The Roster of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1866

 

    4th Michigan.com would like to take this opportunity to thank two very special individuals, Marty Bertera and Kim Crawford, who have allowed us to publish this roster, prior to the release of their long awaited regimental history of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. The regimental will be one of the most complete accounts of a Civil War Regiment ever published. 

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      The Fourth Michigan Infantry was recruited from the southern tier of counties of the State, and was organized by Colonel Dwight A. Woodbury at Adrian.  Like some of the other regiments, it was comprised of independent companies that had received considerable military knowledge, a valuable assistance in the organization of citizen soldiers.  It was composed of the “Peninsular Guard” of Sturgis, “Barry Guard” of Ann Arbor, “Smith Guard” of Monroe, “Trenton Volunteers” of Trenton, “Dexter Union Guard” of Dexter, “Hudson Volunteers” of Hudson, “Adrian Volunteers” of Adrian, “Hillsdale Volunteers” of Hillsdale, “Grosvenor Union Guard” of Jonesville and Tecumseh Volunteers” of Tecumseh.  The organization of the regiment was completed at its rendezvous in Adrian and was mustered into the United States service for three years, June 20, 1861.

     The Fourth was uniformed and equipped for field service before it left the state, and started for Washington June 25, 1861, with an enrollment of 1,025 officers and enlisted men, and arrived July Second. It went into camp near Georgetown, D.C.

   The Fourth took a most honorable part in McClellan’s Peninsular Campaign of 1862, having been assigned to Griffin’s Brigade, Morrell’s division of Porter’s corps, and was present at the Siege of Yorktown and fought gallantly at Williamsburg.  For the conspicuous position it held in the advance of the army upon the enemy at New Bridge, on the Chickahominy, and the valor displayed under the most trying circumstances it received special notice from General McClellan in his dispatches to the War Department.

   In this campaign, the Fourth sustained its honorable record at Hanover Court House, Mechanicsville, and covered itself with glory at the desperate battle of Gaines’ Mill.  It was engaged with heavy loss at Turkey Bend, White Oak Swamp and Malvern Hill, where Colonel Woodbury fell at the head of his regiment July 1, closing the useful life and brilliant military career.

  After the Peninsular Campaign, the Fourth entered upon the Pope Campaign, and took part in the engagements at Gainesville August 29, 1862, Manassas, Antietam, and in December suffered severely at Fredericksburg, where it was a part of the Second Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps.

   On May 4, 1863, the Fourth was engaged at Chancellorsville, losing heavily in killed and wounded, and after long and fatiguing marches through Maryland and Pennsylvania arrived at Gettysburg, where it fought July 2nd and 3rd in that desperate encounter, receiving the plaudits of distinguished officers for its deeds of heroism.  From Gettysburg the Fourth followed the enemy and was actively on the march or fighting until the following October, when it went into camp at Warrenton Junction for a well-earned rest.

   On the 7th of November, the Fifth Corps commenced a series of marches and actions along the Rapidan, which continued until winter put a stop to active field operations.

   The spring campaign of 1864 opened with the death grapple of Union and Confederate armies in the Wilderness.  From this time until the expiration of its term of service in June, the Fourth was continuously engaged with the enemy and took part in sanguinary battles along the North Anna and Pamunky Rivers.  It was engaged before Petersburg, Virginia, June 16, and as the term of three years since enlistment had expired the regiment was embarked for Washington and arrived at Detroit on the 26th and was mustered out of service June 30, 1864.

   One hundred and twenty-nine men re-enlisted as veteran volunteers, and the regiment was at once reorganized with eight new companies under Colonel Jairus W. Hall at Adrian.

    It has been thought best to give the history of the first three years’ service and the reorganized Fourth separately, as there were practically two regiments, the original Fourth serving in the Army of the Potomac and the reorganized Fourth in the western department.

 

      

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                                                                                                       Colonel Dwight A Woodbury

                                                                                                                                           Lt. Colonel William W. Duffield                Major Jonathan W. Childs

                                                                                           Surgeon Joseph Tunnicliff                                                   Asst. Surgeon David PChamberlin     

                                                                                  Adjudant Francis S. Earle            Quartermaster Henry H. Grannis                     Chaplain Henry Strong

 

                                                                                            Company Officers:

 

         Monroe                                                                                                                Adrian                                                                                             Sturgis

         Company A - "Smith Guard"                                                                        Company B - "Adrian Volunteers"                                 Company C - "Peninsular Guard"         

       Captain Constant Luce                                                                                                                        Captain James H. Cole                                                                   Captain Abram R. Wood

            1st Lt. John H. Oliver                                                                                                      1st. Lt. Jeremia  D. Slocum                                                             1st. Lt. Henry A. Grannis

         2nd Lt. Morell A. Rose                                                                                          2nd. Lt. James E. Avery                                                                  2nd. Lt. Ebenezer French

                                                                                                                                                             

          Ann Arbor                                                                                                              Hillsdale                                                                                          Hudson

          Company D - " Barry Guard "                                                                        Company E - "Hillsdale Volunteers                                Company F - "Hudson Volunteers"

        

           Captain John M. Randolph                                                                                      Captain George W. Lumbard                                                           Captain Samuel De Golyer

        1st. Lit. Richard G. DuPuy                                                                                       1st. Lt. Charles C. Doolittle                                                             1st. Lt. Simon B. Preston

        2nd. Lt. Jarvis W. Hall                                                                                             2nd. Lt. Charles B. Parsons                                                             2nd. Lt. Joseph L. Smith

 

       Tecumseh                                                                                                                Jonesville                                                                                         Trenton

      Company G - “Tecumseh Volunteers”                                                         Company H - "Grosvenor Guard"                                          Company I - "Trenton Volunteers"

       Captain David M. Marshall                                                                                      Captain Moses A. Funk                                                                  Captain David A. Granger

       1st. Lt. George Monteith                                                                                         1st Lt. Simon B. Hadley                                                                  1st. Lt. Marshall W. Chapin  

       2nd. Lt. Jeptha W. Beers                                                                                         2nd Lt. William H. Mc Connell                                                        2nd. Lt. Francis S. Earle                                                                                          

      Dexter                                                                                      

     Company K - " Dexter Union Guard "

     Captain Alexander D. Crane

     1st. Lt. Harrison H. Jeffords

      2nd. Lt. James Malloy

 

                                                                                                                                       Enlisted Men:

 

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Abbott, Henry H., Reading, Hillsdale County, Enlisted in company E, Fourth Infantry, as Fourth Corporal, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 22. Farmer by trade. Resided with his parents and seven siblings. Mustered June 20, 1861. Sergeant September 1, 1862.  Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 28, 1864. Resided in Reading, Michigan after service. Born in Michigan.   

