History of Hillsdale county. Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers.

HISTORY OF HILLSDALE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
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Again, on the 30th of July, after the explosion of the celebrated Petersburg mine, the regiment took an active part in
the fiuitless attempt to storm the breach, having six men
killed, fourteen wounded, and thirty-seven captured by the
enemy. It was also in the battles of Weldon Railroad,
Poplar Spring Church, and Boydton Plank-Road.
During the winter of 1864-65 the 2d was actively engaged in the siege of Petersburg, taking its full part in
trench and picket duty, and sharing all the hardships of that
gloomy period. On the 25th of March it took part in the
storming of Fort Steadman, suffering heavily in killed and
wounded. After the capture of Petersburg and surrender
of Lee the regiment was on duty in and near Washington
until the 1st of August, when it was sent home and discharged.
OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS FROM HIILLSDALE COUNTY.
Edwin J. March (previously capt. of the 27th Inf.), appointed lieut.-col. April
1, 1864; wounded before Petersburg, June -, 1864; commissioned col.
Sept. 30, 1864; resigned April 17, 1865.
Richard W. Ricaby, appointed capt. April 1, 1864; wounded June 24, 1864;
com. lieut.-col. Dec. 1864; disch. for disability Dec. 14, 1864.
Edward A. Sherman, com. 1st lieut. April 1, 1864; wounded near Petersburg,
June, 1864; died Aug. 1864.
Hurlburt Regg, coin. 2d lieut. April 1, 1864; wounded July 17, 1864; disch.
for disability Oct. 14, 1864.
Franklin Burns, Co. A; killed near Petersburg, Va., June 18,1864.
Mathew M. Ormsby, Co. A; died of wounds June 19, 1864.
Sanford Rogers, Co. A; died of wounds Aug. 16, 1864, at David's Island, N. Y.
Edwin C. Holmes, Co. D; killed near Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.
George Hatch, Co. D; died of wounds at Washington, D. C., Aug. 2, 1864.
George Crisp, Co. G; died of wounds at Washington, D. C., July 28, 1864.
Roselle S. Dickson, Co. D; died at Washington, D. C., July 28, 1864.
Samuel B. Rogers, Co. A; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., July 30,
1864.
Richard Hogarth, Co. A; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., July 30,
1864.
Warren Copeland, Co. A; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., Sept. 30,
1864.
John Tracy, Co. A; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., Sept. 30, 1864; returned.
Charles W. Daniels, Co. D; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., July 30,
1864; returned.
James Beard, Co. D; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., July 30, 1864;
returned.
Alvin E. Hank, Co. D; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., Oct. 27, 1864;
returned.
Luke Stage, Co. A; died of wounds Oct. 27, 1864.
Thomas Weston, Co. D; killed near Petersburg, Va., Feb. 23, 1865.
William Priestly, Co. D; died of wounds May 18, 1865, at Philadelphia, Pa.
Emanuel Eddinger, Co. E; died of wounds June 26,1864, at City Point, Va.
William Cartwright, Co. F; killed near Petersburg, Va., Feb. 22, 1865.
John Tracy, Co. A; died at Salisbury, N. C., Feb. 18, 1865.
George Crisp, Co. D; died at Washington, D. C., July 28, 1864.
Edward M. Brown, band; must. out Aug. 1,1862.
William L. Mapes, Co. B; disch. for wounds Aug. 25, 1862.
Warren Eddinger, Co. E; disch. for disability Sept. 26, 1864.
Alexander Campbell, Co. K; disch. for disability, July 1, 1864.
Lavant Palmer, Co. B; disch. Dec. 31, 1863, to re-enl. as veteran.
Edward Bohner, Co. A; must. out June 2, 1865.
Thos. H. Curtis, Co. A; must. out Aug. 2, 1865.
Lucius E. Gridley, Co. A; must. out July 28, 1865.
Warren Muller, Co. A; must. out July 28,1865.
Franklin Russell, Co. A; must. out June 2,1865.
B. Franklin Sweet, Co. A; must. out May 25,1865.
George Touse, Co. A; must. out July 28, 1865.
Adna M. Woolsey, Co. A; must. out July 28, 1865.
William Young, Co. A; must. out July 28, 1865.
John W. Stone, Co. D; must. out Aug. 19,1865.
James Beard, Co. D; must. out July 18, 1865.
Dewitt C. Cherington, Co. D; must. out July 28,1865.
Levi Dunn, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
Michael Overly, Co. D; must. out June 7, 1865.
Thos. C. Rudabaugh, Co. D; must. out Aug. 3,1865.
Alvin E. Hank, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
Charles W. Daniels, Co. D; must. out July 28,1865.

