Keeler, captain, company b, twenty second michigan infantry. The 3rd regiment michigan volunteer infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the union army during the american civil war. Apr, 2020 19th michigan infantry regiment i hope to do my country service. The 34th michigan volunteer infantry was mustered into service at island lake, michigan and was mustered in between may 17 and june 2, 1898. He died of disease on january 8, 1868, at murfreesboro, tn, and was buried in the national cemetery at stones river plot f, grave no. Due to the large number of students in its ranks, company e acquired the nickname normal. Another key early supporter and recruiter was future general israel b. Part of a collection of books was released by michigans centennial observence commission during the centennial in the 1960s. The 2nd michigan infantry was accepted in state service for three years at detroit, wayne county. The tenth regiment michigan volunteer infantry was created on november 1, 1861 and was trained at camp thomson along the banks of the flint river in what is today downtown flint. In 1870 he applied for and received a pension 5407. Joseph, branch, hillsdale, lenawee, and monroe counties. The story, written by himself, of sergeant harmon camburn of the 2nd michigan infantry deserves to be known.
The 24th michigan infantry was organized at detroit, michigan and mustered into federal service on august 15. Veterans and recruits transferred to 5th michigan infantry june, 1864. Not including the six men for whom we do not have even a birth year, more than threequarters of the total 1,411 enrolled were born after 1830 and one in five born after 1842. A section of the journal was sent to the grand rapids weekly eagle each week, and it is these newspaper articles, mounted in journal form, that we have. A brief history of the 32nd michigan volunteer infantry.
Company f, 2nd infantry contains the name of 1 woman, sarah edmonds seelye of. The third michigan is mustered out federal service. Kalamazoo, michigan, february, 1909kalamazoo, mich kalamazoo pub. Michigan in the civil war the brown books sons of union veterans. At the time of mustering in, the unit consisted of fifty officers and 980 enlisted men.
He was put in charge of fortifications at munfordville, feb. Michigan infantry regiment, 6th, 18611863 michigan cavalry regiment, 1st, 18611866 michigan. G click here for a roster of 32nd michigan troops who were members of the guy v. The 2nd regiment, michigan infantry was organized at detroit, michigan, may 25. Regiment 28th michigan infantry michigan civil war. Michigan in the civil war bentley historical library. The 7th michigan infantry regiment was formed at monroe, michigan, during the summer of 1861. See more ideas about war, american civil war and civil war photos. Sly, 1905 dornbusch mi67 michigan infantry regiment, 3rd, 18611864 and reorganized 18641866. Oct 23, 2016 5th michigan regiment memorial at gettysburg from gettysburg stone sentinelsit was the spring of 1861. A history of military affairs in the loyal states 186165, records of the regiments in the union army, cyclopedia of battles, memoirs of commanders and soldiers, volume 3, new jersey, indiana, illinois and michigan. Mar 25, 2014 announcing the recent release of the michigan 22nd infantry and the men who served just realest this edition of the michigan twenty second infantry and the men who served.
The men of the 3rd michigan infantry were born between 1798 rev. The 17th michigan infantry was organized at detroit, michigan, between august 8 and 22, 1862. The regiment participated in mcclellans peninsular campaign of 1862 and suffered its worst casualties to date at the battle of seven pines, virginia, on may 31, 1862, and at groveton or second bull run on august 29, 1862. The 2nd regiment michigan volunteer infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the union army during the american civil war. The 22nd michigan infantry represents the local civil war regiment for southfield township, mi.
Commonly referred to as the brown books, these 46 volumes arranged numerically by regiment were extracted from the original. May 25, 2018 we now have a 1044 page hard copy with dust cover book on the michigan infantry in a 8 12 x 11 format, with hundreds of cdvs, photographs, artifacts and personal information on this glorious civil war regiment. Dan crotty was the color sergeant of the 3rd michigan infantry during the civil war. Don carlos buell, arrived at stevenson, alabama, on saturday, july 19th, 1862, and went into camp on the hill side east of and immediately adjacent to the town. They were shared by gene eric salecker, author of disaster on the mississippi, a heartrending account of the sinking of the sultana on april 27, 1865. The story of the twentieth michigan infantry, july 15th, 1862. H click here for a photo of the 32nd michigan volunteer infantry, co. The 3rd michigan infantry research project collects, collates, archives and shares information about the 3rd michigan infantry regiment and its soldiers first organization, 186164. This is a souvenir roster of the surviving members of the th michigan infantry, living and attending members.
