Sixth Michigan Cavalry

Sixth Michigan Cavalry

The Sixth Michigan Cavalry was organized at Grand Rapids granted to Honorable Francis W. Kellogg by the War Department, approved by the Governor. Its recruitment being completed, it was mustered into service of the United States on 13 October 1862 with twelve hundred twenty-nine officers and men on the rolls. This regiment left its rendezvous, fully mounted and equipped, but not armed, on 10^th December 1862, in command of Colonel George Gray and under orders to proceed to Washington, they being attached to the Army of the Potomac and subsequently with Sherman’s command.

November 1, 1864, this command was with the cavalry troops of the Army of the Shenandoah and lay at Camp Russell, near Winchester, VA, making preparations to go into winter quarters, engaged in the usual picket duty and in scouting until 27 February 1865 when it formed a part in the force with which General Sheridan made his movement against General Early’s army and on the rebel communications in the direction of Gordonsville and Richmond, and at that date moved with the cavalry troops toward Staunton. On 8^th March, the regiment participated in an engagement with a part of the rebel cavalry under General Rosser near Louisa courthouse, assisted in routing it and in capturing the town in which a great amount of property was stored including the railroad depot with rolling stock and telegraph office. It also helped in taking up the railroad track, destroying the railroad property on the line of the Lynchberg and Gordonsville railroad, and the destruction of the locks, aqueducts and mills on the line of the James river canal.

The regiment having reached White House Landing, 19^th March, in time to take part in the final battles of the Potomac, soon after, took positions on the left of the line of that army; on the 13^th, the regiment became engaged with the rebel army and assisted in driving them within their works at Five Forks. After the surrender of Lee, the rebel General Pickett, who was taken prisoner in one of the engagements, spoke of a charge made by this regiment, which he witnessed, as being the bravest he had ever seen. After Lee’s surrender, this regiment moved to Petersburg, VA and made an expedition into North Carolina; thence marched via Petersburg, VA and Richmond to Washington and on May 23, took part in the review of the Army of the Potomac. It was then ordered west to Fort Leavenworth and from there across the plains to Fort Laramie and after spending many months fighting the Indians and on the 24^th of September, most of the regiment were mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, while those whose enlistments did not expire until 1 Feb 1866 were transferred to the First Michigan Cavalry.

