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The regiment was hurried to Washington. It left Grand Rapids, and proceeded by rail to the capital.
It was a new scene for the denizens of the Valley to witness the departure of its citizens as soldiers. The day was one long to be remembered. The streets were thronged as the dusty column moved to the depot. Flags were flying, handkerchiefs were waving, and hats were doffed, as they moved along. At the depot there were few tearless eyes. The compressed lips of the soldier, as he bade adieu to the dear ones, there bidding him " Good-bye," showed the strength of the purpose that had nerved his soul. The feeling of all was well expressed by one who, leaving wife and little ones behind, said to the writer: "Not all the wealth and honors of earth could tempt me to go, as I am going if it were not a dread necessity. But, be- ing as it is, they could not tempt me to stay back."
They went-the record that follows will show that they did good service in the field. Its subsequent history is given in the annual reports of the Adjutant-General, which are here copied in full :
This regiment left Grand Rapids for the seat of war on the Potomac, June 13, 1861, having upon its muster rolls the names of 1,040 officers and enlisted men. There had been 123 added to this number on the first of July, 1862. The Third was in action at Blackburn's Ford, July 18, 1861. It encamped
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for the winter near Alexandria, with the Second and Fifth, forming part of the same brigade, and was moved to the Pen- insula in March, where it served to the conclusion of that. campaign. It fought at Williamsburg, May 5th, at Fair Oaks, May 30; at Glendale (or Charles City Cross Roads), June 30; at Malvern Hill, July 1, and at Groveton (or Bull Run), Au- gust 29. Its losses at Fair Oaks were 30 killed, 124 wounded, and 15 missing; at Bull Run 20 killed, and a large number wounded and missing. 'Its last return showed an aggregate for the 30th of November, of 669, present and absent. It was in Birney's Division of Stoneman's corps of the army of the Potomac, and had for its officers:
Stephen G. Champlin, Colonel, October 28, 1861. Byron R. Pierce, Lt. Colonel, July 25, 1862. Moses B. Houghton, Major, September 1, 1862. James F. Grove, Surgeon, September 24, 1862. Walter B. Morrison, Assistant Surgeon, August 1, 1862. 2d Assistant Surgeon.
Elisha O. Stevens, Adjutant, January 1, 1862. Robert M. Collins, Qr. Master, May 13, 1861. Joseph Anderson, Chaplain, April 1, 1862. Edwin S. Pierce, Captain, May 13, 1861. Stephen G. Lowing, Captain, October 28, 1861. Israel S. Geer. Captain, December 26, 1861. Israel C. Smith, Captain, January 1, 1862. George E. Judd, Captain, June 23, 1862. Simon Brennan, Captain, September 1, 1862. William L. Lyon, Captain, October 20, 1862. George W. Dodge, Captain, October 25, 1862. Frederick A. Stowe, Captain, October 25, 1862. Almon D. Borden, Captain, September 26, 1862. Silas M. Pelton, 1st Lieutenant, January 2, 1862. Joseph Mason, Ist Lieutenant, June 9. 1862. Daniel S. Root, 1st Lieutenant, July 1, 1862. Thomas I. Waters, 1st Lieutenant, August 5, 1862. Benj. C. Tracey. 1st Lieutenant, September 1, 1862. David C. Crawford, Ist Lieutenant, September 22, 1862. Byron E. Hess, Ist Lieutenant, September 26, 1862. Andrew Nickerson, Ist Lieutenant, October 20, 1862. Alfred Pew, 1st Lieutenant, October 20, 1862. Geo. W. Remington, Ist Lieutenant, October 25, 1862. Charles H. Carey, 2d Lieutenant, October 28, 1861. Theodore Hetz, 2d Lieutenant, Jannary 2, 1862. Thomas Tate, 2d Lieutenant, April 3, 1862.
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Homer L. Thayer, 2d Lieutenant, June 9, 1862.
Miles S. Adams, 2d Lientenant, July 1, 1862.
Peter V. Bergroon, 2d Lieutenant, September 1, 1862.
Calvin P. McTaggart, 2d Lientenant, September 24, 1862.
Julius D. Fanger, 2d Lieutenant, September 26, 1862.
