(P.109) The arrival of the stage on the evening of April 14, 1861, will never be forgotten by many in Howell, The dark cloud, which had hung so heavily upon our national horizon, had burst, and Sumpter had fallen. The news came like a thunderbolt to this vicinity. Old men burst into tears, and many were the homes where sleep failed to enter that night. Among the earliest to go to his place of business the next morning, was Joseph T. Titus, who was soon, joined by Frank Marsh, then a typo, on the Livingston Democrat. At Marsh's suggestion, a flag was borrowed and the first to fling the stars and stripes to the breeze in Howell, after the fall of Ft . Sumpter, was Mr. Titus, who raised it over his office, then in the wooden building, now occupied by the Livingston Tidings and Hopper's insurance office, on Grand River St., opposite the Court House. The flag was soon joined by many more, and when President Lincoln's call for seventy-five thousand men arrived in Howell on the 15 of April, it created the wildest excitement. A very large and enthusiastic "Union Mass Meeting" was held at the court house, April 30. The court house, proving too small, the meeting was adjourned to the public square, where two bands (P.110) played national airs, and speeches were made by several citizens. A set of resolutions were adopted, of which the following was the last:

     "Resolved: That we devote as an oblation and willing sacrifice upon the alter of our common country, all political party prejudices and animosities, and by obliterating all party distinctions, to unite as patriotic American citizens in defense of the perpetuity and prosperity of the American Union; and to such a line of conduct we dedicate ourselves, and pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor to the cause of our country, and to the maintenance of the Constitution and Union bequeathed to us as a precious heritage of freedom, by our heroic ancestors."

     The state had no money with which to equip soldiers and a popular loan was inaugurated. George W. Lee furnished $500 toward this fund and accepted a position in the quartermaster's department.

     Two companies were soon in the field. One raised by Capt. John Gilluly, became Company 1 of the Fifth Michigan Infantry, and its history will be noted with that regiment. The other was raised by Lieut. Jas. Mulloy, and became part of Company K of the Fourth Infantry, and were the first in the field of Howell soldiers. The names of Howell men in this company were; Second Lieut, Jas. Mulloy, Sergt, Jonathan S. Sharp, Sergt. Edgar Noble, Henry Boothby, B. O. Demming, Julius D. Smith, (P.111) William Bennett, D. A. Wilson, Calvin Wilcox, Stephen G. Fishbeck, John Dorn, Americus Totten, Ira Holt and Giles Donely.

     These men, with quite a number of others from this county, making in all about half a company, marched away from Howell, May 21,1861, amid the wildest excitement. At Dexter they were united with men from that section, to make, a company, and proceeded to rendezvous at Adrian, and June 2, 1861, were mustered in, the regiment numbering 1025 officers and men. Five days later, they left Adrian, and moved by the way of Toledo and Cleveland, to Harrisburg, Pa., where they remained until July 1, when they moved to Washington, where they were armed with Springfield muskets. They helped to build the defenses around Washington, for a short time but were soon transferred into Virginia, and some of them took part in the first battle of Bull Run, the Fourth being among the few regiments who succeeded in retiring in good order from that field. The portion of the company, not in Bull Run fight, were stationed at Fairfax Court House, under command of Lieut. Mulloy, who resigned his commission immediately thereafter, and his company never saw him again. It will be remembered that this company had enlisted under the first call for three months, but when they were mustered, the term of service was for three years, but no medical examination was made until after the first battle of Bull Run. The result of (P112)this examination was the discharge of B. O. Demming and Americus Totten, for disability, and they were soon followed by Henry Boothby and D. A. Wilson, for the same cause.

     Calvin Wilcox, who was in the Fairfax Court House division of the company, was taken sick soon after the battle, and with Julius Smith and John Dorn were soon after taken with typhoid fever and after terms in the hospital, were discharged, Smith weighing less than 100 pounds, on his arrival home. Dorn died in a New York hospital. This left J. S. Sharpe, Wm. Bennett, Edgar Noble, Ira Holt, Giles Donelly and Stephen G. Fishbeck as the only Howell members of the company. They spent the winter of 61-62 in camp at Miners Hill, Va., and during the next year, went with McClellan to Yorktown and thence up the peninsula. On this campaign Sharpe was captured and the tale of his suffering is told amid the horrors of life and death in Millersville prison. Giles Donelly was transferred to the invalid corps. When Capt. DePuy of Ann Arbor, was killed in the battle of Gaines Mill, Stephen Fishbeck saw him fall, and secured his sword and other things and had them sent home to his wife, who has them now. From the peninsula, the regiment went north with the army of the Potomac, and took part in the second battle of Bull Run and Antietam. After that battle, Stephen Fishbeck was transferred to the U. S. gun boat Gladiulus, and Wm. Bennett to the (P.113) fourth R. I. Battery, leaving Edgar Noble and Ira Holt, the only Howell soldiers with the Fourth Michigan Infantry. Their next experience, was a march through the mud and snow of Virginia, in December,1862, and taking part in the Battle of Fredericksburg, where Holt, was wounded and soon after discharged. Then came a long and tiresome march to Gettysburg. The Fourth took part in the pursuit of the enemy, and spent the following winter in camp at Belton. Camp was broken, April 30, 1864, and May 5, 6 and 7 saw Mr. Noble with his regiment, in the Battle of the Wilderness, and through the days that followed in that long drawn out conflict. Our Howell soldier received a wound in the leg, which laid him up for a time. The regiment's time expired June 19, 1864. Of the regiment who enlisted, only 223 were then mustered out, and 129 of these re-enlisted as veterans, Mr. Noble being among them. Nearly 200 of the original regiment had been killed or died of wounds. The new regiment opened its career by taking part in the battle of Decatur, Ala. The rest of its service was principally guard and picket duty, but in the hot sun was very hard on the men.