Company b, 30th michigan infantry dobbelaere, aime m. The officers and noncommissioned officers of the 32nd michigan volunteer infantry, company h, about 1900 bibliography. Announcing the recent release of the michigan 22nd infantry and the men who served just realest this edition of the michigan twenty second infantry and the men who served. The story of the twentieth michigan infantry, july 15th, 1862 to may 30th, 1865. Harman, a resident of porter, van buren county, michigan enlisted at the age of 23 in company d of the 6th michigan infantry. The three novels in her florida fiction series explore rural, state, and global. Upon the thirds musterout on june 10, 1864, its remaining men became companies a, e, i, and f of the 5th michigan infantry. The th michigan infantry in the civil war a narrative and. Incidental history of the flags and color guard of the second michigan veteran volunteer infantry, 18615. Colonel lum having first served as captain of company a, first michigan infantry at bull run and was wounded in action in july, 1861. Michigan men on the sultana michigan family history network. The 20th brigade, of which the th regiment was a part, commanded by col. Hence, the publication of civil war journal from the 2nd michigan infantry harmon camburn 1842 1906.
Tensions were high within the young united states of america. Leonard was 44 years old, married with six children and probably from lyons, ionia county, when he enlisted for three years at lyons on october 11, 1864, in company c, 3rd reorganized michigan infantry. The 2nd michigan infantry was organized by francis william kellogg and others at fort wayne in detroit, michigan. Michigan s presence in the union army is well chronicled by richard bak in this book and the book itself is a quality production only surpassed by the quality content within it. Battery i, 1st michigan light artillery coreson, cornelius. The michigan eleventh volunteer infantry was recruited as mays independent regiment during the fall of 1861 in st. Union michigan volunteers 28th regiment, michigan infantry overview.
They are a copy the muster out rolls containing the name and basic record of every man and his disposition, including death and the reason thereof who fought for a michigan unit or a michigan. The 5th michigan volunteer infantry regiment during the. The 18th michigan infantry hillsdale county historical society. The 3rd regiment, michigan infantry was reorganized at grand rapids, adrian.
One of the first companies to reach the headquarters of the regiment was a unit known as the jonesville light guard, commanded by capt. This new and more complete book contains maps of battles, further annotations within the original journal, and appendices which provide more local history about my family and the 2nd michigan infantry and stories about the camburns. Clair, lapeer, and sanilac, mi, which in 1862 comprised the fifth michigan congressional district. The story of the twentieth michigan infantry, july 15, 1862 to may 30th, 1865.
Slayton enlisted in company b, 25th michigan infantry, as second lieutenant. Moved to camp nelson, ky thence guard trains to nashville, tenn. This new and more complete book contains maps of battles, further annotations. Engaged in frontier duty in michigan along the detroit and st. Includes births, deaths, marriages, plat maps, military records, cemeteries, and school records, postal directories, native american records. The reorganized 4th michigan arrived on june 10th, 1866 and was sent to the barracks at fort wayne, detroit.
They were mustered out of service on june 12th, 1866. It mustered into federal service for a threeyear enlistment on may 25, 1861. This book is relevant to the 5th as crotty was merged with the rest of the 3rd into the 5th when both regiments reenlisted in 1864. The 4th michigan infantry in the civil war on jstor. The men who returned home were replaced by new recruits into the reorganized 11th and was mustered into u. Battery 18641865 michigan artillery regiment, 1st, 18611865 michigan artillery regiment, 6th, 18631865 see also earlier name. The 5th michigan volunteer infantry regiment during the civil. The fact is michigan played a very important part in the war between the states, so much so that, in 1861, when 798 men from the 1st michigan infantry arrived in washington d. Us army michigan infantry regiments central michigan university. The story of the twentieth michigan infantry, july 15th. Today it is located in the high water mark area where it helped repulse picketts charge on july 3, 1863. Michigan volunteers war of 1861 hudson mi the account books of mayjuly 1862 list sick soldiers. Most of the soldiers in the regiment were from southcentral michigan, and company e was composed largely of students from michigan state normal college, today known as eastern michigan university. The regiment was first sent to camp alger at dunn loring, virginia, arriving on june 9.