Geo. Hubbard, 2d Lieutenant, October 20, 1862. James D. Bennett, 2d Lieutenant, October 25, 1862.
This regiment, on the 1st of November, 1862, left Edward's Ferry, Md., and marching by Warrenton. encamped at Fal- month, November 23d. Crossing the Rappahannock on the 13th of December, it was under fire three days at the first battle of Fredericksburg, sustaining a loss of 9 in wounded. Recrossing on the 15th, it occupied its former camp. Janu- uary 20th, 1863, the regiment marched with its corps to Uni- ted States Ford, but without crossing the river, returned to camp near Falmouth, where it lay until April 28th. Break- ing camp at that date, it crossed the Rappahannock May 1st, at United States Ford, and moved up near Chancellor's House. In the engagement at Chancellorsville it sustained a loss of 63 killed, wounded and missing. Breaking camp again on the 11th of June, the regiment marched via Centreville, Edward's Ferry and Frederick City, to Gettysburg, Pa., over dusty roads and during an intense heat. It was engaged in the actions of the 2d and 3d of July, at Gettysburg, where its loss was 41 killed, wounded and missing. Having followed the retreating enemy to Williamsport, it marched thence to Harper's Ferry. crossed the Potomac and moved to Manassas Gap. It was engaged at Wapping Heights, but without loss. On the 17th of August, the regiment proceeded to Alexandria, and from there to New York, whither it had been ordered to aid in the preservation of the public peace during the then pending draft. Remaining there some days, it moved to Troy, N. Y., where it was stationed two weeks. It then repaired to its brigade in the Army of the Potomac, arriving at Culpepper September 17th. On the 11th of October, falling back across the Rappa- hannock by way of Auburn Heights, it had a slight skirmish with the rebels, with a loss of 1 wounded. Moving thence by Manassas and Centreville, it lay at Fairfax Station four days, and thence moved forward to Catlett's Station, where it en-
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camped November 1st, 1863. The alterations and casualties of the year were as follows:
Died in action or wounds, 28; died of disease, 13; discharged for disabil- ity, 168; discharged by order, 22; deserted, 20; missing in action, 27; offi- cers resigned, 9; officers dismissed, 2; wounded in action, 59; joined regi- ment, 22; present and absent November 1st, 1862, 701; present and absent November 1st, 1863, 467.
The regiment was in the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 3d Corps, Army of the Potomac. It had the following officers:
Byron R. Pierce, Colonel, Jan. 1, 1863; lieut. col., July 25, 1862; maj., Oct. 28, 1861; capt., May 13. 1861.
Edwin S. Pierce, Lieut. Colonel, Jan. 1, 1863; capt., May 14, 1861.
Moses B. Houghton, Major, Sept. 1, 1862; capt., May 13, 1862.
James F. Grove, Surgeon, Sept. 24, 1862; 2d asst. surg., Aug. 15, 1862.
Walter B. Morrison, Asst. Surgeon, Aug. 1, 1862.
, 2d Asst. Surgeon. , Adjutant.
Robert M. Collins, Quartermaster, May 13, 1861. -, Chaplain.
Stephen G. Lowing, Captain, Oct. 28, 1861; 1st lieut., May 13, 1861. Israel S. Geer, Dec. 26, 1861; 2d lieut., Aug. 1, 1861. George E. Judd, June 23, 1862; 1st lieut., Oct. 28, 1861: 2d lieut .. Aug. 1, 1861.
Simon Brennan, Captain, Sept. 1, 1862; 1st lieut., Oct. 28, 1861; 2d lieut., Aug. 1, 1861.
Daniel S. Root, Captain, Feb. 5, 1863; 1st lieut., July 1, 1862; 2d lieut., Nov. 28, 1861.
Thomas J. Waters, Captain, March 25, 1863; 1st lieut., Aug. 5, 1862; 2d lieut., Oet. 28, 1861.
Thomas Tate, Captain, March 28, 1863; 1st lieut., Sept. 1, 1862. Benjamin C. Tracey, 1st Lieut., Sept. 1, 1862; 2d lieut., Jan. 1, 1862. David C. Crawford, Sept. 22, 1862; 2d lieut., July 19, 1861.