 

Abbott, James G., Clinton County. Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Died of disease in New York City, June 1862. Buried in National Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, Grave No. 29.

 

Abbott, Oscar B., Reading. Enlisted in Company E, Fourth Infantry, February, 1863, for 9 months. Substitute for Griffith Grolaman, drafted February 10, 1863, from Hillsdale. Age 17. Joined regiment at Falmouth, Virginia, March 23, 1863. One of the new recruits brought from Detroit, Michigan, to the regiment with newly commissioned Colonel Jeffords, in March, 1863.Discharged at Detroit, Michigan, at expiration of term of service November 11, 1863. Resided in California after service. Profession after service was a carpenter.

 

Abbott, Webster H., Hillsdale County.  Enlisted in Company 3, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Beverly Ford, Virginia, August 1, 1863. Brother to Henry H. Born in Michigan.

 

Abrahamski, Paul (Veteran), Lenawee County.  Enlisted in Company G, Fourth  Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Height 5’4”. Complexion dark. Eyes gray. Hair black. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Re-enlisted December 29, 1863, at Tecumseh.  Mustered January 1, 1864. Shot in leg and arm, died May 21, 1864, of wounds received in action at Wilderness, Virginia. Born in Germany.

 

Ackley, John, Hudson. Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23.  Height 5’6 ½”. Complexion dark. Eyes blue. Hair black. Cabinet and Chair maker by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Wounded in action July 1, 1862 in thigh.  Died August 6, 1862, of wounds received in battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862.  Buried in National Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, Grave No. 312.  Born in Ohio.

 

Adair, James H., Williams, Ohio. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered June 20, 1861. Regimental Wagoner. Mustered out at expiration of term of service, June 30, 1864. Suffered from disease of the stomach after war. Resided in Reading, Michigan after service. Died 1901. Buried West Reading Cemetery, Reading, Michigan.

 

Adams John Q.  Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, as Corporal at Adrian, for 3 years, age 31. Promoted to First Sergeant. Transferred to Fifteenth Michigan Infantry on January 28, 1862. Promoted Captain October 1, 1862. Resigned June 18, 1864, with an honorable discharge.

 

Adams James F., Monroe. Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 24.  Farmer by trade. Married with three year old son. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Second Lieutenant. Transferred January 29, 1862 Company F, Fifteenth Michigan Infantry. Promoted First Lt. April 1, 1862. Promoted Captain October 1, 1862. Wounded October 3, 1862, Corinth, Mississippi. Resided in Saginaw, Michigan after service. Born in Michigan.

 

Adams, William C., Jackson County.  Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill, December 18, 1861, because of a hernia.  Resided in Grass Lake and Jackson, Michigan after the service.

 

Aesenhuth, August, Monroe County.  Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded May 5, 1863 Chancellorsville, Virginia. In division hospital May 1863, on account of wounds received in action, shot in left leg, leg amputated by Dr. French of the Fourth.  Discharged for disability at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1863. Born in Germany.

 

Ainsley, George, Calhoun County. Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, as 2nd Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 20.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C., July 30, 1861. Resided in Marshall, Michigan after service.

 

Ainsworth, Riley N., Ransom. Enlisted in Company E, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian for 3 years, age 21.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. Died while a prisoner in Richmond, Virginia, November 6, 1863.

 

Akers, George W., Centerville. Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Laborer by trade working in a hotel. Four siblings. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in arm Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C., March 12, 1863. Buried in Hillside Cemetery, St. Clair, Michigan.

 

Alban, William K.,  Macomb County. Enlisted in Company I, Fourth Infantry, as Corporal, for 3 years, age 20.  Mustered June 20, 1861.  Deserted at Washington, D.C., July 15, 1861.

 

Albion, James R., Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, as Corporal, for 3 years, age 25. Father of a son, age two. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in action July 1, 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps, September 30, 1863. Resided in Ovid, Michigan after service. Born in New York.

 

Alchin, Frederick, Pittsfield. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, September 19, 1861, at Hudson, for 3 years, age 25. Mustered, September 21, 1861. Transferred to Invalid Corps, September 30, 2863. Resided in Ovid, Michigan. after service. Buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Michigan. Born in England.

 

Alden, Buckley A., Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, February 22, 1864, at Scipio, for 3 years, age 16.  Mustered March 3, 1864. Wounded June 5, 1864.  On detached service with Company F, First Infantry, by order July 2, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Transferred to Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 6, 1865. Discharged at Detroit, Michigan, September 8, 1865. Brother of Samuel & John. Died of  lung disease at Old Soldiers Home. Buried at Los Angeles, California, National Cemetery. Born in New York.

 

Alden, John A.  (Veteran), Scio.  Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, as Fifth Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Height 5’6”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair dark.  Student at time of enlistment. Mustered June 20, 1861. Reduced in rank on February 1, 1862 at his own request. Re-enlisted December 29, 1863.  Mustered January 1, 1864.  Detailed as clerk in military office, Detroit, Michigan, from July 1862 to April 1864. On detached service with Company H, First Infantry, by order, July 12, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia. Transferred to Company C, Fourth Infantry, July 1, 1865. Discharged at Detroit, Michigan, September 11, 1865.  Brother of Samuel & Buckley.  Resided in Kalamazoo, Michigan after service. Born in New York.

 

Alden, Samuel A., Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, February 25, 1864, at Scipio, for 3 years, age 19.  Mustered April 5, 1864.  Died of disease at First Division Hospital, near Petersburg, Virginia, August 10, 1864. Brother of Buckley & John

 

Aldrich, Eugene, Steuben, Indiana. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19.  Farm laborer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability September 6, 1861. Born in New York.

 

Aldrich, Stephen H., Washtenaw County.  Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 22.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Height 5’8½”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair brown.  Farmer by trade. Detached temporary to Eighteenth Rhode Island Lt. Artillery at Miner’s Hill, Virginia. Deserted along John F. Andrews, at Aquaria Creek Virginia. August 22, 1862, went to the Maryland shore in a bark.  On detached service from Company E, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Discharged at expiration of term of service at Petersburg, Virginia, December 5, 1864. Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Born in Michigan.

