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| Calhoun County in the Civil War |
| 25th Michigan Infantry |
| The following lists were transcribed from
History
of Calhoun County, Michigan; a narrative account of its historical
progress, its people, and its principal interests, by Hon.
Washington Gardner. Gardner, Washington, ed. 1845-1928, 2 v. (1354
p.) front., illus., pl., ports. 27cm. Chicago, New York, The Lewis
publishing company, 1913.
Thank you to Marta Norton who compiled these lists. |
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Twenty-Fifth Michigan Infantry The Twenty-Fifth Michigan Infantry was organized at Kalamazoo September 22, 1862. Its first colonel was Orlando H. Moore, who was an officer of junior rank in the regular army previous to the Civil war. His first service with the Volunteers was as lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Michigan, which position he resigned to command the Twenty-fifth. In this regiment Calhoun county had one full company which was designated by the letter A. Homer village and township and Fredonia township furnished a large proportion of the recruits for the company from this county. Charles B. Pratt, of Marshall, was largely instrumental in recruiting the company and was made captain at the organization. For nearly two years Captain Pratt was on duty as executive officer at the military prison at Louisville, Kentucky. He was repeatedly complimented in official reports. The surgeon and acting medical inspector, of prisoners, in his report of October, 1863, to the authorities at Washington said, "I commend Captain Pratt most highly for the condition to which he has brought the prison under his command." Another inspecting officer in his report of December 3, 1864, said, "Great credit is due Captain Pratt for his efficient discharge of the duties of his position," and still another inspector whose report is dated January 21, 1865, says: "Captain Pratt, executive officer of the prison, certainly deserves credit for the efficient and faithful manner in which he discharges the duties of his position. " Orange Bugbee, of Homer, was first lieutenant from August 10, 1862 to April 27, 1864, when he was honorably discharged for disability. Norris J. Frink, of Marshall, went out with the company as second lieutenant, but resigned October, 1863, and later re-entered the service as captain in the Twenty-eighth Infantry. Abner Van Dyke, of Marshall, entered the service August 19, 1862, as a private in Company A, February 7, 1864; he was made first lieutenant in the One Hundred and Second U. S. Colored Infantry. The Twenty-fifth left Kalamazoo September 29, 1862, for Louisville, Kentucky, at which time the Confederate army under General Bragg was threatening the capture of that city. During the winter and spring of 1862 and 1863 it was on provost duty at Bowling Green and at Louisville. One of the most notable of the minor engagements of the war was the repulse on July 4, 1863, of General John H. Morgan's division, estimated as 3,000 strong, by five companies of the Twenty-fifth under command of Colonel Moore. In the early morning General Morgan sent an officer under a flag of truce demanding an "immediate and unconditional surrender" of the Federal forces. Colonel Moore, who had selected, at Gibb's bend, and fortified, an admirable position for defense, met the officer bearing the demand and said to him: "Present my compliments to General Morgan and say to him that this being the Fourth of July I cannot entertain the proposition to surrender." After three and one-half hours of fighting Morgan withdraw, leaving as many dead and wounded on the field as the Michigan commander had men. Twenty-two commissioned Confederate officers were among the killed and wounded, two of the dead being field officers. The number of killed and wounded Confederates was equal to the whole number of Federals engaged. The Michigan commander and his men received for their gallant conduct the thanks of the commander of the Ninth Army Corps published in General Orders. The Twenty-fifth though enduring many hardships and privations, did good service in East Tennessee during the terribly cold winter of 1863-64. The regiment as part of the Twenty-fifth Army Corps participated in the Atlanta campaign. It was with the troops that confronted the Confederate General Hood in the battle of Franklin and in the advance upon and repulse at Nashville. After the utter defeat and overthrow of Hood's army at Franklin and Nashville, the Twenty-fifth with the Twenty-third Army Corps under General Schofield was transferred to North Carolina and was with the army under Sherman when the Confederate forces under General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered at the village of Durham in that state. June 24, 1865, it was mustered out at Salisbury, North Carolina. July 2, arrived at Jackson, Michigan, where it was paid off and disbanded. Total enrollment, 1,008. Killed in action, 23. Died of wounds, 17. Died in Confederate prisons, 2. Died of disease, 126. Discharged for disability (wounds and disease), 157. The following, as nearly as could be obtained, is an accurate list of those who served from Calhoun county in the Twenty-fifth regiment. |
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Acker, Perry. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Died of disease, June 8, 1863. Adcock, or Hadcock, George. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Jan. 15, 1864. Deserted, April 19, 1866. Allen, William. Company A. Enlisted at Eckford, Jan. 5, 1864. Discharged, July 18, 1865. |
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Berger, David F. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Discharged, May 24, 1865. Blake, Hiram, or Homer. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Blodgett, Joseph P. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 9, 1862. Discharged, July 8, 1865. Brand, Benjamin E. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Brand, Jeremiah. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Died of disease, Jan. 16, 1863. Brainard, John H. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Brewer, John. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 22, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Brown, Benjamin F. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Discharged, July 3, 1865. Brown, Orlando. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Sergeant, Sept. 12, 1864. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Bugbee, Orange. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 10, 1862. Entered service at organization as First Lieutenant. Discharged for disability, April 27, 1864. Burns, Henry S. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Corporal, 1864. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Burt, Charles D. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 7, 1862. Discharged, June 30, 1865. Bush, Andrew. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 4, 1862. Prisoner from January 22, to April 16, 1864. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. |
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Campbell, Robert C. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 4, 1862. Deserted, Feb. 19, 1863. Carr, James. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 8, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Chapin, David S. Company A. Enlisted at Marengo, Aug. 22, 1862. Corporal. Died in service, Jan. 7, 1864. Chase, Frank W. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Corporal, 1863. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Clark, Gilbert S. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 6, 1862. Died of disease, Feb. 9, 1868. Collins, Edward H. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Accidentally shot while on duty at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 8, 1862. Crocker, Orlando. Company A. Enlisted at Eckford, Aug. 5, 1862. Died of disease, Nov. 19, 1862. Cruse, William. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Cummings, Alexander. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Discharged for disability, Feb. 21, 1863. Curtis, Elias E. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 14, 1862. Died of disease, Feb. 11, 1863. Cushman, George. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 14, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. |
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Ely, Orville S. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Discharged, Nov. 11, 1865.
