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In Angust or September. 1862, and soon after the Eighteenth and Twenty second Regiments went to the field in Kentucky, they were brigaded under command of Col. Doolittle, of the Eighteenth. The Government at that time being remarkably careful of rebel property, both man and beast, it became necessary for Col. Doolittle to issue an order against killing hogs. In the Twenty-second was the waif, Johnny Clem, who had strargled from his home with an Ohio regiment, and then joined the Twenty second Michigan. The first that is known of this little wanderer of ten summers small enough to live in a drum -he is beating the long roll for the Twenty second. Although a more child, he had learned all sorts of tricks from the soldiers, and did not Inlly yield obedience to all orders. One morning the Colonel heard a musket roport in the immediate vicinity of the camp, and. being desirous of finding out the cause hurried ont among the bushes, and there found Johnny and his victim. a hog. near by.
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" John," says the Colonel. " don't you know that it is against orders to kill hogs?" "I know it; but, Colonel, I don't intend to let any rebel hogs bite me!"
At Chickamauga he was a marker. On Sunday of the battle the little fellow's occupation
is gone. He picks up a gun, fallen from some dying hand, finds ammunition, and begins on his own account, blazing away close to the ground, like a fire-fly in the grass. Late in the waning day this waif, left almost alone in the whirl of battle, a rebel Colonel dashes up, looks down on him. orders his surrender. " Surrender." he shouts, " you little --! " Scarcely were the words spoken, like a flash Johnny brought his piece to an order, slipped his hand to the hammer. swings up the gun to a charge bayonet; the rebel raised his saber to strike, the glancing barrel lifted into range, and the haughty Colonel tumbled from his horse.
Clem was afterward captured, but says that after the most of the regiment had been made prisoners by a large force of rebels and were being marched to the rear, they were fired upon by another rebel force, when he dropped as if shot, and after lying for some time on the ground, and until the escort had moved off, he traveled to Chattanooga during the night, a distance of about ten miles.
This boy attracted the attention of the noble hearted Thomas, who sent him to school at his own expense, then obtainel an appointment for him at West Point, and he is now a very gentlemanly officer of the army.
Casualties .- Merritt Allen, died at Lexington. Ky .. December 25, 1862; George L. Aglor, at Chickamauga. Tenn., September 20, 1863; Fred Herger, at Chickamauga, J'enu., September 20, 1863; Joseph Glenny, at Chattanooga, Teun., October 20, 1863; Noble Hunter, at Chatta- nooga, Tenn., October S. 1863; William Ross, at Chickamauga, Tenn., September 20, 1863; Charles Huff, at Chickamauga, Tenn., September 20. 1863; Ed Goodwin, at Chickamauga, Tenn., September 20. 1863; Thomas Verrall, at Chickamauga, Tenn .. September 20, 1863; F. W. H. Laveare. at Chickamauga. September 20. 1863; John A. Koepfyen, at Nashville, Tenn., June 30, 1863; Albert Staples, at Lexington, Ky., April 15, 1863; William Baird, at Nashville, Tenn., August 1, 1863; Dominique Maure, at Lexington. April 6, 1863; John P. Lutz, at Stevenson, Ala., October 12, 1863; John MeNulty, at Chattanooga, Tenn .; Christian Slowman, at Nashville, Tenn., February 18, 1864; Franz Shultz, at Nashville, Tenn., Novem- ber 1, 1863; John Bryan, at Atlanta, Ga .. September 26. 