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HISTORY OF SAGINAW COUNTY.

THE EAST SAGINAW LIGHT GUARD
perfected its organization April 19, 1861, under Capt. William
Kremer, with First and Second Lieutenants-Emil Moores and
John Leidlin. The volunteers comprised the following citizens:
Michael Bayer. Emil Flatan. Wm. Eshenbury.
Berhard Bier. Charles Gonnia. August Krler.
John Nerretor. Hugh Mills. Teodor Bencke.
Joseph Haag. Jacob Kremer. John Strank.
David Schroeigerte. George Baur. Valentine Herbgrt.
Jacob Schroth. Gustave Reigle. Fried Genther.
John Bush. Christoph Rietz. Herman Krause.
Urban Reichel. John Rutz. John Dobson.
Donat Fettig. F. C. Brennett. Thomas Dramble.
Chris. Schlatterrer. Geo. Wheeler. Frank Otto.
Fritz Techethin. Albert Hibbert. James H. Robertson.
Anton Schmitz. William Phillips. Henry Howe.
Fred Boger. John Hittermeir. Gilbert Norton.
Geo. H. Stoltz. John Schmidt. John Ryan.
John Frost. Martin Reihl. John Ch. Freyler
Chris. Hendrichs. Alins Sailor. Francis Moore.
Fritz Lange. Franz Kleinfield. James Leonard.
John Eanklaz. Frank Schmelzer. Wm. Lange.
Fritz Fischer. Michael Rapp. Geo. B. Richardson.
Joseph Lense. Fred. Schulz. Richard Luster.
Goffprind Denhly. Henrich Heinlein. Charles Peters.
Fritz Oland. John Ode. Leonhard Holzinger.
John Witz. Henry Heldebrand. Charles Hiegel.
Martin Kremer. Charles Lechantin. Philip Hairg.
Gustave Werschky. Nicolaus Therry.
James A. Scott. Louis Kurzmann.
The troops forming the command of Capt. Kreiner left Saginaw
en route for Detroit April 30, 1861, and arrived there on the evening of May 1. The departure of the new warriors of the Saginaw was made tle occasion of tendering to them that peculiarly
beautiful good-by which ever dwells in the memory of a soldier.
The journalists of the city were present at this grand farewell
meeting, and did not fail to describe it minutely.
At 8 A. M., the company havlng parted from many of their
friends at their armory, marched down Genesee street in fine order
to the Bancroft House, where they were drawn up in two lines,
and after a neat and appropriate speech from Mayor Mott, the
ladies presented each with a Union cockade, as a token of their
appreciation of the gallantry they manifested in so promptly responding to the call of the Government. The ceremonies were continued by cheersfor theladies,the Guards and the citizens and others.
A sword was presented to Capt. Iremer by his respected fellowcitizen, Capt. John Erd, with appropriate remarks, after which,
under escort of Osmond's Cornet Band, the Buena Vista Guards
and the East Saginaw Light Artillery, the company proceeded to
the depot of the Flint & Pere Mlarquette railway, where the train,
which had been generously tendered by Superintendent Potter to
convey the troops to Pine Run, was in waiting. At the cars a revolver, the gift of J. H. Mershon, was presented to Lieut. Emil
Moores, by Col. W. L. P. Little, who made some fitting remarks,