A MEETING WITH MOSBY
At the time of the surrender of Lee and the fall of Richmond about the
only confederate force in the Shenandoah Valley was Mosby's band. The
last of Early's army had been swept away by Sheridan's advance, led by
Custer, and for the first time since 1860, that beautiful valley was
free from the movements of armed forces confronting each other in
hostile array. The bold and dashing partisan was, however, capable of
doing much mischief and it was thought best by General Hancock to treat
with him and see if he would not consent to a cessation of hostilities
and, possibly, take the parole. Accordingly, an agreement was made to
meet him at Millwood, a little town a few miles distant from Winchester
and near the mountains. General Chapman, a cavalry officer, was selected
to conduct the negotiations and with an escort of two regiments left
early on the morning of the day designated for the rendezvous agreed
upon. Not yet having been relieved from duty there I readily obtained
permission to accompany the expedition. I was early in the saddle and
joining a party of staff officers, struck across country, arriving at
about the same time as the escort which took the main road.
The region to which we were going was one of the favorite haunts of
Mosby and his men and it produced a queer sensation to thus ride
peacefully through a country where for four long years, the life or
liberty of the union soldier caught outside the lines had been worth not
a rush, unless backed by force enough to hold its own against an enemy.
There never had been a time since our advent into this land of the
philistines (a land literally flowing with milk and honey) when we could
go to Millwood without a fight, and here we were going without
molestation, right into the lair of the most redoubtable of all the
partisan leaders.
But Mosby's word was law in that section. His fiat had gone forth that
there was to be a truce, and no union men were to be molested until it
should be declared off. There was, therefore, no one to molest or make
us afraid. No picket challenged. Not a scout or vidette was seen. The
country might have been deserted, for all the indications of life that
could be heard or seen. The environment seemed funereal and the ride
could hardly be described as a cheerful one. Each one was busy with his
own thoughts. All wondered if the end had really come, or was it yet
afar off? Lee had surrendered but Johnson had not. Would he?
The chief interest, for the time being, however, centered in the coming
interview with Mosby, under a flag of truce. If he could be prevailed
upon to take the parole there would not be an armed confederate in that
part of Virginia.
It had been expected that he would be there first but he was not and his
arrival was eagerly awaited. The escort was massed near a large farm
house, the owner of which was very hospitable and had arranged to give
the two commands a dinner.
The officers were soon dispersed in easy attitudes about the porches and
lawn or under the shade of friendly trees, smoking and chatting about
the interesting situation. Eager glances were cast in the direction from
which our old foe was expected to come, and there was some anxiety lest
he should fail to meet the appointment after all. But, at length, when
the forenoon was pretty well spent, the sound of a bugle was heard. All
sprang to their feet. In a moment, the head of a column of mounted men
emerged from a woody screen on the high ground, toward the east, as
though coming straight out of the mountain, and presently, the whole
body of gray troopers came into view.
It was a gallant sight, a thrilling scene, for all the world like a
picture from one of Walter Scott's novels; and to the imagination,
seemed a vision of William Wallace or of Rob Roy. The place itself was a
picturesque one--a little valley nestling beneath the foot-hills at the
base of the mountains whose tops towered to the sky. Hills and wooded
terraces surrounded it, shutting it in on all sides, obstructing the
view and leaving the details of the adjacent landscape to the
imagination.
Mosby evidently had arranged his arrival with a view to theatric
effect--though it was no mimic stage on which he was acting--for it was
to the sound of the bugle's note that he burst into view and, like a
highland chief coming to a lowland council, rode proudly at the head of
his men. Finely uniformed and mounted on a thorough bred sorrel mare,
whose feet spurned the ground, he pranced into our presence. Next came
about sixty of his men, including most of the officers, all, like
himself, dressed in their best and superbly mounted. It was a goodly
sight to see.
General Chapman advanced to meet the commander as he dismounted and the
two officers shook hands cordially. There were then introductions all
around and in a few moments, the blue and the gray were intermingling on
the most friendly terms.