1864: William H. Moore, at Mur- freesboro, Tenn., November 25, 1863; Oscar Bartlett, at Danville, Va .. January 22, 1864; Will- iam J. Holcomb, at Danville. Va., January 14, 1864; Charles McCauley, while a prisoner of war, 1864; Reuben S. Eaton, at Camp Sumter, Ga., May 18, 1864: James Ayers. at Camp Sumter, Ga., June 19, 1864; John J. Hannah, at Camp Sumter, June 9, 1864; James A. MeMurray, at Danville, Va., April 10, 1864; Henry Walker, at Camp Sumter, Ga .. June 6, 1864; William Pettyplace. at Danville, Va., March 16, 1864; Patrick Atkinson, at Anderson- ville, Ga., June 26, 1864; James Williams, at Danville, Va., January 5, 1864; Cornelius Glee- son, at Annapolis, Md .. May 9. 1864; John Zett, at Andersonville, June 28, 1864; William Maxpadden, at Andersonville. September 1. 1864: William Pangborn, at Andersonville, August 1. 1864; Robert Tripp, at Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Lewis Mandell, at Indianapolis, May 9, 1564; F. E. Yacht. at Andersonville, May 15, 1864; William Keeler, at Chattanooga, June 9, 1864; Ralph F. Babcock, at Danville, January 5, 1864; Theo. Bouchard, June 12, 1865; August Boortz, at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863; Sumner T. Kenyon, at Jeffersonville, Ind., April 17, 1865; Constantine Miller, at Florence Prison, S. C., February 28, 1865; Charles Burt, at Charleston Prison, S. C., September 30, 1861; James H. Lane, on steamer Sultana, April 28, 1865; William R. Phillips, at Annapolis, Md., December 27, 1864; Charles H. Rood, at Andersonville, August 1, 1864; James Russ, at Andersonville, July 23, 1864; Merritt Allen, at Lexington, Ky., December 25, 1862; Richard Davy, at Camp Sumter, July 1, 1864; Homer McCollum, at Nashville, Tenn., November 15, 1864; Virgil McCollum, at Burtchville, Mich., January 13, 1864; Louis Defoe, at .Chattanooga, Tenn., May 18, 1864; Benson Elliott, at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 6, 1864; Thomas Borden, at Chattanooga, Tenn., April 30, 1865; Lorenzo Dinginan, at Chattanooga, Tenn., April 4, 1865; Jared B. Gray, at Romeo, Mich., January 16, 1865; Charles Martin, at Chattanooga, January 1, 1865; William Marien, at Anderson- ville, Ga., September 19, 1865; Robert M. Woolsie, at Andersonville, Ga., May 4, 1865; Leon- ard Harder, at Lexington, Ky., November 29, 1862.
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Discharged. - Wanton A. Tripp. 1862: James Randolph, 1862; Peter Gilloy, 1862; W. J. Almass. 1863; Philo Beardslee, 1863: Charles Large. 1863; James Barden. 1863: R. S. Hol- land, 1863; Duncan MeLeod, 1863; Stephen Pray, 1863; Bradford Reed. 1863; Daniel Kennedy, 1863; Edwin Randolph. 1863; John Markell. 1863; John MeDonald, 1863; Benja - min Smith. 1864: Alvah Peck. 1864; Ely McShane. 1863: Joseph Debatte, 1565; Henry Car- niss, 1865; Francis Tosh, IS65: Augustus Tosh, 1865: John Denny, 1865; Thomas Wilcox, 1865; George H. Lee, 1865; Emmons Hall. 1865; Marens Young, 1565; William Andrews, 1865: William Barden. 1865; John K. Burley, 1865; George E. Bush, 1865; Jolm H. Carson, 1565; Elijah Campbell. 1865; John C. Cameron, 1865; Charles Duffy, 1865: James W. Dickey, 1865; William R. Estey, 1865: Asel Groome, IS65; George Hyde, 1865; Ransom Helman, 1865; William B. Johnson. 1865; Palner Kellogg, 1865; William Koopfgen, 1865; John J. London, 1865; William Litney. 1865; William Lashbrook, 1865: Henry Lashbrook. 1865; James McMurray, 1865: Daniel S. Oliver, 1865; Archibald Rupert, 1865: John W. Stonehouse, 1865: J. A. Vineent. 1565: James Walsh, IS65: George Worth, 1865; John Whiting, 1865: Orlando Brown. 