Civil War Soldiers

of

Mecosta County

Name

Enlistment Residence Age Date Location Rank-Unit

Discharge Date Location

Remarks

Frederick L.	Barker	Mecosta County	19	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF	07/05/65	Jeffersonville IN.	Reenlisted SGT Brandy Station VA 12/24/63. WIA Wilderness VA 05/05/64, Transferred Co. I 5^th MI INF 06/10/64 1^st. SGT 2LT 08/12/64. 1LT Co. H 5^th MI INF 11/02/64. CPT 02/04/65. Enlistment discharge.
Nathan	Bragg	Mecosta County	30	12/26/61	Mecosta County	SGT Co. H 15^th MI INF	07/28/62	Detroit	Disability discharge.
Solomon	Bragg	Mecosta County	34	01/12/62	Mecosta County	PVT Co. H 15^th MI INF			Died of disease Keokuk IA 06/20/62. Buried Shiloh National Cemetery.
Charles	Buehel	Mecosta County	35	05/23/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. C 3^rd MI INF	04/28/63.	Washington DC	Disability discharge.
Thomas	Byers	Newaygo County	25	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. H 3^rd MI INF	07/05/65	Jeffersonville IN	Reenlisted 12/24/63. Transferred to Co. A 5^th MI INF 06/10/64. Enlistment discharge.
Frederick	Chapin					CPL BAT B 4^th US ART
Isaac W.	Clifton		26	11/02/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. D MI ENGRS & MECHS	09/22/65	Nashville TN	Reenlisted Chat-tanooga TN 01/03/64.
Jacob O.	Coburn	Big Rapids	30	09/08/62	Big Rapids	CPL Co. I 6th MI CAV			QM SGT 07/01/63. POW Charlestown WV 11/18/63. Died in prison Hospital No. 21 Richmond VA 01/14/64. Buried Richmond National Cemetery.
George	Cochran	Mecosta County	21	01/31/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF			WIA Groveton VA Died of wounds 08/29/62. Burial site unknown.
Oren H.	Coleman	Big Rapids	24	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF	06/20/64	Detroit	Enlistment discharge.
Peter	Conners	Mecosta County	32	09/20/61	Richmond	PVT Co D 2^nd MI CAV	10/22/64	Nashville TN	Enlistment discharge.
Benjamin	Cook	Mecosta County	20	08/11/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. A 6^th MI CAV			Deserted Grand Rapids 11/001/62.
Lyman A.	Crandall	Newaygo County	20	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF			Deserted 12/23/63.
George W.	Crane	Mecosta County	44	08/31/64	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. I 11^th MI CAV	06/16/65	Knoxville TN	Enlistment discharge.
James	Crane	Mecosta County	19	08/28/62	Grand Rapids	PVT CO. A 6^th MI CAV	O6/21/65	Fort Leaven- worth KS	Enlistment discharge.
Joseph	Crane	Mecosta County	20	08/28/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. A 6^th MI CAV	O6/21/65	Fort Leaven- worth KS	Enlistment discharge.
William	Dalziel	Mecosta County	27	07/23/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. A 6^th MI CAV			POW Trevillian Station 06/11/64. Died Ander-sonville Prison 08/10/64. Buried Andersonville National Cemetery.
William	Davenport	Newaygo County	39	08/10/63	Newaygo County	CPL C0. A 10^th MI CAV	11/11/65	Memphis TN	Enlistment discharge.
Lawrence	Dean		41	08/31/64	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. I 11^th MI CAV	06/16/65	Knoxville TN	WIA and taken prisoner Sandy Ridge VA 10/04/64. Enlistment discharge.
William Wallace	Dickinson	Newaygo County	30	05/13//61	Grand Rapids	SGT Co. K 3^rd MI INF	01/24/63	Washington DC	Disability dis-charge. Reenlisted 2LT Co. A 10^th MI CAV 07/13/63. Injured in accident 03/15/64 Knoxville TN. Promoted 1LT 01/05/65. Acting Commissary of Subsistence First Brigade, First Cavalry Division 06/--/65. Mustered out Memphis TN 11/11/65.
Harvey	Doney	Big Rapids	28	02/29/64	Big Rapids	PVT Co. M 3^rd MI CAV			Died of disease Brownsville AR 09/09/64. Burial site unknown.
William S.	Doyle	Big Rapids	32	08/11/62	Big Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF			WIA Chancel-lorsville VA 05/03/63. Died Lincoln Hospital Washington DC of typhoid fever 1015/63. Buried Soldiers and Sailors Home Cemetery Washing-ton D C.
