find that the Ninth took a brilliant part at Lavergne, December 27. 1862: at Stone River, from December 29, 1562, to January 3, 1863. at Chickamauga, September 19, and 20, and Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863; at Rocky Face, Ga., May 8; Resaca, May 14; Dallas, May 27, Kenesaw, June 25; Chattahoochie River. July 5 and 6; siege of Atlanta, July 22 to August 25; and at Jonesboro, September 1, 1864. The regiment left Marietta, Ga., October 31, 1864. for Chattanooga, where it was placed on guard duty, and where it remained until transferred to Nashville, March 29, 1865. There it was mustered out of service, September 15, 1865, and, returning to this State, was discharged at Jackson September 27. 1865.
Discharged .- William Kendall, 1862: Charles Segeman, 1865; Alfred Stevenson, 1865: Byram Dutcher, 1865; George .M. Denis, 1865; Moses A. Shaw, 1865; Aaron Denio, 1865; Anson Clark. 1865; William Van Ostrand, 1865; Ed. S. Hunt, 1865; John Edwards, 1865.
TENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This command was organized at Flint, under Col. E. H. Thompson, commandant of camp. It was mustered into service February 6, 1862, and left for the front under Col. Lum, April 22, 1862. It served on thirty well-fought fields from Farmington, Miss .. May 9, 1862. to Ben- tonville, N. C., March 19 and 20, 1865. It was mustered out at Louisville. Ky., July 19. and disbanded at Jackson. August 1, 1865.
Casualties. - George L. Fairchild, died at Farmington, Miss .. July 8. 1862; Edmund Shirts, died at Farmington, Miss., June 21, 1862; Thomas Porter, died at Farmington. Miss., July 2. 1862; Sanford Monroe, died at Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10, 1962; Isaac D. Frazier, died at Ham- burg July 17, 1862; Ezekiel Townsend, died at Flint, Mich., June 26, 1862; John Baird, died at Henderson, Ky., July 5, 1862; James Newton, died at St. Louis, Mo., August 16, 1862: Free- man Yound, died April 10, 1863; William Jones, died April 10, 1863; James Chapman, died at Antioch April 12, 1863; James Murphy, died at Antioch April 10, 1863: William H. Smith, died at St. Louis, Mo., November 6, 1862; John H. Robinson, died at Nashville, Tenn., April 13. 1863: Julius Millika, executed for desertion, May 15, 1863: William MeCoy. died at New- port, Ky., July 6, 1863: Daniel Haviland, died at Nashville, Tenn., August 23, 1863; Nathan Wasey, died at Dalton, Ga., February 25, 1864; James Farrell, died at Dalton, Ga., February 25, 1864; Michael Williams, died at Kenesaw. Ga., June 24, 1864; Eugene Chase, died at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 19, 1864: Frank Thomas, died July 19, 1864; George Watkins, died at Jonesboro. Ga., September 1. 1864: W. H. Robinson, died at Jonesboro, Ga., September 1,
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1864: Jonathan Jones, died at Jonesboro, Ga., September 1, 1864: Valentine Reuhle, died at Jonesboro, Ga., September 1, 1864: Martin Farrell, died at Atlanta, Ga., September 29. 1864; Henry Graham, died at Jonesboro, Ga .. September 1, 1561; Thomas Stickland, died at Ander- sonville Prison June 11, 1861: Benjamin Duchesne, died at Nashville, Tenn., December 24. 1864: George Kitchen, died at Nashville, Tenn .. December 21, IS61: Archibahl Madison, died at (toksboro, N. C., April 21, 1865.
Discharged. - Benedict Elmer, 1862; Henry A. Cope, 1862: Edward Phillips, 1862; JJohn Stokes, 1862; George B. Nestle, 1862: Charles C. Hunt. 1862; John Clayton, 1862; Christian Cline, 1862; JJames G. Brown, IS63; Philander Allen, 1863: Silas Ackerman, 1863: Elias Jones. 1863: Elihu Ackerman, 1863: Henry Woodcock, 1863; John D. Tipping, 1563; Edward Young, 1863: Peter Walsh, 1863: Danforth P. Goss, 1863: Simon Shirts, 1863; John J. Robertson, 1863; James Canghill, 1863; Noah Arnold, 1863; John MeKenzie. 1863; Julius M. Carrington. 1864: James P. Johnson, 1861; Robert Stephens, 1865: Alexander Young, 1865: Thomas Packer, 1865; Jason Clark, 1865; Nathan Boyce, 1865: William Belcher, 1865; William Porter, 1865: Mur- ray Heath, 1865; John Butler, 1865; Lawrence Butler, 1865: William H. Parsons, 1865; Hiram E. Belcher, 1865: Denis MeConnell, 1865; James Welsh, 1865: Edgar Hill, 1865; John W. Gor- don, 1865; David Campan, 1565: George Wilson, ES65; Cyrus Carpenter, 1865; O. F. Lind- say, 1865: William H. Bailey. 1865: John Pomeroy, 1865; Rasselans Lawrence, 1565: Adna Allen. 1865; Luther Allen, 1865: Benjamin F. Reeder. 1865; William Ayres, 1565: John Pal- mer, 1865: John Bennett, 1865: Thomas Farnsworth. 1865: George Banfell, 1565: Armentus Briggs, 1865; W. W. Delahook, 1865; Michael Flynn, 1865; Lonis Fletchet, 1865: S. H. Flan- agan. IS65: Edward Fry, 1565: James Forbes, IS65: W. H. Johnson. 1865: Theodoro Lerone, 1865; James Linen, 1865; Frank Il. Morse. 1865; Oscar F. Morse, 1865: John Phillips, 1565: Henry S. Pahner. 1865: Peter Smith, 1565: Robert Sittell, 1865: Henry Sheldon, 1865; James Simpson, 1865; Henry Smith, 1565.
ELEVENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This command left White Pigeon December 9. 1861, with 1,001 men and officers, for Ken- tueky. The only service rendered by the command was the repulse of Morgan, at Gallatin. Tenn .. August 13, 1862. Previous to November of that year, no less than HIS soldiers of the Eleventh succumbed to disease. On the 31st of December, 1562, and the 2d of January, 1863, the regi- ment, then in the Fourteenth Army Corps, was warmly engaged at Stone River, losing 32 killed. 79 wounded and 29 missing. a total of 110. Soon after this engagement. the regi- ment was detached to act as provost guard at Murfreesboro, and it remained on that duty until the advance on Tullahoma, in June. On the Ist of July it was engaged in a sharp skirmish at Elk River, with a loss of one officer taken prisoner. After the conclusion of this movement of the army, the Eleventh went into camp af Docherd, Tenn., where it remained until the advance into Georgia on the Ist of September. The march over the mountains was accom- plished undor great difficulties, and at a test of great endurance on the part of the troops. On the 11th of September, the command was present at Davis' Cross Roads, covering the retreat of Negley and Bayard's troops. On the 19th of the same month, the regiment lost 7 killed. 76 wounded and 23 prisoners. The total number of deaths in the ranks during the year was 90, wounded 90 and prisoners 412. Af Mission Ridge and Grayville, the command rendered good service.
. During the year 1564, the regiment took a most important part in the Georgia campaign, losing 37 men killed, 17 died of disease and SO wounded. It was honorably discharged Sep- tember 30, 1561, after a term of brilliant service. The men who re.enlisted as veterans re- mained and served with the new Eleventh, which arrived at Nashville March 16. 1565. The command was discharged at Jackson September 23. 1865.
TWELFTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
The organization of this command was begun under Col. Francis Quinn, at Niles, in Sep- tember, 1861. and completed February 22. 1862. Moved from camp for Pittsburg Landing, March IS, and was in time to participate in the action at that point April 6 and 7, The
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regiment was present at Inka, Miss., September 19; Metamora, October 5; Middleburg, Tenn., December 24, 1862; at Mechanicsville, Miss., June 4; Vicksburg, June and July; Little Rock, August and September; Clarendon, Ark., June 26; and Gregory's Landing, September 4, 1864. The command arrived at Jackson, Mich., February 27, 1865, and was disbanded March 6, 1865.
Discharged .- Franz Lungerhansen, 1865; Samuel Porter, 1865; John Crowley, 1865; Patrick Egan, 1865.
THIRTEENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized under Col. Charles E. Stuart, at Kalamazoo, and mustered into service January 17, 1852. The command left for Pittsburg Landing February 12. 1862, which point it reached in time to take a part in the fighting. Its record shows twenty-six im- portant engagements, beginning with Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862, and ending with Benton - ville, N. C., March 19, 1865. The regiment arrived at Jackson, Mich .. July 27, 1865, where it was discharged.
Discharged .-- Frank Yax. 1865.
FOURTEENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This regiment left Ypsilanti, April 17, 1862, for Pittsburg Landing, with a force of 925 rank and file, During the first ten months it participated in numerous engagements; in the battle of Stone River, January 3, 1863. it won an enviable reputation, taking part in that af- fair after a march of thirty miles through rain and mod It formel the relief for the cavalry at Franklin, from the Sth to the 14th of March, 1862; moved to Brentwood, April S, and re- turned to Nashville, July 3. There it received orders to relieve the force at Franklin, where, on September 6, it was equipped as a cavalry regiment, and eight companies sent forward to Columbia. The service of this command was exceptionally brilliant, and its conduct sans reproche. Returning. it reported for discharge at Jackson, Mich., July 18, 1865, and was dis- banded on the 29th.