     Mr. Noble has the distinction of being the only Howell soldier, and with Mr. Carpenter of Pettysville, the only ones from this county, who enlisted on the first call, served all through the war and returned home.

     The second body of men to go out from Howell as (P.114) above stated, became a part of Company 1 of the. Fifth Michigan Volunteer Infantry. It was credited to Brighton but was known as Livingston Company. Its Captain was John Gilluly of Brighton; First Lieutentant, Hudson B. Blackman, of Howell and Second Lieutenant Charles H. Dennison. Lieut. Dennison who was in command of an advance picket line near Alexandria, was the first member of the company to be hit by the enemy. He was wounded through his head. The regiment was in camp at Ft. Wayne, near Detroit, for several months, perfecting its organization and drill. A great many people believed that it would never go to the front but the disasters at Bull Run changed that idea and on Sept. 11, 1861, it left for Cleveland on the steamer "Ocean." From there they went by rail to Washington.

     In the regimental organization Lieut. Blackman became quartermaster in which position he served during the war and was brevetted Major on his discharge, Nov. 3, 1866.

     During its stay at Ft. Wayne the regiment made many changes in its membership, several leaving to join other organizations or to come home, and a good many enlisting there. When it left for the front it had the following Howell soldiers in Company 1: Sgt. J. Ashley Pond, Corp. John V. Gilbert, Corp. William Pullen, Privates Alexander C. Wilcox, Lyman A. Wilson, George W. Wells, Emerson Soule, Alva W. Scofield, Milton Hitchcock, Henry C. Goodrich, (P.115) Merritt F. Pullen and Albert Peckens besides many from various towns of this county, among whom were George Dudley and E. C. Wright, who were residents of Howell for many years.

     When the regiment was mustered into service Lewis C. Tupper was in the hospital at Detroit, from where he was not able to be released until February, 1862. He left at once for the front and was mustered as soon as he arrived, February 24. He was taken prisoner October 27, 1864, but was returned to the regiment April 19, 1865.

     Although participating in a number of slight skirmishes the Fifth did not get into battle until it reached Williamsburg, on May 5, 1862, when it was in Gen. Berry's third brigade of Gen. Kearney's division which reached the battle ground about the middle of the afternoon, and was in the hottest of the fight from that time until dark, closing the day with a heroic charge which showed the splendid fighting qualities for which it was afterwards noted. The regiment went into this fight about 500 strong of whom it lost 153 in killed and wounded. Among the killed were Sgt. Ashley Pond, Albert Peckens and Merritt F. Pullen of Howell.

     John Gilbert was wounded. He was the first wounded soldier to arrive home in Howell. After about two years of recruiting health he enlisted in in the Sixth Michigan Cavalry with which he served to the end of the war. 

     (P.116) To follow the history of the Fifth would be to go with the army of the Potomac in all its trials and and final triumphs. On Dec. 13, 1862, Lt. Col. Gilluly who left this county as captain of company 1, yielded up his life, while cheering the regiment on. Maj. Blackman secured his body and brought it home for burial.

     Lyman A. Wilson was wounded in July,1862, and was lost to the records from that time forward.

     Alexander C. Wilcox found the soldier's life too strenuous. He was discharged for disability at Alexandria, in December, 1862.

     George Wells was sick August 7, 1861, and there is no record of what became of him.

     Emerson Sowle was discharged for disability at Fortress Monroe, Va. May 1, 1862, after a term in the hospital.

     Milton Hitchcock was taken sick early in 1862 and died at Alexandria, Va., Feb. 2 of that year.

     Henry C. Goodrich came home sick in the spring of 1862.

     When the spring of 1863 opened with its new commander. Gen. Hooker, the Fifth moved up the Rappahannock. During that year the regiment made a number of forced marches the most wonderful record being on July 2 when it moved ten miles in three hours, reaching the Gettysburg battle ground at 4 p. m. An hour later it had lost 105 men. By the following winter the regiment was so reduced in (P.117) numbers that it was returned to Michigan, arriving in Detroit on January 4. The men were given a veteran furlough with their friends at home.

     When it was determined that the regiment was coming home Andrew D. Waddell, Solemon T. Lyon and Fred E. Angell went to work for recruits. To enlist then meant more than at any other time during the war. The reality of all that awful strife was upon them, but new men were secured. Messrs. Waddell and Angel were commissioned lieutenants of Company 1. Lieut. Waddell's health would not stand the strain upon it and he was obliged to resign and come home after four months service. Lieut. Angell only stood up under the strain a few months longer than his comrade in office. Mr. Lyon became second lieutenant of Company E, and was soon after promoted to first lieutenant of Company B, of which he became captain September 15, 1864, where he served until the close of the war.