Cyrus M.	Duncan	Mecosta County	30	09/20/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. F 2^nd MI CAV	06/20/62	Farmington MS	Disability discharge.
Daniel W.	Dutcher	Mecosta County	31	10/11/62	Big Rapids	PVT Co. I 6^th MI CAV	11/24/65	Fort Leaven- worth KS	Enlistment discharge.
Henry	Escott	Big Rapids	25	07/24/64	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. D 21^st MI INF	07/13/65	Detroit	WIA 03/08/65. Enlistment discharge.
Henry C.	Evarts	Mecosta County	28	10/08/61	Mecosta County	PVT Co. I 3^rd MI CAV			Reenlisted as SGT La Grange TN 01/19/64. Accepted commission 2LT 4^th US COL CAV 03/24/65.
John	Fenning	Big Rapids	27	09/20/62	Big Rapids	PVT Co. I 6^th MI CAV	11/24/65	Fort Leaven-worth KS.	POW Charlestown WV 11/18/63. Rejoined unit 06/10/65. Enlistment discharge.
Sydney	Fox	Mecosta County	22	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF			Died of pneumonia Chesapeake General Hospital Fortress Monroe VA 10/20/62. Buried Fortress Monroe Cemetery.
Charles	Franklin	Big Rapids	33	09/05/62	Big Rapids	PVT Co. I 6^th MI CAV			POW Charlestown WV 11/18/63. Died in prison hospital Richmond VA 01/14/64. Buried Richmond National Cemetery
Alexander	French	Big Rapids	18	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF			WIA Groveton, VA 08/29/62. Finger amputated. CPL 09/--/62. Awarded Kearny Cross for Valor 05/27/63. WIA Mine Run VA 11/21/63. Died Military Hospital Alex-andria VA 12/05/63. Buried Alexandria National Cemetery.
George	French	Big Rapids	26	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	CPL Co. K 3^rd MI INF	06/20/64	Detroit	Promoted SGT Enlistment discharge.
Orrin T.	Fuller	Big Rapids	19	02/22/62	Brooks	PVT Co. E 3^rd MI CAV	08/02/62	Detroit	Disability discharge.
William W.	Gardner	Big Rapids	28	09/09/62	Big Rapids	PVT Co. I 6^th MI CAV	08/17/64		Disability discharge.
Samuel	Garzo	Mecosta County	32	09/19/61	Richmond	PVT Co. D 2^nd MI CAV			Transferred to Invalid Corps 01/15/64.
John M.	Gibson	Big Rapids	24	09/12/63	Big Rapids	PVT Co. A 10^th MI CAV	11/11/65	Memphis TN	Enlistment discharge.
John	Golder	Newaygo County	24	03/29/65		PVT Co. E 15^th MI INF			Drafted from Barton Township. Deserted Louisville KY 06/18/65.
Benjamin	Gooch	Mecosta County	30	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT C0. K 3^rd MI INF	06/20/64	Detroit	Regimental Flag Color Bearer. WIA twice Fair Oaks VA 05/31/62. WIA Second Bull Run 08/29/62. WIA Gettysburg PA 07/02/63. CPL Sep. 1862. Enlistment discharge.
Thomas	Gorman	Big Rapids	18	10/01/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. B 6^th MI CAV	01/25/63	Washington D.C.	Transferred to Co. D. Enlistment discharge.
Nathan	Green	Big Rapids	19	11/11/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. B 6^th MI CAV	03/17/64	Washington D.C.	Transferred to Co. D. Disability discharge.
Jacob	Haist	Big Rapids	19	09/08/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. B 6^th MI CAV	11/24/65	Fort Leavan- worth KS.	Transferred to Co. D. CPL 04/01/64. SGT 07/01/65. Enlistment discharge.
William	Hanton	Big Rapids	30	08/24/63	Big Rapids	PVT Co. A 10^th MI CAV	11/11/65.	Memphis TN	Promoted CPL. Enlistment discharge.
Luther C.	Haskins	Big Rapids	31	09/06/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. I 6^th MI CAV			Hospitalized Detroit. No further record.
Edward	Haslam	Mecosta County	28	09/09/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. C 2^nd MI CAV	11/22/64	Nashville TN	Enlistment discharge.
James D.	Havens	Big Rapids	21	09/24/62	Grand Rapids	PVT. Co. I 6^th MI CAV			Deserted Grand Rapids 11/20/62.
Charles G.	Hunt	Big Rapids	18	10/09/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. F MI ENGRS & MECHS	11/31/64	Atlanta GA	Enlistment discharge.
Stewart	Ives	Big Rapids	17	09/07/61	Grand Rapids	1^ST LT Co. E 3^rd MI CAV	11/10/64		CPT Co. M 07/12/62. Brevet MAJ & Brevet LT COL 03/13/65 for gallant and meritorious service. Enlistment discharge.
