"Mosby would be a blanked fool to take the parole," said he, spitefully. "I will not, if he does."

"But Lee has surrendered. The jig is up. Why try to prolong the war and cause further useless bloodshed?"

"I will never give up so long as there is a man in arms against your yankee government," he replied.

"But what can you do? Richmond is ours."

"I will go and join 'Joe' Johnston."

"It is a question of but a few days, at most, when Sherman will bag him."

"Then I will go west of the Mississippi, where Kirby Smith still holds the fort."

"Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and Thomas will make short work of Kirby Smith."

"Then, if worst comes to worst," he hotly retorted, "I will go to Mexico and join Maximilian. I will never submit to yankee rule; never."

I greatly enjoyed the young man's fervor and loyalty to his "cause" and, in spite of his bitterness, we took quite a liking to each other and, on parting, he was profuse in his expressions of regard and urged me cordially not to forget him should fortune take me his way again.

A day or two later, I was ordered to Petersburg, and soon thereafter, was in Richmond, Johnston having, in the meantime, surrendered. In the evening of the day of my arrival, after having visited the points of interest, Libby prison, the burnt district, the state house, etc., I was in the office of the Spotswood hotel where were numbers of federal and confederate soldiers chatting pleasantly together, when I was saluted with a hearty:

"Hello; how are you, colonel!" and, on looking around, was surprised as well as pleased to see my young friend of the Millwood conference.

I was mighty glad to meet him again and told him so, while he seemed to reciprocate the feeling. There was a cordial shaking of hands and after the first friendly greetings had been exchanged I said:

"But what does this mean? How about Mexico and Maximilian? Where is Mosby? What has been going on in the valley? Tell me all about it."

"Mexico be blanked" said he. "Mosby has taken the parole and so have I. The war is over and I am glad of it. I own up. I am subjugated."

The next day I met him again.

"I would be only too glad to invite you to our home and show you a little hospitality," said he, "but your military governor has taken possession of our house, father has run away, and mother is around among the neighbors."

I assured him of my appreciation of both his good will and of the situation and begged him to be at ease on my account. He very politely accompanied me in a walk around the city and did all he could to make my stay agreeable.

I never saw him afterwards. When in Yorktown in 1881, I made inquiry of General Fitzhugh Lee about young Smith and learned that he was dead. I hope that he rests in peace, for although a "rebel" and a "guerrilla," as we called them in those days, he was a whole-hearted, generous, and courageous foe who, though but a boy in years, was ready to fight for the cause he believed in and, in true chivalrous spirit, grasp the hand of his former adversary in genuine kindness and good-fellowship.

One other incident of the Millwood interview is perhaps worth narrating.

A bright eyed young scamp of Mosby's command mounted the sorrel mare ridden by his chief, and flourishing a roll of bills which they had probably confiscated on some raid into yankee territory, rode back and forth in front of the lawn, crying out:

"Here are two hundred dollars in greenbacks which say that this little, lean, sorrel mare of Colonel Mosby's, can outrun any horse in the yankee cavalry."

The bet was not taken.

THE END



ROLL OF HONOR

LIST OF KILLED IN ACTION

Following is a list of those killed in action, or who died of wounds received in action in the four regiments which constituted the Michigan cavalry brigade, commanded by General George Armstrong Custer, in the civil war of 1861-65. It constitutes a veritable roll of honor:

FIRST MICHIGAN CAVALRY

NAME AND POSITION COMPANY BATTLE DATE OF DEATH Adams, William, Private H Cold Harbor June 1 1864 Alcott, Richard, Private L Cedar Mountain August 9 1862 Altenburg, William, Corporal B Bull Run August 30 1862 Andrus, John, Private K Winchester September 19 1864 Anson, Elisha B., Sergeant E Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Babcock, Edwin H., Private K Gettysburg July 3 1863 Bachman, Robert, Sergeant G Appomattox April 9 1865 Banker, Edward S., Private C Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Barney, Lorenzo J., Private A Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Bartlett, Orrin M., Lieutenant H Five Forks April 1 1865 Bateman, Cyrus A., Corporal M Shenandoah Valley August 11 1864 Battison, William, Sergeant H Piedmont April 17 1862 Bell, Charles S., Private E Todd's Tavern April 7 1864 Beloir, Michael, Sergeant B Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Bentley, Augustus W., Corporal I Gettysburg July 3 1864 Brown, Dexter, Corporal E Yellow Tavern June 11 1864 Blount, Lemuel K., Private A Yellow Tavern June 11 1864 Bovee, John S., Sergeant F Gettysburg July 3 1864 Brevoort, William M., Captain K Cold Harbor June 1 1864 Brewer, Charles E., Private A Bull Run August 30 1862 Brodhead, Thornton F., Colonel Bull Run August 30 1862 Bucklin, Lyman D., Private C Unknown May 13 1863 Buhl, Augustus F., Captain C Shepherdstown August 25 1864 Butler, Abner K., Private F Middletown April 4 1862 Byscheck, John, Private C Dinwiddie Courthouse March 30 1865 Campeau, Eli, Private K Unknown Died July 3 1865 Carr, Alpheus W., Captain I Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Chatfield, William H., Private B Bull Run August 30 1862 Chilson, Alphonso W., Sergeant I Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Chittenden, Adelbert, Private G Gettysburg July 3 1863 Cicotte, David, jr., Private C Winchester February 23 1865 Clarke, John R., Private K Winchester September 19 1864 Cole, Benjamin, Chief Bugler Winchester September 19 1864 Colles, David W., Private I Unknown May 26 1865 Crawford, Charles C., Private M Todd's Tavern May 7 1864 Crosby, Henry, Private E Unknown Died June 1 1864 Cummings, George W., Private A Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Cunningham, Barnabas, Private A Smithfield August 29 1864 Davis, Joseph, Private I Unknown Died June 20 1864 Davison, Joseph, Private G Unknown Died April 7 1865 Dibble, Darius, Private L Cedar Mountain August 9 1862 Dorsay, John, Private B Appomattox April 9 1865 Durkee, Robert, Private K Bull Run August 30 1862 Eagle, Ellwood, Private H Cold Harbor June 1 1864 Eastman, Oscar A, Sergeant I Winchester September 19 1864 Eaton, William O, Private H Accident October 28 1862 Edgerton, George W, Private L Beaver Dam May 9 1864 Elliott, William R, Captain C Fairfield Gap July 4 1863 Ellis, Henry, Private L Cedar Mountain August 9 1862 Ensign, Leroy, Private M Winchester May 4 1862 Fisher, Peter, Private E Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Follett, Irving B, Sergeant L Winchester September 19 1864 Foss, Andrew, Private I On Picket December 14 1864 Frost, Joel, Corporal L Cedar Mountain August 9 1862 Falcher, John, Private K Gettysburg July 3 1863 Gillett, George M, Corporal B Hagarstown July 1863 Gordon, Alexander, Corporal H Winchester September 19 1864 Graves, Benjamin F, Private A Cold Harbor June 1 1864 Grimes, Micah, Private M Unknown Died September 2 1864 Handy, Lucius F, Private F Todd's Tavern May 7 1864 Hart, Lorenzo, Corporal L Dinwiddie Courthouse March 30 1865 Hicks, Charles Eugene, Private F Fort Scott January 12 1863 Hobbs, David, Private B Bull Run August 30 1862 Hoffman, Peter, Corporal B Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Hough, Albert or Robert, Private H Unknown Died April 8 1865 Hovey, Henry, Private A Unknown Died June 18 1864 Hughes, Patrick H., Corporal E Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Hutton, Thomas, Private C Snicker's Ferry March 26 1862 Hymen, Ralph, Private I Bull Run August 30 1862 Iott, Harrison, Private I Harper's Ferry August 31 1864 Irwin, H. II., Private F Unknown Died September 5 1864 Irwin, Stephen, H., Sergeant I Old Church May 30 1864 Jackson, Albert T., Captain F Winchester September 19 1864 Jackson, William, Private K Rapidan River September 14 1863 Jacob, Henry, Private A Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Jacobs, George A., Private I Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Jayne, William H., Sergeant G Unknown Died September 23 1863 Kidder, Hiram O., Private A Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Keferly (Keferle) Frank, Private H Bull Run August 30 1862 Kilbride (Kilride) William, Private H Piedmont April 17 1862 Kling, Henry, Private G Gettysburg July 3 1863 Kroop, Albert, Private H Unknown Died April 8 1865 Lambert, Jacob, Private K Unknown Died June 16 1864 Lewis, Lewis J., (Lucius) Private K Unknown Died June 15 1864 Long (Lozo) Henry, Private I Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Longdo, Jeremiah, Private B Unknown Died June 1864 Lyon, James B., Sergeant L Unknown Died June 4 1864 McDermott, James, Corporal A Bull Run August 29 1862 McElheny, James S., Captain G Fairfield Gap July 4 1863 Manuel, Peter, Private K Unknown Died July 29 1864 Marshner, Frank A., Private A Winchester September 19 1864 Martin, David, Private C Fairfield Gap July 4 1863 Mathews, Samuel M., Private A Indians August 13 1865 Merriam, John G., Private K Bull Run August 30 1862 Michaels, William H., Private C Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Miller, John, Private E Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Moran, Thomas, Private A Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Morse, Sidney G., First Sergeant M Bull Run August 30 1862 Moss, Daniel B., Sergeant A Dinwiddie Courthouse March 30 1865 Murray, Elias M., Private M Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Nesbit, James, Private L Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Orth, Adam, Private A Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Owen, Perry, Private F Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Phelps, Ralph Z., Battalion Adjutant Accident April 1 1862 Pierce, Henry C., Sergeant B Bull Run August 30 1862 Piper, Leo, Sergeant C Five Forks April 1 1865 Pixley, John, Private K Gettysburg July 3 1863 Power (Tower) Mortimer F., Private C Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Pulver, Andrew J., Lieutenant A Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Price, William H., Private L Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Ransom, William W., Sergeant K Unknown Died August 3 1864 Reed, Charles D., Private K Smithfield August 29 1864 Rennan, Frederick, Private E Cold Harbor June 1 1864 Reynolds, Samuel W., Private F Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Rhoades, Willard, Q. M. Sergeant B Centerville November 6 1863 Robertson, William, Sergeant I Wilderness May 6 1864 Robins, Charles H., Private A Winchester September 19 1864 Robinson, George W., Lieutenant A Winchester September 19 1864 Rose, William L., Com. Sergeant G Unknown Died December 25 1864 Rush, Thomas, Private K Unknown Died July 13 1864 Ryder, Alfred G., Corporal H Gettysburg July 3 1863 Saulsbury, Charles, Private K Bull Run August 30 1862 Sawyer, Henry O., Private I Gettysburg July 3 1863 Schintzler, Leonard, Private H Old Church May 30 1864 Shanahan, Thomas, Corporal H Fountaindale July 4 1863 Shaughnessy, William, Private B Bull Run August 30 1862 Shier, Charles, jr., Captain K Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Sitts, Charles, Private L Fairfield Gap July 4 1863 Smith, Marcus, Private I Accident May 20 1864 Snyder, Charles F., Captain F Hagarstown July 6 1863 Stanley, Henry C., Private F Five Forks April 1 1865 Stewart, William, Private C Winchester September 19 1864 Sterling, Richard, Hospital Steward Unknown Died November 6 1864 Teebles, William H., Private C Brentsville June 7 1863 Thomas, Abel, Private H Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Thomas, Benjamin, Private B Bull Run August 30 1862 Thomas, Cassius M., Private M Wilderness May 6 1864 Thomas, Samuel H., Private C Gettysburg July 3 1863 Truesdale, Lewis B., Sergeant K Winchester September 19 1864 Vance, George, Private K Bull Run August 30 1862 Vandecar, Thomas H., Private L Unknown Died May 26 1865 Vashaw, John, Private K Bull Run August 30 1862 Warren, Robert S., Lieutenant C Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Waterman, W. E., First Sergeant H Unknown Died June 20 1864 Watson, Colbert R., Sergeant L Falling Waters July 14 1863 Welch, Jay Michael, Private A Winchester August 11 1864 Welton, Ransom W., Private E Gettysburg July 3 1863 Wescott, James M., Private K Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Whitney, Ambrose, Private H By Accident March 7 1862 Whitney, George C., Lieutenant F Five Forks April 1 1865 Wideroder, John C., Private F Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Wilcox, Alonzo W., Sergeant H Brentsville June 7 1863 Wilcox, Philip, jr., Private L Gettysburg July 3 1863 Williams, Isaac, Private K Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Winfield, George D., Corporal D Salem April 1 1862 Warwick, William, Private K Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Wieg, Orren, Private L Falling Waters July 14 1863

FIFTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY

Ackerman, Hiram, Corporal A Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Allen, Nelson A., Private D Gettysburg July 3 1863 Allison, George S., Private B Winchester September 19 1864 Alverson, Thomas J., Private G Winchester September 19 1864 Anderson, Alfred C., Private D Boonesborough July 8 1863 Atherholt, Peter, Private F Winchester September 19 1864 Axtell, Benjamin F., Captain F Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Ball, William, Private M Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Barbour, Frank A., Sergeant A Gettysburg July 3 1863 Barse, Horace S., Corporal E Gettysburg July 3 1863 Beebe, Henry C., Corporal A Morton's Ford November 27 1863 Bemis, Andrew J., Private K Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Benning, John, Private F Unknown Died August 7 1865 Bishop, Abraham, Private B Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Bliss, Henry G., Private I Raccoon Ford September 16 1863 Brennan, William, Sergeant B Monterey Gap July 4 1863 Brink, Simeon L., Private B Buckland Mills October 19 1863 Brown, Clifton E., Private A Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Brown, William, Private H Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Buell, John, Private K Gettysburg July 3 1864 Burdick, Reuben, Private I Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Burnett, Henry, Corporal D Shepherdstown August 29 1864 Burson, Joseph, Private L Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Busley, Levi, Private M Richmond March 1 1864 Cathcart, Albert J., Private B Unknown Died July 5 1864 Chapman, Edward, Private E Buckland Mills October 19 1863 Chart (Chant), Private G Salem October 23 1864 Clark, Frederick, Private F Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Clark, Henry, Private M Dinwiddie Courthouse April 4 1865 Clyde, Charles B., Private M Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Colf, Levinas, Private K Wilderness May 6 1864 Comte, Victor E., Wagoner C Unknown Died July 11 1864 Connor, James, Private A Morton's Ford November 27 1863 Corcelins, Frederick, Private K Gettysburg July 3 1863 Corser, Augustus F., Private C Stevensburg October 30 1863 Coston, Peter, Private M Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Craft, Charles, Private M Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Day, Alpheus G., Corporal E Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Dean, Henry J., Private D Yellow Tavern May 12 1864 Decker, George R., Private K Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Dell, Martin V., Private H Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Derwin, Lewis, Private C Winchester September 19 1864 Dockham, Reuben K., Sergeant C Unknown Died June 18 1864 Duffey, James, Corporal F Falmouth August 4 1863 Eggleston, Andrew J., Sergeant K Unknown Died July 1 1864 Essler, Samuel K., Private C Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Evans, Andrew R., Private A Gettysburg July 3 1863 Felt, John, Private H Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Ferry, Noah H., Major Gettysburg July 3 1863 Fox, Josiah, Sergeant M Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Friday, Adolph, Private F Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Gale, Henry D., Corporal C Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Garvelink, Herman, Corporal I Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Gibbs, Levi, Private G Gettysburg July 3 1863 Gillett, William H., Corporal K Wilderness May 6 1864 Granger, Edward G., Lieutenant C Front Royal August 16 1864 Gudith, John D., Corporal D Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Hammond, Smith (Noble S.) Sergeant G Brandy Station October 11 1863 Hanly, Richard, Private E Middletown August 15 1864 Harmon, Allen M., Lieutenant B By Accident April 20 1863 Henry, Alfred A., Private C Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Hichler, George, Private E Gettysburg July 3 1863 Hicks, George H., Corporal I Smithfield August 29 1864 Higgins, Charles W., Private D Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Hill, Philip H., Corporal E Gettysburg July 3 1863 Hirner, Louis, Private I Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Hobbs, Levant, Sergeant C Unknown Died June 6 1864 Hodge, Milton, Private K Brandy Station October 11 1863 Huff, John A., Private E Cold Harbor June 1 1864 Jackson, Andrew T., Private A Brandy Station October 11 1863 James, Aaron B., Sergeant H Newtown November 12 1864 Johnson, Julius C., Private D Newtown November 12 