 

Alexander, William, Fulton County, Ohio. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 26. Height 5’8½”. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair brown. By trade a farmer. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in right hand during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862. Taken prisoner on the march to Orange Court House, Virginia, November 27, 1863 during Mine Run Campaign, held at Richmond, Virginia until February 1864 then moved to Andersonville, Georgia. Moved again October 1864 to Camp Lawton, Georgia. Finally to Camp Parole, Maryland.   Discharged at Detroit, Michigan, January 31, 1865. Admitted to Old Soldiers Home, Dayton, Ohio, for hernia January 1, 1897. Died March 19, 1913. Buried Old Soldiers Home Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Born in Ohio.

 

Allen, Charles, Steuben, Indiana. Enlisted in Company B. Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered June 20, 1861. Mustered out at expiration of term of service June 30, 1864. Resided in Angola, Indiana after service.

 

Allen, Charles E., Hillsdale. Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, March 23, 1864, at Marshall, for 3 years, age 20.  Mustered April 5, 1864. On detached service with First Infantry, Company F, by order, July 2, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Transferred to Company K, Fourth Infantry, by order, June 6, 1865. Discharged at Houston, Texas, May 26, 1866. Suffered from chronic diarrhea after war.

 

Allen, Edwin K., Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, September 23, 1861, at Hudson, for 3 years.  Mustered September 23, 1861. Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill November 18, 1861.

 

Allen, Delzon C., Hillsdale County. Enlisted in Company E, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19.  Mustered June 10, 1861. Missing in action at Malvern, Virginia, July 1, 1862.  Discharged for disability at Detroit, Michigan, January 24, 1863. Resided in Grand Rapids, Michigan after service. Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Orange County, Florida.

 

Allen, H. Linden, Litchfield. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 18. Height 5’7”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair light. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability September 27, 1862 at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, for disability. Resided in Ovid, Michigan after service. Born in Ohio.

 

Allen, Jerome,  Lenawee County.  Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, as First Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 32. Mustered June 20, 1861. Commissioned Second Lieutenant May 1, 1862.  Mustered May 1, 1862. Commissioned First Lieutenant July 1, 1862. Mustered July 1, 1862. Commanding company from July 1863 to May 1864.  Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1864. Resided in Goshen, Indiana after service.

 

Allen, Jesse I., Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 20.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C., August 3, 1861.

 

Allen, Lemuel,  Tecumseh. Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, as Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23.  Mustered June 20, 1861.  Died in Richmond, Virginia, June 28, 1862 of wounds received in action at Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862.

 

Allen, Tristram C., (Veteran), Lenawee County.  Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, in Adrian, for 3 years, age 17.  Merchant by trade. Resided with grandparents ages 77, 71, and four siblings. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in action Malvern Hill July 1, 1862.  Re-enlisted December 29, 1863. Mustered January 1, 1864. Corporal. Wounded in action, shot in hand, May 5, 1864.  No further record.

 

Allen, William H., Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company I, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Height 5’4½”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair brown. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 10, 1861. Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. Held at Belle Island Richmond, Virginia, then  moved then to Andersonville, Georgia, April 1864. Released November 20, 1864. Discharged at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, February 3, 1865. Disability sore hip, left leg was 1½ inches shorter than the right. Resided in Ridgeway Township, Michigan after war. Sent to the Old Soldiers Home, Grand Rapids for two years 1892-94. Died June 4, 1927. Buried Old Soldiers Home Grand Rapids Michigan. Born in Michigan.

 

Allison, John M., Saline. Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, as Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Died of disease in Miner’s Hill, Virginia, December 24, 1861. Buried Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, D.C., December 25, 1861. Born in Michigan.

 

Anderson, Allen, Litchfield. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, as Fourth Corporal, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 22. Height 5’9”. Complexion light. Eyes gray. Hair dark. Farmer by trade.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability, lung disease at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, January 13, 1862. Re-enlisted in the Eleventh Michigan Infantry, March 10, 1865. Mustered out September 12, 1865. Resided in Litchfield, Michigan after service. Died January 27, 1892. Buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery Litchfield, Michigan. Born in New York.

 

Anderson, Findlatur  C., St. Joseph County. Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 20.  Miller by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, November 19, 1861. Born in New York.

 

Anderson, James B., Washtenaw County. Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in action at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862. Discharged for disability at Newark, New Jersey, October 29, 1862. Buried Bell Oak Cemetery, Bell Oak, Michigan.

 

Anderson, John F., Ann Arbor. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered June 20, 1861. Killed in action at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862.

 

Andrews, Cornelius,  Jackson County. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Carpenter by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Discharged at Sharpsburg, Maryland, October 25, 1862. Resided Penn View, Pennsylvania, after the service. Born in Ohio.

 

Andrews, John, Cold Water. Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Died August 10, 1862, in hospital at Washington, D.C., of wounds to elbow and hip, received in action at Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862.  Buried in National Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.  Grave No. 349. 

 

Andrews, John F., Washtenaw County. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, as Wagoner, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Height 5’9”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair auburn. Farmer by trade. Detached temporary to Eighteenth Rhode Island Lt. Artillery at Miner’s Hill, Virginia. Deserted along with Stephen H. Aldrich, at Aquaria Creek Virginia. August 22, 1862, gone to the Maryland shore in a bark. Born in New York.

 

Ansel, Henry I.,  Ida. Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 17.  Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in action, scalp injury during Seven Days’ Battles of 1862. Slightly wounded in action at Gettysburg July 2, 1863. Detailed to nursed wounded on battlefield.  Mustered out at expiration of term of service, June 30, 1864. Living with his widow mother and siblings. Buried Richardson Cemetery, Monroe County, Michigan.  Born in Michigan.

 

Armstrong, George, Montreal. Entered service in unassigned, Fourth Infantry. Substitute for William Lewis, drafted February 26, 1863, from Berlin, St. Clair County, for nine months. Deserted. Buried in Pine Tree Cemetery, Shiawassee County, Michigan.

 

Ashmore, Obed S., Steuben, Indiana. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Height 5’9”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair light. Farmer by trade.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded slightly shot in left arm while in action at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 12, 1862. Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863. Held at Andersonville prison. Contacted rheumatism in leg and back while incarcerated. Discharged at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 3, 1865. Resided in Corning, New York after war. Born in Ohio.

 

Atkinson, Theodore P., Riga, Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 25.  Laborer by trade. Married. Mustered June 20, 1861. Killed in action at Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Born in Pennsylvania.

 

Austin, Albert, Washtenaw County. Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 20.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Transferred to Battery D, Fifth United States Artillery, October 9, 1862. Discharged at Sharpsburg, Maryland, by G. O. No. 154, October 25, 1862.

 

Austin, Charles F.,  Monroe City. Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861 at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Farmer by trade. Two siblings. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Killed in action at Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862, First man shot in company that day. Head Stone in Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, Michigan. Born in Michigan.