NAME	RANK	CO	DIED	CEMETERY
Almy, William	Pvt	E
Amy, Samuel	Pvt	M	Died	Alaska Cem., Caledonia Tp.
Angel, Heber	Pvt	M
Annis, William	Pvt	H
Arbor, Merritt T.	Qtmr Sgt	A	17 Jun 1889
Arsence, James	Cpl	B	5 Jun 1891
Auble, Isaac E.	Pvt	H	Died	Pine Hill Cem., Kent Co.
Auble, James	Pvt	A
Baker, Thomas N.	Cpl	A
Ballard, Stephen H.	Lieut.	D	Died	Fulton ST. Cem; 6--18
Barclay, Abraham C.	Pvt	M
Barris, Ransom J.	Pvt	M
Barris, William B.	Pvt	M
Baxter, Solon W.	Pvt	B	15 May 1909	S.O.H. A--68
Bentley, Solon M.	Sgt	B	6 Jul 1884	Riverside Cem., Hastings, MI
Birge, Manning D.	Maj
Blanchard, Eber	Pvt	E
Brooks, James A.	Pvt	F	Died	Oakwood Cem., Plainfield Tp.
Bryant, Samuel	Sgt	H	8 Aug 1892	St. Andrews Cem., N 3-2
Buck, Eli S.	Pvt	A	Died	Pine Hill Cem., Kent Co.
Buck, Serapia S.	Qtmr Sgt	A
Bunker, Edwin A.	Pvt	M	Died	Bowne Cem., Bowne Tp.
Button, Charles O.	Pvt	F
Carpenter, Benjamin T.	Cpl	F
Carter, Francis	Pvt	G
Case, Julian	Pvt	M	Died	Whitneyville Cem., Cascade Tp.
Caywood, David G.	Sgt	B
Chapman, Jacob	Commissary
Chipman, Hobart H.	Capt	F
Church, Isaac R.				Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, MI
Clay, Henry	Pvt	B
Cobb, Haniford E.	Sgt	F
Cole, Henry A.	Pvt	H
Comstock, Warren C.	Lieut	B
Conklin, Egbert S.	Sgt	B
Connelly, James	Cpl	I
Correll, James	Pvt	F	22 Feb 1894	Old Rockford Cem., Rockford, MI
Cowell, Gideon R.	Cpl	H
Cowell, William K.	Cpl	M
Cranston, Gordon	Cpl	F
Crawford, Francis M.	Sgt	F
Crawford, George W.	Lieut	F	15 Mar 1903	Big Rapids, MI
Crocker, Ulric L.	Cpl	M
Cross, Henry D.	Pvt	I
Davis, James M.	Pvt	A
Davis, Martin	Pvt	A	11 Jun 1903	Hawkins, MI
Dean, George S.	Pvt	A
DeGraw, Isaac	Pvt	A
Dudley, James M. M.	Regt. Com Sgt
Duffy, Jacob	Pvt	A
Eastern, Mathias	Pvt	E	Died	Spencer Mills Cem., Spencer Tp.
Eastman, Charles H.	Pvt	M
Eckler, William J.	Pvt	M	24 Jul 1891	Oakwood Cem., Lowell, MI
Eddie, Thomas A.	Lieut	L	12 May 1864	Meadow Bridge, VA
Emmons, Charles	Cpl	H
Fairchilds, Leil L.	Pvt	M	22 Mar 1898	Merriman Cem., Lowell Tp.
Field, Chauncey B.	Sgt	H	Died	Greenwood Cem., Sparta, MI
Fluent, Andrew	Pvt	F	Died	Sand Lake Cem., Sand Lake, MI
Fountain, Benjamin	Pvt	M	Died	Whitneyville Cem., Cascade Tp.
Fox, Nelson G.	Pvt	M
Gardiner, Charles W.	Blksmith	A
Godfrey, Jefferson M.	Pvt	M
Gooseman, Peter	Saddler	A
Gordon, George C.	Pvt	F
Gould, John T.	Lieut	F	Died	Mich. Soldiers Home, 2-8-9
Grant, John	Pvt	F
Gray, George	Col
Greenman, Martin B.	Pvt	B
Gross, Reuben	Pvt	F
Gross, William	Pvt	A
Hakes, George W.	Pvt	F
Hall, John	Pvt	H
Hallock, Edmund R.	Pvt	E
Hart, Luther	Pvt	E	Died	Horton Cem., Oakfield Tp.
Hartford, Nicholas F.	Cpl	H
Hartley, John	Saddler	M	Died	Merriman Cem., Lowell Tp.
Haywood, James C.	Pvt	K
Haywood, Minor C.	Pvt	M	Died	Wayland Cem., Wayland, MI
