Memories
Charles Sickels CO S, 9th MI Infantry GAR, and Wife Sarah E. Sickels, Lake Odessa, Michigan 48849 Cemetery (GPS N42°46.518, W085°07.439)
The Ninth Michigan Infantry was organized at Fort Wayne, near Detroit, and was mustered into the United States service on Oct. 15, 1861, with an enrollment of 913 officers and men. Immediately upon its completion the 9th Michigan was ordered to Kentucky, being one of the first Michigan regiments to report for duty in the Western Department.
In November, 1861, the 9th Infantry was at West Point, Ky., where it assisted in fortifying Muldraugh Hill, building roads and bridges. Detachments of the Ninth Michigan Infantry were sent to Elizabethtown, Ky. and other places surrounding West Point, Ky., where their presence was necessary to gain information, while protecting the countryside from marauding Confederate forces. Colonel W. W. Duffield, having been assigned the 23rd Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, Lieutenant Colonel John J. Parkhurst assumed command of the Ninth and assembling his Regiment at West Point, where it embarked on the Ohio River, proceeding to Nashville, arriving there on Jan. 23, 1862.
The 9th Michigan Infantry Regiment participated on the march through Kentucky after the Confederate General John Morgan, assisting the 23rd Brigade in driving the notorious raider from the state. In June, the Ninth Infantry formed a part of a force of 9,000 troops under command of General Negley, and then commenced a movement to capture Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Lake Odessa, Michigan, 48849
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James H. Perry, CO H, 9th Michigan 48849 Infantry, GAR, and Wife Mary E. Perry, Lake Odessa, Michigan Cemetery (GPS N42°46.518, W085°07.439)
The Ninth Michigan Infantry was organized at Fort Wayne, near Detroit, and was mustered into the United States service on Oct. 15, 1861, with an enrollment of 913 officers and men. Immediately upon its completion the 9th Michigan was ordered to Kentucky, being one of the first Michigan regiments to report for duty in the Western Department.
In November, 1861, the 9th Infantry was at West Point, Ky., where it assisted in fortifying Muldraugh Hill, building roads and bridges. Detachments of the Ninth Michigan Infantry were sent to Elizabethtown, Ky. and other places surrounding West Point, Ky., where their presence was necessary to gain information, while protecting the countryside from marauding Confederate forces. Colonel W. W. Duffield, having been assigned the 23rd Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, Lieutenant Colonel John J. Parkhurst assumed command of the Ninth and assembling his Regiment at West Point, where it embarked on the Ohio River, proceeding to Nashville, arriving there on Jan. 23, 1862.
The 9th Michigan Infantry Regiment participated on the march through Kentucky after the Confederate General John Morgan, assisting the 23rd Brigade in driving the notorious raider from the state. In June, the Ninth Infantry formed a part of a force of 9,000 troops under command of General Negley, and then commenced a movement to capture Chattanooga, Tenn.
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You can also read more by purchasing the recommended books from Amazon. We recommend that you purchase the slightly used books for price and the 1st edition hardbound books for value.
Lake Odessa, Michigan, 48849
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Hiram Hyde, 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery, GAR, Lake Odessa, Michigan Cemetery (GPS N42°46.518, W085°07.439)
The Sixth Michigan Infantry was organized at Kalamazoo, being accepted into the United States “Union” service on August 20, 1861. The 6th Michigan Infantry was composed of the following companies: the "Berrian County Rifles" of Miles, the "St. Joseph Volunteers" of St. Joseph, the "Schoolcraft Light Guard", of Schoolcraft, the "Dowagiac Light Infantry" of Dowagiac, the "Wolverine Rifle Rangers" of Marshall, the "Saline Sharpshooters" of Saline, the "Littlejohn Light Guard" of Allegan, the "Eaton Rifles" of Charlotte, the "Albion Rifle Rangers" of Albion and the "Beardsley Guard" of Niles.
The Sixth Michigan Infantry Regiment, under the command of Colonel Frederick W. Cortenius of Kalamazoo, started from its rendezvous to join the Army of the Potomac, August 30, 1861, with an enrollment of 944 officers and men. While the Sixth Infantry expected to become part of the Army of the Potomac, the fortunes of war placed most of its service in the southwest, on the Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico. The 6th Regiment was recruited for the Infantry arm of the service serving as such until July, 1863, when General Banks converted it into a Regiment of Heavy Artillery, on account of its valuable and faithful service, his official order stating that the 6th Regiment is "to retain, until further official notice, it’s infantry number, and to have the organization, pay, clothing and equipment as prescribed by regulations for troops of the artillery arm." The Sixth Michigan Regiment is therefore frequently referred to as the Sixth Infantry and also the Sixth Heavy Artillery.
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Lake Odessa, Michigan, 48849
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Darmin Spencer, 3rd Michigan, Lake Odessa, Michigan Cemetery (GPS N42°46.518, W085°07.439)
The Third Michigan Infantry, first organization was mustered into state service on May 23, 1861 and into federal service on June 10, 1861. The 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment was mustered out of federal service on June 10, 1864, and the remaining soldiers were either mustered out of service or consolidated with the Fifth Michigan Infantry, sister regiment of the Old Third.
The Old 3rd was officially mustered out of service in Detroit, Michigan
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The men and women shown on this website fought and sacrificed for our freedom.
The site is intended to preserve and protect their memory and allow us to honor their service to our great country.
Through this website, these individual soldiers, placed one page at a time will never be forgotten.
If you find a family member and desire to visit the gravesite, the GPS co-ordinances will take you to the location.
You can also read more by purchasing the recommended books from Amazon. We recommend that you purchase the slightly used books for price and the 1st edition hardbound books for value.
Lake Odessa, Michigan, 48849
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