Birge's Western
SharpshootersBirge's Western
Sharpshooters
A
"History of the
Regiment"
by Sergeant Ren Barker, of Company D.OFFICERS
| RANK | NAME | HOME | AGE |
|---|
| Captain | Piper, John
| Battle Creek | n/a |
| 1st. Lieutenant | Gove, Albert S.
| Battle Creek | n/a |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Duncombe, Stephen W.
| Keeler | n/a |
ENLISTED
MEN
| Name | Company | Home |
Age |
|---|
| Allen, Adelbert D. | D |
Berrien Springs | n/a |
| Andrews, John H. | D |
Hartford | n/a |
| Arbour, James M. | D | Van
Buren Co. | n/a |
| Arner, Benjamin W. -or- | D |
Van Buren Co. | n/a |
| Arner, Wilber | D |
| |
| Atkinson, Thomas D. | D |
Calhoun Co. | n/a |
| Baird, Omer A. | D | Hartford
| 20 |
| Baird, Walter A. | D |
Hartford | n/a |
| Baker, John | C | Battle
Creek | n/a |
| Baldwin, George M. | D |
Bedford | 25 |
| Balfour, James | D | Lawrence
| n/a |
| Barker, Lorenzo A. | D |
Battle Creek | 22 |
| Barnes, Harlow G. | D | Van
Suren Co. | n/a |
| Barney,Aurelius | D |
Silver Creek | 30 |
| Barringer, Andrew | D |
Calhoun Co. | n/a |
| Beckwith, Henry L. | D |
Silver Creek | 27 |
| Bidlac, Gerge | D | Decatur
| 20 |
| Bigelow, George M. | D |
Keeler | n/a |
| Billington, Charles | D |
Calhoun Co. | n/a |
| Bliss, George L. | D |
Geneva | 18 |
| Bonnett, William J. | D |
Marshall | 26 |
| Bowe, Gilbert S. | D |
Millburgh | 19 |
| Bowe, Prosper | D | Coloma
| 19 |
| Bowe, Seth A. | D | Berrien
Co. | n/a |
| Bragge, Franklin | D |
Berrien Co. | n/a |
| Branch, Vine | D | Van Burne
Co. | 33 |
| Breese, Hiram T. | D |
Keeler | 23 |
| Brewster, Dallas | F |
Hartford | 27 |
| Brewster, Samuel F. | D |
Keeler | n/a |
| Bridgeford, Henry | D |
keeler | 22 |
| Bryant, Wooster C. | D |
Benton | 25 |
| Buchanan, Edwin | D |
Detroit | 22 |
| Buchanan, Leroy | D |
Colona | n/a |
| Buchanan, Martin V. | D |
Bainbridge | 25 |
| Burdick, William S. | D |
Millburg | 23 |
| Burnett, Albert | D |
Hartford | 30 |
| Burns, Samuel F. | D |
Corinth, Miss | 19 |
| Burton, James | D | Columbia
| 25 |
| Camp, Charles H. | D |
Lawrence | n/a |
| Carr, George M. | F | Wayne
Co. | n/a |
| Carris, Hanry A. | D |
Lawrence | 27 |
| Caryl, Watson | D | Columbia
| 21 |
| Chambers, William E. | D |
Battle Creek | 18 |
| Chatfield, Isaac | D |
Hartford | 22 |
| Cheney, Aaron D. | D |
Keeler | 18 |
| Christman, John H. | D |
Benton | 19 |
| Combs, John | D | Arlington
| 21 |
| Cook, Charles | D | Lawrence
| 23 |
| Cox, Thomas | D | Van Buren
Co. | n/a |
| Crobaugh, William | D |
Geneva | 28 |
| Darrah, John | D | Hamilton
| 20 |
| Dean, Syrenus | D | Barry Co.