 

Austin, James, Waterloo. Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 28. Height 5’6”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair brown.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Columbia College Hospital, Washington, D.C., October 27, 1861. Resided in Mulliken, Michigan after service. Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Michigan. Born in New York.

 

Austin, Lorenzo D., Monroe County. Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, as Musician, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 43. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Discharged for disability at Sharpsburg, Maryland, October 27, 1862. Buried Burr Oak Cemetery, Burr Oak, Kansas.

 

Avery, Burgess M., Dundee. Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered June 20, 1861. Died of disease in Regimental Hospital at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, December 27, 1861. Buried Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

 

Avery, Elroy McKendree, Monroe. Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 17. Student at time of enlistment. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Enlisted in the Eleventh Michigan Cavalry Company E, August 14, 1863 at Monroe. Mustered December 9, 1863 for three years. Mustered out as Sergeant Major September 1, 1864. Discharged at Pulaski, Tennessee, August 10, 1865. Resided in Ohio after service, and elected to the Senate. Born in Michigan.

 

Avery, James E., Lenawee County. Entered service in Company B, Fourth Infantry, at organization, as Second Lieutenant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 28. Height 5’10½”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair brown.  Carriage maker by trade. Commissioned to date May 16, 1861. Mustered June 20, 1861. Commissioned First Lieutenant January 12, 1862. Admitted to Hospital in April 1862 at Yorktown, Virginia, while washing his face in swamp water, a violent inflammation of the right eye occurred rendering him wholly unfit for duty. Totally blind in right eye and almost blind in the left. Sent to Fortress Monroe, surgeon stated it was an ulceration of the cornea, never improved until he died. Resigned and honorably discharged December 4, 1862 by G. O. No. 20 Surgeon Certificate. Died December 1911, Old Soldiers Home, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Buried Saugatuck Cemetery, Saugatuck, Michigan. Born in New York.

 

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Bacon, Reuben C., Washtenaw County. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Corporal.  Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C., January 5, 1864. Buried Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

 

Bacon, William J., Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 17. Height 5’6 ½”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair light.  Shoemaker by trade. Mustered  June 20, 1861. Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 29, 1864. Buried Gleason Cemetery, Reading Township, Michigan, Born in Connecticut.

 

Bailey, Albert, Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry. On List of Absentees at Special Muster. August 18, 1862, with the remark: “Absent with leave.” No further record.

 

Bailey, Israel, Dexter, Washtenaw County. Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, as Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 45. Father of six. Blacksmith by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, November 23, 1861. Born in Canada.

 

Bailey, Jared B., Adrian. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Six siblings. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, January 16, 1862. Resided in Palmyra, Michigan after service. Born in Michigan.

 

Bailey, Thomas, Wayne County. Enlisted in Company I, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 45. Height 5’8”. Complexion dark. Eyes hazel. Hair black. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in action and missing at Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, July 27, 1862. Paroled at Dicken’s Landing, Virginia, August 5, 1862. In Hospital for six months because of chronic diarrhea. Transferred to Invalid Corps September 15, 1863. Born in England.

 

Bailey, William H. (Veteran), Washtenaw County.  Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry. As Musician, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Laborer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Re-enlisted December 29, 1863. Mustered January 1, 1864. On detached service with Company K, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia.  Transferred to Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 6, 1865. Discharged for disability at San Antonio, Texas, January 8, 1866. Resided in Waupella, Illinois, after service. Born in Michigan.

 

Bailey, Isaac, Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, September 16, 1861, at Hudson, for 3 years. Mustered September 16, 1861. Age 22. Farm laborer by trade. Killed in action at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862. Born in Michigan.

 

Baker, Albert, Hillsdale County. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, as Musician Fifer, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Height 5’7”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair light. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Transferred to Company B, November 31, 1861. Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, January 5, 1862. Born in New York.

 

Baker, Alvah, Hudson. Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, March 19, 1864, at Hudson, for 3 years, age 44. Mustered April 5, 1864. On detached service with Company F, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia.  Died of disease near Petersburg, Virginia, August 10, 1864.

 

Baker, John F., Monroe County. Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, September 13, 1861, at Hudson, for 3 years. Mustered October 1, 1861. Age 25. Height 5’5½”. Complexion dark. Eyes blue. Carpenter by trade after service. Wounded in action July 2, 1863 gunshot right hand ball passed directly through hand fracturing little finger. Wounded again in action May 5, 1864. On detached service with Company A, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Wounded at the Wilderness May 5, 1864, gunshot right hip ball passing up and out. Stated he was in fifty-five skirmishes. Discharged at expiration of term of service near Petersburg, Virginia, October 6, 1864. Resided in, Carleton, Michigan after service. Died April 19, 1921. Buried in Ash, Michigan. Born in Michigan.

 

Baker, Moses W., Livingston County.  Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Mustered out at expiration of term of service June 29, 1864.

 

Baker, Newel E., Monroe County. Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Laborer by trade.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability October 22, 1861. Born in Michigan.

 

Baker, Perry, Monroe.  Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, September 17, 1861, at Hudson, for 3 years, age 22. Eight siblings. His mother died before he was 11. Mustered September 24, 1861. Died at Belle Isle, Richmond, Virginia, July 15, 1862, of wounds received in action at Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Had the G.A.R.  Post named after him in Carleton, Michigan. Born in Michigan.

 

Baker, Ransom,  Hudson. Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, March 29, 1864, at Hudson, for 3 years, age 43.  Mustered April 5, 1864. On detached service with Company F, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Died of disease near Petersburg, Virginia, July 7, 1864. Buried National Cemetery, City Point, Virginia.

 

Baker, William F., Steuben, Indiana. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability near Falmouth, Virginia, January 2, 1863. Resided in Elgin, Nebraska after service.

 

Balcom, William R., Riley.  Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 17.  Height 6’. Complexion dark. Eyes black. Hair black. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Wounded in face and back at Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 2, 1862. Wounded slightly in action at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 12, 1862. Lost thumb on right hand. Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C., February 14, 1863. Resided in Nebraska after  service. Born in New York.

 

Baldinger, Theodore, Enlisted in Band, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Shoemaker by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged at Harrison’s Landing, Virginia, August 10, 1862. Born in Switzerland.

 

Baldwin, Edward S.,  Enlisted as Commissary Sergeant, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, for 3 years, age 19.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Company D, September 1, 1861. Acting Regimental Quartermaster from January to June, 1862.  Commissioned First Lieutenant, Company K, September 1, 1862.  Mustered September 1, 1862. Transferred to Company F, November 26, 1862. Commanding company from January 29, 1863, to June 1863. Was on leave during the battle of Gettysburg. Resigned and honorably discharged July 29, 1863 by Special Order 160, stating of him “to be worthless and incapable.” Suffered from  remitting fever, rheumatism and diarrhea after service. Died October 29, 1890, Marceline, Missouri. Born in Ohio.

