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HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

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Tennessee, October 3d, the regiment participated in the chase after
the rebel cavalry under Gen. Wheeler, who were then engaged in
making a raid on the communications of the army. During the
pursuit of Wheeler the regiment crossed the Cumberland mountains, marching on the 3d, 4th and 5th of October 103 miles, and
on the 6th, 7th and 8th 82 miles, the greater portion of the distance over rough and mountainous roads.
The 2d took part in numerous military affairs during 1864. From
Dandridge, Dec. 24, 1863, to the battles in Alabama in Oct., 1864,
it won well-merited honors. Of the troops forming this command,
25 fell in battle and 57 died of disease during the year.
During the month of December, 1864, the regiment participated in
the actions of Nashville, Richland Cr., Pulaski and Sugar Cr. In
1865 it was engaged at Pricetown Yard, Corinth, Tusccaloosa,
Triune, Bridgeville and Talladega. The camp at Macon was
broken up July 17, 1865, and detachments of the command sent
to occupy Perry, Thomaston, Barnsville, Forsyth and Milledgeville, only two companies remaining in the garrison at Macon.
The regiment reported at Jackson, Aug. 26, and received its discharge.
Officers. —Merritt H. Blackmer, of Saginaw, commissioned 2d Lieut., Sept. 3,
1861; promotedlst LieutSept. 25, 1862; resigned May 17, 1863.
Geo. Carter, East Saginaw, commissioned 1st Lieut., Sept. 2, 1861; Captain,
Sept. 25, 1862; resigned Nov. 5, 1863.
Hiram Jenkins, of East Saginaw, Sergeant Co. A., August 28, 1861; 2d Lieut.,
Dec. 26, 1864; 1st Lieut., July 31, 1865; was mustered out Aug. 17, 1865.
Royal H. Loomis, Saginaw, Sergeant Co. A, Aug. 21, 1861; 2d Lieut., March 1,
1864; Captain, Dec. 26, 1864; was mustered out Aug. 17, 1865.
Theo. F. Smith, East Saginaw, Sergeant Co. A., Aug. 22, 1861; 2d Lieut., Jan.
1,1863; 1st Lieut., May 27, 1863; resigned May 4. 1864.
Casualties.-James L. Booth, killed May 7, 1862; James Ross, died at New
Madrid March 24, 1862; John Burga, died at Farmington, Miss., July 9, 1862;
David D. Stiff, at Triune, Tenn., June 11, 1863; Irwin C. Bartlett, at Pulaski,
Tenn., Sept. 27, 1864; Ezekiel Lemmon, at Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 4, 1865.
Discharged. —1862 —Davis Malcom B., Hazzard Thomas, Lennan Wm., McDonald John H., Oliver Jerome, Parks Wm., Redson Thomas, Van Koughnatt Lester H., Way Thomas H. 1863-Bourassa BernardiF., Burley August,
Cole Jonas W., Mead Jos L. 1864 —Althouse Geo.,Anthony Chas., Bedford J., Bever
Michael, Boyd Alex., Campbell Alonzo, Canfield — Clark WV m., Clement Geo.,
Cole David, Davis J W., Deman Ed., Douglass James, Fay Alfred, Fisher Wmin.,
Ganes Alonzo, Gordon Thomas, Graves E. O., Graves Ira, Green James P., Griffin
W. A., Grover Eben, Hoag Joseph, Harper R. S., Higgins C. C, Hurlbut Syl.,
Hutchinson James, Jackson Francis, Jenkins H. J., Jones J. M.., Kimball E. S.,
Lansin Henry, Lemmon Ezekiel, Lockwood Henry, Loomis R. H., Love John H.,
Lyon Charles, Martindale Alpheus, Peel George, Reichel U., Sovay Charles,
WVashburn Louis, Watkins Oretus. 1865-Andrews S. E., Anthony Charles,
Beyer Michael, Bierling Mathias, Bourassa Barnhart, Cahoon Washington, ( happel Lewis. Danning Malcolm, Davis J. W., Donley Plumley, Gordon Chris.,
Graves E. O., Grover Eben, B ale Albert M., Higgins C. C., H oag Jos, Kimball E.S.,
Lyon Chas.,Moodv Bonaparte,Oliver Jehiel, ParkerLeornard, Parks John S., Reichel
Urlin, Richards John, Saphy ( harles, Sylvester F., Walker Wm., Washburn Lewis,
Watkins Oretus, WV heeler Jehiel, Williams John H., Williamson Martin T.
THE THIRD CAVALRY
was organized at Grand Rapids, and left for the front, under Col.
J. K. Mizner, Nov. 28, 1861, with 1,163 rank and file. It entered