| n/a |
| Dedrick, Philip C. | D | Van
Buren Co. | n/a |
| Dennis, Joseph | D |
Bainbridge | 18 |
| Disbrow, Edward J. | D |
Bangor | 20 |
| Dix, Franklin M. | D |
Decatur | 19 |
| Dix, Percival R. | D |
Millburgh | 21 |
| Dowd, Jefferson S. | D |
Millburgh | 26 |
| Doyle, Patrick | D | Hartford
| 35 |
| Draper, Willard E. | D |
Lawrence | 26 |
| Duncombe, Stephen W. | D |
Keeler | n/a |
| Ellis, Daniel | D | Decatur
| 40 |
| Enos, Ira | D | Berrien Co
| n/a |
| Erwin, John T. | D | Hartford
| 24 |
| Field, Caaius M. | D |
Berrien Co. | n/a |
| Foster, Morris B. | D |
Keeler | 20 |
| Foster, Newton T. | D | Van
Buren Co. | n/a |
| Fulgham, Jesse W. | D |
Bainbridge | 30 |
| Gates, John C. | D | Berrien
Co. | n/a |
| Gilson, Alonzo D. | D |
Columa | 21 |
| Gleason, Thomas E. | D |
Pennfield | 20 |
| Goodenough, Calvin C. | D |
Van Buren | 37 |
| Goodenough, Daniel E. | D |
hartford | n/a |
| Gore, Albert | D | Van Buren
Co. | n/a |
| Gould, Edwin G. | D |
Decatur | 25 |
| Grimes, Milford D | D |
Decatur | 23 |
| Hammond, Luthern H. | D | Van
Buren Co. | n/a |
| Hard, Bartholomew | D |
Columbia | 25 |
| Hardy, Eben | D | Hardford
| 18 |
| Harris, Charles A. | D |
Lawrence | 40 |
| Harris, David | D | Lawrence
| 20 |
| Harris, Isaac J. | D |
Lawrence | 22 |
| Hazard, Asa D. | D | Van Buren
Co. | n/a |
| Henry, William | D | Van Buren
Co. | n/a |
| Herrick, Andrew J. | D | Barry
Co. | n/a |
| Higgins, Cyrus L. | C |
Battle
Creek | n/a |
| Hill, Frederick | D |
Bainbridge | 21 |
| Hill, John D. | D |
Bainbridge | 22 |
| Hill, Oscar P. | D | Keeler
| n/a |
| Howard, Rinaldo S. | D |
Benton | 18 |
| Hurlbut, Albert D. | D |
Hartford | 21 |
| Irish, Robert D. | D |
hartford | 33 |
| Jaquay, Willard F. | D |
Bainbridge | 19 |
| Jolls, Henry L. | C |
Battle Creek | n/a |
| Jones, Francis M. | D | Van
Buren Co. | n/a |
| Jones, George W. | D |
Columbia | n/a |
| Jones, Orrin | D | Decatur
| 23 |
| Kennedy, James H | D |
Hartford | 26 |
| Kittring, Samuel | D |
Bainbridge | 18 |
| Knight, Daniel | D | Kalamazoo
| 21 |
| Kurts, Frederick | D |
Leroy | n/a |
| Lawrence, Cook C. | D |
Havana | 30 |
| Long, William W. | D |
Keeler | 27 |
| Lusk, George W. | D |
Calhoun Co. | n/a |
| Lyon, John W. | F | Detroit
| n/a |
| Mason, John W. | D | Hartford
| 27 |
| Mather, William | D |
Hartford | 26 |
| Mayo, Robert T. | C |
Battle Creek | n/a |
| Mays, John A. | D | Millburg
| 22 |
| McAlpine, Franklin | D |
Kalamazoo | 18 |
| McAlpine, John | D | Silver
Creek | 19 |
| McKinley, Francis | D |
Bainbridge | 18 |
| McNeal, Wallace | C |
Battle Creek | n/a |
| Mead, Gilbert E. | D |
Decatur | 18 |
| Merrill, Lewis A. | D |
Bainbridge | n/a |
| Millard, Charles H. | D |
Bedford | n/a |
| Millard, Timothy H. | D |
Calhoun Co. | n/a |
| Miller, Martin | D | Keeler
| n/a |
| Mosher, Levi N. | C |
Battle Creek | n/a |
| Nash, John N. | D | Silver
Creek | 18 |
| Nelson, Harmon | D | Milburgh
| 18 |
| Nelson, Marcus S. | D |
Arlington | n/a |
| Nelson, William R. | D |
Millbburgh | 23 |
| Noble, Henry W. | D |
Decatur | 28 |
| Northrup, Orrin M. | D |
Decatur | 19 |
| Norton, Russell B. | E |
