Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman / With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War

by James Harvey Kidd

ROLL OF HONOR

LIST OF KILLED IN ACTION

Following is a list of those killed in action, or who died of wounds received in action in the four regiments which constituted the Michigan cavalry brigade, commanded by General George Armstrong Custer, in the civil war of 1861-65. It constitutes a veritable roll of honor:

FIRST MICHIGAN CAVALRY
NAME AND POSITION	COMPANY	BATTLE	DATE OF DEATH
Adams, William, Private	H	Cold Harbor	June 1	1864
Alcott, Richard, Private	L	Cedar Mountain	August 9	1862
Altenburg, William, Corporal	B	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Andrus, John, Private	K	Winchester	September 19	1864
Anson, Elisha B., Sergeant	E	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Babcock, Edwin H., Private	K	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Bachman, Robert, Sergeant	G	Appomattox	April 9	1865
Banker, Edward S., Private	C	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Barney, Lorenzo J., Private	A	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Bartlett, Orrin M., Lieutenant	H	Five Forks	April 1	1865
Bateman, Cyrus A., Corporal	M	Shenandoah Valley	August 11	1864
Battison, William, Sergeant	H	Piedmont	April 17	1862
Bell, Charles S., Private	E	Todd's Tavern	April 7	1864
Beloir, Michael, Sergeant	B	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Bentley, Augustus W., Corporal	I	Gettysburg	July 3	1864
Brown, Dexter, Corporal	E	Yellow Tavern	June 11	1864
Blount, Lemuel K., Private	A	Yellow Tavern	June 11	1864
Bovee, John S., Sergeant	F	Gettysburg	July 3	1864
Brevoort, William M., Captain	K	Cold Harbor	June 1	1864
Brewer, Charles E., Private	A	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Brodhead, Thornton F., Colonel		Bull Run	August 30	1862
Bucklin, Lyman D., Private	C	Unknown	May 13	1863
Buhl, Augustus F., Captain	C	Shepherdstown	August 25	1864
Butler, Abner K., Private	F	Middletown	April 4	1862
Byscheck, John, Private	C	Dinwiddie Courthouse	March 30	1865
Campeau, Eli, Private	K	Unknown	Died July 3	1865
Carr, Alpheus W., Captain	I	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Chatfield, William H., Private	B	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Chilson, Alphonso W., Sergeant	I	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Chittenden, Adelbert, Private	G	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Cicotte, David, jr., Private	C	Winchester	February 23	1865
Clarke, John R., Private	K	Winchester	September 19	1864
Cole, Benjamin, Chief Bugler		Winchester	September 19	1864
Colles, David W., Private	I	Unknown	May 26	1865
Crawford, Charles C., Private	M	Todd's Tavern	May 7	1864
Crosby, Henry, Private	E	Unknown	Died June 1	1864
Cummings, George W., Private	A	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Cunningham, Barnabas, Private	A	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Davis, Joseph, Private	I	Unknown	Died June 20	1864
Davison, Joseph, Private	G	Unknown	Died April 7	1865
Dibble, Darius, Private	L	Cedar Mountain	August 9	1862
Dorsay, John, Private	B	Appomattox	April 9	1865
Durkee, Robert, Private	K	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Eagle, Ellwood, Private	H	Cold Harbor	June 1	1864
Eastman, Oscar A, Sergeant	I	Winchester	September 19	1864
Eaton, William O, Private	H	Accident	October 28	1862
Edgerton, George W, Private	L	Beaver Dam	May 9	1864
Elliott, William R, Captain	C	Fairfield Gap	July 4	1863
Ellis, Henry, Private	L	Cedar Mountain	August 9	1862
Ensign, Leroy, Private	M	Winchester	May 4	1862
Fisher, Peter, Private	E	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Follett, Irving B, Sergeant	L	Winchester	September 19	1864
Foss, Andrew, Private	I	On Picket	December 14	1864
Frost, Joel, Corporal	L	Cedar Mountain	August 9	1862
Falcher, John, Private	K	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Gillett, George M, Corporal	B	Hagarstown	July	1863
Gordon, Alexander, Corporal	H	Winchester	September 19	1864
Graves, Benjamin F, Private	A	Cold Harbor	June 1	1864
Grimes, Micah, Private	M	Unknown	Died September 2	1864
Handy, Lucius F, Private	F	Todd's Tavern	May 7	1864
Hart, Lorenzo, Corporal	L	Dinwiddie Courthouse	March 30	1865
Hicks, Charles Eugene, Private	F	Fort Scott	January 12	1863
Hobbs, David, Private	B	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Hoffman, Peter, Corporal	B	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Hough, Albert or Robert, Private	H	Unknown	Died April 8	1865
Hovey, Henry, Private	A	Unknown	Died June 18	1864
Hughes, Patrick H., Corporal	E	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Hutton, Thomas, Private	C	Snicker's Ferry	March 26	1862
Hymen, Ralph, Private	I	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Iott, Harrison, Private	I	Harper's Ferry	August 31	1864
Irwin, H. II., Private	F	Unknown	Died September 5	1864
Irwin, Stephen, H., Sergeant	I	Old Church	May 30	1864
Jackson, Albert T., Captain	F	Winchester	September 19	1864
Jackson, William, Private	K	Rapidan River	September 14	1863
Jacob, Henry, Private	A	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Jacobs, George A., Private	I	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Jayne, William H., Sergeant	G	Unknown	Died September 23	1863