 

Ball, Allen, Hudson. Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, as Corporal, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 27. Height 5’5½”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair sandy.  Mechanic by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Sergeant. Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C., June 18, 1862. Died of heart disease. Buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Michigan. Born in Michigan.

 

Bancroft, John M., Wayne County. Enlisted in Company I, Fourth Infantry, as Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 18. Height 5’8”. Complexion fair. Eyes black. Hair black. Civil Engineering and Architectural Draftsman by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Detached to the Balloon Corps. First Sergeant July 1, 1862. Discharged to accept promotion September 28, 1862. Reported as Second Lieutenant, Company C, July 1862. Commissioned First Lieutenant, Company K, September 3, 1862.  Mustered September 28, 1862. Transferred to Company H, March 12, 1863. Commanding Company H, from July 2, 1863 to November 1863. Commanding Company B, from May 10, 1864. Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1864.  Attended Dartmouth College.  He was a constant reader of scientific journals, trade papers and statistical reports of the insurance reports. Married in 1865, fathered seven children. Resided in Reading, Massachusetts after service. Died July 27, 1918. Born in Massachusetts.

 

Bardwell, George W.,  Washtenaw County. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 24.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Deserted at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, November 21, 1861. Has an interment plot 74 in Edenville Township, Michigan, Old Edenville Cemetery. Plot is empty. Born in New York.

 

Barker, Augustus K.,  Hillsdale. Enlisted in Company E, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 18.  Mustered June 20, 1861. 2nd Corporal March 18, 1862, tied up for leaving camp with Pvt. Simmon. Reduce in rank May 13, 1863. Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 28, 1864. Soldiers Home Cemetery, Hot Springs, South Dakota.  Born in Ohio.

 

Barlow, Charles H., Livingston County. Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded shot in lung at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Discharged at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, February 19, 1863 reduced from 180 pounds to less than 100 pounds. Resided with 3 brother and sisters. Resided in Leroy, Michigan after war. Buried Maple Hill Cemetery, Leroy, Michigan. Farm hand by trade. Born in Michigan.

 

Barnes, Dexter C.,  Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 32.  Teamster by trade. Married, father of two year old son. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, March 3, 1862. Born in New York.

 

Barnes, Henry A. (Veteran), Lenawee County.  Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Height 5’11”. Complexion dark. Eyes blue. Hair black . Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Promoted to Corporal January 1862, and Sergeant, August 14, 1862. Mustered January 1, 1864. Wounded in action, shot in arm, May 5, 1864. On detached service with Company C, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Transferred to Company B, July 1, 1865. Wounded in action at Hatcher’s Run, Virginia, February 6, 1865. Discharged for disability at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1865. Buried at Soldiers Home Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

Barnes, Joel H. (Veteran), Kalamazoo County.  Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 16, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years. Mustered June 20, 1861. Age 26. Height 5’11”. Complexion light. Eyes gray. Hair brown. Resided with widow mother. Cabinet maker by trade. Injured while unloaded a Barge at West Point, Virginia, May 1, 1862. Re-enlisted December 25, 1863.  Mustered January 1, 1864. September 30, 1864 shot in right shoulder joint by a bullet, movement of shoulder greatly impeded. Discharged at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, on Surgeon’s certificate of disability, on account of wounds received in action. Brother of Luke. Resided in Fulton, Michigan, after service. Born in Canada.

 

Barnes, Lewis, Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered June 20, 1861. Killed in action of Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862.

 

Barnes, Luke, St. Joseph County. Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Height 5’10½”. Complexion sandy. Eyes blue. Hair red. Mustered June 20, 1861. April 17, 1863 Court Martial for sleeping on post between the hours of 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. and being disrespectful. Taken prisoner at Aldie, Virginia, June 26, 1863. Fall out on the march because of sunstroke.  Returned to regiment January 1, 1864.  Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1864. Farmer by trade. Brother of Joel. Four siblings. Suffered from rheumatism after war. Resided in Adrian, Michigan after service. Admitted to Old Soldiers Home, Dayton, Ohio, September 10, 1889, discharged February 11, 1893. Died in Athens, Michigan January 2, 1922. Born in Michigan.

 

Barett, Charles H. (Veteran), Lenawee County.  Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 18. Height 5’8”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair sandy. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Re-enlisted as Sergeant December 29, 1863, at Tecumseh, Michigan. Mustered January 1, 1864.  On detached service with Company G, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864. First Sergeant.  Discharged July 19, 1865, to accept commission as Captain of Company C. Commissioned Captain of Company C, Fourth Infantry, July 1, 1865.  Mustered out at San Antonio, Texas, February 26, 1866. Resided in Bryon Center, Michigan after service. Born in New York.

 

Barett, Orvey S., Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, as Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 26. Height 5’7½”. Complexion light. Eyes gray. Hair dark.  Engineer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. First Sergeant. Second Lieutenant September 1, 1862. Mustered February 28, 1863. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863, severely shot in left leg.  Commanding company February 1864. Discharged for disability May 23, 1864, on account of wounds received in action, as he  could not march with regiment in the field. In his examination in front of the recommendation’s board for officers in the Veteran Reserves Corps, the board rated  him on: General Education: "bad." Intelligence: indifferent. Knowledge of tactics: "bad." Of Regulation: "bad." Article of War: “bad. Disciplined: "Indifferent." Service: "indifferent." Attention to duty: “good.” Board recommendation “decided not to recommend commission. Yet he wrote a book after war, was an engineer by trade and commanded a company of the 4th. Died February 14, 1892. Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Michigan. Born in New York.

 

Bartlett, John, Ann Arbor.  Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 47. Height 5’11”. Complexion dark. Eyes blue. Hair black.  Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. In hospital Georgetown, D.C., chronic kidney inflammation, March 14, 1862. Discharged for disability April 11, 1862. Buried Pray Cemetery, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Born in England.

 

Baryan, Lorenzo, Livingston County. Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 20.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, March 3, 1862.

 

Barhydet, James H., Hillsdale County. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 35. Height 5’8”. Complexion dark. Eyes black. Hair black. Printer by trade.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded shot in ankle at Malvern, Virginia, July 1, 1862. Captured at same, paroled at City Point, Virginia, July 19, 1862. Sent to U.S. General Hospital, David’s Island, New York Harbor.  Ordered to return to regiment by surgeon November 2, 1863, never reported. Listed as a deserter. Born in New York.