     Because of the shattered condition all along the lines it was thought best that the new men should be divided among the various companies instead of forming one new company as several had expected when they enlisted.

     Of the Howell men who enlisted at that time:

     Wm. N. Saunders was discharged Dec, 10, 1863.

     Wm. H. Scriver died of disease at Brady Station, Va., March, 24, 1864.

     Edwin H. Smith was wounded at Hatchers Run, Va.,  (P.118) Oct. 27, 1864. He was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va., Feb, 26, 1865, and is supposed to have died at Richmond.

     Joseph Pruden Jr. was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864.

     David Robinson was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, and was taken prisoner Oct. 27, of that year. He was returned to the regiment May 17, 1865.

     George Newton died of disease at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 21, 1864, and is buried in the government cemetery there.

     Geo. Pennell died of disease at York, Pa., Aug. 9, 1864.

     Silas M. Perry was wounded in May, 1864.

     Jerome G. Phillips was wounded May 6, 1864.

     Thomas G. Marr was wounded and taken prisoner in May, 1864, and died at Andersonville, where his remains lie in grave No. 2976 in the government cemetery.

     Abraham Neely was killed at Petersburg, Va., in July, 1864.

     Charles L. Neely was wounded Oct. 27, 1864, and died of disease in Washington in July of the following year.

     John Hilderbrant was wounded May 6, 1864, and died of disease at Alexandria, Va., Jan. 5, 1865.

     Howard E. Glover was wounded at Hatcher's Run, Va., March 27, 1865. He was sent to Harper Hospital (P.119) where he was discharged two months later.

     Christopher Haynes was killed in the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864.

     Charles Culver was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, from the effects of which he was discharged at York, Pa., June 27, 1865.

     Philo Curtis was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864.

     Wm. H. Curtis died of disease at Washington, D. C., April 22, 1864.

     Isaac Felter was killed in the battle of the Wilderness, May 7, 1864.

     George W. Cooper was killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864. 

     Wm. Cooper Sr. was wounded and taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va., Oct. 27, 1864. He was returned to the regiment May 17, 1865.

     Wm. Cooper Jr. was wounded Oct. 27, 1864.

     Cyrus L. Carpenter was wounded May 6, 1864 and discharged at Pt. Lookout, Md., June 5, 1865.

     Sidney O. H. Carpenter was wounded May 6, 1864 and again on Oct. 27 of that year when he was taken prisoner. He was returned to the regiment April 22, 1865 and sent to a hospital at Columbus. O., where he was discharged on May 27.

     Wm. G. Clayton was discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., June 9, 1865.

     James Canfield was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness May 6, 1864, and died at Alexandria, where (P.120) he is buried in the government cemetery.
 
     Andrew J. Carl died in a hospital in New York, Aug. 24, 1864, from wounds at Petersburg, Va. He was buried in grave No. 1435 of the National Cemetery at Brooklyn, N.Y.

     Henry Carl was discharged at Washington, D. C. Nov. 9, 1864, because of wounds received in the battle of the Wilderness. 

     Noah Boothby was wounded May 5, 1864 and transferred to the Veteran Relief Corps eight months later. He was discharged at Washington, July 20, 1865.

     Elias R. Brockway was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, and taken prisoner at Hatcher's Run, Va., Oct. 27, 1864. He escaped March 16, 1865 but was so badly broken down when he reached the regiment that he was sent to Washington where he was discharged in June following.

     George Bronner was wounded May 12, 1864.

     George W. Axtell was wounded through his mouth and neck at Hatcher's Run, Va., Oct. 27, 1864 and discharged May 13, 1865.

     George Barnard was wounded and missing May 13, 1864.

     Wm. J. Barrett was wounded May 5, 1864.

     Frederick Zeitz was wounded May 13, 1864.

     Andrew J. Whitaker was wounded May 13, 1864.

     Wm. L. Whitehed was taken prisoner May 12, 1862 and lost to the records at that time.

     Ezra Whitaker was wounded May 5, 1864.

      (P.121) Edwin Ware was taken prisoner June 22, 1864 and returned to the regiment in January following.

     John Wehner was wounded May 5, 1864.

     Orin J. Wells was discharged Jan, 26, 1864.

     Henry Pate, Charles Hilderbrant, Samuel P. Lord, Marion Hart, Wm. Brooks, Asa Wilson, and Andrew J. Allen were the only ones who escaped without being wounded or taken prisoners.

     February 10, 1864 the reorganized Fifth regiment left Detroit, to return to the Army of the Potomac. By the fifth of the following June the Fifth was so badly cut to pieces with the hard fighting it had undergone, that the Third Michigan which was also reduced to a mere skeleton, was merged with it. The next years record shows 546 killed, wounded and missing. It was in the hottest of the last days of never-to-be-forgotten fighting and took its place in that grand review in Washington.

     June 10, 1865 the Fifth left the vicinity of Washington moving toward home. By July 4, it had reached Jeffersonville, Ind. Where it was mustered out. On July 17th it arrived in Detroit where the m en were paid off and discharged.