It was difficult to believe that we were in the presence of the most
daring and audacious partisan leader, at the same time that he was one
of the most intrepid and successful cavalry officers in the confederate
service. He was wary, untiring, vigilant, bold, and no federal trooper
ever went on picket without the feeling that this man might be close at
hand watching to take advantage of any moment of unwariness. He had been
known in broad daylight, to dash right into federal camps, where he was
outnumbered a hundred to one, and then make his escape through the
fleetness of his horses and his knowledge of the by-roads. On more than
one occasion, he had charged through a union column, disappearing on
one flank as quickly as he had appeared on the other. His men, in union
garb, were often in our camps mingling unsuspected with our men or
riding by their side when on the march.
We were prepared to see a large, fierce-looking dragoon but, instead,
beheld a small, mild-mannered man not at all like the ideal. But, though
small, he was wiry, active, restless and full of fire.
"How much do you weigh, colonel?" I asked as I shook his hand and looked
inquiringly at his rather slender figure.
"One hundred and twenty-eight pounds," said he.
"Well, judging from your fighting reputation, I looked for a two hundred
pounder, at least," I replied.
His spare form was set off by a prominent nose, a keen eye and a sandy
beard. There was nothing ferocious in his appearance but when in the
saddle he was not a man whom one would care to meet single-handed. There
was that about him which gave evidence of alertness and courage of the
highest order.
It was astonishing to see officers of Mosby's command walk up to union
officers, salute and accost them by name.
"Where did I meet you?" would be the reply.
"There was no introduction. I met you in your camp, though you were not
aware of it at the time."
Major Richards, a swarthy-looking soldier, remarked to me that he was
once a prisoner of the Fifth and Sixth Michigan cavalry. He was captured
near Aldie, in the spring of 1863, and made his escape when the Michigan
regiments were on the march back to Fairfax Court House, in the night,
when his guards were not noticing, by falling out of the column and
boldly ordering his captors to "close up" as they were coming out of a
narrow place in the road when the column of fours had to break by twos.
In the darkness and confusion he was mistaken for one of our own
officers. After he had seen the column all "closed up" he rode the other
way.
After awhile the farmer called us in to dinner and the blue and the gray
were arranged around the table, in alternate seats. I sat between two
members of the celebrated Smith family. One of them, R. Chilton Smith,
was a relative of General Lee, or of his chief-of-staff, a young man of
very refined manners, highly educated and well bred. He sent a package
and a message by me to a friend in Winchester, a commission that was
faithfully executed. The other was the son of Governor, better known as
"Extra Billy" Smith, of Virginia; a short, sturdy youth, full of life
and animation and venom.
"Mosby would be a blanked fool to take the parole," said he, spitefully.
"I will not, if he does."
"But Lee has surrendered. The jig is up. Why try to prolong the war and
cause further useless bloodshed?"
"I will never give up so long as there is a man in arms against your
yankee government," he replied.
"But what can you do? Richmond is ours."
"I will go and join 'Joe' Johnston."
"It is a question of but a few days, at most, when Sherman will bag
him."
"Then I will go west of the Mississippi, where Kirby Smith still holds
the fort."
"Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Thomas will make short work of Kirby
Smith."
"Then, if worst comes to worst," he hotly retorted, "I will go to Mexico
and join Maximilian. I will never submit to yankee rule; never."
I greatly enjoyed the young man's fervor and loyalty to his "cause" and,
in spite of his bitterness, we took quite a liking to each other and, on
parting, he was profuse in his expressions of regard and urged me
cordially not to forget him should fortune take me his way again.
A day or two later, I was ordered to Petersburg, and soon thereafter,
was in Richmond, Johnston having, in the meantime, surrendered. In the
evening of the day of my arrival, after having visited the points of
interest, Libby prison, the burnt district, the state house, etc., I was
in the office of the Spotswood hotel where were numbers of federal and
confederate soldiers chatting pleasantly together, when I was saluted
with a hearty:
"Hello; how are you, colonel!" and, on looking around, was surprised as
well as pleased to see my young friend of the Millwood conference.
I was mighty glad to meet him again and told him so, while he seemed to
reciprocate the feeling. There was a cordial shaking of hands and after
the first friendly greetings had been exchanged I said:
"But what does this mean? How about Mexico and Maximilian? Where is
Mosby? What has been going on in the valley? Tell me all about it."
