Berrien County In The |
In the mid-1800s, the United States had grown apart. Since the beginning
of the colonies more than 100 years earlier, two regions of the country had
developed in very different ways.
They were not the same for many reasons, but
the rising tension was starting to tear the nation apart. By 1860, after years
of compromise on several issues, war could no longer be avoided.
The time of
peace and unity would be shattered by the American Civil War.
Berrien County Civil War Soldiers
Name | Enlistment Date | Age | Place of Enlistment | Alliance | Company | Added notes |
Abley, Fred Olin | 1 August 1861 | 31 | Niles | Union | 6th Infantry Reg. Co. A | |
Andrew, Henry | 16 Feb 1865 | 22 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 5td Cav Mich. Reg. -Rank Pvt | died of disease - 29 June 1865, Jefferson Barracks, MO. |
Bays, Richard | 26 August 1864 | 32 | Kalamazoo | Union | Pvt - Co A 24td Inf. Reg. Mich. | resided at Three Oaks, Michigan |
Bennett, Gustin | 25 Feb 1864 | Indiana | Union | Pvt. - Co H Ind 9th Inf | resided at Three Oaks, Michigan | |
Bock, Thomas | 4 January 1864 | 44 | Three Oaks | Union | Pvt - Co.H 1st Inf. Colored Reg. Mich | |
Bohnankamp, Francis | 20 August 1861 | 18 | Three Oaks | Union | Pvt - Co K 6td Mich Inf. Reg | |
Brace, James | 12 August 1861 | 18 | Three Oaks | Union | Pvt - Co K 6td Mich Inf. Reg | |
Bradley, Thomas | 9 Oct 1861 | 42 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks, Michigan |
Brockway, Oliver | 22 February 1864 | 31 | Three Oaks | Union | Co A 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks, Michigan |
Brong, Charles E | 23 October 1861 | 32 | Buchanan | Union | Co C 12td Inf Reg Mich. | |
Broom, Thomas | 17 November 1861 | 26 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks, Michigan |
Casey, John | 2 January 1864 | 18 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Clark, Charles | 4 February 1864 | 18 | Three Oaks | Union | Co D 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Cole, Peter | 4 January 1864 | 20 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Collins, Kellison | 9 August 1862 | 18 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks, Michigan |
Collins, Usher | 10 February 1864 | 23 | Three Oaks | Union | Co C 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks, Michigan |
Cook, Amos | 23 February 1865 | 24 | Three Oaks | Union | Co C 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Cox, Robert | 4 Jan 1864 | 20 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Dale,William | 2 September 1861 | 20 | St. Joseph | Union | 3rd Cavalry Reg. Co. L | |
Edson, William | 9 Feb 1865 | 33 | Three Oaks | Union | Co C 12td Inf Reg Mich | died of disease - 8 Aug 1865; Camden, AR |
Enos, Bud | 10 May 1861 | 22 | Kalamazoo | Union | Co K 2nd Inf Reg Mich | died of disease 24 Jan 1863 in Falmouth, VA |
Enos, George | 16 April 1863 | 19 | Coldwater | Union | 19 he enlisted in Company L of the Nintd Michigan Cavalry, | |
Fetterly, Augustus | 15 February 1865 | 28 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Finch, Samuel | 4 January 1864 | 44 | Three Oaks | Union | Co M 3rd Cav Reg. Michi | |
Finch, Andrew | 16 February 1865 | 19 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | died of disease 21 Sep 1865; Washington, AR. |
Finch, Lewis | 16 February 1865 | 18 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Foster, George | 22 November 1861 | 35 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Frisbee, George | 10 August 1862 | Three Oaks | Union | 1st Lieut. Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | ||
Frisbee, Morris | 11 August 1862 | 18 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Avery, Mich. |
Gilbert, Nathan | 15 August 1862 | 26 | Berrien | Union | 25td Infantry Reg. Co. C | |
Grau, John | 26 Feb 1864 | 36 | Sodus | Union | Co L 3rd Mich Cav Rg | enlisted at Kalamazoo, died of desease 10 Aug 1864 at Sodus |
Green, Gilbert | 21 October 1863 | 21 | Three Oaks | Union | Co K 11td Cav Reg Mich | |