      The Ninth Michigan Infantry was raised in the latter part of the summer and early autumn of 1861. It also rendezvoused at Ft. Wayne, Detroit. William W. Duffield was its Colonel but was to have been promoted to Brigadier General about the middle of the following summer. A severe wound prevented this (P.122) and soon after compelled him to resign. John G. Parkhurst its Lieutenant Colonel, was promoted to the command.

     The regiment moved from Ft. Wayne, Oct. 25, 1861 and was the first Michigan regiment to join the Western Division. An epidemic of measles broke out that fall and sent a large per cent of the regiment to the hospital. On July 13, 1862 five companies of this regiment which were encamped in a grove near Murfreesboro, Tenn., were suddenly attacked by Forest's rebel cavalry in force fully ten to one of the strength of the Ninth. Col. Parkhurst and his brave men, although surprised in the onslaught, withheld the enemy in such a way that Gen. Forest withdrew and went over about two miles where he easily captured the Third Minnesota regiment and a battery of artillery which were sent to the rear.

     A single company of the Ninth which had been stationed at the court house in Murfreesboro, held Gen. Forest for two hours before they surrendered.

     Returning in the afternoon Gen. Forest succeeded, after another hard fight, in capturing the five companies which had driven him off in the morning. The rebel commander recognized the valor of his prisoners by issuing an order that all members of the Ninth should be mounted. This was easily done on the horses they had emptied of their riders during the fight. On the other hand the Minnesota troops, including the Colonel and staff, were compelled to (P.123) march when the column started for the rear.

    During the confusion after the surrender, several members of the Ninth succeeded in escaping. No report could be made of them by their officers and their names found their way to the deserters' columns. Believing that the Ninth would never be reorganized some of them at once joined other regiments and did good service. They have had the trouble of securing the, proofs to clear official records nevertheless.

     Many of the enlisted men were soon after paroled and in time the officers were exchanged. When, Col. Parkhurst was exchanged in December, 1862, he set about reorganizing his regiment. Gen. Thomas issued an order especially commending the regiment for its heroism in the fight at Murfreesboro, and appointing Col. Parkhurst as his provo officer. The Ninth then became the provo guard of Gen. Thomas' division and continued so until the close of the war.

     There are many duties which devolve upon the provo. Among others it takes a position in the rear during battle, and drives those who would run back into the fight. In the discharge of this duty there is often call for cool bravery. Its men must hold their heads when the whole army are panic stricken. If the provo breaks in a crisis, all is lost. The history of Gen. Thomas' division shows that he made no mistake in selecting the Ninth for this important place. In more than one occasion they held the army to business and turned a panic into a charge. (P.124)

     Individual history of Howell men with the Ninth is as follows:

     Charles P. Lake, enlisted Oct. 16, 1861, re-enlisted Dec. 7, 1863 at Chattanooga, Tenn. Appointed corporal Dec. 7, 1863, sergeant, Oct. 29, 1864. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 15, 1865.

     Henry LaRowe, enlisted Feb. 12, 1864. joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 29, 1864. Discharged for disability at Nashville, Tenn., Aug, 10, 1865.

     James P. LaRowe, enlisted Feb. 27, 1864. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 15, 1865.

     Jerome G. Buckland enlisted as corporal, Sept. 25, 1861. Died of disease at Tullahoma, Tenn., Aug. 25, 1862.

     Lyman Carl enlisted Oct. 1, 1861. Died of disease at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan, 16, 1863.

     Henry L. Lake enlisted Oct. 16, 1861, re-enlisted Dec. 7, 1863. Parolled and sent to Camp Chase, O., July 13, 1862, corporal. Discharged at Jackson, Mich,, Sept. 28, 1865.

     Andrew J. Allen enlisted Oct. 24, 1861. Sick in hospital at West Point, Ky., in January, 1862.

     Wm. E. Bennett enlisted Oct. 1, 1861. Re-enlisted Dec, 7, 1863. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 15, 1865.

Winton B. Brooks enlisted Oct. 9, 1861, re-enlisted Dec. 7, 1863. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 15, 1865. (P.125)

     John H. Mills enlisted Oct. 5, 1861. On duty with Eleventh Infantry from Dec. 28, 1863, to March 24, 1864. Discharged at Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 14, 1864.

     Henry Musson enlisted Sept. 26, 1861. Paroled July 13, 1862. Sent to Camp Chase, O., Jan. 1863. On duty with Eleventh Infantry from Dec, 28, 1863 to March 24, 1864. Discharged at Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 14, 1864.

     James Reed enlisted Feb. 1, 1864. Joined regiment March 4, 1864. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 15, 1865.

     Everett Sargent, enlisted Oct. 7, 1861. Wounded in action July 13, 1862. Regimental color bearer from July, 1863, to Dec. 1863. Appointed sergeant Oct. 15, 1864; first sergeant Oct. 15, 1864. Discharged to accept promotion, Dec. 31, 1864. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Nov. 24, 1864. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 15, 1865.

     Chauncey Shearer enlisted Oct. 3, 1861. Mustered Oct. 15, 1861. No further record.