1865; Philip Berg, 1865; George Hannah. 1865: Robert Helliker, 1865: Samuel E. Martin. 1865: Sammel J. Miller, 1865: Charles MeAnley, 1865; Uriah Shufeldt, 1865: Freeman Terril, 1865: Ira Wilson. 1865: Edward E. Conlan. 1865; Joseph Tacey. 1865; James Green. 1865; Jolm Adamson, 1865: John E. Davis, 1865: Lonis Beson, 1865; Nelson Churchill. 1565; Isaae Biddlecomb, 1865; Ira C. Marks, 1865: George W. Hopkins, 1865: Frederick Nicolle. 1865: Truman S. Cook, 1865; Sebastian Allman, 1865; John Barney, 1865; Charles Barney, 1865; Robert Brabant, 1865: Joseph N. Burch, 1865; George W. Bennett, 1865: Daniel Boshaw, 1865: Jay W. Carr, 1865; Hiram A. Cusick, 1865; James Campbell. 1865: John Draves. 1865; Schuyler Dingman. 1865: James Duchesne, 1865: Sydney Dove, 1865: Jacob Fox. 1865: Gottlieb Fritz. 1865: Andrew Geister. 1865; Patrick Gleeson, 1865: John Gill. 1865: Augustus Harn. 1865: David P. Ingles, 1865: William A. Jackson, 1865: Webster A. June. 1565: William Kiddle, 1865; John Kennedy, 1865; Thomas Komp. 1865: Daniel C. Lampman, 1865; Sylvester Moore, 1865: Thomas C. Phillips, 1565; Alfred Roberts, 1865: Albert Rice, 1865: William E. Riee, 1565: Peter Raymond. 1865; Henry Streets, 1865; Charles H. Skinner. 1865: Harry W. Smith. 1565: Frederick Stoekberry. 1865; Llewellyn Vosburg, 1865; Charles K. Jackson, 1865; Oliver Dnmais, 1865; Francis Skinner, 1565; Timothy Fuller, 1965; Sheldon A. Quick, 1565; John Van Voorhees, 1965; Robert Smith, 1865: Stephen Ross, 1865: John M. Le Bay, 1865; Julius Jonas, 1565; H. G. L. Jonas, 1865; Frederick Klusendorf, 1865; C. F. Muggleberry, 1565: Augustus Muggle- berry. 1565: Antoine Rose, 1865: Frank Rose, 1865; Henry Sehwincke, 1865; Peter Mereer- can, 1865; Henry Harson. 1565; James Baker. 1865; David Hawson. 1565: Albert Stewart. 1865.
TWENTY THIRD MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This command was organized at Saginaw under David H. Jerome, then Commandant of camp, and left the rendezvous September IS. 1562, under Col. M. W. Chapin, for Kentucky, with a foree of 983 officers and private soldiers. The command was engaged on garrison until the summer of 1863, when it participated in the affair at Paris, Ky., July 29. Subse- quently it took a prominent part in twenty-three engagements, the last at Goldsboro, March 22. 1865: and returning to the State was mastered out at Detroit July 20. 1865.
TWENTY FOURTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This connnand was mustered into service at Detroit. August 27. 1562. Casualties, Henry Wallace died at Philadelphia. October 17. 1561.
Discharged. - Peter La Croix. 1865: Joseph Parker. 1565: Christopher Mahon, 1565; James Baker, Jr., 1865: Charles Barney. 1865; Joseph Brabant, 1865: Henry Campbell. 1865; David W. Curry, 1865: George W. Fox, 1565: William H. Warner. 1565: Daniel Herrin, 1865; Thomas Cobbeldick, 1865: Joseph Sampier, 1865: Joseph Quibell, 1565: Thomas Rob. erts. 1565.
TWENTY-FIFTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This command was organized at Kalamazoo, under Commandant H. G. Wells, by Col.
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Orlando H. Moore, and mustered into service September 22. 1862. with a muster of 896 officers and men. Its first battle was at Munfordville, Ky., December 27, 1862, and its last at Nashville. Tenn .. December 16, 1864. The command was mustered out at Salisbury after the surrender of the rebel Gen. Johnson. and, returning to the State, received discharge at Jackson. July 2, 1865. Asahel W. Snyder was the only soldier reported from St. Clair. He was discharged in 1865.
