Raised in Paw Paw, Michigan, Company C, 70th New York Infantry, left Paw Paw for New York City on June 13, 1861, from which they were sent to Statten Island and there mustered into the United States service on June 30, 1861. The Company remained on Statten Island until July 23, 1861, at which time they received orders to leave for Washington, DC, where they arrived July 24, 1861. The Regiment then went into camp on Meridian Heights.April 16, 1862 they took part in the siege of Yorktown and on the evacuation of the city by the Confederates they were ordered to Williamsburg where they arrived May 5, 1862 and immediately became engaged with Southern forces, suffering very severely, losing 8 men killed and 23 wounded and missing.
They participated in the engagement of Fair Oaks, again losing very heavily. They then remained in front of White House, doing picket duty and skirmishing until June 26, 1862, when they were again ordered to the front, taking part in the Peninsular Campaign and serving gallantly in several engagements. The Regiment was badly cut up at Bristo Station and Bull Run, then took part in Burnside's disastrous attack at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. They were then ordered to follow General Lee's Army as they started North through Maryland.
They arrived at Gettysburg in time to take part in the 3 day's battle fighting there, being assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division of the 3rd Army Corps, commanded by Major General Daniel E. Sickles.
They remained with this Corps until April of 1864, when, on consolidation of the 2nd and 3rd Corps, they became a part of the 2nd Brigade, 4th Division of the 2nd Army Corps taking part in the battles of Wapping Heights, Kelly's Ford, the Mine Run Campaign and Locust Grove.
On May 6, 1864 they entered on the Grant Campaign, being engaged at the Wilderness May 5,6 and 7th, Spottsylvania, May 8 to the 21st, North Anna River May 22nd to the 26th, Tolopotomy May 27th to the 31st, Cold Harbor June 1st to the 12th, Siege of Petersburg until July 7, 1864, when they were mustered out of the United States service, the veterans and recruits being assigned to the 86th Regiment of New York Infantry.
| NAME | HOME | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Abrams, James E. | Paw Paw | 20 |
| Alden, Justin V. | Breedsville | 25 |
| Barber, John W. | Paw Paw | n/a |
| Barnum, Alfred | Paw Paw | 18 |
| Barnum, John H. | Decatur | n/a |
| Beals, George W. | Schoolcraft | 21 |
| Beals, Henry | Schoolcraft | 22 |
| Beckett, William | Paw Paw | 24 |
| Branch, Elam | Lawrence | n/a |
| Briggs, David | Hamilton | 24 |
| Brown, Henry R. | Wagoner | n/a |
| Brown, Stephen F. | Waverly | 20 |
| Bullard, William H. | Paw Paw | 19 |
| Burnham, Horatio | Lawton | 22 |
| Burson, Aaron | Schoolcraft | 22 |
| Burson, James M. | Schoolcraft | 25 |
| Butler, Cyrus H. | Decatur | n/a |
| Carney, Edward | Paw Paw | 25 |
| Carroll, William H. | Paw Paw | 39 |
| Case, Harvey S. | Decatur | 25 |
| Chaffee, Thoms J. | Waverly | 21 |
| Chamberlain, Henry | Decatur | 36 |
| Chapman, Emery | Schoolcraft | 21 |
| Chavilier, John F. | Decatur | n/a |
| Clark, James | Almens | n/a |
| Clark, Thomas | Alemna | 29 |
| Constable, William | Paw Paw | n/a |
| Coon, Carlton | Paw Paw | n/a |
| Covey, Armand J. | Waverly | 21 |