     Barnard B. Smith enlisted Oct. 24, 1861. Paroled and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, July 13, 1862. Discharged by order of War Department.

     Gardner E. Smith enlisted Oct. 5, 1861. Died of disease at Murfreesboro, Tenn., June, 1862. Buried in grave No. 2495 in National Cemetery at Murfreesboro.

     Reuben C. Smith enlisted Oct. 7, 1861. Died of disease at West Point, Ky,, Nov, 30, 1861.

     (P.126) Vernon C. Smith enlisted Oct. 5, 1861. Discharged for disability at Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 27, 1862. After the battle of Murfreesboro joined the Fourth Michigan Cavalry.

     George Stafford enlisted as corporal Sept. 27, 1861. Re-enlisted Dec. 7, 1863. Appointed sergeant Dec. 7, 1863. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 15, 1865.

     Ezra Whitaker enlisted Sept. 25, 1861.

     Joseph Duffy enlisted Sept. 30, 1861. Died of disease at West Point, Ky., Oct. 28, 1861.

     The Fifteenth Michigan was raised and organized in the fall of 1861, by Col. J. M. Oliver. Its rendezvous was at Monroe. On March 27, 1862, it left for the front and went right into action at Pittsburgh Landing where its initiation saw thirty three officers and men killed, sixty-four wounded and seven missing.

     Most of the work of this regiment was in Mississippi and Alabama until February, 1864, when it was sent home on a veteran furlough. The greater portion of the men re-enlisted and went with Gen. Sherman marching through Georgia and to the sea.

     It was the fate of this regiment at least four times to hold the position of greatest danger and importance in battles and each time it proved true to the selections made by its commanding officers, for these positions of trust and honor. It was returned to Detroit in August, 1865 and mustered out, Sept. 1 of that year. (P.127)

     Howell men with the Fifteenth were as follows:

     Edward Allen enlisted March 17, 1862. Re-enlisted Feb. 2, 1864 at Scottsboro, Ala. Wounded in action at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 12, 1862.

     Elisha F. Allen drafted April 4, 1865. Deserted at Louisville, Ky., June 3, 1865.

     Samuel Axtell enlisted Dec. 30, 1861. Died April 24, 1862. Buried at Spring Grove cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

     Horace E. Barbour enlisted Dec. 6, 1861. Sergeant.
Wounded in action at Corinth, Miss., Dec. 1862. Discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability at St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 19, 1863.

     Nelson Beardsley enlisted Dec. 19, 1861. Killed in action at Corinth, Miss., Oct. 3, 1862.

     Andrew J. Bishop enlisted, as Second Lieutenant Company B, at organization, Dec. 5, 1861. Commissioned First Lieutenant Oct, 1862, Acting Adjutant, Oct 1864. Acting Regimental Quartermaster, Nov. and Dec. 1864. Commissioned Captain, Jan. 12, 1864. Discharged at expiration of term of enlistment, Jan. 28,1865.

     Spencer Bowen enlisted Jan. 4, 1862. Deserted at Pittsburgh Landing, Tenn., April, 1865.

     William P. Briggs enlisted Dec. 9, 1861. Died of disease in Howell, July 18, 1862.

     Charles Brockway enlisted as corporal, Dec. 9, 1861. Died of disease at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., May 15, 1862. (P.128)  Buried in National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks.

     Elias E. Brockway enlisted as drummer, Dec. 9, 1861. Re-enlisted Feb. 15, 1864, Mustered-out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 13, 1865.

     George F. Brockway enlisted Dec. 9, 1861. Re-enlisted Feb. 15, 1864. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 13, 1865.

     Isaac Countryman enlisted Nov. 6, 1861. Wounded in action at Shiloh, Tenn., April 6, 1862. Discharged for disability, Aug. 19, 1862.

     John Daniels enlisted Nov. 17, 1861. Re-enlisted Feb. 2, 1864. Corporal. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug 13, 1865.

     Marcellus Dickinson enlisted, from Handy, Dec. 7, 1861 discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability at Corinth, Miss., June, 12, 1862. After regaining his health he re-enlisted in the Ninth and served there until the close of the war. He has since lived in Howell.

     Albert G. Dorrance drafted April 4, 1865. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 13, 1865.

     William Dorrance drafted April 4, 1865. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 13, 1865.

     Daniel A. Ellingwood substitute for Wm. McPherson drafted May 21, 1865. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 13, 1865.

     George W. Fox substitute for Charles B. Damon drafted Feb, 13, 1863. Sergeant March 16, 1865. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 13, 1865.

     (P.129) Cornelius C. Helms enlisted Dec. 9, 1861. Discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability at Chewalla, Tenn., Aug. 9, 1862.

     Henry C. Helms substitute for William Stewart drafted Feb. 10, 1865. Corporal Aug. 30, 1865. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 13, 1865.

     Jerome D. Helms substitute for John Hubbard drafted Feb. 10, 1863. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 13, 1865.,

     Nicholas J. Holt drafted April 4, 1865. Mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 13, 1865.

     Leonard Hook drafted April 4, 1865.

     Charles H. Lonsbery enlisted Jan. 25, 1862. Discharged on surgeon's certificate for disability at Chewalla, Tenn., Aug. 3, 1862.