Kidder, Hiram O., Private	A	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Keferly (Keferle) Frank, Private	H	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Kilbride (Kilride) William, Private	H	Piedmont	April 17	1862
Kling, Henry, Private	G	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Kroop, Albert, Private	H	Unknown	Died April 8	1865
Lambert, Jacob, Private	K	Unknown	Died June 16	1864
Lewis, Lewis J., (Lucius) Private	K	Unknown	Died June 15	1864
Long (Lozo) Henry, Private	I	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Longdo, Jeremiah, Private	B	Unknown	Died June	1864
Lyon, James B., Sergeant	L	Unknown	Died June 4	1864
McDermott, James, Corporal	A	Bull Run	August 29	1862
McElheny, James S., Captain	G	Fairfield Gap	July 4	1863
Manuel, Peter, Private	K	Unknown	Died July 29	1864
Marshner, Frank A., Private	A	Winchester	September 19	1864
Martin, David, Private	C	Fairfield Gap	July 4	1863
Mathews, Samuel M., Private	A	Indians	August 13	1865
Merriam, John G., Private	K	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Michaels, William H., Private	C	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Miller, John, Private	E	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Moran, Thomas, Private	A	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Morse, Sidney G., First Sergeant	M	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Moss, Daniel B., Sergeant	A	Dinwiddie Courthouse	March 30	1865
Murray, Elias M., Private	M	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Nesbit, James, Private	L	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Orth, Adam, Private	A	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Owen, Perry, Private	F	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Phelps, Ralph Z., Battalion Adjutant		Accident	April 1	1862
Pierce, Henry C., Sergeant	B	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Piper, Leo, Sergeant	C	Five Forks	April 1	1865
Pixley, John, Private	K	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Power (Tower) Mortimer F., Private	C	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Pulver, Andrew J., Lieutenant	A	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Price, William H., Private	L	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Ransom, William W., Sergeant	K	Unknown	Died August 3	1864
Reed, Charles D., Private	K	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Rennan, Frederick, Private	E	Cold Harbor	June 1	1864
Reynolds, Samuel W., Private	F	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Rhoades, Willard, Q. M. Sergeant	B	Centerville	November 6	1863
Robertson, William, Sergeant	I	Wilderness	May 6	1864
Robins, Charles H., Private	A	Winchester	September 19	1864
Robinson, George W., Lieutenant	A	Winchester	September 19	1864
Rose, William L., Com. Sergeant	G	Unknown	Died December 25	1864
Rush, Thomas, Private	K	Unknown	Died July 13	1864
Ryder, Alfred G., Corporal	H	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Saulsbury, Charles, Private	K	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Sawyer, Henry O., Private	I	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Schintzler, Leonard, Private	H	Old Church	May 30	1864
Shanahan, Thomas, Corporal	H	Fountaindale	July 4	1863
Shaughnessy, William, Private	B	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Shier, Charles, jr., Captain	K	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Sitts, Charles, Private	L	Fairfield Gap	July 4	1863
Smith, Marcus, Private	I	Accident	May 20	1864
Snyder, Charles F., Captain	F	Hagarstown	July 6	1863
Stanley, Henry C., Private	F	Five Forks	April 1	1865
Stewart, William, Private	C	Winchester	September 19	1864
Sterling, Richard, Hospital Steward		Unknown	Died November 6	1864
Teebles, William H., Private	C	Brentsville	June 7	1863
Thomas, Abel, Private	H	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Thomas, Benjamin, Private	B	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Thomas, Cassius M., Private	M	Wilderness	May 6	1864
Thomas, Samuel H., Private	C	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Truesdale, Lewis B., Sergeant	K	Winchester	September 19	1864
Vance, George, Private	K	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Vandecar, Thomas H., Private	L	Unknown	Died May 26	1865
Vashaw, John, Private	K	Bull Run	August 30	1862
Warren, Robert S., Lieutenant	C	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Waterman, W. E., First Sergeant	H	Unknown	Died June 20	1864
Watson, Colbert R., Sergeant	L	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Welch, Jay Michael, Private	A	Winchester	August 11	1864
Welton, Ransom W., Private	E	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Wescott, James M., Private	K	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Whitney, Ambrose, Private	H	By Accident	March 7	1862
Whitney, George C., Lieutenant	F	Five Forks	April 1	1865
Wideroder, John C., Private	F	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Wilcox, Alonzo W., Sergeant	H	Brentsville	June 7	1863
Wilcox, Philip, jr., Private	L	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Williams, Isaac, Private	K	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Winfield, George D., Corporal	D	Salem	April 1	1862
Warwick, William, Private	K	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Wieg, Orren, Private	L	Falling Waters	July 14	1863

FIFTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
NAME AND POSITION	COMPANY	BATTLE	DATE OF DEATH
Ackerman, Hiram, Corporal	A	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Allen, Nelson A., Private	D	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Allison, George S., Private	B	Winchester	September 19	1864
Alverson, Thomas J., Private	G	Winchester	September 19	1864
Anderson, Alfred C., Private	D	Boonesborough	July 8	1863
Atherholt, Peter, Private	F	Winchester	September 19	1864
Axtell, Benjamin F., Captain	F	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Ball, William, Private	M	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Barbour, Frank A., Sergeant	A	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Barse, Horace S., Corporal	E	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Beebe, Henry C., Corporal	A	Morton's Ford	November 27	1863
Bemis, Andrew J., Private	K	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Benning, John, Private	F	Unknown	Died August 7	1865
Bishop, Abraham, Private	B	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Bliss, Henry G., Private	I	Raccoon Ford	September 16	1863
Brennan, William, Sergeant	B	Monterey Gap	July 4	1863
Brink, Simeon L., Private	B	Buckland Mills	October 19	1863
Brown, Clifton E., Private	A	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Brown, William, Private	H	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Buell, John, Private	K	Gettysburg	July 3	1864
Burdick, Reuben, Private	I	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Burnett, Henry, Corporal	D	Shepherdstown	August 29	1864
Burson, Joseph, Private	L	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Busley, Levi, Private	M	Richmond	March 1	1864
Cathcart, Albert J., Private	B	Unknown	Died July 5	1864
Chapman, Edward, Private	E	Buckland Mills	October 19	1863
Chart (Chant), Private	G	Salem	October 23	1864
Clark, Frederick, Private	F	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Clark, Henry, Private	M	Dinwiddie Courthouse	April 4	1865
Clyde, Charles B., Private	M	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Colf, Levinas, Private	K	Wilderness	May 6	1864
Comte, Victor E., Wagoner	C	Unknown	Died July 11	1864
Connor, James, Private	A	Morton's Ford	November 27	1863
Corcelins, Frederick, Private	K	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Corser, Augustus F., Private	C	Stevensburg	October 30	1863
Coston, Peter, Private	M	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Craft, Charles, Private	M	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Day, Alpheus G., Corporal	E	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Dean, Henry J., Private	D	Yellow Tavern	May 12	1864
Decker, George R., Private	K	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Dell, Martin V., Private	H	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Derwin, Lewis, Private	C	Winchester	September 19	1864
Dockham, Reuben K., Sergeant	C	Unknown	Died June 18	1864
Duffey, James, Corporal	F	Falmouth	August 4	1863
Eggleston, Andrew J., Sergeant	K	Unknown	Died July 1	1864
Essler, Samuel K., Private	C	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Evans, Andrew R., Private	A	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Felt, John, Private	H	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Ferry, Noah H., Major		Gettysburg	July 31	1863
Fox, Josiah, Sergeant	M	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Friday, Adolph, Private	F	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Gale, Henry D., Corporal	C	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Garvelink, Herman, Corporal	I	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Gibbs, Levi, Private	G	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Gillett, William H., Corporal	K	Wilderness	May 6	1864
Granger, Edward G., Lieutenant	C	Front Royal	August 16	1864
Gudith, John D., Corporal	D	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Hammond, Smith (Noble S.) Sergeant	G	Brandy Station	October 11	1863
Hanly, Richard, Private	E	Middletown	August 15	1864
Harmon, Allen M., Lieutenant	B	By Accident	April 20	1863
Henry, Alfred A., Private	C	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Hichler, George, Private	E	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Hicks, George H., Corporal	I	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Higgins, Charles W., Private	D	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Hill, Philip H., Corporal	E	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Hirner, Louis, Private	I	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Hobbs, Levant, Sergeant	C	Unknown	Died June 6	1864
Hodge, Milton, Private	K	Brandy Station	October 11	1863
Huff, John A., Private	E	Cold Harbor	June 1	1864
Jackson, Andrew T., Private	A	Brandy Station	October 11	1863
James, Aaron B., Sergeant	H	Newtown	November 12	1864