 

Bassett, Almon S., Wright. Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, March 24, 1864, at Wright, Michigan for 3 years, age 17. Carpenter by trade.  Mustered April 5, 1864. On detached service with First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia. Transferred to Company K, by order, June 6, 1865. Discharged at Houston, Texas, May 26, 1866. Resided in Toledo, Ohio, after war. Born in New York.

 

Bates, Charles,  Enlisted in Band, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 24, as First Class Musician. Mustered June 20, 1861. Mustered out at Harrison’s Landing, Virginia, August 10, 1862.

 

Bates, Charles, Williams, Ohio. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Day laborer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Fort Woodbury September 6, 1861. Later in life became a doctor in Florence, Ohio.

 

Bates, Ezra, Macomb County. Enlisted in Company I, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 24. Four siblings. Mustered June 20, 1861. Missing in action at Mechanicsville, Virginia, June 26, 1862. Cenotaph at  Hart Cemetery, Macomb County, Michigan. Born in Michigan.

 

Bates, John, see Dates, John

 

Bates, Gordon, St. Lima Township, Indiana. Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, as 1st Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 20.  Farm laborer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 4, 1862. Lost total site in both eyes. Resided with parents and three siblings. Capt. Woods said of him, “is a perfect brick and is considered the best First Sergeant in the regiment.” Born in Ohio.

 

Bates Henry C., Scio. Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Michigan Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 24.  Logger by trade. Resided on parents’ farm with three siblings. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Transferred to Navy at Erie, Pennsylvania in 1863. Served in Farragut fleet. Mustered out in Memphis, Tennessee. Resided in Augusta, Kansas after war. Born in Michigan.

 

Battey, William F., Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, as First Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability September 2, 1861, at Ft. Woodbury.

 

Bauer, Anton, Washtenaw County. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863 shot through left arm fracturing the bone near shoulder, also wounded in left side of body. Transferred to Invalid Corps February 15, 1864. Mustered out June 21, 1864. Resided in Adam City, Michigan after service.

 

Baumiester, John, Enlisted in Band, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 43. Mustered June 20, 1861. As 2nd Class Musician. Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, February 14, 1862.

 

Beach, Edward E., Chelsea. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, as Sergeant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability June 5, 1862.  Buried Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Lincoln County, Oklahoma.

 

Beach, Wallace F.,  Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, February 8, 1864, at Hudson, for 3 years, age 16.  Height 5’3½”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair brown. Two siblings. Cooper by trade. Mustered February 9, 1864. Received a $60 bounty at enlistment. On detached service with Company C, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia.  Mustered out at Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island, June 18, 1865, while serving with First Infantry. Buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Michigan. Born in New York.

 

Beal, Henry E.,  Branch County. Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 31.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in action shot through left shoulder and taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863. Confined in Richmond, Virginia. Paroled at City Point, Virginia. August 2, 1863, admitted to hospital same day. Returned to regiment December 10, 1863. Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1864. Died November 24, 1893. Buried at Manistee, Michigan.

 

Beam, Henry O.,  Hillsdale. Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, February 22, 1864, at Hillsdale, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered March 3, 1864. On detached service with Company F, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia. Transferred to Company K, reorganized Fourth Infantry, by order, June 6, 1865. Died of disease at Green Lake, Texas, August 1, 1865. Buried in National Cemetery, Brownsville, Texas. Grave No. 514.

 

Beaman, George W., Monroe County. Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered June 20, 1861. Mustered out at expiration of term of service, June 30, 1864.

 

Beasom, George,  Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, February 6, 1864, at Hudson, for 3 years, age 28. Height 5’11”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair sandy.   Mustered February 6, 1864. Wounded in action May 5, 1864. On detached service with Company C, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia.  Transferred to Company K, reorganized Fourth Infantry, July 1, 1865. Discharged at Houston, Texas, May 26, 1866. Resided in South Dakota after service. Buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Michigan. Born in New York.

 

Becker, Wilson, Branch County. Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Resided with parents and two siblings. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Killed in action at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 14, 1862. Born in New York.

 

Beckley, Guy, Ann Arbor. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, as Wagoner, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 31. Painter and Constable by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability September 20, 1861, at Ft. Woodbury. Buried at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Married, father of two children, 7 and 4. Suffered from rheumatisms after service. Died on November 19,1893 and was buried in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Born in Michigan.

 

Beebe, Corwin, Jackson County. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Height 5’7”. Complexion light. Eyes gray. Hair light.  Blacksmith by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Left in United States Hospital, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Deserted from hospital March 1, 1863. Resided in Warrington, Florida after service. Born in Ohio.

 

Beebe, Darwin C., Litchfield. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Height 5’9”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair light. Cooper by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability, wounded at Baltimore, Maryland, December 7, 1862. Re-entered service. Enlisted in Fourteenth Battery Light Artillery, December 31, 1863, at Detroit, for 3 years. Mustered December 31, 1863. Corporal March 1864. Mustered out at Jackson, Michigan, July 1, 1865. Resided in Litchfield, Michigan after service. Born in Ohio.

 

Beebe, George E.,  Enlisted in Company E, Fourth Infantry, September 11, 1861, at Hudson. Discharged for disability at Sharpsburg, Maryland, October 6, 1862.

 

Beers, Jeptha W., Tecumseh. Entered service in Company G, Fourth Infantry, at organization, as Second Lieutenant, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 40.  Blacksmith by trade. Seriously  ill while at Adrian in May of 1861, returned to Tecumseh on May 28, 1861, regained his strength to be mustered as Second Lt.. Commissioned First Lieutenant, Company K, May 1, 1862. Wounded in action, shot in groin and taken prisoner at battle of Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Died July 6, 1862 on being removed from field hospital to Richmond, Virginia.  Married, father of two;  Charles 15, Helen 14. Buried in Brookside Cemetery Tecumseh. Born in New York.  Tecumseh, Michigan first  war casualty. G.A.R. post named after him.

 

Bellows, Alonzo C.,  Lucas, Ohio. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 24.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Sick April 1862, sent on ship to New York. Rejoined regiment in July 1862. Corporal. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, Virginia, July 2, 1863, shot in right leg. At General Hospital, York, Pennsylvania, returned to duty September 2, 1863. Detail as clerk at Dept. HQ. Transferred as a nurse to a floating hospital ship August 31, 1863. Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1864.