     Clark Lounsbery enlisted Jan. 25, 1862. Missing in action at Petersburg Landing, Tenn., April 6, 1862.

     William E. Pixley enlisted Jan. 12, 1862. Discharged on surgeon's certificate for disability at Chewalla, Tenn., Aug. 9, 1862.

     George W. Place drafted April 4, 1865. Deserted at Louisville, Ky., June 21, 1865.

     Silas S. Richmond drafted April 4, 1865. Deserted at Louisville, Ky., June 21, 1865.

     Theodore R. Staley drafted April 4, 1865. Discharged at Alexandria, Va., July 3, 1865.

     Theodore Washburn enlisted March 31, 1864. Killed in action at Atlanta, Ga., July 28, 1864.

Jacob Zely enlisted Dec, 5, 1861. Died of disease at Monterey, Miss., May 8, 1862.

     (P.130) Recruiting for the Twenty-second Infantry commenced July 15, 1862. Two months later it was mustered into service, the men coming from Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, St. Clair, Lapeer and Sanilac counties which then composed the fifth congressional district, Ex-Gov. Moses Wisner became its first Colonel and served faithfully in that position until his death from typhoid fever, Jan. 4, 1863, at Lexington, Ky.

     Col. Ezra C. Hatton for many years recognized leader in soldier circles in Howell, was captain of Company A, enlisting from Farmington.

      Col. Henry S. Dean who was in command during some of its hardest service, enlisted from Green Oak, as captain of Company H.

     On leaving Michigan the Twenty-second was sent to Kentucky. As soon as it reached fighting ground Col. Wisner ordered it out to the front some distance in the lead of other regiments already there, and proposed to move right on to Richmond if the rest would only follow. An orderly soon presented the compliments of the commanding general and Col. Wisner narrowly escaped a court martial for a start in his soldier career.

     Its brave commander did not live to see much of the hard fighting before the boys in blue marched on to Richmond, but the Twenty-second had its full share. Its loss on the second day at Chickamauga was 372 out of the 584 officers and men who went into (P.131) that fight. It was the work of the Twenty-second in this fight which made the foundation for that beautiful poem "The Rock of Chickamauga." With cartridges all gone the Twenty-second kept on fighting. They made two charges with fixed bayonets but empty guns, which will go down in history. All their acting field officers went down and the little remnant remaining that night, was commanded by a captain.

    The Twenty-second was detailed to the work of engineers and mechanics for some time, and for months served with the Ninth as reserve brigade to the army of the Cumberland, doing provo duty considerable of the time. It participated in the advance on Atlanta. It was serving at Nashville, Tenn. when the orders came to muster out on June 26, 1865. The next day it left for home.

     Howell men with the Twenty-second were as follows:

     Lewis Brown, enlisted as second lieutenant, July 31, 1862. Promoted to first lieutenant Jan. 5, 1863, and to captain, April 1, 1965. Mustered out June 26, 1865.

     David Hiscott enlisted Aug. 14, 1862. Died Oct. 11, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tenn., from wounds received at battle of Chickamauga. Corporal, Jan. 5, 1863. Buried in National Cemetery at Chattanooga, grave No. 1,107.

     Peter A. Rorabacher enlisted from Cohoctah. Aug. 20,1862. Mustered out Jan. 26, 1865. Has lived in Howell for several years past.

     (P.132) Mark S. Smock enlisted Aug. 14, 1862, Corporal. Mustered out June 26, 1865.

     George Bush enlisted Aug. 14, 1862. Mustered out June 26, 1875.

     John G. Ferguson enlisted as corporal, Aug. 5, 1862, from Unadilla. Discharged for disability at Louisville, Ky., May 8, 1863. Lived in Howell until his death, in 1902.

     Norton M. Monroe enlisted Aug. 14, 1862. Discharged at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 8 1863, on account of wounds received at battle of Chickamauga.

     Lemuel D. Polly enlisted as waggoner, Aug. 12, 1862. Deserted at Snow's Pond, Ky., Sept. 16, 1862.

     Freeman Rorabacher enlisted as corporal, Aug. 15, 1862, from Lyons. Discharged at Detroit, June, 26, 1865. Has resided in Howell for a number of years.

     Nearly every township in this county had men in the Twenty-second, many of them enlisting at Howell but as far as we can learn, the above were the only Howell men in that organization.

     In the latter part of July 1862 John C. Culver of Hamburg, afterwards Captain, with one or two others, commenced the work of recruiting a company to join the Twenty-second. When they reached Pontiac they found that regiment all filled and after some deliberation, proceeded to Jackson where they became Company E of the Twenty-sixth. Another company of this regiment was recruited in the south part of this county. The regiment 900 strong, left Jackson (P.133) on December 13, 1862. Its first real duty was about four months service as provo guard in the vicinity of Washington.

    May 26 of the following year the regiment saw its first fighting at Suffolk, Va., but it stood its ground like veterans and repelled a strong charge. Capt. Culver received a wound in this his first fight, from which he died a few days later.