Andrew Nickerson, Oct. 20, 1862; 2d lieut., Aug. 5, 1862. Alfred Pew, 2d lieut., May 21, 1862.
George W. Remington, 66 Oct. 25, 1862; 2d lieut., Sept. 22. 1862.
Theodore Hetz, Jan. 1, 1863; 2d lieut., Jan. 2, 1862. Homer L. Thayer, March 25, 1863; 2d lieut., June 9, 1862.
Calvin P. MeTaggert, " March 28, 1863; 2d lieut., Sept. 24, 1862.
Julius D. Fanger, 2d Lieut., Sept. 26, 1862.
George Hubbard, - Oct. 20, 1862.
Milton Leonard, Feb. 5, 1863.
Rufus W. Skeels, Feb. 21, 1863.
Jerome B. Ten Eyck, “ March 30, 1863.
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On the 7th of November, 1863, the Third Infantry moved forward with the Army of the Potomac to Kelly's Ford, on the Rappahannock, and thence marched to Brandy Station, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, where it went into camp. On the 26th, the regiment took part in the Mine Rum cam- paign, engaging the enemy on the 27th, at Locust Grove, and on the 30th at Mine Run. Having fallen back with the army, it again arrived at its camp at Brandy Station, on the 2d of December, having lost during the movement 31 killed, wounded and missing. On the 23d of December, 180 of the regiment re-enlisted as Veteran Volunteers. Returning to this State, these Veterans were given the usnal furlough of thirty days, at the expiration of which they returned to the regiment. Crossing the Rapidan at Ely's Ford, on the morning of the 4th of May, 1864, the regiment advanced and encamped at Chancellorsville. On the three following days the regiment participated in the battles of the Wilder- ness, sustaining a heavy loss. It was also engaged at Todd's Tavern, on the Sth. On the 12th, at Spottsylvania, it partic- ipated in the successful charge of the 2d Corps, capturing a number of prisoners and two rebel battle flags. Prior to this engagement the Third was consolidated temporarily with the Fifth Infantry. The regiment also took part in the engage- ment on the North Anna River; thence it marched to the Pamunky, which it crossed on the 27th, and advanced toward Cold Harbor. In addition to the engagements mentioned, the Third also participated in a number of minor actions and skirmishes. Its loss during the month of May was 31 killed, 119 wounded and 29 missing. On the 9th of June, at Cold Harbor, Va., the regiment, with the exception of the re-en- listed men, and such as had joined since the date of original organization, and certain designated officers, were ordered to proceed to this State for the purpose of being discharged. The remaining officers and men were formed into a battalion of four companies, and attached to the Fifth Michigan Infantry. The order consolidating these regiments was confirmed by special orders of the War Department, issued on the 13th of June, 1864. On the 20th day of June, the organization,
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which had been one of the first in the field, was formally mns- tered out of the U. S. service.
The alterations and casualties from November 1st to date of muster out, were as follows:
Died in action or of wounds, 35; died of disease, 6; discharged for dis- ability. &c., 166; transferred, 354; missing in action, 39; re-enlisted as vet- erans, 207.
This regiment was consolidated with the 5th Infantry, June 13th, 1864, and on the 20th the original organization was for- mally mustered out of service. During the war it was en- gaged as a regiment in the battles and skirmishes named below, up to and including June 7th. The portion of it con- solidated with the 5th remained in service until the close of the war, and participated in all the battles in which that regi- ment was engaged subsequent to its consolidation therewith.
BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES.
Blackburn's Ford, Va., July 18, 1861. Wilderness. Virginia, May 5, 7, 1864. Bull Run, 21,
Todd's Tavern, 8, 1864.
Siege of Yorktown, " April 4, to May 4. 1862.
Spottsylvania. 66 12.
Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862. Fair Oaks, 31,
Savage Station. " June 29,
Petersburg,
16, 22,
Peach Orchard. " 29,
Glendale, 30,
White Oak Swamp, Va .. Jun- 30, 1862.
Malvern Hill, Va .. July 1. 1862.