 

Bender, David., Otsego, Indiana. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Resided with parents and six siblings. Mustered June 20, 1861. Corporal July 1, 1863. Reenlisted December 29, 1863. Mustered January 1, 1864. On detached service with Company B, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia. Transferred to Company C, Fourth Infantry, July 1, 1865. Sergeant September 30, 1864.  Mustered out at San Antonio, Texas, February 26, 1866. Resided in Hamilton, Indiana, after service. Cabinet maker by trade. Born in Ohio.

 

Benderitter, Frank,  Monroe County. Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered June 20, 1861. Corporal July 1, 1863. Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1864. After service trade was school custodian, in Monroe. Died in 1923 and buried Woodland Cemetery Monroe, Michigan. Born in Ohio.

 

Benett, Alexander C., Steuben, Indiana. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 25. Height 5’3”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair light. Thresher by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863. Died October 28, 1863. Born in New York.

 

Benett, George H., Steuben, Indiana. Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Height 5’10”. Complexion dark. Eyes dark. Hair dark. Mustered June 20, 1861. Killed in action at Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862. Buried in Genesee County, Michigan.

 

Bennett, William, Livingston County. Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 20. Farm laborer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in action at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862, by  gunshot wound. Transferred to Battery D, Fifth United States Artillery. Discharged at Sharpsburg, Maryland, by G. O. No. 154, October 25, 1862. Resided in Fowlerville, Michigan after war.

 

Bensler, Jacob, Washtenaw County. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, September 19, 1861, at Hudson, for 3 years. Mustered September 19, 1861. Re-enlisted December 29, 1863, at Ann Arbor.  Mustered January 1, 1864.  Wounded in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863. Werkert Woods wounded in right shoulder by a shell fragment. On detached service with Company E, First Infantry, by order, July 12, 1864, near Petersburg, Virginia. Received flesh wound in the right thigh on March 25, 1865. Transferred to Company C, reorganized Fourth Infantry, July 1, 1865. Discharged at Detroit, Michigan on Surgeon’s certificate of disability August 22, 1865. Resided in Manchester, New Jersey after war. Admitted to Old Soldiers Home, Dayton, Ohio, September1, 1894, released August 6, 1903. Born in Germany.

 

Benson, Adelbert, Monroe. Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered June 20, 1861. Corporal. Killed in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863. Buried near the Rose Barn. Re-interned Gettysburg National Cemetery. Section 6-B.

 

Bentley, Jonathan, Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 33. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability October 29, 1861.

 

Berger, Samuel,  Homer. Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, March 26, 1864, at Homer, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered April 5, 1864. On detached service with Company F, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia. Transferred to Company K, Fourth Infantry June 6, 1865. Admitted to Harper Hospital Detroit, Michigan, June 16, 1865. Discharged at Detroit, Michigan, July 12, 1865.  Resided in Homer, Michigan after service. Born in Pennsylvania.

 

Besemer, Charles B. (Veteran), Washtenaw County. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 34. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Re-enlisted December 29, 1863, at Ann Arbor. Mustered January 1, 1864. On detached service, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864, Petersburg, Virginia. Commissary Sergeant December 28, 1864. Transferred to Company C, Fourth Infantry, July 11, 1865.  No further record.

 

Beesimer, Antone, Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 27. Cooper by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at New York October 29, 1862, on account of wounds received in action at Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862. Born in New York.

 

Best, Benjamin, Hillsdale County. Enlisted in Company E, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered June 20, 1861. Wounded in action at battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863, shot in toe. Died May 15, 1864 of wounds received in action at Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864.

 

Bidwell, John E., Salem. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, August 3, 1862, at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, age 25. Married with young children. Farmer by trade. Discharged for disability at Yorktown, Virginia, May 1, 1862. Born in Michigan.

 

Bidwell, John E., Hudson. Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, August 12, 1862, at Ann Arbor, for 3 years, age 25. Married with two young children. Farmer by trade. Mustered August 12, 1862. Joined regiment at Ann Arbor October 2, 1862. On detached service with Company E, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864. Discharged May 30, 1865. Born in Michigan.

 

Billings, Edgar M. (Veteran). Enlisted in Company A, Fourth infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Height 5’7½”. Eyes gray. Hair light. Painter by trade.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Re-enlisted December 29, 1863. Mustered January 1, 1864. Wounded in action May 5, 1864, Wilderness, Virginia, slightly by shell fragment in hip. On detached service with Company A, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864. Corporal September 1, 1864. Transferred to Company C, Fourth Infantry, by order, June 6, 1865.  Sergeant November 1, 1865. Mustered out at San Antonio, Texas, February 26, 1866. Suffered from chronic diarrhea and deafness after war. Resided in Tuscola, Michigan after service. Died July 25, 1892. Buried in Flint, Michigan. Born in Vermont.

 

Bilson, John W., Ann Arbor. Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, August 26, 1862, at Ann Arbor, for 3 years, age 20.  Lived with parents and four siblings. Laborer by trade.  On detached service with Company K, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864. Discharged at Washington, D.C., June 5, 1865. Sometime in his service he came down with typhoid fever and suffered from rheumatism. Born in New York.

 

Billson, Henry, Scio. Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 24.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Died of disease at Falmouth, Virginia, December 26, 1862. Buried National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

 

Bing, John, Lenawee County. Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 29. Height 5’8”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair black.  Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1862. Born in Ireland.

 

Bingham, James H., Homer. Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, February 22, 1864, at Homer, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered March 3, 1864. On detached service with Company F, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864. Transferred, by order, June 6, 1865, to Company K, Fourth Infantry.

 

Bird, James M.,  Hudson. Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, May 16, 1861, at Sturgis, for 3 years, age 25.  Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Missing in action at Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 26, 1863. Wounded and taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863.  Died in prison, December 1863. Brother of William. Buried Kirby Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant North Adam, Michigan. Born in New York.

 

Bird, William, Hillsdale County. Enlisted in Company E, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Farmer by trade.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Warrentown, Virginia, November 16, 1862. Wounded in right hand, brother of James. Resided in Adam, Michigan after service. Born in New York.

 

Birdsall, Charles, Hillsdale County.  Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry, as Second Corporal, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 39. Height 5’10½”. Complexion dark. Eyes gray. Hair dark. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Mustered out April 25, 1862 on account of disability Dyspepsia. Buried Grace Lawn Cemetery, Middlebury, Indiana. Born in New York.

 

Birge, William H., Hillsdale County.  Enlisted in Company E, fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Farm laborer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  In hospital winter of 1862, returned to regiment November 30, 1862. Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 28, 1864. Resided with his father. Resided in Franklin, Pennsylvania after service. Born in New York.