Haywood, William C.	Pvt	M
Heisel, John	Pvt	A
Heisel, Philip	Pvt	A
Hendrick, Lewis	Pvt	H
Henshaw, Albert T.	Capt	H
Herrington, Ersin	Pvt	A	18 Apr 1888	Eaton Rapids, MI
Hicks, Frederick W.	Pvt	F	Died	Sand Lake Cem., Sand Lake, MI
Holcomb, Edwin R.	Cpl	A
Holly, Orlando	Pvt	H	Died	Blaine Cem., Gaines Tp.
Hoyt, Barney	Capt	A	20 Apr 1900
Huff, John	Saddler	H	Died	Hersey Tp. Cem., Hersey, MI
Hulett, Allen M.	Lieut	M	4 Nov 1864	Annapolis, MD
Hull, William Erastus	Cpl	M	10 Mar 1907	Marble Cem., Keene Tp., Ionia Co., MI
Huyser, William	Capt	D
Jacobs, William S.	Pvt	F	22 Jun 1896
Jewell, Reuben W.	Sgt	A
Johnson, Abraham H.	Pvt	A	Died	Chapel Cem., Oakfield Tp.
Johnson, James	Pvt	M
Johnson, James E.	Lieut	B
Johnson, Nelson H.	Lieut	H	Died	Sand Lake, MI, Nelson Tp.
Johnson, Perley W.	Sgt	B	22 Mar 1888	Greenwood, Walker Tp. F--23
Keator, James	Cpl	B
Kellogg, James W.	Capt	H
King, Alvin B.	Pvt	M	Died	Whitneyville Cem., Cascade Tp.
Knowles, Henry	Pvt	G
Konkle, Amos	Bugler	F
Lake, John P.	Sgt	M
Lamberton, Archibald	Pvt	E
Lawrence, Richard W.	Bugler	F
LeClear, Thomas	Pvt	M
Lewis, Josiah	Pvt	H
Lobdell, Abram D.	Cpl	A	Died	Georgetown Tp. Cem., Ottawa Co.
Long, Joseph	Pvt	H
Long, Samuel F.	Pvt	M
Lowell, Don G.	Capt	F
Magoon, Aaron C.	Cpl	A
Marsac, Lewis	Pvt	B
Mastin, Josiah*	Pvt	F	Died	Horton Cem., Oakfield Tp.
Mastenbrook, Cornelius	Farrier	I
Maxfield, John A.	Sgt	B
McClure, Jay	Pvt	H	Died	Spring Lake, MI
McFall, Jacob	Pvt	F	6 Sep 1864	Winchester, VA (Shenandoah Valley Campaign; died at Bayberry, VA
McFall, Jonathan	Pvt	A	13 Dec 1898	Algoma Cem., Algoma Tp.
McKee, Franklin	Pvt	F	Died	Elmwood Cem., Solon Tp.
McVean, David E.	Sgt	B	29 Apr 1908	Fulton St. Cem., 13-22
Merrill, James H.	Pvt	B
Mills, Samuel	Pvt	A
Molloy, John C.	Liejt	E
Moore, Malcolm M.	Liejt	I
Morris, Edwin	Qtmr Sgt	F	Died	Rockford, MI
Morse, Peter	Sgt	M	8 Sep 1889	Whitneyville Cem., Cascade Tp.
Neal, James R.	Pvt	B	Died	Mill Creek Cem., Comstock Park, MI
Norris, Jonah	Wagoner	F
North, Cyrus	Lieut	E
Odell, Orson B.	Cpl	B
Olds, Edwin	Cpl	E
Palmer, Amos	Pvt	H
Palmer, Sylvester	Pvt	M
Parkinson, Robert W.	Pvt	F	Died	Rockford, MI
Pease, Allen D.	Cpl	B	16 Sep 1921	N. O H. 2--69
Pease, Lester H.	Cpl	M
Perry, James	Pvt	A
Peters, Daniel R.	Teamster	H
Phelps, Count P.	Pvt	A	Died	Elmwood Cem., Solon Tp.
Pollock, John	Saddler Sgt	F
Post, Amos	Pvt	F	Died	Courtland Cem., Courtland Tp.
Powell, Chauncey O.	Pvt	H
Proper, Francis M.	Pvt	F
Purple, Thomas	Pvt	A	Died	Ada Cem., Ada Tp.
Rector, Henry E.	Cpl	F	Died	Rockford Cem., Rockford, MI
Richards, Horace H.	Lieut	H	28 May 1901	N.O.H. 10--33
Robins, John	Pvt	H
Robinson, Caleb W.	Lieut	K.
Robinson, Edwin E.	Sgt	B
Rolf, Edgar F.	Pvt	M