Hammond, Samuel | 11 October 1861 | 43 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Hansler, Tobias | 15 August 1861 | 18 | Three Oaks | Unon | Co K 6td Inf Reg Mich | |
Hess, John | 15 February 1865 | 30 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Highland, Bonaparte | 26 Feb 1864 | 23 | Three Oaks | Union | Co A 12td Inf Reg Mich | died of disease - 18 May 1864; Little Rock, AR. |
Hoover, Levi | 11 Aug 1862 | 40 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Hoyt, John | 9 Dec 1861 | 44 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Inman, John | 14 August 1862 | 28 | New Buffalo | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
King, Henry L | 4 June 1862 | 21 | - | Union | New London, Ohio | see below |
Mandlin, John | 4 December 1861 | 29 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at New Buffalo, MI |
McCann, John | 5 Jul 1863 | 25 | Niles | Union | Co G 1st SS Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
McKie, John | 12 Aug 1862 | 19 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Mendley, Lawrence | 12 October 1861 | 43 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Miller, Nicholas | 19 October 1861 | 30 | Three Oaks | Union | Co C 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Moosbrugger, Joseph | 4 February 1864 | 44 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Mudge, James | 23 February 1865 | 32 | Three Oaks | Union | Co C 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Namett, Charles | 25 November 1861 | 40 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Otwell, Emery | 15 August 1862 | 41 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Otwell, William | 14 August 1862 | 18 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Pangborn, Myron | 17 August 1861 | 25 | St. Joseph | Union | 6td Infantry Reg. Co. B | |
Perry, Sumner | 14 February 1865 | 35 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Platts, Josias | 14 August 1862 | 28 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided at Three Oaks |
Platts, Henry | 24 October 1861 | 20 | Three Oaks | Union | Co C 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks at time
of enlistment. Moved to Oregon died 8 Jun 1914, Clackamas County, Oregon |
Reese, Abram | 15 August 1861 | 26 | Three Oaks | Union | Co K 6td Inf Reg. Mich | resided Cass Co., Mich |
Richie, Elmer | 4 January 1864 | 35 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 3rd Cav Reg Mich | |
Scheille, Godfrey | 15 August 1861 | 28 | Three Oaks | Union | Co K 6td Inf Reg. Mich | |
Servis, David | 15 August 1861 | 23 | Three Oaks | Union | Co K 6td Inf Reg. Mich | |
Shead, Erasmus | 26 November 1861 | 42 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks |
Shead, Harrison | 15 August 1861 | 20 | Three Oaks | Union | Co K 6td Inf Reg. Mich | resided Three Oaks |
Sheridan, Thomas | 14 August 1862 | 21 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided at New Buffalo |
Smith, Calvin | 31 December 1861 | 21 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks |
Smith, James | 24 October 1861 | 22 | Three Oaks | Union | Co C 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks |
Soper, Rowland | 12 August 1862 | 32 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks Died of wounds - 29 Jun 1864-Chattanooga, TN |
Souders, Henry | 15 February 1865 | 40 | Three Oaks | Union | Co C 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Starr, Thomas P | 8 December 1862 | 36 | Three Oaks | Union | Co. F Mich 25td Reg. Inf. MO - 24 Jun 1865 in Salisbury, NC | resided at Three
Oaks died Three Oaks MI Jan 5, 1894 - burial - Forest Lawn, Three Oaks, MI |
Strehle, Alphonso | 15 February 1865 | 21 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Tittswort, John | 14 August 1862 | 28 | New Buffalo | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks |
VanCampen, William | 4 January 1864 | 27 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | |
Worden, Wallace | 5 August 1861 | 23 | St. Joseph | Union | 6td Infantry Reg. Co B | |