Bull hun, 2d, " Aug. 29, .
Chantilly, Sept. 1,
Fredericksburg. Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Chancellorsville, Va., May 1, 2, 3, 1863.
Gettysburg. Penn .. July 23, 1863.
Wapping Heights, Va., July 23, 1863.
Auburn Heights, Oct. 1, 66
Kelley's Ford, Nov. 7, 66
Locust Grove, 66
.. 27,
Mine Run, 66
29,
Po River, 10, "
North Anna, Va , May 23. 24, 1864.
Coal Harbor, June 7,
Deep Bottom, July 27, 28, Strawberry Plains, Va., Aug. 14, 17, 1864.
Poplar Spring Church, Va., Sept. 30, 1864.
Boydton Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864. Hatcher's Run, Feb. 2. Mar. 25, 1864.
Boydton Road, Va., April 3, 1864. Sailor's Creek,
6, New Store,
66 8, Appomattox Ct. House, Va., April 9, 1864. Siege of Petersburg, Va., from June 17, 1864, to April 3, 1865.
FIRST ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS.
This regiment was one in which the Grand River Valley was deeply interested, having been raised by one of her citizens, and largely composed of men from that region.
The succinct history of the operations of the regiment, which follows, is from the Adj. General's Reports. Appended is a
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list of the officers of the regiment who belonged to the Grand River region :
This regiment left its rendezvous at Marshall on the 17th of December, 1861, for Louisville, with an aggregate force of 1032. Most of the varied service performed by it has been by detachments, the regiment having been more or less sepa- rated most of the time since it entered upon duty. One of these detachments, under Gen. O. M. Mitchell, comprised the first Union troops to enter Bowling Green after its evacuation by the enemy; another was at the battle of Chaplain Hills. The regiment has been employed in the repair or re-opening of railroads between Nashville and Chattanooga, Nashville and Columbia, Corinth and Decatur, Huntsville and Stevenson, and Memphis and Charleston, and has twice assisted in re- opening the road from Nashville to Louisville. During the month of June, alone, it built seven bridges on the Memphis and Charleston railroad, each from 84 to 340 feet in length. (in the aggregate 2,758 feet,) and from 12 to 56 feet in height. After the battle of Pittsburgh Landing, it was engaged eight weeks in the construction of steamboat landings and crossings, with only one day's rest.
From the 1st of November, 1862, to June 29th, 1863, this regiment was stationed at Edgefield and Mill Creek, near Nash- ville, Lavergne, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, and at a point near Nashville, on the Tennessee and Alabama railroad. During this time the regiment built nine bridges, a number of maga- zines, buildings for commissary, quartermaster and ordnance stores, and repaired and relaid a large amount of railroad track. January 1st, while at Lavergne, the regiment was attacked by a cavalry force numbering between three and four thousand, with two pieces of artillery, under the rebel Generals Wheeler and Wharton. The rebels retreated with considerable loss, after having vainly endeavored to compel a surrender. The loss of the regiment was 1 killed and 6 wounded. June 29th, the regiment received orders to move sonth from Mur- freesboro, to open and repair the line of the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad. During July and August it was en- gaged in repairing the railroad from Murfreesboro to Bridge-
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port. In July the regiment built five bridges, one of which, over Elk river, was 460 feet in length, and one at Duck River Crossing 350 feet in length. During September and October. detached companies were employed in building a bridge at Chattanooga, making pontoons for a bridge at Bridgeport, con- strneting commissary buildings at Stevenson, building and repairing bridges, &c., on lines of the Nashville and Chatta- nooga railroad, and the Nashville and Northwestern railroad. October 31st, the headquarters of the regiment were at Elk River Bridge, Tenn. During the year, in addition to the work mentioned, the regiment got ont a large amount of timber for buildings, and a great number of railroad ties, and performed a very large amount of repairing to railroad tracks, stations, etc.
