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HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

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worth, and teach the future to guard it as nobly and as faithfully
as they did.
THE FIRST INFANTRY
(three years) completed its organization Sept. 16, 1861, showing a
roster of 950 men, subsequently raised to 977 by the addition of
recruits. During the winter of 1861-'62 the regiment was on duty
at Annapolis Junction. In lMarch it advanced into the Peninsula,
was present at Mechanicsville June 26, at Gaines' Mills June 27,
at Malvern Hill July 1, at Gainesville Aug. 29, at Bull Run Aug.
30, at Antietam Sept. 17, at Shepherdstown Ford Sept. 20, and at
Fredericksburg during the fight of Dec. 13 and 14, 1862. The regiment sustained a loss of 306 men during the year, together with
the loss of 45 taken prisoners, so that in the reports of Nov. 30,
1862, the entire strength of the command was only 592 men.
April 27, 1863, the regiment marched on Chancellorsville.
During the fighting in that vicinity it lost 3 killed and 17 wounded.
Morrisville, Brandy Station, Aldie, Gettysburg, Manasses Gap,
Rappahannock Station, and Mine Run, bear witness to its unexcelled bravery. During the year 46 died and 107 were wounded.
In March, 1864, the regiment returned to Detroit, but left for the
front again April 10, and arrived at Beverly Ford on the 18th. It
was the inauguration of the campaign of 1864, having crossed the
Rapidan May 4, and engaged the enemy on the 5th. During the
succeeding 8 days it lost 23 men killed. With the army of the
Potomac it was present at Spottsylvania, Jericho Mills, and Cold
Harbor during May. In June and August it served before Petersburg. In September it participated in the fighting around Poplar
Grove Church. The regiment was on duty along the Weldon railroad until Feb. 5, 1865, when it moved on IIatcher's Run, and participated in the action of Feb. 6 there. From April 1 to April 9
the command was engaged along the White Oak road, at Amelia
Court-House and Itigh Bridge on 5th and 6th, and at the Appomattox Court-Iouse on the 9th. It did duty at City Point until
May 16. The regiment returned to Jackson, Mich., for discharge,
July 12, 1865.
Officers.-Benjamin F. Keating, Saginaw, Sergeant Co. F, July 15, 1861; 2nd
Lieut., Oct. 1, 1864; 1st Lieut., Nov. 1, 1864; was discharged for disability Feb. 23,
1865.
Charles S. Leetch, Saginaw, 1st Lieut., Nov. 30, 1861; resigned Sept. 14, 1862.
Francis McCullough, East Saginaw, Sergeant Co. F, July 16, 1861; 2nd Lieut.,
July 7, 1865; was discharged July 9, 1865.
Rollin A. Pratt, Saginaw, Sergeant Co. K, July 15, 1861; 1st Lieut., May 30,
1865; Capt., July 15, 1865; was mustered out July 9, 1865.
Killed.-Thomas Corris, at Gaines Mills, June 27, 1862; John McCoy, at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; Geo. Rowell, at Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862; Edward E. Hart,
at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; Charles H. Stehman, at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13,
1862; Austin Whitman, at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
Died of Disease.-Hiram Purchase, at Harrison's Landing, Aug. 16, 1862.
Mustered Out.-1862-Johnson Henry B., Smith W. H. 1863-Crane Perry,
Feize Henry, Fisher Geo., Hayden C. H., Keating B. F., Penny ThFo., Smith Geo.,
Thurgood Eben. 1864-Holtzinger Leonard, McCullough Francis, Noblock John,
Pratt Hosea A., Pratt Rollin A. 1865-Lewis Daniel, McMurphy Wm.