     Shortly after this the Twenty-sixth was again in luck in being assigned to the duty of quelling the draft riots in New York. When they arrived there however they were made a reserve force and the fact of their presence did the work while the men enjoyed life in camp.

     October 13, this life of comparative ease was broken up and the Twenty-sixth became part of the Army of the Potomac, arriving in Virginia in time for Mine Run. It was often in the front skirmish line and won many enconiums as the best skirmishers in the Army of the Potomac. Probably its heaviest fighting was at Spotsylvania although it participated in the heavy work of the Army of the Potomac during all those memorable days from Mine Run to the surrender of Gen. Lee. On that eventful day, the Twenty-sixth was in the skirmish line and the flag of truce passed through its lines.

     For some days after the surrender the Twenty-sixth was detailed to guard the captured artillery and other arms. It participated in the grand review at  (P.134) Washington and arrived home on June 7. It was a week later however before it was paid off and disbanded.

     Howell men with the Twenty- sixth were as follows:

     Fred N. Galloway enlisted Aug. 15, 1862. Discharged to accept promotion, November, 1862.

     Harris A. Hickok enlisted Aug. 8, 1862. Corporal, Sept. 10, 1862. First lieutenant and adjutant, July 29, 1864. Captain June 9, 1865. Mustered out at Alexandria, Va., June 4, 1865.

     George W. Lake enlisted Aug. 8, 1862. Died Sept. 8, 1864, at City Point, Va., of wounds received in action at Ream's Station, Va., Aug. 25, 1864.

     Newton T. Kirk, for three terms county clerk and a resident of Howell for many years, enlisted from Hartland, as Corporal, Aug. 11, 1862. Sergeant July 3, 1863. Wounded in action and taken prisoner at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864. Returned to regiment Dec. 15, 1864. Discharged to accept promotion, Sept. 5, 1864. Mustered as captain of colored troops, Sept. 6, 1864. Discharged Jan 30, 1865.

     Andrew J. McKean enlisted Aug. 15, 1862. Discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., June 10, 1865.

     Robert S. Mountain enlisted Aug. 17, 1862. Sick at Alexandria, Va., Aug. 25, 1864.

     Herman Preston enlisted as corporal, Aug. 14, 1862. Reported Sergeant Major, Dec. 12, 1862. Second lieutenant, March, 30, 1863. Discharged on account of disability, Dec. 3, 1863. (P.135)

     Eli Rambo enlisted Aug. 14,1862. Killed in action at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864.

     John W. Thompkins enlisted Aug. 22, 1864. Discharged for disability at Rochester, N.Y., May 15,1865.

     Martin Wall enlisted Aug. 8, 1862. Transferred to invalid corps Sept. 30, 1863. Discharged at Elmira, N.Y., July 2, 1865.

     Philo B. Wines enlisted as corporal, Aug. 8, 1862. Discharged at Detroit, June 30, 1865.

     Harvey P. Wing enlisted Aug. 8. 1862. Wounded in action May 24, 1864. Discharged at Baltimore, Md., May 26, 1865.

     George E. Wright enlisted Aug. 8 1862. Wounded in action at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864. Discharged for disability at Portsmouth Grove, R.I., Jan. 2, 1865,

     In addition to those already named there were a good many Howell soldiers scattered through other organizations as follows:

     Bracket J. Allen enlisted from Mundy, in the Twenty-third infantry, Aug. 11, 1862, at Flint. Discharged at Alexandria, Va., June 28, 1865. Has lived in Howell for a number of years.

     George Barnes, substitute for his father John Barnes who was drafted at North Shade. Oct. 5, 1864. Discharged at Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 17, 1865. Ex-Superintendent of Schools and publisher Livingston Republican at Howell. (P.136)

     Azel Carpenter enlisted in Company K, First Engineers and Mechanics, Nov. 21, 1861, as artificer. Discharged for disability at Nashville, Tenn., June 3, 1862.

     Harvey Devereaux enlisted in Company K, First Engineers and Mechanics, Nov. 23, 1861. Died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 20, 1863. Buried in National Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.

     Jared L. Cook enlisted as sergeant in Company D, Sixth Cavalry, Sept. 5, 1862. Transferred to invalid corps, March 31, 1864. Discharged by order, July 18, 1865.

     Franklin Goodrich enlisted in Company K, First Engineers and Mechanics, Nov. 27, 1861. Discharged at Nashville, Tenn., May 28, 1862. Re-entered service in Company K, Second Infantry, March 26, 1864. First Sergeant. Discharged at St. Mary's Hospital, Detroit, April 26, 1865, by reason of wounds received in action.

     Benjamin B. Head, enlisted as teamster in sixth Cavalry Oct. 2, 1862. Discharged for disability, March 24, 1863.

     Asa McFall enlisted in Battery C. First Light Artillery, Oct. 11, 1861. Discharged for disability, Feb. 9, 1862.

     Reuben McFall enlisted in Battery C, First Light Artillery, Dec. 1, 1861. Died of disease at Luka, Miss., Sept. 3, 1862.

     George H. Miles enlisted in Battery C, First Light (P.137) Artillery, Dec. 8, 1861. Discharged for disability, Nov. 6, 1862.