TWENTY-SIXTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This was organized at Jackson, and mustered into service December 12, IS62. It left en route to Washington. under Col. Judson S. Farrar, of Mt. Clemens, December 13, with a force of 903 officers and enlisted men. The regiment was engaged doing provost duty at Alexandria, Va .. until April 20, 1863, when it entered on regular service. being present at Suffolk from April 22 to May 14, 1863. The operations of the command were confined to Virginia. in which State it won laurels on no less than twenty-seven fields, concluding a term of brilliant service at Petersburg April 3, 1865. The regiment was mustered out at Bailey's Cross Roads June 4, and returning was paid off at Jackson June 16, 1865. The command was on service in New York City during the riots of 1863. Under its Colonel, it was subsequently a garrison regiment on Staten Island from July, 1863. until October of the same year. Stephen L. Craine was the only St. Clair soldier.
TWENTY-SEVENTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This was organized at Ypsilanti April 12, 1863. The nucleus of the Twenty-seventh was or- dered from Port Huron to the former point, where it was consolidated with the Twenty-eighth. under the name of the Twenty-seventh Infantry. Eight companies, of 108 men each, were mustered in April 12, 1863, and ordered to report at Cincinnati, where organization was completed. This command was stationed at various posts in Kentucky, until the advance of the Ninth Corps, to which it was attached. into Mississippi. From the battle at Jamestown, Ky., June 2, 1863. to that near Knoxville, Tenn .. Jannary 23, 1864. its service was confined to Tennessee and Ken- tucky, with the exception of the term passed before Vicksburg. Miss .. June 22 to July 4, 1863. It entered the Virginia campaign at the Wilderness May 5, 1864, and closed its service in that State before Petersburg April 3. 1865. The regiment received discharge at Detroit June 30, 1865.
Casualties. - Charles Mawley died at Cincinnati August 31, 1863; William Murphy, killed at Crab Orchard, September 27, 1863; Ira Heminger, at Spottsylvania, June 3, 1864: Henry Card, at Petersburg, July 30, 1864; William Sailbender, at Petersburg. June 27, 1864; George Slone, at Petersburg, August 12. 1864; M. O'Loughlin, at Knoxville, November 29, 1863: D. Buchanan, at Petersburg, June 25, 1864; Adam Baird, at Petersburg, June IS, 1864; Alonzo Dingman, at Cold Harbor. June 3, 1864; George A. Fields, July 24, 1864; George B. Wey, at Petersburg. June 16, 1564; Robert Chambers, April 5, 1865; Byron Hicks, at Salisbury, N. C., February 7, 1865; Thaddeus W. Casler, at Cincinnati, Ohio, August 15, 1863; Charles E. Putnam, at Port Huron, Mich., November 24, 1864; Charles Bishop, at Rich- mond. Va., October 12, 1861; Christian Barsdofer, at Salisbury, N. C., December 16, 1864; Denis Hagan. at Port Huron, Mich., November 28, 1862; Robert Little, at Andersonville, May 22, 1865; Andrew McAuley, at Salisbury, N. C., March 22, 1865: Oliver T. Munn, at An- dersonville, May 13 1864.
Discharged .- Richard S. Tuttle, 1863: Myron H. Phillips, 1864: Robert H. Ellsworth, 1864: Erastus Fuller, 1864; L. J. Crawford, 1863; John Rooney, 1863; Francis C. Bellinger, 1863; Henry H. Stevens, 1863; Charles D. Herrington, 1862; Lisle B. Harrison. 1965; John Henry, 1865; Henry Eddy, 1865; Archibald McAllister, 1865; William Seward. 1565; James Stewart, 1865; James E. Tacker, 1865; Jerome N. White, 1865; James T. Walsh. 1865; George Brines, 1865; Robert H. Ellsworth, 1865; Charles Lefever, 1865: Zimri Mitchell, 1865; Levi E. McCullen, 1865: Michael McElroy, 1865; Asa Proser, 1865; George Reuhle, 1865; Alexander Stern, 1865: Jesse Wright, 1865; Antoine Valentine, 1865: Josiah S. Pierce, 1865: L. W. Gunney, 1865; David Murphy. 1865; Matthew Craven, 1865; Jerome Burley, 1865; Joseph Cobbledick. 1865; Andrew J. Cole, 1865; Thomas Dunn, 1865; Louis Durette, 1865; George Dingman, 1565; William Johnson, 1865; Elihu Mills, 1865; James McAuley.