"Mexico be blanked" said he. "Mosby has taken the parole and so have I.
The war is over and I am glad of it. I own up. I am subjugated."
The next day I met him again.
"I would be only too glad to invite you to our home and show you a
little hospitality," said he, "but your military governor has taken
possession of our house, father has run away, and mother is around among
the neighbors."
I assured him of my appreciation of both his good will and of the
situation and begged him to be at ease on my account. He very politely
accompanied me in a walk around the city and did all he could to make my
stay agreeable.
I never saw him afterwards. When in Yorktown in 1881, I made inquiry of
General Fitzhugh Lee about young Smith and learned that he was dead. I
hope that he rests in peace, for although a "rebel" and a "guerrilla,"
as we called them in those days, he was a whole-hearted, generous, and
courageous foe who, though but a boy in years, was ready to fight for
the cause he believed in and, in true chivalrous spirit, grasp the hand
of his former adversary in genuine kindness and good-fellowship.
One other incident of the Millwood interview is perhaps worth narrating.
A bright eyed young scamp of Mosby's command mounted the sorrel mare
ridden by his chief, and flourishing a roll of bills which they had
probably confiscated on some raid into yankee territory, rode back and
forth in front of the lawn, crying out:
"Here are two hundred dollars in greenbacks which say that this little,
lean, sorrel mare of Colonel Mosby's, can outrun any horse in the yankee
cavalry."
The bet was not taken.
THE END
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
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 3 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
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
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
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Total 548
FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote 1: Quoted from "Michigan in the War."]
[Footnote 2: The original roster of the regiment may be found in
appendix "A" to this volume.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 4: Robert Williams, a Virginian, grandson of James Williams,
of the Virginia line in the Revolution. He married the widow of Stephen
A. Douglas.]
[Footnote 5: Third Michigan infantry. It served three years, and was
then reorganized as the "New Third."]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 7: September, 1907.]
[Footnote 8: Official Records, Series 1, Vol. XXVII, Part III, page
276.]
[Footnote 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."]
[Footnote 10: Custer in his report mistook the York for the Hanover
road.]
[Footnote 11: General Custer mistook the Low Dutch for the Oxford road.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 16: Brigadier General Henry E. Davies, formerly colonel Second
New York cavalry, assigned as permanent successor of Farnsworth, killed
at Gettysburg.]
[Footnote 17: Attached to the Michigan brigade.]
[Footnote 18: Rosser, Young and Gordon.]
[Footnote 19: Since reporting for duty, October 12, I had been in
command of the regiment.]
[Footnote 20: Campaigns of Stuart's Cavalry.]
[Footnote 21: Fitzhugh Lee was Custer's instructor in West Point before
the war broke out.]
[Footnote 22: Kilpatrick's Report, Official Records, series I. vol.
XXXIII. p. 133.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 24: A small stream crossing the turnpike and after which the
historical pike was named.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 26: I am not positive that these were the particular tunes the
bands played.]
[Footnote 27: Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, Vol. I: page 417. Also
Records, Series I, Vol. XXXVI, part 1.]
[Footnote 28: Taken from the official records in the office of the
adjutant general of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan.]
[Footnote 29: Taken from the official records in the office of the
adjutant general of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan.]
[Footnote 30: Official Records, Series I, Vol. XXXVI, part I, page 851.]
[Footnote 31: Official Records, Series I, Vol. XXXVI, part I, page 810.]
[Footnote 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."]
[Footnote 33: The title given to the department over which Sheridan was
to have supreme command, and which included West Virginia.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 35: Attached temporarily to the Michigan brigade.]
[Footnote 36: Second division of cavalry from West Virginia, General
W.W. Averell.]
[Footnote 37: Written in 1886.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 39: The Fifth United States cavalry, General Merritt's escort.
General Merritt's report.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 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.]
[Footnote 42: Records, Series I, Vol. XLIII, part I, page 136.]
[Footnote 43: Records. Series I, Vol. XLIII, part I. pages 136-37.]
[Footnote 44: Records. Series I, Vol. XLIII, part I. page 453.]