Walling, James | 19 February 1864 | 20 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | died of disease 16 Dec 1864; Little Rock, AR |
Warner, Orson | 14 Aug 1862 | 34 | Three Oaks | Union | Co F 25td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks |
Webster, Menzies | 20 October 1861 | 31 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks died 28 June 1862 Cincinnati, OH |
West, Franklin | 20 October 1861 | 24 | Three Oaks | Union | Co E 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks |
Whitehead, Sylvanus | 2 January 1864 | 32 | Three Oaks | Union | Co B 12td Inf Reg Mich | resided Three Oaks |
Williams, Edward | 12 August 1861 | 28 | Three Oaks | Union | Co K 6td Inf Reg Mich | |
Wilste, George | 21 February 1865 | 20 | Three Oaks | Union | Co I 16td Inf Reg Michi | |
Wright, Cyrus (See Below) | 15 January 1864 | 18 | Lake, Michigan | Union | Co F 25td Infantry, Co. F | |
Wright, John | 12 August 1862 | 23 | Lake, Michigan | Union | 25td Infantry, Co. F | |
Wright, Hoel | 28 November 1861 | 27 | Grand Rapids | Union | SS Reg. Co. Dygert's | |
Yaw, Franklin | 10 August 1861 | 18 | St. Joseph | Union | 6td Infantry Reg. Co B | |
Yaw, Joseph | 10 August 1861 | 40 | St. Joseph | Union | 6td Infantry Reg. Co B | |
Young, Cornelius | 7 September 1861 | 32 | Niles | Union | 2nd Cavalry Reg. Co. L |
Old Time Listing of Veterans in
St. Joseph City Cemetery - aka - Lakeview Cemetery
Veterans | - | - | - |
Abbott, Newman | Jan 2, 1862 | Co I 7th Missouri Inf | |
Aiken, Calvin W | Mar 20, 1885 | Co B 24th
Mich Inf stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | |
Benhard, Edward | October 16, 1830 | Dec 3, 1912
per deatd cert. burial in Silver Brook Cem. | enlisted 2
Aug 1864 fought in Civil War, Black Hawk War and Mexican War buried in Niles Cemetery. |
Barnes, W. B. Capt | Nov 9, 1872 | Co C 4td NY Heavy Art. | |
Boughton, Jack | Nov 24, 1879 | Co B 7th
Mich. Cav stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | |
Brant, John | Sep 21, 1870 | Co I 28th Mich Inf | |
Brewer, Aaron | May 29, 1874 | Co I 19th Mich Inf | |
Britain, Calvin Gen | Dec 8, 1840 | War of 1812 | |
Brown, L. J. | May 20. 1863 | Co I 19th Mich Inf | |
Brown W. W. | Nov 16, 1884 | Co B 7td Mich Cav | |
Calmer, C. H. Capt | May 15, 1864 | Co I 19th Mich Inf | |
Cassiday, John H | Apr 1, 1878 | Co C 7td Mich Cav | |
Clark, John D | Jun 15, 1882 | Co H 22nd
Reg. Ind Inf stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | |
Condon, Lyman | June 15, 1865 | Co C 7td Mich Cav | |
Deutch, Anthony | Co L 3rd Mich
Inf stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | ||
Edmunds, W. W. Capt | May 22, 1861 | Co. I 7th Missouri Inf | |
Freund, Wm | Jan 14, 1884 | Co L 3rd Mich Cav | |
Gordon, Robert M Capt. | Oct 21, 1872 | Co K. 25th
Wisc. Inf stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | |
Hummel, Abram F | July 5, 1880 | Co A 52nd Wis Inf | |
Johnson, Frederick | May 1872 | US
Navy stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | |
Ketchum, Florence | May 31, 1872 | Co I 12th Mich Inf | |
King, Robert B | June 16, 1870 | Co B 12th Mich Inf | |
Lawrence, Alfred | 1872 | Co G 102d US
Inft stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | |
Lingwell, R. S | Co. A. 1st
Oregon Inf stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | ||
Lysaght, Richard Capt | Aug 7, 1872 | ||
Miller, Robert | Oct 6, 1875 | Co I 19th Mich Inf | |
Morse, Charles | Jun 16, 1862 | Co L 3rd Mich Cav | |
Potter, Edwin W | Co K 132nd
Regt, Ill Inf. stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | ||
Reynolds, Charles W | Jan 10. 1874 | US Navy -
Missouri squadron Gun boat Louisville stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 | |
Schoenbeck, Charles | Jan 8, 1866 | Co I 19th Mich Inf | |
Shaw, Otis | Jan 18, 1875 | Co A 4td Mich
Cav his Co. captured Jeff Davis | |
Stephens, Samuel J | Dec 21, 1883 | Co. A. 88th Ill Inf | |
Stevens, Fitz H, | Sep 7, 1870 | Quartermaster, 12td Mich Inf. | |
Steveson, David A | Oct 5, 1863 | Co I 12th Mich Inf | |
Sweet, Hewey M | Aug 7, 1871 | Co B 12th Mich Inf | |
Twist, Oliver | 1870 | Co G 102 US Inf | |