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1865: James McDowell. 1865: Michael Murphy, 1865: Andrew Minihan, 1865: James Put- nam, 1865; William Ruddock, 1865: Lester Westover, 1865; George H. Dunn, 1565; Henry Taylor, 1865; Robert Wilson, 1865; John P. Grow, 1865; James Patterson, 1565; Jacob O. Kore, 1865.
TWENTY-EIGHTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This regiment resulted from the consolidation of the Twenty eighth, rendezvoused at Marshall, under Com. S. S. Lacey, and the Twenty ninth, rendezvoused at Kalamazoo, Com. W. B. Williams. This organization of ten full companies left Kalamazoo, under Col Delos Phillips, October 26, 1864, and arrived at Camp Nelson, Ky., November 10, 1861. Its regular service began at Nashville. Tenn .. December 12, 1861, and closed at Wise's Forks, N. C .. March 10, 1865. The command was mustered out June 5. 1866, and returning received its discharge at Detroit June S. 1566.
Discharged. -- T. Smith, 1865: Andrew Huvel. 1866.
TWENTY- NINTH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This command was designated as the Thirty- first Michigan Infantry, in the military orders of 1861. The name Twenty-ninth was, however, given to it, and its organization completed under Com. John F. Driggs, at Saginaw, October 3. 1864, which city it left October 6, en route to Nashville, Tonn., under Col. Thomas Saylor. The command was mustered out at De. troit September 12, 1865.
Casually .- Theophilus Bonchard, died at Chattanooga June 15, 1865.
Discharged .- Nelson Harvey, 1565: Jacob Diem, 1865: George Aldrich, 1565; Richard King, 1865; Honry Klein, 1865; Henry Parker, 1865; Anthony Poquette, 1865; John Smith, 1565: S. Sturdephant, 1565; Jesse Wynn, 1865; Albert M. Weeks. 1965; E. W. Streeter. 1865; John Jones, Jr., 1865; F. Lipson, 1865; Patrick Tracey, 1865: William Campbell, 1865; James Totton, 1865: William F. Stevens, 1865; Joseph Lombier, 1865; E. R. Sander son. 1865; James Wilson, 1565: James Pincomb. 1865: Ezra Carter, 1865; John Denny. 1565: Charles Harvey, 1865; Peter Brennan, 1565; Louis Shaw, 1865; Oliver Rock, 1565; P. F .. Sullivan, 1565: William Small, 1965: G. A. Warner, 1565: D. M. Hawser. 1865; Walter Johnson, 1565: Alfred C. Smith, 1865; Silas White. 1865; Daniel Williams, 1565: John Wilk, 1865: Clark Watson, 1865: Fred Ross. 1565: James Pollard, 1865: William Cook, IS65: Lanson Phillips, 1865: James B. Newcomb. 1865: F. Destrons, 1565; Erastus Demarse. 1865: John Destrous, 1865: John Betwee, 1865; John Mason, 1865: G. E. Dodge, 1865; William Streeter. 1865: Sealer Simpkins. 1565; David Gano, 1865; Charles Miller, 1565: James Robertson, Jr., 1865; William J. Gardner, 1865; Walter Cartwright, 1865; Brazilla Snay. 1865: John Snay, 1865; Gilbert Thibault, 1865: J. W. Finch, 1565; John Dulac. 1865: Harmon J. Davis, 1565; Richard Lavere, 1865; John Lee. 1565; Martin McHugh. 1865; T. W. Main, 1565; Jacob Dawson, 1565: Charles J. Annes. 1565: Robert Bellan. 1965: William Elliott, 1865: Andrew B. Horton, 1865; John Papineau, 1565; Henry E. Finch. 1565: J. Lesperance. 1565: Joseph Rose, 1565: C. W. Tomlin. 1565; R. S. Towland, 1565: Enos S. Whitcomb, 1865: Patrick MeQuinn, 1565.