Johnson, Julius C., Private	D	Newtown	November 12	1864
Kennedy, Philip, Private	H	Front Royal	August 16	1864
Kennicut, James C., Private	I	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Kent, Francis P., Private	G	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Lewis, Eaton, Private	M	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Little, John M., Private	M	Brandy Station	October 11	1863
Lusk, John F., Sergeant	K	Winchester	October 19	1864
Lutz, John G., Private	C	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
McChusen, J. B., Private	G	Buckland Mills	October 19	1863
McCormick, William J., Private	D	Dinwiddie Courthouse	April 1	1865
McCrary, Calvin, Private	M	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
McGuire, John, Private	F	Appomattox	April 8	1865
McIntyre, John D., Private	C	Brandy Station	October 12	1863
Maguire, Christopher, Private	I	Yellow Tavern	May 12	1864
Mann, Harvey W., Corporal	I	Shepherdstown	August 25	1864
Marshall, Norton C., Sergeant	I	Hanovertown (?)	May 27	1864
Mather, Zelotes H., Sergeant	M	Boonesborough	July 8	1863
Meyer, George W., Private	M	Luray	September 24	1864
Miller, Daniel F., Sergeant	L	Unknown	Died June 14	1864
Mills, James F., Private	M	Richmond	March 1	1864
Morgan, Isaac C., Private	E	Newtown	November 12	1864
North, William O., Captain	F	Winchester	September 19	1864
Notting, John, Private	I	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
O'Brien, Anthony, Private	A	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
O'Brien, John, Private	A	By Guerrillas	December 2	1864
O'Brien, Matthew, Private	A	Loudon County	November	1864
Olaphant, David, Captain	B	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Osborn, Isaac C., Private	M	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Perkins, Isaac, Private	A	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Phelan, Thomas, Sergeant	L	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Phillips, Edward H., Sergeant	H	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Prouty, Wallace, Private	E	Newtown	November 23	1864
Purdy, Robert, Private	H	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Ragan, Alexander, Corporal	C	Appomattox	March 31	1865
Rathburn, Chauncey J., Private	D	Hanover	June 30	1863
Reed, Arthur, Private	H	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Roberts, Ephraim, Sergeant	E	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Rockwell, Floyd, Private	L	Ashby's Gap	July 21	1863
Rockwell, William H., Corporal	I	Brandy Station	October 11	1863
Roe, Alva, Private	B	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Russell, Major W., Private	M	Summit Point	September 5	1864
Ryan, Michael, Private	K	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Ryder, Stephen, Sergeant	D	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Scates, Charles, Private	A	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Shafer, Absalom B., Private	C	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Shattuck, Oscar, Private	K	Boonesborough	July 8	1863
Shrontz, Mortimer J., Sergeant	M	Smithburg	July 5	1863
Sickman, Simon, Private	F	James City	Died November 1	1863
Skeels, Squire E., Sergeant	M	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Skinner, Irwin M., Private	G	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Smith, Joseph W., Private	H	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Smith, Stephen, Private	B	Brandy Station	October 11	1863
Spencer, Lucien H., Private	A	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Sprague, Almerin, Private	H	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Stewart, Harrison C., Private	E	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Taggart, Robert G., Private	H	Winchester	September 19	1864
Taylor, David P., Corporal	I	By Accident	March 27	1863
Tenney, Wayland, Corporal	H	Winchester	September 19	1864
Todd, Andrew, Private	F	Newtown	November 12	1864
Tuller, Calvin, H., Private	H	Shepherdstown	August 25	1864
Van Bree, Garrett, Private	L	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Vicory, William L., Private	M	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Warner, Oliver M., Private	C	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Warren, Milan S., Private	K	Newby's Crossroads	July 24	1863
Watkins, Jarius, Corporal	M	Wilderness	May 6	1864
Wire, George, Private	M	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Whirehead, Richard H., Sergeant	A	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Withington, Hiram A., Corporal	M	Berryville by Guerrillas	August 19	1864
Wixsom, George, Private	I	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Wood, Edwin W., Sergeant	A	Shepherdstown	August 25	1864
Wood, Fletcher, Sergeant	A	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Wright, Francis M., Corporal	M	Unknown	Died September 10	1864
Yoek, George, Private	E	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864

SIXTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
NAME AND POSITION	COMPANY	BATTLE	DATE OF DEATH
Andrus, James L., Sergeant	H	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Avery, Marvin E., Sergeant	E	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Bacon, Truman J., Private	F	Falling Waters	June 14	1863
Barber, George, Private	E	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Barnes, Augustus M., Private	D	On Sultana Explosion	April 26	1865
Barnum, Andrew, Private	A	Winchester	September 19	1864
Bass, Nathan B., Private	E	Woodstock	October 8	1864
Batson, Charles, Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Beckwith, George, Private	C	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Bolza, Charles E., Lieutenant	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Bowman, Lewis, Private	B	Battle Mountain	July 24	1863
Briggs, George, Private	F	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Brockway, William F., Corporal	H	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Brockway, William M., Private	H	Rapidan River	September 16	1863
Brown, George F., Private	I	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Brown, James W., Sergeant	E	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Brownell, George H., Private	K	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Buck, Charles, H., Private	D	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Burden, John, Private	B	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Burns, James, Private	D	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Butler, Edward, Private	M	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Campbell, Duncan, Private	M	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Campbell, William P., Private	C	Winchester	September 19	1864
Carey, Seth, Corporal	E	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Curliss, William, Private	G	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Chandler, George B., Private	D	Somerville Ford	September 16	1863
Chase, Albert, Teamster	L	Somerville Ford	September 16	1863
Clark, George, Corporal	G	Boonesborough	July 11	1863
Clark, Joshua P., Private	F	Muddy Branch	July 21	1864
Cole, Osmer F., Captain	G	By Indians	August 31	1865
Coon, Alexander H., Private	A	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Cox, Charles W., Private	C	Hunterstown	July 2	1863
Cranston, Thomas C., Private	C	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Cryderman, John, Private	E	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Daily, William H., Sergeant	D	Hanovertown	May 27	1864
Day, John, Private	F	Washington	April 27	1865
Decker, Almeron, Private	E	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Dexter, Dallas, Private	M	Waterford	August 8	1863
Dixon, William G., Private	C	Buckland Mills	October 19	1863
Dudley, Jerry, Private,	I	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Earl, Benjamin F., Private	I	Somerville Ford	September 16	1863
Edie, Thomas A., Lieutenant	A	Meadow Bridge	May 12	1864
Edwards, William H., Private	E	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Eldridge, Marvin J., Private	C	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Elmore, Byron A., Private	B	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Fairbanks, Forrest, Private	D	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Farrell, Thomas, Private	M	Harper's Ferry	August 17	1863
Fay, George W., Private	H	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Finney, Solon H., Lieutenant	E	Beaver Mills	April 4	1865
Foe, James, Private	C	Hatcher's Mills	April 4	1865
Foote, Martin W., Private	C	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Francisco, James K., Sergeant	K	Winchester	September 19	1864
Galusha, Sears E., Corporal	G	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Gooch, Horace N., Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Griffith, Gilbert D., Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Gross, Charles H., Private	M	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Hanna, John, Private	A	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Harding, Ira C., Private	D	Somerville Ford	September 16	1863
Harrison, Henry M., Private	E	High Bridge	April 6	1865
Hart, Horace, Corporal	D	Hanover	June 30	1863
Hawkins, Oscar J., Private	K	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Hayes, William O., Private	C	By Indians	September 13	1865
House, Martin, Private	M	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Hughson, Franklin, Private	K	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Hulet, James H., Private	K	On Sultana Explosion	April 26	1865
Hutchinson, Miles E., Private	E	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Ingersoll, George B. W., Sergeant	G	Shepherdstown	August 28	1864
Inman, Elisha, Private	K	By Guerrillas	December 4	1864
Jewell, Leander, Sergeant	A	Hanovertown	May 27	1864
Jewett, Aaron C., Acting Adjutant		Williamsport	July 6	1863
Johnson, Warren E., Private	I	Seneca	June 11	1863
Johnson, William W., Private	M	Unknown	Died October 11	1864
Jolly, Toussaint, Private	I	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Jones, Levi F., Private	D	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Kelsey, Ira, Private	K	Newby's Crossroads	July 24	1863
Kilbourn, Joseph, Private	C	Winchester	September 19	1864
Kirkby, Henry, Private	I	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Krauss, Charles C., Private	A	Hunterstown	July 2	1863
Larime, Joseph, Private	C	Wilderness	May 6	1864
Livingston, Albert, Private	C	Thornton Gap	July 24	1863
Livingston, Monroe, Private	F	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Lorsey, Charles, Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Lyons, James, Private	F	Unknown	July 30	1864
McClure, Alexander, Private	C	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
McDonald, Jeremiah, Private	F	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
McLean, Peter, Corporal	G	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Martin, Alonzo R., Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Mathers, James, Captain	L	Winchester	August 11	1864
Mayfield, Oakland W., Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Morre, Ezra P., Private	A	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Mosher, Merritt, Corporal	A	Wilderness	May 6	1864
Morrison, Edwin M., Private	K	Wilderness	May 6	1864
Moulthrop, Albert, Private	I	Tom's Brook	October 9	1864
Neal, Flavius J., Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Nellins, John, Private	H	Winchester	November 18	1864
Onweller, William, Private	B	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Otis, Albert, Private	D	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Patten, George T., Sergeant	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Pelton, Francis, Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Perkins, William, Private	E	Beaver Pond Mills	April 4	1865
Pixley, Austin, Private	A	Drowned	June 15	1864
Potter, Harvey B., Sergeant	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Powers, Wesley, Private	I	Seneca	June 11	1863
Pray, Stephen, Private	C	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Provin, James J., Private	M	Smithfield	February 5	1864
Rappelye, Mortimer, Sergeant	C	Hanovertown	May 27	1864
Rodder, John, Private	I	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Richardson, Francis D., Private	F	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Rider, Carlos, Corporal	D	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Rogers, Frederick V., Private	G	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Rogers, Remus, Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Roney, Charles E., Private	C	Dinwiddie Courthouse	April 9	1865
Rossell, Abram, Private	D	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Royce, David G., Captain	D	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Ruckel, George, Private	I	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Sliter, Josiah T., Private	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Smith, Jonathan W., Private	K	Newby's Crossroads	July 24	1863
Soule, John W., Corporal	D	Boonesborough	July 8	1863
Stafford, Ananias, Private	D	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Stanton, Andrew, Private	K	Winchester	September 19	1864
Stowe, Stephen L., Sergeant	B	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Streeter, Seth, Private	H	Unknown	Died August 2	1863
Sweet, Lorenzo D., Private	I	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Telling, George, Corporal	D	Boonesborough	July 8	1863
Trager, George, Private	F	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Tucker, Ephraim, Private	D	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Tucker, Harvey, Sergeant	C	Wilderness	May 6	1864
Tuttle, Milo, Private	M	Waterford	August 8	1863
Von Helmerich, Frederick, Private	I	Seneca	June 11	1863
Wadeweitz, Frederick, Private	I	Meadow Bridge	May 12	1864
Ward, Erastus E., Private	F	Five Forks	April 1	1865
Weber, Peter A., Captain	B	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Whalen, David, Private	I	Seneca	June 11	1863
Wheaton, Henry F., Private	H	Unknown	February 2	1865
White, William C., Private	D	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Wightman, George H., Sergeant	L	Unknown	Died September 1	1864
Williams, Edward L., Sergeant	I	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Williams, John D., Corporal	I	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Winters, John, Private	H	Accident	July 28	1864
Yax, John, Corporal	C	Cold Harbor	June 1	1864
Yeoman, Lewis H., Private	E	Brandy Station	October 11	1863

SEVENTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY
NAME AND POSITION	COMPANY	BATTLE	DATE OF DEATH
Adams, Oscar H., Corporal	A	Trevilian Station	June 12	1864
Adams, William H., Private	D	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Armstrong, Harrison, Private	F	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Baker, George, Private	B	Killed by Indians	August 5	1865
Bedel, Harlin, Corporal	F	Five Forks	April 1	1865
Bedel, James T., Private	F	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Bouchard (Bershall), Eli, Private	K	Front Royal	August 16	1864
Brewer, Melvin, Lieutenant Colonel		Winchester	September 19	1864
Brickwell, Edward J., Private	A	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Brownell, Horace R., Private	A	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Bush, Christian, Corporal	D	Winchester	September 19	1864
Bush, Frederick, Corporal	D	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Carver, Lucius, Lieutenant	M	Front Royal	August 16	1864
Chapman, Frank, Private	A	Richmond	March 1	1864
Cheesman, Jeremiah, Private	F	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Church, Benjamin, Sergeant	C	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Churchill, Alfred W., Corporal	G	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Clark, Edgar A., Private	A	By Accident	July 5	1865
Clark, Jonas, Private	K	Richmond	March 1	1864
Cochran, Harlan B., Sergeant	F	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Cochran, William J., Corporal	I	Front Royal	August 16	1864
Campau, Peter, Private	D	Boonesborough	July	1863
Cook, Elliott A., Sergeant	C	Robinson River	October 8	1863
Cooper, Eugene, Private	F	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Cornell, Llewellyn C., Private	B	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Crampton, P. H., Private	G	Hagarstown	July 6	1863
Croman, William, Private	E	Brandy Station	October 11	1863
Dann, Daniel, Private	K	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Diehl, Henry, Private	C	Salem Church	June 2	1864
Delamater, Martin R., Corporal	G	Cold Harbor	June 1	1864
Dumphrey, Edwin, Sergeant	A	Winchester	September 19	1864
Edwards, William, Private	C	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Filbern, Owen, Private	I	Buckland Mills	October 19	1863
Finch, Robert, Private	E	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Firman, Josiah B., Corporal	H	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Fisher, Mathias, Bugler	B	Berryville	September 4	1864
Fordham, Albert, Corporal	D	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Fox, William H., Corporal	M	Winchester	September 19	1864
Granger, Henry W., Major		Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Guio, Henry, Corporal	F	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Haines, Henry, Private	D	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Hall (Hull), William, Private	M	Buckland Mills	October 19	1863
Hamel, Harrison, Private	K	Winchester	September 19	1864
Haskins, James, Sergeant	B	Duck Pond Mills	April 3	1865
Hassart, Andrew, Private	B	Winchester	September 19	1864
Hasty, Robert, Private	I	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Heinck, John, Saddler	A	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Hoag, Robert, Private	F	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Hopkins, Horace, Private	E	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
House, Barnum B., Private	E	Old Church	May 23	1864
Jackson, Orlando D., Private	D	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Jessup, Charles H., Private	F	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Karcher, Jehial, Private	D	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Keller, Henry H., Private	B	Todd's Tavern	May 7	1864
Kisner, Samuel, Private	C	By Accident	July 18	1863
Koster, Frederick, Private	H	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Laird, William J., Sergeant	B	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Lake, John W., Private	A	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Larrue, Hiram J., Private	B	By Guerrillas	March 28	1864
Long, Edward, Private	B	Winchester	September 19	1864
Lundy, George W., Private	H	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
McClure, Ralph, Private	H	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
McComber, William, Private	C	Cold Harbor	June 4	1864
McDonald, John J., Sergeant	C	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
McLaine, Alexander, Private	E	Marselas	May 22	1863
Martin, Francis D., Private	H	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Matchett, Noel, Private	A	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Mead, Joseph L., Lieutenant	L	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Mercer, Thomas, Private	F	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Milbourn, John L., Corporal	D	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Miller, Jacob L., Private	C	Unknown	Died June 21	1864
Mills, Harry, Private	H	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Miner, Charles E., Sergeant	F	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Moll, Cornelius, Private	F	White Ford	September 22	1863
Motley, Thomas, Private	G	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Nay, Harmon, Private	E	Hagarstown	July 6	1863
Nichols, William H., Private	H	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Nolan, Arthur D., Sergeant	I	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
O'Brien, William H., Sergeant	A	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Olin, Oscar O., Private	M	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Page, Truman, Bugler	F	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Parks, Allen C., Private	A	Cedar Creek	October 19	1864
Paule, Jacob, Sergeant	F	Yellow Tavern	May 11	1864
Perkins, Myron H., Sergeant	B	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864
Ploof, Dewitt C., Private	K	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Pomeroy, David H., Private	L	Trumble Run	June 9	1864
Ralph, Oscar S., Corporal	F	Falling Waters	July 14	1863
Richards, William H., Private	H	Emmittsburg	July 4	1863
Robinson, James B., Teamster	E	Tom's Brook	October 9	1864
Shafer, Charles F., Private	A	Winchester	September 19	1864
Smith, Alonzo, Private	C	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Smith, Eli, Private	K	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Smith, Perry W., Private	H	Hagarstown	July 13	1863
Spear, Truman, Private	G	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Stearns, William A., Sergeant	B	Cold Harbor	June 1	1864
Stephens, Charles, Private	K	Front Royal	August 16	1864
Taber, Winfield S., Sergeant	M	Culpeper	September 13	1863
Thompson, Henry, Private	D	Smithfield	August 29	1864
Treat, Gordon, Private	K	Front Royal	August 16	1864
Vancourse, Henry, Private	K	Front Royal	August 16	1864
Van Duzer, Charles E., Private	M	Unknown	September	1864
Van Ness, George E., Corporal	M	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Walters, Nelson, Private	A	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Whittaker, William S., Private	B	Trevilian Station	June 11	1864
Wilcox, Charles, Corporal	A	Gettysburg	July 3	1863
Williams, Squire, Corporal	I	Haw's Shop	May 28	1864