| Covey, Hiram F. | Waverly | n/a |
| Crandall, Henry | Keeler | 21 |
| Craw, Joseph W. | Hartford | n/a |
| Crockett, Charles S. | Decatur | n/a |
| Crofoot, Edward J. | Paw Paw | 23 |
| Cummings, Adelbert W. | Paw Paw | n/a |
| Decker, Draper | Lawrence | 28 |
| Dedrick, Phillip C. | Lawrence | 23 |
| Derimo, Nelson L. | Grand Haven | 25 |
| Dutton, Leonard | Decatur | 37 |
| Edmonds, Alvah | Schoolcraft | 20 |
| Emerling, Anthony | Paw Paw | 32 |
| Emery, John | Paw Paw | n/a |
| Fertig, Andrew N. | Paw Paw | 24 |
| Fitzsimmons, Philip | Paw Paw | n/a |
| Foot, Morris J. | Schoolcraft | n/a |
| Garver, Samuel | Lawton | 20 |
| Goodell, George B. | Allegan | 22 |
| Gorham, Allen | Almena | 33 |
| Harrison, Alexander M. | Paw Paw | 21 |
| Hartman, Jeremiah | Hamilton | 20 |
| Hayes, Richard | Paw Paw | 24 |
| Hinckley, Gilman | Antwerp | 21 |
| Hodges, Herrick | Lawrence | 22 |
| Holt, Benjamin | Paw Paw | 30 |
| House, Edward E. | Paw Paw | n/a |
| Hugo, William H. | Paw Paw | n/a |
| Hurlbert, Nathan | Waverly | 25 |
| Johnson, Frank | Schoolcraft | 24 |
| Karney, Edward | Decatur | n/a |
| Kilburn, William H. | Paw Paw | n/a |
| Knapp, Orrin C. | Brady | 22 |
| Lamphere, Albert H. | Paw Paw | 24 |
| Lewis, William | Paw Paw | 21 |
| Lewis, William H. | Hartford | 24 |
| Longwell, James M. | Paw Paw | 30 |
| McDonald, William | Decatur | n/a |
| McGhan, Porter H. | Decatur | 21 |
| McGill, Florence | Paw Paw | n/a |
| McKinstry, Robert | Schoolcraft | 22 |
| McMann, James | Schoolcraft | 20 |
| Maybee, Moses H. | Schoolcraft | 19 |
| Melvin, Frederick | Bloomingdale | 25 |
| Miner, Charles W. | Paw Paw | 18 |
| Moon, Alvah F. | Decatur | n/a |
| Moore, Charles W. | Paw Paw | 22 |
| Myers, Henry B. | Decatur | 27 |
| Newcomb, Seth B. | Almena | 32 |
| Nightingale, William H. | Pine Grove | 19 |
| Parliman, Byron | Paw Paw | 21 |
| Parrish, Heman S. | Lawton | 20 |
| Patrick, Dexter D. | Almena | 19 |
| Perry, Stephen W. | Decatur | 29 |
| Price, William H. | Paw Paw | 19 |
| Place, Williard | Hamilton | 24 |
| Priest, Albert | Decatur | 21 |
| Putnam, Ira W. | Hamilton | 25 |
| Reese, Henry | Porter | 21 |
| Remalia, Stephen | Almena | 34 |
| Rickard, John | Paw Paw | 44 |
| Robb, Elias | Lawrence | 21 |
| Robinson, Lyman | Paw Paw | 21 |
| Rogers, Don Carlos | Decatur | n/a |
| Roundy, Averill J. | Lawrence | 24 |
| Rowe, Daniel W. | Lawrence | 19 |
| Ryan, Michael | Paw Paw | 21 |
| Saunders, Silas | Paw Paw | 34 |
| Saxton, Hiram G. | Paw Paw | 27 |
| Sherman, Walter L. | Decatur | 22 |
| Sirine, Art | Paw Paw | 24 |
| Sirine, John | Paw Paw | 21 |
| Sprague, John | Schoolcraft | 21 |
| Story, Parker C. | Schoolcraft | 21 |
| Swift, Francis M. | Decatur | 25 |
| Teale, Charles W. | Paw Paw | 34 |
| Timmons, Lewis G. | Keeler | 24 |
| Tucker, Augustus B. | Breedsville | 20 |
| Van Fleet, William | Lawrence | 23 |
| Van Ostran, Clare E. | Hartford | 25 |
| Walrath, Byron | Paw Paw | 21 |
| Whitehead, William | Paw Paw | 19 |
| Williams, John W. | Paw Paw | 30 |
| Winsor, Oscar F. | Decatur | 21 |
| Worthington, Mark | Schoolcraft | 21 |
| Total Enrollment | 112 |
| Killed in Action | 14 |
| Died of Wounds | 3 |
| Died in Confederate Prisons | 0 |
| Died of Disease | 6 |
| Discharged from Wounds | 27 |
| Total Casualty Rate...... | 44.6% |
Copyright © 1995, Don Harvey, Revised 15 January 1998