THIRTIETH MICHIGAN INFANTRY.
This regiment was raised under authority from the War Department, for special service on the Michigan. frontier, its term of service being one year; and by orders from this Depart- mont, dated November 7, 1864, its recruitment commenced. under Col. G. S. Warmer, at Jack - son. The organization was completed at Detroit, Jannary 9, 1565, and the command entered on service. The headquarters were at Jackson first; then removed to Detroit, and ultimately established at Fort Gratiot, where Companies A and B were stationed. Company D was sta tioned at St. Clair, E at Wyandotte, K at Jackson. 11 at Fenton, Gat Detroit and C. F and I at Detroit Barracks. The regiment performed its duty well, and was mustered out of service June 30, 1865. Of the 1,001 officers and private soldiers belonging to the command, IS died of disease during the term of sevice.
Discharged .- George A. Wynn. 1565: Benjamin Derr, 1565; Henry Graves, 1965; John
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H. Surline, 1865; Henry Burbank, 1865; Thomas Bailey, 1865; John Goomerly, 1865; Alex- ander Mewperter, 1865; Noah Tompkins. 1865; E. T. Barrows, 1865; William H. Le Roy, 1865; George W. Burgess, 1865; William Clark, 1865; Louis Grifford, 1865; Charles M. In- gersoll, 1865: Samuel Johnson, 1865; John Ryman, 1865; Joseph Tubbs, 1865.
FIRST MICHIGAN CAVALRY.
This command was organized in August, 1861, under Col. T. F. Broadhead, and left Detroit for Washington with a force of 1.144 officers and private troops September 29. It participated in all the actions along the Upper Potomac. Shenandoah and east of the Blue Ridge Mountains before the close of the year. with the result of losing 30 men killed, 58 wounded, 60 who died of disease, and 170 who were made prisoners. During the early part of the year 1863, this regiment was engaged on guard duty in front of Washington, on a line extending from Edward's Ferry to the mouth of the Occoquan River. The duty was the most arduous and difficult the regiment had to perform, requiring incessant watchfulness and vigilance; but while two cavalry regiments from other States, who were sharing in the service, lost each about two hundred men, the loss of the First was only 30. During the rebel Gen. Stuart's raid in February, a detachment of 56 men of this command was sent forth to watch his movements; near Occoquan, the enemy came within range of this detachment, and was driven back in confusion. On June 27, the regiment took up its line of march northward on the Gettysburg campaign, and engaged in fifteen battles and skirmishes in as many days. It met Hampton's legion July 3, and defeated it in six minutes, losing 80 men and 11 officers of the 300 who went into the fight. The suc- ceeding day it defeated two regiments of rebel cavalry at Fairfield Gap. At Falling Waters, it captured 500 rebels and two stands of colors belonging to the Fortieth and Forty-seventh Virginia Infantry. The number of men carried away by disease during the year was 29.
The operations of the command during 1864. from the expiration of its furlough at Detroit, February 7, was of varied brilliancy .. It made the crossing of the Rapidan May 4, 1864, and served in all the battles of the Army of the Potomac during the summer of that year. In August it moved into Virginia, and was attached to the Army of the Middle Division, under Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. The command marched 1,645 miles during the year; lost 82 men in battle; had 102 wounded and 33 who died of disease. During the winter of 1864-65, the regiment participated in the following engagements: Mount Crawford, Va., October 2, 1864; Woodstock, October 9; Cedar Creek, October 19; Madison Court House, December 24, 1864; Louisa Court House, March 8, 1865: Five Forks. March 30 to April 1; South Side Railroad, April 2; Duck Pond Mills, April 4; Ridge's or Sailor's Creek, April 6; Appomattox Court House, April 8 and 9; and Willow Springs, D. T., August 12, 1865.
The command re-enlisted at Fort Bridger in November, 1865, and consolidated with the Sixth and Seventh Cavalry Regiments, forming the First Veteran Cavalry. Here, also. it was mustered out March 10, 1866.