Andrew J.	Johnson	Newaygo County	23	04/28/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. H 3^rd MI INF			Promoted CPL. Transferred to Invalid Corps 02/15/64.
George B.	Jones	Mecosta County	19	02/22/62	Newaygo County	PVT C0. E 3^rd MI CAV	02/12/66	San Antonio TX	Transferred to Co. M 03/--64. Reenlisted Big Rapids 03/15/64. Enlistment discharge.
John	Keinberger	Mecosta County	44	02/28/64	Big Rapids	PVT Co. M 3^rd MI CAV	08/26/66	Fort Mackinac	Transferred to Fourth Indepen-dent Company Veteran Reserve Corps
William P.	Leggett	Big Rapids	30	08/24/63	Big Rapids	SGT Co. A 10^th MI CAV	06/05/65	Louisville KY	Enlistment discharge.
George W.	Logan	Big Rapids	24	11/02/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. D MI ENGRS & MECHS	11/22/65	Nashville TN	Reenlisted Chatta- nooga TN 02/10/64. Promoted CPL 06/07/65. Enlistment discharge.
Charles	Lovesey	Mecosta County	28	09/08/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. B 6^th MI CAV			Last name may be Lorsey. Transferred to Co. D. KIA Falling Waters MD 07/14/63. Burial site unknown.
William	Lowe	Big Rapids	35	09/20/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. B 6^th MI CAV	01/18/64	Washington D.C.	Transferred to Co. D. Disability discharge.
John	McAlister	Mecosta County	27	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF			Reenlisted as SGT Brandy Station VA 12/24/63. Died of disease Camp Lee Grand Rapids 02/05/64. Buried Oak Hill Cemetery Grand Rapids.
Duncan	McLelland	Big Rapids	31	09/06/62	Big Rapids	WAGON-ER Co. I 6^th MI CAV	11/24/65	Fort Leavan- worth KS	Promoted Saddler 12/02/62. Enlistment discharge.
Joseph	Miller	Newaygo County	30	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. C 3^rd MI INF			POW Mine Run VA 11/30/63. Died Andersonville Prison 06/07/64. Buried Andersonville National Cemetery.
Robert	Minor	Big Rapids	25	07/31/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. A 6^th MI CAV	06/25/65	Fort Levan- worth KS	Enlistment discharge.
James H.	Misner	Mecosta County	21	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF	07//05/65	Jeffersonville IN	Reenlisted 12/24/63 Brandy Station VA. Transferred to Co. I 5^th Mi Inf. 06/10/64. Enlistment discharge.
Robert	Misner	Mecosta County	27	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF	01/13/63	Philadelphia PA	Promoted CPL. Disability discharge.
John	Mitchell		29	08/31/64	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. I 11^th MI CAV	06/16/65	Knoxville TN	Enlistment discharge.
William H.	Mitchell	Big Rapids	19	09/08/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. B 6^th MI CAV	07/10/65	Fort Leaven- worth KS	Reported in Co. D. Enlistment discharge.
George W.	Montague	Mecosta County	22	03/16/65		PVT Co. F 15^th MI INF	08/26/65	Little Rock AR	Drafted from Green Township. Died 08/26/65. Buried Memphis National Cemetery.
William P.	Montonye	Big Rapids	26	02/22/62	Newaygo	PVT Co. E 3^rd MI CAV	06/17/65	Baton Rouge LA	POW 08/19/63 vicinity Grenada MS. Paroled 12/26/64. Enlistment discharge,
Robert A.	Moon	Big Rapids	30	09/01/62	Grand Rapids	1^ST LT Co. I 6^th MI CAV	11/24/65	Fort Levan- worth KS	POW Charlestown WV 10/13/63. Returned to unit 05/09,65. Enlistment discharge.
Moses	Mosher	Mecosta County	19	02/05/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF	02/06/63	Philadelphia PA	Disability discharge.
Casius M.	Nethaway	Mecosta County	18	09/01/64	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. D 3^rd MI INF			Died Bull’s Run Gap TN 04/22/65. Burial site unknown.
Marcellus	Nethaway	Mecosta County	27	08/10/63	Mecosta County	CM SGT Co. A 10^th MI CAV	11/11/65	Memphis TN	Promoted 1SGT. Enlistment discharge.
Edwin	Nicolson	Big Rapids	23	09/06/62	Big Rapids	PVT Co. I 6^th MI CAV			POW Charlestown, WV 11/18/63. Died Andersonville Prison 04/02/64. Buried Andersonville National Cemetery.