Fairchild, Uriah. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Fry, Silas. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Gregory, Newton V. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Discharged on account of disability, June 24, 1865. Sergeant, May 11, 1865. Griffin, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 1, 1862. Discharged for disability, June 13, 1863. |
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Hurd, William H. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Died in service, Jan. 18, 1863. Huss, or Hess, John. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Died in service, March 19, 1863.
Kebler, Henry. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 14, 1862. Deserted, Jan. 7, 1863. Kelley, Abraham. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 2, 1862. Died, Aug. 1, 1864 of wounds received in action, June 27, 1864. Kelley, James. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 9, 1862. Prisoner from Jan. 22, 1864 to April 16, 1864. Kennedy, Cicero B. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Sergeant Sept. 12, 1862. Died, Feb. 1, 1863. Kincaid, James D. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Corporal, Feb. 20, 1864. Wounded in the battle of Resaca, Ga. Mustered out, Jan. 24, 1865. |
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Lynn, Silas H. Company. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 13, 1862. Sergeant. Wounded in action at Resaca, Ga., 1864. Discharged, May 11, 1865.
McCarty, Thomas. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 9, 1862. Discharged, Feb. 17, 1863. McKinney, Mortimer. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 4, 1862. Discharged for disability, May 13, 1863. Martin, Richard. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 9, 1862. Died in service; Jan. 31, 1863. Mead, Watson B. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug 92, 1862. Principal musician, Sept. 10, 1863. Discharged, May 19, 1865. Morey, Thomas. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 11, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Morris, Charles A. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 22, 1862. Discharged, Dec. 3, 1865.
North, Eben. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 15, 1862. Deserted, Feb. 17, 1863. North, Seneca. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 13, 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps, Jan. 15, 1864.
Ogden, Ardy. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Sept. 6, 1862. Sergeant, Nov. 1, 1864. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. |
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Perkins, Silas. Company O. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 13, 1862. Corporal. Died in service, Jan. 24, 1863. Pierce, Cyrus A. Company E. Enlisted at Battle Creek, Aug. 13, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Pike, Orlando. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 12, 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps, July 20, 1863. Pratt, Charles B. Entered service from Marshall in Company A as Captain, Aug. 10, 1862. Discharged, Aug. 10, 1865. Prabasco, Maryhlin. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Discharged for disability, May 9, 1863. Putnam, Bela. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Discharged for disability, May 4, 1863.
Reardon, Dennis W. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1863. Corporal, 1862. Sergeant, 1863. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Rogers, Nelson. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, 1862. Discharged Oct. 16, 1862, for disability. Rose, George H. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Discharged, May 30, 1865. Ryan, William, Jr. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Jan. 5, 1864. Discharged, June 19, 1865. |
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Seger, Cornelius. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 7, 1862. Discharged for disability, Feb. 28, 1863. Spotts, Daniel S. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 5, 1862. Mustered out, Jan. 24, 1865. Stephan, Timothy M. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 18, 1862. Deserted. Story, Charles. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 14, 1862. Discharged for disability, Dec. 2, 1864. Swart, Victor D. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 9, 1862. Sykes, Henry J. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865.
Taylor, Amos B. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Corporal. Discharged for disability. Terry, Oscar. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 14, 1862. Died in service, Jan. 21, 1863. Tower, William H. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 18, 1862. Died in service, Jan. 19, 1863. |
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Van Dyke, Abner. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 19, 1862. Sergeant, 1862. Sergeant Major, June 19, 1863. First Lieutenant Colored Infantry, Feb. 7, 1864. Resigned, Aug. 31, 1864. Van Wic, William. Company A. Enlisted from Lee, Aug. 14, 1862. Died, Aug. 16, 1864 of wounds received in action.
Warner, John F. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Corporal, 1862. Sergeant, 1863. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Warrington, William G. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Died, July 11, 1864 of wounds received in action. Watts, Reason. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 11, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Welles, Charles W. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 9, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Wells, William O. Company A. Enlisted at Homer, Aug. 7, 1862. Discharged, June 7. 1865. Whittaker, Van Ransler. Company A. Enlisted at Fredonia, Aug. 12, 1862. Discharged for disability, May 8, 1863. Wicks, Chauncy C. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 14, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. Wicks, James B. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 22, 1862. Discharged for disability, Nov. 16, 1862. Wicks, James D. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Jan. 5, 1864. Discharged, April 22, 1866, having been transferred to Co. A 28th Inft., June 15, 1865.
Yourex, William J. Company A. Enlisted at Marshall, Aug. 12, 1862. Mustered out, June 24, 1865. |
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