The records, as made up from reports by company secretaries and comrades, show 577 survivors as of the date, august 1st, 1901. Called upon to take a hill at the 1863 battle of chickamauga, the untested 22nd michigan infantry helped to save general george h. Schneider, frederick, 1840 incidental history of the flags and color guard of the second michigan veteran volunteer infantry, 18611865 by federick schneider. The 4th michigan infantry was mustered into service in adrian michigan on june 20th, 1861 with 1025 men including officers. Third michigan infantry reenactor since 1997 graveside ceremony the third michigan volunteers reenactment group have scheduled a ceremony at keith lehmanns graveside on saturday, october 26 at 1. The 22nd michigan infantry and the road to chickamauga. Us army michigan infantry regiment, 1st 18611865 hunt, robert g. Michigan artillery, th independent battery, 18641865 see. May 31, 2004 the fact is michigan played a very important part in the war between the states, so much so that, in 1861, when 798 men from the 1st michigan infantry arrived in washington d. The history of the hundredth pennsylvania veteran volunteer infantry regiment in the american civil war, 18611865. After continuing my research into the civil war and visiting michigan over the past several years making presentations on the original civil war journal of a union soldier, i decided i needed to expand the book. We now have a 1044 page hard copy with dust cover book on the michigan infantry in a 8 12 x 11 format, with hundreds of cdvs, photographs, artifacts and personal information on this glorious civil war regiment. In order to access the index for the brown books you will need to login.
It was falling heavily, and daylight was fading fast, but we had to pay our respects at the monument to the 7th michigan infantry regiment. Sep 27, 2015 the 20th brigade, of which the th regiment was a part, commanded by col. The next major action for the regiment was at chancellorsville, virginia, on may 3, 1863, followed by gettysburg where the third found itself exposed in the peach orchard on july 2, 1863. Souvenir roster of the surviving members of the th michigan infantry. Photographs of civil war veterans of macomb county, michigan. Michigan regimental rosters michigan regimental histories these names i have compiled from michigan soldiers and sailors, published by the state of michigan in 1915, known commonly as the brown books.
Embracing official documents on file in the records of the state of michigan and of the united states referring or relative to the regiment by cutcheon, byron m. Michigan 22nd regiment researching your civil war ancestry. There is a segment in this book about the weapons the 4th used. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. The 4th michigan infantry in the civil war by martin bertera and kim crawford. The national park service is modifying its operations on a parkbypark basis in accordance with the latest guidance from the centers for disease control and. The th michigan infantry in the civil war a narrative. The 18th michigan infantry hillsdale county historical. It was raised in the counties of oakland, livingston, macomb, st.
Company f, 2nd infantry contains the name of 1 woman, sarah edmonds seelye of flint. Peter may have been a member of the old 3rd michigan infantry association. Peter reportedly died in april of 1883, probably in sparta, and was buried in meyers cemetery, sparta. A guest of the confederacy the civil war letters and diaries of alonzo m. Slayton enlisted in company b, 25th michigan infantry, in 1862, and was detailed as surveyor and draughtsman in the engineers department. Michigan genealogy and family history with free searchable databases of michigan records.
Clerk of joint comittee on printing, the abridgement of message from the president of the united states to the two houses of congress. The tenth michigan infantry is a family oriented state wide civil war commemorative military organization and michigan non profit corporation all photos on this site are the property of the tenth mich infantry please contact us if you wish a copy. They are a copy the muster out rolls containing the name and basic record of every man and his disposition, including death and the reason thereof who fought for a michigan unit or a. As the northern part of the united states started to become more industrialized, the south tended to stay much more rural, with many gentlemen relying on massive plantations to provide for their wellbeing. Michigan civil war collection november 11, 1864 letters november 11, 1864 camp nelson, kentucky dear wife, i still think of thoe we air meny miles from each other i can see you in my sleep if no oter time that is some consolation there is a great many men here who, as soon as they were out of sight of their families, they forgot all the vows. Souvenir roster of the surviving members of the th.
Us army michigan infantry regiments central michigan. Collection the collection includes correspondence, invoices, orders and receipts primarily from the period 1862 1869. Page 199 though my perishing ranks should be strewed in their gore, like oceanweeds heaped on the surfbeaten shore, lochiel, untainted by flight or by chains, while the kindling of life in his bosom remains, shall victor exult, or in death be laid low, with his back to the field, and his feet to the foe. The only confirmed female combatant from michigan, she used the name frank thompson. Attached to 3rd brigade, 1st division, army of kentucky, dept. The records, as made up from reports by company secretaries and comrades, show 577. Click here for a link to information on the michigan national guard in the spanish american war click here for a roster of the 32nd michigan volunteer infantry, co. The history of the michigan eleventh volunteer infantry, 18611864 by leland w. If you enjoy reading about the experiences of the common soldier, this book must be on. Michigan artillery regiment, 6th, 18631865, see the earlier name. Regiment lost during service 4 officers and 154 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 89 enlisted men by disease.
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