William M. Fenton

William M. Fenton

Colonel, 8th Michigan Infantry

William M. Flint, Michigan. Entered service with the 8th Infantry at its organization as Colonel, August 7, 1861, for 3 years of service at age 50. Commanding 1st Brigade, 1st Division of U.S. Forces on James Island, South Carolina Carolina, to July 1862. Commanding 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the 9th Army Corps from October 1862 to March 1863. Contracted a serious illness and resigned and was honorably discharged on March 15, 1863.

Submitted by Ken Seger

Fenton, Michigan


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