TOTAL NUMBER KILLED IN ACTION
First Michigan Cavalry	157
Fifth Michigan Cavalry	144
Sixth Michigan Cavalry	141
Seventh Michigan Cavalry	106
	——
Total	548

FOOTNOTES:

[1] Quoted from "Michigan in the War."

[2] The original roster of the regiment may be found in appendix "A" to this volume.

[3] Grand Rapids, Michigan, so named on account of its location in the heart of the valley of Grand river. Also known as the "Furniture City," referring to its chief industry.

[4] Robert Williams, a Virginian, grandson of James Williams, of the Virginia line in the Revolution. He married the widow of Stephen A. Douglas.

[5] Third Michigan infantry. It served three years, and was then reorganized as the "New Third."

[6] Since the above was written I have become satisfied that this man was really taken prisoner and that he died as such in the Confederate prison at Andersonville. His name appears on one of the markers in the national cemetery there.

[7] September, 1907.

[8] Official Records, Series 1, Vol. XXVII, Part III, page 276.

[9] The Michigan cavalry brigade was the outgrowth of the reorganization of the Federal cavalry that followed Lee's invasion of the North and Hooker's consequent movement into Maryland. It consisted originally, as has been shown, of three regiments—the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh. They were all organized in 1862, spent the winter of 1862-63 in camp on Meridian and Capitol Hills, Washington, D. C., and during the spring months of the latter year, were engaged in doing outpost duty in Fairfax County, Va., within the defenses of Washington. They were, therefore, in the language of another, "fresh from pastures green" when General Hooker, en route to Maryland in June, 1863, picked them up in passing and made them a part of that grand Army of the Potomac which, on the battle-field of Gettysburg, won a renown as lasting as history itself.

The commanding officer was Brigadier General J.T. Copeland, a Michigan man, promoted from the colonelcy of the Fifth. The battalion commanders were, respectively, Colonels Russell A. Alger, George Gray and William D. Mann. The first had seen service in the Second Michigan as captain and major, under Colonels Gordon Granger and P.H. Sheridan; the last in the First Michigan, under Brodhead and Town. Colonel Gray was appointed from civil life, and was having his first experience of "war's rude alarums."

[10] Custer in his report mistook the York for the Hanover road.

[11] General Custer mistook the Low Dutch for the Oxford road.

[12] A letter from General Gregg to the writer says: "There is no conflict between your recollection and mine as to the events of that day."—J.H.K.

[13] A possible solution of this difficulty has come to my mind. It is this. That Custer originally wrote "1 o'clock" and that in copying the "1" and the "o" were mistaken for "10," and o'clock added—J.H.K.

[14] In this connection it may be stated that Colonel Fox's history of the casualties in the war shows that there were 260 cavalry regiments in the service of the Union. Of these, the First Michigan lost the largest number of men killed in action of all save one—the First Maine. In percentage of killed, in proportion to numbers the Fifth and Sixth Michigan rank all the rest, not excepting the two first named, and it must be remembered that the Fifth and Sixth went out in 1862 and did their first fighting in the Gettysburg campaign. They stand third and fourth in the number killed, being ranked in that respect by the First Maine and First Michigan alone. The four regiments in the Michigan brigade during their terms of service lost twenty-three officers and 328 men killed; eight officers and 111 men died of wounds; nine officers and 991 men died of disease—a grand total of 1470 officers and men who gave up their lives during those four years of war.—J.H.K.

[15] It may be proper to state that during the Gettysburg campaign the Michigan brigade lost thirty officers killed and wounded, whose names are here given.

KILLED

First Michigan—Capt. W.R. Elliott, Capt. C.J. Snyder, Lieut. J.S. McElhenny—3.

Fifth Michigan—Major N.H. Ferry—1.