This regiment, during the months of November and De- cember, 1883, and January and February, 1864, was employed in building trestle work and bridges on the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad, and in the construction of storehouses and other buildings at Chattanooga and Bridgeport, for the Quartermaster, Commissary, Ordnance and other Departments of the Army. During a portion of the time, the battalion at Chattanooga was employed in refitting saw mills. In March and April a battalion was stationed a Chattanooga, where it was engaged in running saw mills, and in getting out railroad ties, building hospital accommodations, and in work on the defenses at that point. Detachments from the other compa- nies were engaged in erecting block houses on the Tennessee and Alabama, Nashville and Chattanooga, and Memphis and Charleston railroads. During the month of May, the battal- ion at Chattanooga remained at that place. Two companies were employed at Bridgeport in erecting artillery block houses. One battalion was stationed on the Memphis and Charleston R. R., building block-lionses from Decatur to Stevenson, and two companies were at Stevenson completing the defenses of the post. The two companies at Stevenson remained at that point at work on the defenses up to the date of the last monthly returns received, September 30th. In June, July, August and September, the regiment, with the exception of
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one company at Chattanooga, one company at Bridgeport a portion of the time and the two companies at Stevenson, were engaged on the line of the Atlantic and Western Railroad, building block-houses, getting out ties, repairing, etc. . The headquarters of the regiment on the 30th of September were at Atlanta, Ga. The information as to the details of the operations of the regiment during the year is too limited to permit a more extended notice. The regiment is known to have done a great amount of work, which was of much value to the armies with which it has been connected.
On the 31st October, 1864, the original term of the regiment expired, and such officers as desired to leave the service were mustered out, also the enlisted men whose term of enlistment had expired. The re-enlisted veterans, together with the re- cruits who had joined the regiment, enabled it to maintain its full strength and organization entire. From the 1st to the 15th of November, the regiment, with the exception of com- panies L and M, was stationed at Atlanta, Ga., and was em- ployed in constructing defenses, destroying rebel works, depots, rolling mills, foundries, gas works and other rebel property, tearing up and rendering useless the various railroad tracks in the vicinity. On the 16th Nov., attached to the 14th Army Corps, it marched from Atlanta as a part of the Engineer force of Gen. Sherman's Army, to Sandersville, Ga., thence moved with the 20th Army Corps to Horse Creek, where it received orders to join the 17th Corps, with which it marched to Savan- nah, reaching there December 10th .. During the march the regiment was required to keep pace with the movements of the army, traveling over 20 miles a day, and during the time was employed in tearing up railroad track, twisting rails, de- stroying bridges, repairing and making roads through marshes, and building and repairing bridges. On the 10th and 11th December, the regiment built a dam across the Ogeechee Canal, under fire of the rebel batteries. From that time until after the evacuation of Savannah by the enemy, the regiment was constantly at work taking up railroad track and destroying the rails of the several railroads leading out of the city, and in constructing long stretches of corduroy road for passing and
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re-passing wagon trains. On the 23d December it moved into the city, and on the 28th commenced work on the fortifications laid out by direction of Gen. Sherman. These works, con- structed by and under the supervision of the regiment, were over two miles in length, and included several strong batteries and lunettes. January 3d, 1865, the regiment was again in motion, marching to Pooler's Station, to convert the railroad into a wagon road, and again returning to Savannah. On the 26th it embarked on transports for Beaufort, S. C., and on the 31st started with the army on its march to Goldsboro, N. C. The regiment moved with the 15th Corps to Banbury, S. C .. and thence with the 20th Corps to Columbia, then with the 17th Corps to Fayetteville, and thence to Goldsboro with the 20th Corps, where it arrived on the 23d March. It is esti- mated that during this campaign, besides making and repair- . ing a great distance of corduroy road, the regiment destroyed and twisted the rails of thirty miles of railroad track, and built eight or ten important bridges and crossings. At Edisto the bridge was constructed under fire from the enemy's sharp- shooters. At Hughes, Little and Big Lynch Creeks, the bridges and crossings were built by working in the night. At the latter place the water was waist deep; and where a foot crossing was made in one night nearly a mile in length, and the next day the same distance was corduroyed for the army trains to pass over. At Columbia the regiment was employed in destroying factories and stores; at Cheraw, ordnance and stores; at Fayetteville, the arsenal shops and stores.