Martin	Rens	Big Rapids	30	08/11/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. A 6^TH MI CAV	06/21/65	Fort Levan- worth KS	Enlistment discharge.
Cyrus T.	Richardson	Big Rapids	25	08/15/64	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. L MI ENGRS & MECHS	06/06/65	Washington D.C.	Enlistment discharge.
William	Riley	Big Rapids	25	11/23/63	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. A 10^th MI CAV			Deserted Grand Rapids 11/18/63.
Franklin S.	Robbins	Mecosta County	21	04/30/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. F 3^rd MI INF	04/21/63	Baltimore MD	Disability discharge.
John	Rupert	Mecosta County	18			PVT Co. C 4^th MI CAV			KIA Irwinville GA 05/10/65. Buried Andersonville National Cemetery.
Frederick	Scriver	Big Rapids	24	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF			KIA Groveton VA 08/29/62. Burial site unknown.
Harvey K.	Seeley	Big Rapids	18	10/11/62	Grand Rapids	PVT C0. B 6^th MI CAV			POW Trevillian Station VA 06/11/64. Died Andersonville Prison 06/11/64. Buried Andersonville National Cemetery.
John W.	Sharpes	Mecosta County	18	09/01/64	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. D 3^rd MI INF			Died of disease Murfeesboro TN 01/13/65. Buried Murfees-boro National Cemetery.
John W.	Shaw	Big Rapids	36	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF	01/10/63	Camp Pitcher VA	Disability discharge.
Thomas	Shaw	Newaygo County	49	08/22/63	Green Township	PVT Co. A 10^th MI CAV	11/11/65	Memphis TN	Promoted Hospital Steward 09/21/64. Promoted Assistant Surgeon 08/17/65. Enlistment discharge.
Thomas R.	Shaw	Mecosta County	20	07/3062	Grand Rapids	CHIEF BUGLER Co. A 6^th MI CAV	11/07/65	Fort Leaven- worth KS	Enlistment discharge.
Gardner	Simonds	Big Rapids	22	09/06/62	Big Rapids	PVT Co. I 6^th MI CAV	10/11/65	Fort Leaven- worth KS	Taken prisoner Gettys- burg PA. Rejoined unit 11/--/63. Enlistment discharge.
Henry J.	Simonds	Big Rapids	18	09/08/62	Big Rapids	PVT Co. I 6^th MI CAV	07/10/65	Fort Leaven- worth KS	Enlistment discharge.
Elias A.	Snyder	Big Rapid	22	05/13/61	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 3^rd MI INF			Died of disease Alexandria VA 12/27/61. Burial site unknown.
Daniel E.	Stearns	Big Rapids	17	02/22/62		PVT Co. E 6^th MI CAV	02/12/66	San Antonio TX	CPL 12/15/63. Reported in Co. M 12/ /64. Reenlisted 03/15/64 at Big Rapids. QM SGT 03/15/64. 1SGT 07/18/64. 2LT 10/24/64. 1LT 01/02/65. 1LT & ADJ 06/11/65. Enlistment discharge.
Henry W.	Strauss	Big Rapids	18	02/29/64	Big Rapids	PVT Co. M 3^rd MI CAV			Died Saint Louis MO 04/04/64. Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Francis O.	Vandersluis	Big Rapids	24	07/29/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. L 6^th MI CAV	06/12/65	Washington D.C.	Enlistment discharge.
Francis	Velaire	Big Rapids	24	09/08/62	Big Rapids	PVT Co. I 6^th MI CAV			Deserted Grand Rapids 11/09/62.
Simon G.	Webster	Big Rapids	20	02/29/64	Grand Rapids	QM SGT Co. M 3^rd MI CAV	10/06/65	New Orleans LA	Enlistment discharge.
George W.	Wilkins	Big Rapids	33	02/29/64	Big Rapids	PVT Co. M 3^rd MI CAV			Died Saint Louis MO 03/27/64. Buried Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Edward L.	Williams	Big Rapids	40	08/09/62	Big Rapids	SGT Co. I 6^th MI CAV			KIA Cedar Creek VA 10/19/64. Buried Winchester National Cemetery.
John C.	Wilman	Big Rapids	25	08/18/62	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. B 5^th MI CAV	03/16/65	Detroit	Enlistment discharge.
William	Woodard	Mecosta County	44	03/18/65	Grand Rapids	PVT Co. K 6^th MI CAV			Died of disease Fort Leavenworth KS 10/08/65. Buried Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.

General Notes: 1. Disability discharge implies soldier left service due to injury or illness.

2. Enlistment discharge means that soldier’s term of enlistment had expired.

3. KIA Killed In Action

4. MIA Missing In Action.

5. WIA Wounded In Action.

6. POW Prisoner of War.

7. All locations in Michigan unless noted.