Rosenkrans, Argales	Cpl	H	Died
Rosenkrans, Jeptha	Sgt	H
Rowe, Walter	Pvt	A
Russell, George A.	Pvt	F
Scott, Graham G.	Pvt	M
Sennett, John	Cpl	A
Sharp, George	Pvt	B
Sheldon, Joel S.	Lieut	A.
Sleeth, James	Asst. Surgeon
Smith, Barnhart	Cpl	H	9 Feb 1924	N.O.H. 1--128
Smith, Harvey	Pvt	B
Smith, James K.	Pvt	M	Died	Courtland Cem., Courtland Tp.
Smith, John H.	Pvt	H
Smith, Jonathan C.	Pvt	E
Smith, Maverick	Pvt	E
Smith, Pliny	Comm. Sgt	B	Died	M.S.H. 6-5-6
Spaulding, Ezra	Pvt	H
Spaulding, Orleans	Pvt	H	Died	Elmwood Cem., Solon Tp.
Stage, John J.	Sgt	H
Stanton, Lorenzo	Pvt	H
Stevens, Benjamin F.	Sgt	K
Stevens, Josiah R.	Pvt	E	Died	Algoma Cem., Algoma Tp.
Steward, David	Wagoner	B
Steward, Henry W.	Cpl	B
Steward, William H.	Pvt	M	Died	Bowne Cem., Bowne Tp.
Stone, William H.	Pvt	M
Stout, Ira	Cpl	F	Died	N.O.H. 9--79
Stout, Oscar	Pvt	B	Died	Courtland Cem., Courtland Tp.
Sweetman, Stephen F.	Pvt	A
Teeple, Marquis D.	Sgt	H	Died	Pine Hill Cem.,
Teeple, Perry	Cpl	H
Thompson, Henry E.	Lt. Col
Thurston, Amos B.	Pvt	H
Tobey, Albert	Pvt	M
Tunks, John	Pvt	E
Turk, John W.	Pvt	E	Died	M.S.H. 5-9-20
VanderSluis, Francis O.	Sgt	L
VanOrder, William V.	Cpl	M	Died	Bowne Cem., Bowne Tp.
VanWagoner, John	Pvt	E
VanWagoner, Sidney	Pvt	E
Vinton, Harvey H.	Lt. Col
Wade, Elijah H.	Pvt	K	Died	Mt. Hope Cem., Middleville, MI
Warner, Edgar	Pvt	F
Warner, George W.	Pvt	M	Died	M.S.H. 2-10-8
Washburn, George J.	Sgt	A
Washburn, Wilson N.	Pvt	M	Died	Whitneyville Cem., Cascade Tp.
Waters, Elijah D.	Maj
Watkins, Charles W.	Pvt	B
Webber, Peter A.	Capt	B	14 Jul 1863	Falling Waters, MD
Welch, Cyrus S.	Pvt	K
Wells, George H.	Pvt	F	Died	Fulton St. Cem. 5--28
Wells, Orville G.	Bugler	F
Wheeler, Emory	Pvt	A	Died	Cannonsburg Cem., Cannon Tp.
White, William C.	Pvt	D	21 Jun 1864	Brooklyn, NY
Whitford, Silas	Pvt	A
Whitney, Frank	Farrier	F
Wild, Peter	Pvt	H
Wilkinson, Oliver B.	Pvt	M	Died	Rockford, MI
Williams, Charles	Pvt	H
Wilson, Alvin P.	Pvt	H
Wing, Gideon	Pvt	M M
Winks, Charles	Sgt	M M	Died	Bowne Cem., Bowne Tp.
Wise, Henry L.	Capt	H
Wisner, John S.	Cpl	H
Wolvin, Harvey H.	Pvt	H	D	Greenwood Cem. P--33
Wood, Abraham	Pvt	H
Wood, Willson	Pvt	A	Died	Fairplains Cem. 2-220
Wooleven, Lewis D.	Pvt	H	D	Old Rockford Cem., Rockford, MI
Workman, Jeremiah H.	Farrier	H	D	S.O.H. I--31
Yale, William L.	Pvt	H
Young, Newton F.	Pvt	H

*NOTE: (Per family information) The correct name is Josiah Mastin, not Martin. Pvt, Co. E, 6th Mich Cavalry.
He is buried in Horton Cemetery, Oakfield Tp. There are no dates on his tombstone. He was born in Canada. He married Martha Hart, sister of Lorenzo C. Hart, who was a casualty in the 1st Michigan Cavalry at the Battle of the Forks in Virginia.

Transcriber: ES
Created: 16 February 2006