Casualties. - John Dorsey, killed at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Discharged .- Jacob Gordon, 1863; Eben Beach, 1864; Collins F. Miller, 1864; Montra - ville Daniels, 1864; Thomas MeKenzie, 1864; Barton Tibbitts, 1864; James H. Morrell, 1865; Abram Vanorman, 1865; Matthew J. Cuthers, 1865; Thomas J. Comar, 1865; William Eaton. 1865; Henry Rattery, 1865; Walter F. Reeves, 1865; Martin Stovels, 1865; Eugene C. Weber, 1865; Francis Wright, 1865; Seth Francis, 1865; William Waley, 1865; John R. Jones, 1865; Sheperd D. Jones, 1865; John Mckenzie, 1865; James Ketcher, 1865; Archibald McNeil, 1865; E. W. Buekbridge, 1865; Denis Crickmore, 1865; Sylvester Evans, 1865; Morgan Camp, 1865; John Swoish, 1865; Chancy Whiting, 1865.
SECOND MICHIGAN CAVALRY.
This command was organized under Col. F. W. Kellogg at Grand Rapids, and left for St. Louis November 14, 1861, with a force of 1,163 officers and men. In December and January, it participated in the raid, under Gen. Carter, into East Tennessee, severing the rebel communica- tions and destroying his stores. During this duty, which occupied twenty-two days, the command was engaged in several severe skirmishes. During February and March, 1862, it was stationed at
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Murfreesboro and Franklin. In February, it was engaged, on the ISth, near Milton; on the 19th, at Cainesville; on the 27th, bear Spring Hill. On the Ith and 5th of March. it engaged the rebels on the Columbia Pike road, in which affair it lost one killed, four wounded and one prisoner. From the Sth to the 12th, it participated in movements which resulted in driving the rebel force across the Duck River. It encountered the rebels under Stearns and Forest, March 25, inflicting on them severe losses and taking fifty two prisoners, with commissary wagons, etc., etc. Again, between Franklin and Trinne. June 4, it fost two killed and three wounded. On the 23d. it was engaged at Rover. the succeeding day pursued the enemy through Middle- town, and on the 27th charged the rebels into Shelbyvibe. July 2 and 3, it assisted in driving the rebels ont of the Elk River position, and through Cowan. During the fall, it participated in the Georgian military enterprises.
From Danbridge, December 21. 1863, to the Alabama battles in October, 1861. it won many honors. During December. 1864. this regiment participated in the battles around Nashville. Pulaski, Richland Creek and Sugar Creek. In 1865, it was engaged at Pricetown Yard. Chr. inth, Tuscaloosa, Triune. Bridgeville and Talladega. After a magnificent service. the command reported at Jackson, and was discharged August 26, 1865.
Casualties- Benjamin Allen, died at New Madrid, Mo .. March 23, 1862; Leyo Cook. at Corinth, Miss., June 13, 1562; Joseph Hiptemberger, at Rienzi. Miss, August 11. 1962; Charles Heynard. at Farmington. Miss .. July 3. 1562: Calvin M. Hoynard. at Farmington. Miss .. July 5, 1562: John Leonard, at Rienzi, Miss, July 8, 1862; Iris Evarts, at Now Albany, Ind .. October 26, 1863; Elisha Lowis, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 25, 1863: Milton Wash- burn. at Lexington. Ky .. March 1. 163: Oscar Adams, at Sparta, Ten., November 29, 1563; Hiram WithoreH, at Shoal Creek, Ala., September 25, 1864; William Craig, at Madisonville. Ma .. February 26, 1864; John T. Myers, at Detroit, Mich. September 15. 1961; Charles Freeland, at Chattanooga, Tonn .. Mav S. 1561; S. MeMillan, at Nashville, Tenn .. September f. 18644: M. H. Beach. at Carter Crock. Tenn .. Inne 19, 1564: James Quant, killed at Franklin. Tenn .. December 23. 1861: William Fry. killed at Shoal Creek. Ala .. October 30. 1961: George Tell, died in Andersonville May 22, 1861; Alonzo Worden, died at Macon. Ga .. JInno 30, 1565.
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