Sixth Michigan—Major P.A. Weber, Capt. D.G. Royce, Lieut. C.E. Bolza, Acting Adjutant A.C. Jewett—4.

WOUNDED

First Michigan—Capt. D.W. Clemmer, Lieut. E.F. Baker, Capt. A.W. Duggan, Capt. George W. Alexander, Capt. H.E. Hascall, Capt. W.M. Heazlett, Capt. G.R. Maxwell, Lieut. R.N. Van Atter—8.

Fifth Michigan—Col. R.A. Alger, Lieut. Col. E. Gould, Lieut. T. Dean, Lieut. G.N. Dutcher—4.

Sixth Michigan—Lieut. George W. Crawford; Capt. H.E. Thompson, Capt. J. H. Kidd, Lieut. E. Potter, Lieut. S. Shipman—5.

Seventh Michigan—Lieut. J.G. Birney, Lieut. J.L. Carpenter, Lieut. E. Gray, Lieut. C. Griffith, Capt. Alex. Walker—5.

[16] Brigadier General Henry E. Davies, formerly colonel Second New York cavalry, assigned as permanent successor of Farnsworth, killed at Gettysburg.

[17] Attached to the Michigan brigade.

[18] Rosser, Young and Gordon.

[19] Since reporting for duty, October 12, I had been in command of the regiment.

[20] Campaigns of Stuart's Cavalry.

[21] Fitzhugh Lee was Custer's instructor in West Point before the war broke out.

[22] Kilpatrick's Report, Official Records, series I. vol. XXXIII. p. 133.

[23] "Unless the separate commands in an expedition of this nature are very prompt in movement, and each equal to overcoming at once any obstacle it may meet combinations rarely work out as expected."—Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, vol. I, p. 373.

[24] A small stream crossing the turnpike and after which the historical pike was named.

[25] On page 813, Vol. XXXVI, Series I, Part 1, of the War Records, in the report of General Merritt appears the following: "A charge made, mounted, by one regiment of the First brigade, (the Fifth Michigan)." The words in parenthesis should be the First Michigan. It is a pity that the official records should thus falsify history.

[26] I am not positive that these were the particular tunes the bands played.

[27] Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, Vol. I: page 417. Also Records, Series I, Vol. XXXVI, part 1.

[28] Taken from the official records in the office of the adjutant general of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan.

[29] Taken from the official records in the office of the adjutant general of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan.

[30] Official Records, Series I, Vol. XXXVI, part I, page 851.

[31] Official Records, Series I, Vol. XXXVI, part I, page 810.

[32]

"Headquarters 1st Brig. 1st Div. Cavalry Corps,
June 3, 1864.

To His Excellency
Governor Blair,

I most cheerfully and earnestly recommend that the foregoing petition may be granted. Major Kidd has commanded his regiment for several months. He has distinguished himself in nearly all of the late severe engagements of the corps. Michigan cannot boast of a more gallant or efficient officer than Major Kidd, and I am confident that his appointment as colonel of the 6th would not only produce entire satisfaction in his regiment, but would serve to increase the already high but well earned fame of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade."

"Very respectfully, etc.,
G.A. CUSTER,
Brig. Gen'l Comdg."

[33] The title given to the department over which Sheridan was to have supreme command, and which included West Virginia.

[34] Torbert had been created "chief of cavalry," and Merritt assigned to command of the First division. Colonel Charles R. Lowell, Second Massachusetts cavalry succeeded Merritt in command of the Reserve brigade.

[35] Attached temporarily to the Michigan brigade.

[36] Second division of cavalry from West Virginia, General W.W. Averell.

[37] Written in 1886.

[38] The only order I had received at the time was to support the picket line with the entire brigade. See General Merritt's report, Official records, Vol. XLIII, series I, part I, page 449.

[39] The Fifth United States cavalry, General Merritt's escort. General Merritt's report.

[40] General Sheridan's report states that it was Getty's division of the Sixth corps only that was in this position when he came up—that the other divisions were farther to the rear but were brought up to the alignment.

"On arriving at the front, I found Merritt's and Custer's divisions of cavalry, * * * and Getty's division of the Sixth corps opposing the enemy. I suggested to General Wright that we would fight on Getty's line, and that the remaining two divisions of the Sixth corps, which were to the right and rear about two miles, should be ordered up, * * before the enemy attacked Getty."—Sheridan's report, Records, Vol. XLIII, part I, page 53.

[41] "The First brigade, in column of Regiments in line, moved forward like an immense wave, slowly at first, but gaining strength and speed as it progressed, overwhelmed a battery and its supports amidst a devastating shower of canister and a deadly fire of musketry from part of Kershaw's division, at short range from a heavy wood to our left. Never has the mettle of the division been put to a severer test than at this time, and never did it stand the test better. The charge was made on an enemy well formed and prepared to receive it with guns double-shotted with canister."—General Merritt's official report, Records, Vol. XLIII, Part I, page 450.

[42] Records, Series I, Vol. XLIII, part I, page 136.

[43] Records. Series I, Vol. XLIII, part I. pages 136-37.

[44] Records. Series I, Vol. XLIII, part I. page 453.