Battle Creek | N/a |
| Ogden, William H. | D |
Bedford | 24 |
| Payne, George | D | Lawrence
| 25 |
| Peer, Henry | D | Kalamazoo
Co. | n/a |
| Perry, James | D | Battle
Creek | 20 |
| Phelps, Henry | D | Lawrence
| 20 |
| Piersall, David | D |
Bainbridge | 21 |
| Polmantier, Seth | D | Van
Buren Co. | n/a |
| Prater, Giles W. | D | Paw
Paw | 30 |
| Pratt, Elias B. | E | n/a
| n/a |
| Prosser, Henry L. | D | Van
Buren Co. | n/a |
| Randall, John S. | D |
Benton | 19 |
| Randall, Murdock A. | D |
Millburg | 20 |
| Riley, George | D | Decatur
| 18 |
| Ritter, Philip Jr. | D | Van
Buren Co. | n/a |
| Robinson, Alfred D. | D |
hartfrd | 24 |
| Robinson, Joseph J. | D |
Kalamazoo | 32 |
| Root, Milo | D | Bangor
| 22 |
| Rossman, Hiram | D | Van Buren
Co. | n/a |
| Rupert, John | D | Keeler
| n/a |
| Rupert, William | D |
Keeler | 24 |
| Russell, Philip | D |
Berrien Co. | n/a |
| Russell, Samuel | D | Barry
Co. | n/a |
| Sackrider, Samuel E. | D |
Jackson Co. | n/a |
| Safford, Jedediah | D |
Berrien Co. | n/a |
| Sanborn, Leander | D |
Hartford | 19 |
| Sanborn, Wallace E. | D |
Kalamazoo | 20 |
| Simmons, Hiram P. | D |
Hartford | 42 |
| Slater, George | D | St.
Joseph | 18 |
| Smith, Charles H. | D |
Battle Creek | 27 |
| Smith, James | D | Keeler
| 16 |
| Smith, Simeon | C | Niles
| n/a |
| Southwell, William H. | D |
Kalamazoo | 19 |
| Stanton, Asel S. | C |
Battle Creek | n/a |
| Starks, John | C | Battle
Creek | n/a |
| Stiles, Ansel A. | D |
Bainbridge | n/a |
| Stowe, Freeman | D | Hartford
| 20 |
| Suggitt, George | F |
Detroit | n/a |
| Sutton, Luther | D | Van Buren
Co. | n/a |
| Sweet, William W. | D |
Detroit | 25 |
| Thomas, George | F | Detroit
| n/a |
| Thompson, Albert C. | D |
Keeler | 21 |
| Thornton, George W. | D |
Battle Creek | 25 |
| Thurston, Newell | E |
Battle Creek | n/a |
| Tolls, Henry L. | C |
Battle Creek | n/a |
| Turner, Joel | D | Berrien
Co. | n/a |
| Tyler, Enos W. | D | Hartford
| 21 |
| Tyler, Humphrey P. | D |
Hartford | 23 |
| Upright, Jacob | D | Benton
| 22 |
| Van Auken, John L. | D |
Hartford | 22 |
| Van Brocklin, John W. | D |
Battle Creek | 20 |
| Van Brunt, Robert W. | D |
lawrence | 35 |
| Van Ostrand, John G. | D |
Van Buren Co. | n/a |
| Van Vliet, William | D |
Kalamazoo | 26 |
| Vermette, Mason M. | D |
hartford | 18 |
| Vincent, Alonzo | D |
Millburgh | 18 |
| Vincent, Horace L. | D |
Columbia | 18 |
| Vincent, Lysander | D |
Coloma | 25 |
| Vincent, Marvin J. | D |
Berrien Co. | n/a |
| Vincent, Theodore C. | D |
Breedsville | 18 |
| Webster, Charles J. | D |
Bangor | 18 |
| Wetmore, Joy | D | Coloma
| 28 |
| Whalen, Michael | D |
Battle Creek | 18 |
| Whipple, Elias | D | Hartford
| 32 |
| Whipple, Simeon W. | D |
Hartford | 36 |
| Wilcox, Benjamin S. | D |
Kalamazoo | 19 |
| Wilkinson, John | E |
Battle Creek | n/a |
| Williamson, Robert J. | D |
Ross | n/a |
| Willis, Horace | F | Ypsilanti
| n/a |
| Wiygent, William H. | D |
Hartford | 10 |
| Yarrington, George W. | D |
Bainbridge | 22 |
| Young, John | B | Battle
Creek | n/a |
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