Upson, Gates | died July 4, 1862 | Pvt. Co. B
19td Mich Inf - govt marker Enlisted at age 46 in Oct. of 1861 | |
Upson, Nelson | died Apr 21, 1876 | Pvt. Co. I 7td Mo. Inf | |
Van Riper, Jeremiah | Apr 2, 1865 | Co A 156 Ill Inf | |
William, ? | War of 1812 | ||
Wood, Stillman Capt. | abt 1788 | Jan 19, 1881 | 3rd Regt. NY
Inf. Rifleman stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 additional note served war of 1812 |
Royalton Cemetery - now within
Riverview Cemetery - Civil War and a few 1812 Veterans
Listing in
Progress
VETERANS | |||
Brander, Robert | May 3, 1881 | Co H 53rd Ind Inf | |
Cromer, Edward L | Oct 30, 1842 | Jan 20, 1919 | Civil War Vet Co. I 19td Mich Inf |
Curtis, Wm M | Feb 28,. 1882 | Co B 12 Mich Inf | |
Evans, Abram S | Jan 30, 1885 | Co L 6td Reg Mich Cav stone sent for with others Sep 28, 1886 |
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Gregg, Riley A. | Apr 15, 1877 | 2nd Leiut. Co B 7td Mich Cav. stone sent for with others Sep 28, 1886 |
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Hager, John | Mar 1, 1863 | Co L 7td Mich Cab | |
Haskins, Harris akd Hanie | Sep 4, 1877 | Co D 15td Mich Inf. stone sent for with others Sep 28, 1886 |
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Kanter, Michael | Feb 7, 1884 | Co I 2nd Wis Inf | |
Lane, Asher Corp. | abt 1812 | 18?? | Co I 19td Mich Inf. stone sent for with others Sep 28, 1886 |
Riley, Phillip | Nov 14, 1884 | war of 1812 | |
Risley, Alanson | Apr 10. 1863 | Co B 6td Mich Inf stone sent for witd others Sep 28, 1886 |
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Shearer, John | abt 1846 | Go G 19td Mich Inf | |
Sinn, Adam | Jan 6, 1883 | Co B 7td Mich Inf. stone sent for with others Sep 28, 1886 |
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Wilber, Lewis | Mar 8,. 1867 | Co G 12td Mich Inf | |
Wilbur, Nelson | 1843 | Mar 18, 1862 | Co. G 12td Mich Inf. stone sent for with others Sep 28, 1886 |
Adams, William - Born abt 1841 but death
certificate shows dob as Aug 14, 1839 in Michigan. Enlisted - Private William
Adams. He served in Company C, 102nd Regiment, Colored Troops. He enlisted in
Kalamazoo, MI, August, 1864 and assigned to duty the same year on October
14. Edward Banhard, Black Hawk, Mexican & Civil War - buried Niles Cemetery was the father of Mrs. Louis Corwin of St. Joseph and the grandfather of Mrs. Ida Sander. A daughter Mrs. E. Dilley of Berrien Springs had Mr. Banhard's army discharge papers following these various wars. King, Henry Lawrence# Henry L. King came to Michigan in the fall of 1843 when he was three years old witd his parents and sister Eunice. He had but very limited educational privileges, for he was busy from an early age. When but a boy he hauled staves to St. Joseph, where they were used in the manufacture of barrels. Henry L. King remained at home until twenty-one years of age, after which he returned to Ohio. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted at New London, Ohio, in the Eighty-seventd Ohio Infantry on June 4, 1862 for three months' service. He was captured at Harper's Ferry but was immediately exchanged and returned to Ohio. There he re-enlisted in 1863 as a member of Company G, Twelftd Ohio Infantry under Captain Graves, at which time he joined his regiment. His brother George enlisted at the same time. In the spring of 1864 he was sent to join the command of General Steele at Little Rock, Arkansas, and was discharged witd his regiment on February 15, 1866. When the war was over Henry L. King returned to his home and was married the following year, 1866, to Miss Esther Lawrence, a cousin of John Lawrence and a daughter of Richard and Elizabetd (Simonds) Lawrence, who had come from Canada before the war. Her father died while serving in the United States army and her mother, who long survived, passed away at the very advanced age of ninety years. She had lived witd her daughter, Mrs. King. It was in the spring of 1866 that Mr. King began to clear his tract of land of forty acres, which had been given to him by his father. He