Peter Dibean
(Listed as Peter Dibeau in the Michigan records)
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Peter was from Oakland County, Michigan, enlisted August 23, 1861, at Fort Wayne in Detroit, Michigan, for 3 years at the age of 48. He took the muster oath on August 28, 1861. He was discharged for disability at Fort Ward, Virginia, on September 24, 1862. In November 1862 he then enlisted in the 8th Michigan Cavalry, serving in both Company "C" and "D". It was while serving in the 8th Michigan Cavalry in Georgia on the "Stoneman Raid", August 3, 1863, that he was taken prisoner and later confined to the infamous Andersonville Prison. He remained a prisoner at Andersonville Prison until December 1864 when he was released, probably with a pardon. He returned to Pontiac Michigan about January 1, 1865. When he was released from Andersonville he weighed only 68 pounds and was not able to walk and had to be carried home from the train station, as affidavits in his Civil War Pension File testify to. At the time of his release he was ill with various diseases that were prevalent at the time. On January 14, 1865, Peter died at his home in Pontiac, Oakland County. He was buried on January 16, 1865, in the Mt Hope Catholic Cemetery in Pontiac. His Civil War Headstone has his name spelled Peter Dibion. As a result of Peter's diseases being passed on to other family members, his wife, Mary Till, died on February 4, 1865, and a daughter, Julia, died on March 13, 1865. The remainder of the family was then placed with other families or other family members.
(Narrative history by Jack Dibean)
e-mail: dibeanjack@juno.com
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