Casuallies, -Benjamin Bixby, died at Farmington, Miss., June 22, 1862; Wesley Warmes- ley, died at Farmington, Miss., July 23, 1862; George Arnett, died at Farmington, Miss., July 29. 1862; John Davis, died at Nashville, Tenn., May 2, 1864; Patrick Doran, died at Benton- ville. N. C., March 19, 1865; Paschal Cashway, died at Goldsboro, N. C., April 6, 1865; Ezra Davis. Jr .. died at Goldsboro. N. C., April 6, 1865; George H. Campbell, died at Kings- ton, Gra.
Discharged .- Simon Norris, 1863; John Doner, 1864; William J. C. Davis, 1862; John A. Bernard, 1862; JJames McSorley, 1865; Charles Alexander, 1865; John Graham, 1865; Lyman Parker, 1865; Henry Spawn, 1865; Patrick Carrell, 1865; Ephraim Rebell, 1865; William F. Guyott, 1865; Joseph Rielly, 1865; William Marsh, 1865; Peter Raebold, 1865; David B. Davis, 1865: John Dantler, 1865; Hiram Brentnall, 1865: W. J. C. Davis, 1865; Jacob Dantler, 1865; Joseph Bearden, 1865; John Dillon, 1865; William Hellings, 1865; Joseph Fountain, 1865; Bernard G. Kearns, 1865; Robert McCarthy, 1865.
FIFTEENTHI MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This was organized under Col. J. M. Oliver, at Monroe, and mustered into service March 20, 1862, with a force of 869 names. The command reached Pittsburg Landing in time for the military affairs at that place. April 6 and 7, 1862, and served with distinction throughout the Mississippi, Georgia and Carolina campaigns, concluding its services at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865. Arriving at Detroit September 3, 1865, the regiment was disbanded.
Casualties. - George Ingram, died at Evansville, Ind., June 28, 1862; Andrew Strong, died at Grand Junction, May 14, 1863; Joseph H. Lewis, died at Snyder's Bluff, Miss., July 24, 1863; Thomas H. Griffiths, died at Cairo, Ill., September 4, 1863; William Orr, died at Memphis, Tenn., Jannary 15, 1864; John Nicholls, died in Andersonville Prison, July 3, 1864; Elias Horton. died at Chattanooga, December 2, 1864; George Mnspratt, died at Scottsboro, Ala., March IS, 1864; Isaac McGarry, died at Jackson, Miss .. August 1, 1863.
Discharged. - Charles W. Green, 1862; James E. Vaughn, 1862; John Hope, 1862: Joseph Gagnier, 1862: Bartholomew McAnliff, 1362; John O'Brien, 1862; Hiram Wynsth, 1862; James
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A. Morgan, 1863: Aaron Hulin, 1865: Arch McLeod, 1865: Thomas W. Bigg. 1865: John Klien, 1865; Louis Gebeau, 1865; Abram C. Green, 1865: Peter Bontriger. 1865; George S. Morrell, 1865: Fred Misselbeck, 1865; Henry Luck, 1865; Peter Vienga, 1862; Berry Bright, 1865; Jacob Humsberry, 1863; John D. Metcalfe, 1865; Samuel Metcalfe, 1865: William Sickles, 1865; James Scrambling. 1865: Andrew Burk, 1865: John Spry, 1862; Patrick O'Connor, 1865; John Parker, 1865; Louis Smith, 1865; Ambrose Masechecker, 1865; Jacob Lowrie. 1865; Fred Smith, 1865.
SIXTEENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
Originally known as Stockton's Independent Regiment, this command was organized at Camp Backus, Flint. by Col. T. W. B. Stockton, and left for Virginia September 16, 1861, with 761 officers and men. This command took part in no less than fifty-two important actions, beginning with the siege of Yorktown, Va., April 4, 1862, and concluding with the siege of Petersburg, April 3, 1865. The regiment was mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind., July S, 1865, and reported at Jackson, for discharge, July 12, where it was disbanded July 25, 1865.
Casualties .- Patrick Dowling died at Washington, D. C., April 16, 1865.
Discharged. -- Timothy J. Wheaton, 1862; Edward Armstrong. 1863: Thomas Fresinger, 1865: Thomas C. Thoda, 1865: William Brennan, 1865; Thomas Hedden, 1865; William Button, 1865; Joseph Forbes, 1865; Daniel McCoy, 1865; Charles A. M Holinguist, 1865; William H. Wilson, 1865.
SEVENTEENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This, also known as the Stonewall Regiment, was organized at Detroit in May, 1862, and left for, the front. August 27, under Col. William H. Withington. It took a most important part in the war for the Union, won renown at South Mountain September 14, 1862. and fin- ished a brilliant career at Petersburg April 3, 1865. The command arrived at Detroit, June 7. 1865, where it was disbanded.