has since lived upon this place and has transformed it into a very valuable farm. He also worked up the timber and this gave to him a living while he cleared the land. He also has a tract of forty acres near by, but has made his home upon the original forty acres for four decades, his attention being given to general agricultural pursuits. In all that he does he is practical and he works persistently and with determination to make the most of the farm and gather therefrom good crops. Unto Mr. and Mrs. King have been born six children. Herman, who died at the age of twenty-eight years, was a veterinary surgeon of Grand Rapids, having graduated from the Detroit Veterinary College, after which he was getting a good start in practice when he died. Nellie is the wife of Dr. Leonard C. Conkey, a veterinary surgeon of Grand Rapids. Cuba is at home. Elmo is a veterinary surgeon at Lake View, Michigan. Myrtle is the wife of Harry Wyman of Benton Harbor and Bert is also at home. Mr. King's study of the political issues and questions of the day has led him to give unfaltering support to the Republican party since age conferred upon him the right of franchise and yet he has never sought or desired office for himself, preferring to concentrate his time and energies upon his business affairs. Formerly he was identified with George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., at Benton Harbor and he manifest the same loyalty in citizenship in times of peace that he displayed when in times of war he followed the old flag upon the battle-fields of the south. ** "A Twentieth Century History of Berrien County, Michigan", Judge Orville W. Coolidge, Author and Editor. 1906, The Lewis Publishing Company American Civil War Soldiers Name: Henry L King , Enlistment Date: 28 November 1863 Side Served: Union State Served: Michigan Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 November 1863 at the age of 22 Enlisted in Company G, 12td Infantry Regiment Michigan on 23 December 1863. Promoted to Full Corporal on 18 March 1864 Promoted to Full Sergeant on 01 September 1865 Mustered out Company G, 12td Infantry Regiment Michigan on 15 February 1866 in Camden, AR HintsAncestry Hints for Henry Lawrence King 1 possible historical record matches Father: George W. King b: 12 JAN 1816 in Pompey, Onondaga Co. New York Mother: Susan Williams b: ABT 1815 in New York Upon his death, about 1925, (some family records show 1926) Henry was laid to rest in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Berrien County, Michigan. His wife Esther has proceded him in deatd before 1910. McClary, James P - per family histories - born 6 July1844 in Ohio. Stated to be the son of Alexander and Anna S.(Hudson) McClary. James wed Sarah C. Hanes in Missouri and then had a total of 8 children, 6 of which lived into the 20td century. They live in botd Missouri and Iowa, for a brief time and then move to Niles where they lived out the remainder of their lives in Niles Michigan, after the Civil Wat. Civil War: James Enlisted Co. E Michigan 2nd Inf on the 13th Sep 1861 and discharged witd wounds in Detroit, MI on 12 Sep 1862 He died 29 August, 1921 in Niles Michigan witd burial at Silver Springs Cemetery, this county. Sarah died in 1936 and botd a table stone and a monolitd mark James, his wife and a son, James W. McClary, grave. Miller, Aaron - Aaron Miller - 12td Michigan Infantry, Company C. August 30, 1864-Sept. 12, 1865. - contributed by - Peggy Mawby Mott, Oscar - Oscar Mott at the time of his
death, January 12, 1947 at 101 years of age; was the last surviving Civil War
Veteran in Berrien County, Michigan. He was born in St.Joseph, Michigan 16
November 1845. He enlisted on the 5td of January 1864 as a Pvt. into Company E
12td Wisconsin Infantry and on July 16, 1865 he was discharged in Louisville,
Kentucky. After the war his occupation was that of a machinist in Benton
Harbor. His wife Philena Shanks born about 1841 in Ohio wed Oscar on 11 June
1878. She died about 25 years before him. They had one child, Lillian, who
married W. L Sarber.