Companies L and M, which had been detached from the regiment early in the summer of 1864, and placed upon the defenses at Stevenson, Ala., having completed these defenses, which consisted of a system of eight block houses, were re- tained in the Army of the Cumberland, to be employed on the defenses of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, and on the 28th Nov. were moved to Elk River Bridge, and stationed in detachments along the line of the railroad, to Fort Rose- crans, at Murfreesboro, engaged when not interrupted by Hood's army, in building block houses. During most of the month of December, these detachments, except the one at Elk
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River Bridge, were doing duty in Fort Rosecrans while Nash- ville and Murfreesboro were invested by the forces under Hood and Forrest, and were engaged in completing and repairing the works at the Fort. On the 15th December, a detachment of Company L, with several companies of an Illinois regiment which had been sent out to assist in bringing in a railroad train of provisions sent from Stevenson, Ala., were captured, after six hours' hard fighting. Companies L and M left Mur- freesboro March 1st, 1865, to join the regiment, and proceeded by rail vid Louisville, Indianapolis, Crestline, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, to New York, where they took steamer to Beau- fort, N. C., and thence by rail to Newbern, joining the regi- ment at Goldsboro, on the 25th of March.
On the 10th of April General Sherman's army broke camp, at Goldsboro, the regiment moving with the 20th Corps and soon after reached Raleigh, where it remained until the nego- tiations were completed for the surrender of Johnston's army, and on the 30th moved with the 17th Corps, on the march to Washington, crossing the Roanoake River at Monroe, and passing through the eities of Petersburg, Richmond and Alex- andria, Va. On the 24th, the regiment passed in the review of the armies at Washington, and went into camp near George- town, D. C. Early in June it was ordered to Louisville, Ky., to report to Major General Thomas, commanding the Depart- ment of the Cumberland, and was ordered to Nashville, Tenn., where it arrived July 1st. There the regiment was employed upon the defenses until September 22d, when it was mustered ont of service and ordered to this State, arriving at the ren- dezvons, at Jackson, September 25th, and on the 1st of Octo- ber was paid off and disbanded.
BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES.
Mill Springs, Ky., Jan. 19, 1862. Farmington, Miss., May 9, 1862. Siege of Corinth, May 10 to 31, 1862. Perryville, Ky., Oct, 8, 1862.
Lavergne, Tenn., Jan. 1, 1863.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 6, 1863. Siege of Atlanta, Ga., July 22 to Sept. 2, 1864.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 11 to 21, 1864. Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865.
OFFICERS OF THE ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS FROM THE GRAND RIVER VALLEY. Colonel-Wm. P. Innis.
Surgeon-Wm. H. De Camp.
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Captains-Barker Borden, resigned Feb. 14, 1862; Silas Canfield, resigned July 12, 1862; Heman Parmerlec, resigned July 30, 1862: Wright L. Coffin- berry, Perrin V. Fox. James W. Sligh, died from wounds, November 15, 1863; Lucius F. Mills, James D. Robinson, John W. McCrath, John W. Williamson, Joseph C. Herkner, Wm. S. Nevins, Andrew B. Coffinberry.
First Lieutenants-John W. Williamson, James D. Robinson, Joseph C. Huckner, Lacins F. Mills, Albert H. Kimball, resigned August 18, 1862; Albert B. Culver, Henry F. Williams, William S. Nevins, Charles W. Calkins, Albert Wells, Benjamin A. Colton, James M. Sligh, Wm. Betting- house, Elias A. York, Albert B. Culver, resigned January S. 1864.
Second Lieutenants-John W. McCrath, Edwin Baxter, honorably dis- charged for disability, February 16, 1864; William T. Hess, Albert B. Culver, William S. Nevins, Henry T. Williams, Charles S. Wooding, Lyman I. McCrath.
SIXTH CAVALRY.
The Sixth Regiment of Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids, under authority granted to Hon. F. W. Kellogg, by the War Department, sanctioned by the Governor. It was rapidly filled and mustered into service on the 13th of October, its rolls carrying the names of 1,229 officers and men. It left its rendezvous on the 10th of December, 1863, taking the route to Washington, fully mounted and equipped, but not armed. It was placed in the army of the Potomac. Its list of officers was as follows;
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