Discharged .- George W. Hongh, 1863: Andrew J. Geister, 1861: George Gillespie, 1565; Fred Green, 1865.
EIGHTEENTHI MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This was organized at Hillsdale by Hon. Henry Waldron, and left for Cincinnati, under Col. E. Doolittle, September 4, 1862. The force comprised 1,002 men and officers.
On the first of November, 1862. this regiment was stationed at Lexington, Ky .. and re- mained at that point until February 21, 1863, when it marched toward Danville, arriving on the 22d. On the 24th of February. 1863, with the forces under Gen. Carter, it retreated from Danville to the Kentucky River, skirmishing with the rebels under Gen. Pegram during the retreat. On the 2Sth, the regiment joined in the pursuit of Pegram, following the rebels as far as Buck Creek, making a long and rapid march, partly over a rough, mountainous road. On April 2, it returned to Stanford. On the 7th. it was ordered to Lebanon. and thence pro- ceeded by rail to Nashville, arriving at Nashville April 11. It was stationed at Nashville, do- ing duty as provost guard from June 14.
The list of deaths from fatigue and hardships of war, during the year. was 59. There were 35 made prisoners.
From November, 1863, to June 11. 1861, the regiment acted as provost guard at Nash- ville. From July to September it served with distinction in Alabama. At Decatur, on Sep- tember 24. a detachment of 231 officers and men encountered 4.000 rebels under Forrest, and for five hours gave battle. The detachment was annihilated. In October, the regiment played a most important part in the defense of Decatur. It remained in Alabama until June 20, when it left for Tennessee, where it was mustered out, at Nashville, June 20. It received its dis- charge at Jackson. July 1. 1865.
NINETEENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY
This command was organized under Col. H. C. Gilbert. at Dowagiac, Angust, 1962: left for the front, September 14. and entering on active service with the Army of the Ohio, took a
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prominent part in twelve well contested fields, from Thompson's Station, March 5, 1863, to Bentonville, March 19, 1865. The command was mustered out at Washington June 10, and disbanded at Jackson June 13, 1865.
Casualties. - Joseph Hoffert, died at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864; George L. Bassett, died at Resaca. Ga., May 17, 1864; Peter Morass, died July 20, 1864; James C. Chancey, died at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864.
Discharged. - William Cartwright, 1863; Phillip Wright, 1865.
TWENTIETH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This command was organized at Jackson, under Judge Fidus Livermore, and left en route for Washington, September 1, 1862, with a force of 1, 012 men and officers, under Col. A. W. Williams.
This regiment crossed the Rappahannock December 13, 1862, but being in the reserve of the battle of Fredericksburg, its loss was only 11 wounded, most of them slightly. After the return to camp, near Falmouth, the regiment suffered much from sickness. Embarking at Aquia Creek. February 19, 1863, for Newport News, it was favorably located at that point, and the health and spirits of the men rapidly improved. Leaving Newport News March 19. it proceeded via Baltimore, Parkersburg and Cincinnati to Kentucky. On the 9th of May, a detachment of 100 men having been dispatched to break up a party of guerrillas, were at- tacked on their return by the advance guard of the rebel forces under Gen. John H. Morgan, and were obliged to fall back with considerable loss. The following morning the entire force under Morgan attacked the Twentieth in its position in the narrows of Horse Shoe Bend, on the Cumberland River. The fight lasted all day, the enemy finally retiring with a loss, as as- certained, of between 300 and 400. The loss of the Twentieth amounted in all to 29, of whom 5 were killed, 19 wounded and 5 missing. The regiment afterward fell back to Columbia, and June 3 received orders to proceed with the remainder of the Ninth Corps to re-enforce Gen. Grant, at Vicksburg. It aided in fortifying Haines' Bluff and Oak Ridge, and on the surrender of Vicksburg the regiment moved with the army to Jackson. July 10 and 11 it was engaged in skirmishing before that place with a loss of 3 wounded. After the evacuation of Jackson, the Twentieth was sent to Madison Station to destroy the railroad. July 24, it again reached Haines' Bluff. In this campaign of twenty days, the heat was terrible, and many fainted on the march. During its stay in Mississippi, the Twentieth lost by deaths from dis- ease, 18 men and 2 officers, and at times almost half the regiment were sick. Embarking August 3, the regiment proceeded to Kentucky and on the 10th of September participated in the movement on Knoxville, Tenn., marching via Cumberland Gap. October 10, the regiment took part in the engagement at Blue Springs, with a loss of 1 killed and 2 wounded. During the year, the number killed in battle was 8, and deaths resulting from disease 90. Before the close of the year 1863, the command lost 43 men in killed and wounded in the retreat on Knoxville.
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