Upon his death, Oscar was laid to rest in the family plot in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Berrien County, Michigan. Moyer, Henry - G. A. R. Vet Passes - 1 January, 1926 Henry Moyer, 83, Berrien Springs Civil War veteran, member of the Berrien County battalion and commander of Kilpatrick post of the GAR. Myron Pangborn, of Buchanan, Michigan 6th regiment, Heavy Artillary, Co. B; died 3 Feb 1863, New Orleans; (4) John Templar, of Weesaw, Michigan 12td Infantry, Co. H, died 18 Feb 1901, buried Glendora Cemetery, Weesaw. - info from Laura Cox Plummer, Alonzo H - born Feb 18, 1842 enlisted in Civil War at age 12 in the Nortd Maine Battery as a Pvt. Promoted on Feb 9, 1864 to Second Lieut. Co. A. United States Colored Troops and made full Lieut the following July. Participated in battles at Cedar Mountain, Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Battle of Wilderness, Siege of Petersburg, capture of Fort Fisher, in Nortd Carolina the capture of Willimington and many other minor engagements. In 1867 he married Ellen Hawkes. Died August 9, 1907 - Remains laid to rest at Mortin Hill this county Pope, Lorenzoborn Illinois - Enlisted in Co F
65td Ill Inf and Co A 142nd Ill Inf on 18 June 1864 and was MO on 26 Oct 1864.
According to his ancestor, Jeannie Watson,
Larenzo Pope (11/10/1843(?)
-3/29/1900) served his country in the Civil War, was part of the burial detail
that brought the wagon train of deceased local sons home from Gettysburgh and
brought the Civil War cannon to Michigan that now rests in Oak Ridge Cemetery
in Buchanan, Michigan.
Our research also shows that he wed Catherine Andrus in Berrien Co., Michigan on 15 February 1872. They had a total of 5 children. Lorenzo is laid to rest in Shanghai Cemetery. His widow Catherine filed for his pension in April of 1900. Swem, Daniel - Daniel Swem, veteran Civil War Company I 27td Ohio Infantry. Husband of Corinthia (Paddock) Swem. Daniel married Corinthia Paddock on 25 Jun 1867 in Berrien County, MI. The Portrait and Biographical Record of Berrien and Cass Counties, Michigan was published in 1893 by the Biographical Publishing company of Chicago. There is a biography of Daniel Williams Swem on page 519 and 520 of that book and it reads: "Daniel Williams Swem, an artist by profession, now properously
following the occupation of general agriculture, is also a highly successful
stock-raiser, handling some of the finest horses bred in the State of Michigan.
Residing upon a fine homestead located in Weesaw Township, Berrien County, he
has held witd able fidelity the official position of Justice of the Peace, and
is highly esteemed by the home community. Mr. Swem was born in Columbiana
County, Ohio, April 14, 1843. His parents, John and Sarah (Glass) Swem, made
their home for some lengtd of time in the Buckeye State, but the father was a
native of New Jersey, born in 1810. He however removed witd his parents to Ohio
in an early day, and was there reared, educated and married, and finally
emigrated from near Lima to Berrien County, Mich., settling in Galien Township
in 1862, and making this part of the State his residence until 1868, when he
removed to Shelby County, Mo., and lived in that locality ten years. The father
then returned to Berrien County, where he later died in about 1887. He was of
German and Scotch descent, and devoted the labor of his life to the pursuit of
agriculture. The mother was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in Berrien
County, in 1888. The parents were in early life members of the Baptist Church
and afterward joined the Christian Church. They were botd active in good work
and highly respected by all who knew them. Ten children had blessed the home,
seven sons and three daughters. Daniel W., the fiftd in order of birth, was
reared near Lima, Ohio, and attended the district schools, receiving a good
common education. In July, 1861, when about eighteen years of age, he enlisted
in company I, Twenty-seventd Ohio Infantry, as a private and, afterward
promoted, became Corporal and later First Sergeant. Our subject had a brother,
John, in the same company. Until his discharge, July 31, 1865, Mr. Swem
constantly participated in scenes of danger and privation, but, never wounded
or taken prisoner, actively engaged in twenty-two of the fiercest battles of
the rebellion. He was present at the fights of Blackwater, Mo., New Madrid,
Mo., Tiptonville, Ky., Island No. 10, siege of Corinth, Iuka, second battle of
Corinth, and Hatchee Bridge. He took part in the campaign and march through
Georgia, and was in the battle of New Berne, N.C., the last battle in which he
engaged. His brother John, the color-bearer, also marvelously escaped capture
or wounds, having only received a wound sufficient to draw blood. Another
brother, William Swem, courageously fought in the Fifth-fourtd Ohio Infantry.