Andrew A. Ewing, Co. D; must. out July 28,1865.
William Beard, Co. D; must out July 28, 1865.
Freeman HIavens, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
Frederick Knecht, Co. D; disch. for disability, May 22, 1865.
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Wm. W. Marshall, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
Christian Knecht, Co. D, must. out July 28, 1865.
Ebenezer W. Warren, Co. D; disch. for disability, June 26, 1865.
George Hart, Co. D; must. out June 20, 1865.
Henry Fried, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
Samuel H. Helsel, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
Franklin D. Ford, Co. D; must. out June 20, 1865.
James N. Root, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
Myron It. Smith, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
William Morley, Co. D; must. out May 24, 1865.
Andrew Hall, Co. D; disch. for disability, July 30, 1865.
John Ackerman, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
Joseph II. Crisp, Co. D; must. out May 12, 1865.
John Truax, Co. D; disch. for disability, May 26,1865.
Henry M. Ewing, Co. D; disch. for disability, June 23,1865.
Marshall Crandall, Co. D; must. out July 28, 1865.
Sidney Jackson, Co. D; must. out June 16, 1865.
Orrin C. Fry, Co. D; must. out June 24, 1865.
David L. Havens, Co. D; must. out June 20, 1865.
John T. Corwin, Co. F; disch. from V. R. C., May 30, 1865.
Alvarus Derthick, Co. F; must. out July 28, 1865.
Wm. H. Vandebogart, Co. F; must. out May 11, 1865.
George Carpenter, Co. F; must. out July 28, 1865.
William Havens, Co. F; disch. by order, June 17, 1865.
William B. May, Co. K; must. out July 28, 1865.
CHAPTER X.
THE FOURTH INFANTRY.
Number from Hillsdale County-The " Grosvenor Guard" and "Hillsdale Volunteers" —The Fourth in Virginia-Its Conduct after Bull
Run-It goes to the Peninsula-Its Gallantry at New Bridge-Also
at Malvern Hill, Bull Run, and Antietam-A Night Attack-A
Brilliant Success-A Battery Captured-Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville-Desperate Fight at Gettysburg-The Campaign of 1864
-In the Wilderness-Death of Col. Lombard-Victory at Laurel
Hill-Continuous Fighting-Time Expires-Veterans, etc., detached-Various Items-The Reorganized Fourth-Eight new Companies Raised-Off for Alabama-A Fight as soon as it ArrivesThe Enemy Defeated-Service in Tennessee-Ordered to TexasHard Service-Mustered out in 1866-List of Officers and Soldiers.
THIS regiment, including the recruits added on its reorganization, embraced the largest contingent of Hillsdale
County soldiers of any in the service, and was likewise one
of the most distinguished of the Michigan regiments for
excellent discipline and unflinching valor. Previous to the
reorganization the number of soldiers from this county who
served in Company B was three; in Company C, seven;
in E, a hundred and seventeen; in H, ninety-five; and in
T, nine; total, two hundred and eighteen. In the new organization there were seventy-one Hillsdale County men in
Company A, twenty-three in Company B, twelve in C, one
in D, seven in E, and seventeen in F; total, one hundred
and thirty-one; making a grand total of three hundred and
forty-nine; sixty-three more Hillsdale County men than
were contained in any other regiment.
When the war news first rang through the country two
companies were immediately raised in Hillsdale County; the
headquarters of one being at Jonesville, and that of the
other at Hillsdale. The former was called the " Grosvenor
Union Guard," in honor of Hon. E. O. Grosvenor, of
Jonesville, and was under the command of Capt. M. A.
Funk, while the latter was known as the " Hillsdale Volun

teers," commanded by Capt. George W. Lombard, a prominent lawyer of that place.
The young men of Fayette, Litchfield, Scipio, and other