 

Bisbee, Charles E., Monroe. Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19. Mason by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C., October 15, 1862, on account of wounds received in action at Malvern Hills, Virginia, July 1, 1862, shot through the left side. Resided in New York after service. Died in April 1880 of Erysipelas. Born in Michigan.

 

Bisonette, Samuel, Monroe County.  Enlisted in Company A, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Killed in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863. Buried Gettysburg National Cemetery Section 1-C. Born in Michigan.

 

Bissell, Henry, Tecumseh, Lenawee County.  Enlisted in Company G, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Photographer by trade.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1864.  Was in 42 engagements. Died in Tecumseh, Michigan March 3, 1930. Buried Brookside Cemetery Tecumseh, Michigan. Born in Texas.

 

Bissell, Joseph A.,  Hillsdale. Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, March 29, 1864, at Hillsdale, for 3 years, age 29.  Mustered April 5, 1864.  On detached service with First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864.  Admitted to Harper Hospital March 4, 1865.  Discharged at Detroit, Michigan, May 20, 1865.

 

Bixler, Frank M., Steuben, Indiana.  Enlisted in Company B, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1864, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Height 5’10”. Complexion light. Eyes dark. Hair brown. Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Admitted General Hospital Camp “B” Fredrick, Maryland, November 12, 1862 for chronic diarrhea.  Transferred to Prince Street Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia, December 2, 1862. Transferred to Fort Wood Hospital, New York, December 8, 1862. Rejoined regiment October 9, 1863. Discharged for disability at Bealton, Virginia, March 1, 1864. After 1½ years in the General Hospital because of chronic hepatitis. Resided in Summit, Indiana after service. Born in Ohio.

 

Blanchard, William H., St. Joseph County.  Enlisted in Company C, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 19.  Mustered June 20, 1861.  Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863.  Released at Savannah, Georgia, November 20, 1864.  Discharged at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, March 8, 1865.  Suffered from chronic diarrhea after war. Resided in South Boardman, Michigan after war.

 

Blankman, George, Quebec, Canada.  Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June, 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 20.  Mustered June 20, 1861.  Missing in action was a straggler on the march to Fredericksburg, Virginia. On November 18, 1862, taken prisoner. Paroled at City Point, Virginia,  December 14, 1862.  Never reported to regiment.

 

Blatchley, Truman R., Litchfield.  Enlisted in Company H, Fourth Infantry Sixth Corporal, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21. Height 5’1”. Complexion light. Eyes gray. Hair dark.  Carpenter by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Killed in action at Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862. Born in New York.

 

Bliss, Edmund,  Oakland County.  Enlisted in Company D, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 21.  Farmer by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Transferred to Invalid Corps September 15, 1863.  Died on March 29,1897; buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bay County, Michigan.

 

Blodgett, Worcester, Dexter, Washtenaw County.  Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 27. Farmer by trade.  Mustered June 20, 1861. Discharged at Portsmouth, Virginia, October 11, 1862, on account of gun shot wound chest  received in action at Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862. Sent to Portsmouth, Hospital stayed 2 months. Transferred to Hampton Hospital, Virginia; discharged November 1, 1862. Married June 1, 1879. Died July 28, 1909 in Dexter, Michigan. Buried Webster Church Cemetery, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Born in New York.

 

Blowers, Martin A., Pittsford, Lenawee County.  Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, September 10, 1861, at Hudson, for 3 years, age 25. Height 5’8”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair brown.  Teacher and farm laborer by trade. Mustered September 10, 1861.  Missing in action July 1, 1862.  Transferred to Invalid Corps, March 15, 1864.  Baptist Minister after the war. Resided in Minnesota. Died on August 19, 1918 in Fairhaven, Minnesota. Born in New York.

 

Boag, Andrew, Lenawee County.  Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 18. Height 6’. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair light. Molder by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861.  Wounded at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862.  Asst. Division Wagon master from October 1862 to April 1864.  Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 29, 1864. Born in New Jersey.

 

Boies, Albert Hartson, Lenawee.  Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, September 10, 1861, at Hudson, for 3 years, age 17. Height 5’5”. Complexion light. Eyes black. Hair dark. Farm laborer by trade and musician. Mustered September 18, 1861.  Wounded in action July 1, 1862 Malvern Hill shot in chest, saved by diary. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863 in right hand, third and fourth fingers, taken prisoner, escaped that night. Sent to Summit House Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Transferred to Invalid Corp March 15, 1864 as Chief Musician. Discharged at expiration of term of service at Elmira, New York, October 1, 1864, from Company F, Nineteenth Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps. Resided with his parents and five siblings. Was a recruiting officer for Spanish-American War and World War I. Born in Michigan.

 

Bolles, George W., Coldwater.  Enlisted in Company E, Forth Infantry, August 21, 1862, at Hudson, age 32.  Farm Laborer by trade. Wounded in action, shot in hand, May 10, 1864.  Returned to duty from Satterlee Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 3, 1862.  Discharged near Washington, D.C., June 5, 1865.  Resided in Hillsdale, Michigan after service. Father of five children; the oldest being nine years old. Suffered from chronic diarrhea after war. Resided in Coldwater, Michigan after service. Born in New York.

 

Bolles, Seth  (Veteran), Hillsdale County.  Enlisted in Company E, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 24.  Turner in the wood trade. Lived with parents.  Mustered June 20, 1861.  Re-enlisted December 31, 1863.  Mustered January 1, 1864.  Gone from regiment, returned on May 30, 1864. Wounded in action June 3, 1864.  On detached service with Company K, First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864.  Transferred to Company C, Fourth Infantry, July 1, 1865.  Discharged at San Antonio, Texas, February 10, 1866.  Resided in Hudson, Michigan after service. Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Born in Ohio.

 

Bond, Stephen C.,  Hillsdale. Enlisted in Independent Company, Fourth Infantry, February 12, 1864, at Hillsdale, for 3 years, age 51. Farmer by trade. Mustered March 3, 1864.  On detached service with First Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864.  Died of disease in Camden Street Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, July 1, 1864. Born in England.

 

Bone, Christian N., Lenawee County.  Enlisted in Company F, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 27. Height 5’3”. Complexion light. Eyes blue. Hair light. Blacksmith by trade. Mustered June 20, 1861. Fifth Corps blacksmith.  Mustered out at expiration of term of service at Detroit, Michigan, June 29, 1864. Born in Indiana.

 

Boothby, Henry, Livingston County.  Enlisted in Company K, Fourth Infantry, June 20, 1861, at Adrian, for 3 years, age 23. Four siblings. Farm laborer by trade.  Mustered June 20, 1861.  Discharged for disability at Miner’s Hill, Virginia, December 19, 1861. Born in Ohio.