     Allen C. Stearns enlisted in Battery C, First Artillery, Dec. 12, 1861. Veteran Dec. 28, 1863 Sergeant. Mustered out July 22, 1865.

     Stepher D. Steadman enlisted in Battery H, First Light Artillery, Dec, 2, 1861. Discharged for disability, February, 1863.

     Peter Cameron enlisted in Company F, Second Infantry, March 28, 1864. Mustered out July 20, 1865.

     Franklin Goodrich enlisted in Company K, Second Infantry, March 26, 1864. Discharged for disease.

     James Barnhart enlisted in Company G, Seventh Infantry, March 3, 1863. Transferred to Invalid Corps, Feb. 15, 1864.

     Oliver Lampman enlisted in Company K, First Engineers and Mechanics, Nov. 21, 1861. Taken prisoner between Huntsville, Ala., and War Force Tenn., May 20,1862. Artificer. Discharged at Columbus, O., Feb. 4, 1863.

     David Wright enlisted in Company B, First Engineers and Mechanics, Dec. 5, 1861, Died Oct. 2, 1862. Buried in National Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.

     Simon Dolph enlisted in Company B. Eighth Infantry, Feb. 29, 1864. Died in Andersonville prison, Aug. 14, 1864.

     Edward A. Hart enlisted in Company A, Tenth (P.138) Infantry, Oct 21, 1861. Discharged July 2, 1862.

     Sherwood Hart enlisted in Company A, Tenth Infantry, Oct. 27, 1861. Died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1862.

     Hugh McKeever enlisted in Company A, Tenth Infantry, Oct. 27, 1861. Discharged for disability, June 21, 1862.

     Edward Haney enlisted in Company B, Fourteenth Infantry, April 19, 1864. Mustered out July 18, 1865.

     Peter Malosh enlisted in Company B, Sixteenth Infantry, March 23, 1865. Mustered out July 8, 1865.

     James Barney enlisted in Company E, Sixteenth Infantry, March 29, 1865. Mustered out July 8, 1865.

     Charles Moore enlisted in Company G, Sixteenth Infantry March 28, 1865. Mustered out July 8, 1865.

     John Carney enlisted in Company I, Sixteenth Infantry January 2, 1862. Discharged for disability Aug. 24, 1864.

     William Robinson enlisted in Company G, Sixteenth Infantry, March 18, 1865. Mustered out July 8, 1865.

     George Reed enlisted in Company 1, Sixteenth Infantry, Dec. 10, 1861. Discharged Feb. 18, 1863.

     Stephen D. Harrington enlisted in Company H, Twenty-third Infantry, Sept. 9, 1862. Mustered out June 28, 1865. (P.139)

     Henry Hagadorn enlisted in Company G, Twenty-seventh Infantry, Feb. 10, 1863. Died of disease, June 9, 1864.

     William Campbell enlisted in Company K, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Sept, 22, 1864. Mustered out Sept. 13, 1865.

     George W. Lincoln enlisted in Company K, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Sept. 22, 1864. Died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., July 10, 1865.

     William Mershon enlisted in Company E, Twenty eighth Infantry, Sept. 20, 1864. Mustered out June, 13, 1865.

     Aaron Selleck enlisted in Company A, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Sept. 12, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1865.

     Myron Simpson enlisted in Company K, Twenty-eighth Infantry, as corporal, Sept, 22, 1864. Mustered out June 6, 1865,

     Palmer G. Tripp enlisted in Company F, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Sept. 24, 1864. Mustered out May 80, 1865.

     Alfred Wright enlisted in Company F, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Sept. 26, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1865.

     John Walker enlisted in Company K, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Sept. 26, 1864. Mustered out June 5, 1865.

     Leverett J. Wood enlisted in Company H, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Aug. 30, 1864. Mustered out (P.140) June 5, 1865.

     Edwin A. Burch enlisted in Company B, Second Cavalry, Nov. 19, 1863. Killed in action at Oxford, Ala., April 28, 1865.

     Joseph Krozier enlisted in Company E, Second Cavalry, Nov. 20, 1863. Mustered out April 22 1865.

     Francis Crandall enlisted in Company E, Second Cavalry, Nov. 20, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 17, 1865.

     Levi Bush enlisted as buglar in Company K, Tenth Cavalry, Sept. 5, 1863. Died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn,, Jan. 7, 1865. Buried in Government Cemetery at Knoxville.

     Herbert H. Glass enlisted in Company K, Tenth Cavalry, Aug. 29, 1863. Mustered out Nov. 11, 1865.

     John Swanger enlisted in Company K, Tenth Cavalry, April 26, 1864. Died of disease in North Carolina, Jan. 17, 1865.

     Reuben H. Warren enlisted in Company K, Tenth Cavalary, Sept, 9, 1863. Mustered out Nov, 11, 1865.

     Samuel Warring enlisted in Company K, Tenth Cavalry, Oct. 16, 1863. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 1, 1865.

     Luther H. Frink enlisted in Company 1, U. S. Sharp Shooters, Dec. 14, 1864.

     Adelbert F. Peavy enlisted from Hamburg, Sept. 3, 1863, in Company K, Tenth Cavalry. Mustered out Nov. 11, 1865. Has lived in Howell nearly all the time since the war.