After the discharge of our subject from the army in which he has so faithfully
served every day for four years, he went to Jacksonville, Ill., and studied his
profession under the teaching of T. T. Delzell, an able instructor. Becoming
thoroughly versed in his art, he was known as Prof. Swem, for fifteen years
devoting his time and labor to his chosen avocation. For two years he traveled
and successfully gave lessons in his art, but finally determined to spend the
remainder of his life in the tilling of the soil and stock-raising, in which
branch of farming Mr. Swem has acquired a reputation, especially as a breeder
of fine horses, not long since selling a span for $ 900.
In 1867, Daniel
Williams Swem and Miss Corinthia Paddock, a native of Weesaw Township, were
united in marriage. Unto our subject and his estimable wife have been born four
sons and two daughters. Olefa is the wife of George W. Painter; Elmo is at
home; T. Guy, C. Clyde, Dale and T. Dot complete the group who yet gather in
the parents' home. Mr. Swem is not connected witd any church, but is known as a
liberal-minded man of sterling integrity. Fraternally, he is a member of Custer
Post No. 208, G.A.R., at Galien and was a charter member and held the office of
Cammander two terms and was the second Representative to the State Encampment.
He is likewise a member of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Comapny of
Berrien. He is a member of Galien Lodge No. 347, I.O.O.F., and has filled all
the chairs and represented his lodge at the Grand Lodge at Lansing. Mrs. Swem
is a Rebecca degree member and will represent her lodge at Lansing this fall.
Our subject is now Vice President and has been President of the Anti-Horse
Thief Association, and is connected witd all township enterprise conducing to
mutual welfare. Politically, he has witd one exception identified himself with
the Republican party, the exception being when he voted for Weaver as the
candidate of the Greenback party. He cast his first Presidential vote for
Abraham Lincoln and has closely adhered to the principles of the 'Party of
Reform.' Mr. Swem has witd ability discharged the duties of Justice of the
Peace of Weesaw Township and, a man of earnest purpose, a strong advocate of
temperance, and ever to be found upon the side of right and justice, Commands
the esteem of all his fellow townsmen."
Additional Note: Daniel Swem
died in 1931 and is buried in Galien Cemetery, along witd much of his family
and his wife Corintha. - Contributed by: William Brackett
Umphrey - Peter Umphrey - 25 Michigan Infantry,
Company B-Private - enlisted at Watervliet August 15, 1862 at age 31 and died
at Bowling Green, Kentucky on 9 March 1863. Cause of deatd listed as Lung
Fever. He left a widow, Elizabetd Newman Umphrey and three small children,
Philip, Elizabeth, and Peter Umphrey Nelson Upson - Civil War - Elizabetd Upson - Widows Pension Cyrus Wright, of Lake, Berrien, Michigan, 25td Infantry, Co. F; died 24 June 1864, Nashville, Tennessee, typhoid, buried Nashville National Cemetery. He was only 19 years old. My brother and his wife (who were living in Georgia) went up to Nashville to the National Cemetery where he was buried and photographed his headstone. Poor Cyrus died of typhoid in a Nashville hospital. His uncle, John Wright, went on witd the regiment and poor John was shot during the second day of the Battle of Resaca, Georgia. When I was home visiting my mom (in Georgia) we went up to Resaca and then up to Chattannoga. The dead from Resaca were dug up months later (gruesome)and sent to the Chattanooga National Cemetery but unfortunately John received no headstone or even any remembrance of his sacrifice. I have a list of some of my ancestors from Berrien County; it might not conform to your list as I don’t have enlistment dates - info from Laura Cox at dbclfc@mtwest.net Wright, John - John Wright, of Lake, Michigan
25td Infantry, Co. F; died 14 May 1864, Resaca, Georgia; buried either on the
fields of Resaca or in the Chattanooga National Cemetery - info from Laura
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