John C. Burgess
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From Montcalm County, Michigan. John enlisted at Grandville, Michigan for 3 years of service at the age of 31 on September 26. 1861. He took the muster oath on October 2, 1861. Re-enlisted at Mossy Creek, Tennessee on January 5, 1864. Returned from Veteran furlough and mustered in on March 29, 1864. He was mustered out of the Federal service at Macon, Georgia on August 17, 1865.This photo is from a collection that was discovered in a small leather album among the photos in a family collection in the basement of my Great Aunt Irene Wright Gregarek, on Island Road, Charlotte, Michigan, after her passing in 1997. The name Joel is inscribed on the inside and it is believed to have belonged to my ggg grandfather, Amos Beeman's brother Joel Beeman.
Joel served with the 2nd Michigan Cavalry, Company F. during the Civil War. He enlisted from Grand Rapids, Michigan on 2 Sep 1861 at age 28 with the rank of saddler. Claimed residence in Kent County. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 1 Nov 1864 and mustered out at Macon, Ga on 17 Aug 1865.
These faces have been looking back at me for several years and I feel that I now have a kinship to them all, not just Joel Beeman. I hope all those interested in the 2nd Michigan Cavalry and the descendants of these men enjoy the images as much as I have.
Any additional information on these men would be greatly appreciated.
Photos submitted by Rae Yvonne (Wright) Swan
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