1864 Kennedy, Philip, Private H Front Royal August 16 1864 Kennicut, James C., Private I Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Kent, Francis P., Private G Gettysburg July 3 1863 Lewis, Eaton, Private M Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Little, John M., Private M Brandy Station October 11 1863 Lusk, John F., Sergeant K Winchester October 19 1864 Lutz, John G., Private C Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 McChusen, J. B., Private G Buckland Mills October 19 1863 McCormick, William J., Private D Dinwiddie Courthouse April 1 1865 McCrary, Calvin, Private M Haw's Shop May 28 1864 McGuire, John, Private F Appomattox April 8 1865 McIntyre, John D., Private C Brandy Station October 12 1863 Maguire, Christopher, Private I Yellow Tavern May 12 1864 Mann, Harvey W., Corporal I Shepherdstown August 25 1864 Marshall, Norton C., Sergeant I Hanovertown (?) May 27 1864 Mather, Zelotes H., Sergeant M Boonesborough July 8 1863 Meyer, George W., Private M Luray September 24 1864 Miller, Daniel F., Sergeant L Unknown Died June 14 1864 Mills, James F., Private M Richmond March 1 1864 Morgan, Isaac C., Private E Newtown November 12 1864 North, William O., Captain F Winchester September 19 1864 Notting, John, Private I Gettysburg July 3 1863 O'Brien, Anthony, Private A Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 O'Brien, John, Private A By Guerrillas December 2 1864 O'Brien, Matthew, Private A Loudon County November 1864 Olaphant, David, Captain B Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Osborn, Isaac C., Private M Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Perkins, Isaac, Private A Smithfield August 29 1864 Phelan, Thomas, Sergeant L Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Phillips, Edward H., Sergeant H Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Prouty, Wallace, Private E Newtown November 23 1864 Purdy, Robert, Private H Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Ragan, Alexander, Corporal C Appomattox March 31 1865 Rathburn, Chauncey J., Private D Hanover June 30 1863 Reed, Arthur, Private H Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Roberts, Ephraim, Sergeant E Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Rockwell, Floyd, Private L Ashby's Gap July 21 1863 Rockwell, William H., Corporal I Brandy Station October 11 1863 Roe, Alva, Private B Smithfield August 29 1864 Russell, Major W., Private M Summit Point September 5 1864 Ryan, Michael, Private K Gettysburg July 3 1863 Ryder, Stephen, Sergeant D Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Scates, Charles, Private A Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Shafer, Absalom B., Private C Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Shattuck, Oscar, Private K Boonesborough July 8 1863 Shrontz, Mortimer J., Sergeant M Smithburg July 5 1863 Sickman, Simon, Private F James City Died November 1 1863 Skeels, Squire E., Sergeant M Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Skinner, Irwin M., Private G Gettysburg July 3 1863 Smith, Joseph W., Private H Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Smith, Stephen, Private B Brandy Station October 11 1863 Spencer, Lucien H., Private A Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Sprague, Almerin, Private H Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Stewart, Harrison C., Private E Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Taggart, Robert G., Private H Winchester September 19 1864 Taylor, David P., Corporal I By Accident March 27 1863 Tenney, Wayland, Corporal H Winchester September 19 1864 Todd, Andrew, Private F Newtown November 12 1864 Tuller, Calvin, H., Private H Shepherdstown August 25 1864 Van Bree, Garrett, Private L Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Vicory, William L., Private M Smithfield August 29 1864 Warner, Oliver M., Private C Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Warren, Milan S., Private K Newby's Crossroads July 24 1863 Watkins, Jarius, Corporal M Wilderness May 6 1864 Wire, George, Private M Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Whirehead, Richard H., Sergeant A Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Withington, Hiram A., Corporal M Berryville by Guerrillas August 19 1864 Wixsom, George, Private I Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Wood, Edwin W., Sergeant A Shepherdstown August 25 1864 Wood, Fletcher, Sergeant A Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Wright, Francis M., Corporal M Unknown Died September 10 1864 Yoek, George, Private E Yellow Tavern May 11 1864

SIXTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY

Andrus, James L., Sergeant H Smithfield August 29 1864 Avery, Marvin E., Sergeant E Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Bacon, Truman J., Private F Falling Waters June 14 1863 Barber, George, Private E Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Barnes, Augustus M., Private D On Sultana Explosion April 26 1865 Barnum, Andrew, Private A Winchester September 19 1864 Bass, Nathan B., Private E Woodstock October 8 1864 Batson, Charles, Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Beckwith, George, Private C Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Bolza, Charles E., Lieutenant B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Bowman, Lewis, Private B Battle Mountain July 24 1863 Briggs, George, Private F Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Brockway, William F., Corporal H Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Brockway, William M., Private H Rapidan River September 16 1863 Brown, George F., Private I Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Brown, James W., Sergeant E Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Brownell, George H., Private K Gettysburg July 3 1863 Buck, Charles, H., Private D Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Burden, John, Private B Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Burns, James, Private D Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Butler, Edward, Private M Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Campbell, Duncan, Private M Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Campbell, William P., Private C Winchester September 19 1864 Carey, Seth, Corporal E Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Curliss, William, Private G Falling Waters July 14 1863 Chandler, George B., Private D Somerville Ford September 16 1863 Chase, Albert, Teamster L Somerville Ford September 16 1863 Clark, George, Corporal G Boonesborough July 11 1863 Clark, Joshua P., Private F Muddy Branch July 21 1864 Cole, Osmer F., Captain G By Indians August 31 1865 Coon, Alexander H., Private A Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Cox, Charles W., Private C Hunterstown July 2 1863 Cranston, Thomas C., Private C Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Cryderman, John, Private E Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Daily, William H., Sergeant D Hanovertown May 27 1864 Day, John, Private F Washington April 27 1865 Decker, Almeron, Private E Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Dexter, Dallas, Private M Waterford August 8 1863 Dixon, William G., Private C Buckland Mills October 19 1863 Dudley, Jerry, Private, I Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Earl, Benjamin F., Private I Somerville Ford September 16 1863 Edie, Thomas A., Lieutenant A Meadow Bridge May 12 1864 Edwards, William H., Private E Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Eldridge, Marvin J., Private C Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Elmore, Byron A., Private B Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Fairbanks, Forrest, Private D Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Farrell, Thomas, Private M Harper's Ferry August 17 1863 Fay, George W., Private H Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Finney, Solon H., Lieutenant E Beaver Mills April 4 1865 Foe, James, Private C Hatcher's Mills April 4 1865 Foote, Martin W., Private C Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Francisco, James K., Sergeant K Winchester September 19 1864 Galusha, Sears E., Corporal G Falling Waters July 14 1863 Gooch, Horace N., Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Griffith, Gilbert D., Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Gross, Charles H., Private M Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Hanna, John, Private A Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Harding, Ira C., Private D Somerville Ford September 16 1863 Harrison, Henry M., Private E High Bridge April 6 1865 Hart, Horace, Corporal D Hanover June 30 1863 Hawkins, Oscar J., Private K Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Hayes, William O., Private C By Indians September 13 1865 House, Martin, Private M Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Hughson, Franklin, Private K Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Hulet, James H., Private K On Sultana Explosion April 26 1865 Hutchinson, Miles E., Private E Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Ingersoll, George B. W., Sergeant G Shepherdstown August 28 1864 Inman, Elisha, Private K By Guerrillas December 4 1864 Jewell, Leander, Sergeant A Hanovertown May 27 1864 Jewett, Aaron C., Acting Adjutant Williamsport July 6 1863 Johnson, Warren E., Private I Seneca June 11 1863 Johnson, William W., Private M Unknown Died October 11 1864 Jolly, Toussaint, Private I Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Jones, Levi F., Private D Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Kelsey, Ira, Private K Newby's Crossroads July 24 1863 Kilbourn, Joseph, Private C Winchester September 19 1864 Kirkby, Henry, Private I Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Krauss, Charles C., Private A Hunterstown July 2 1863 Larime, Joseph, Private C Wilderness May 6 1864 Livingston, Albert, Private C Thornton Gap July 24 1863 Livingston, Monroe, Private F Falling Waters July 14 1863 Lorsey, Charles, Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Lyons, James, Private F Unknown July 30 1864 McClure, Alexander, Private C Haw's Shop May 28 1864 McDonald, Jeremiah, Private F Falling Waters July 14 1863 McLean, Peter, Corporal G Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Martin, Alonzo R., Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Mathers, James, Captain L Winchester August 11 1864 Mayfield, Oakland W., Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Morre, Ezra P., Private A Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Mosher, Merritt, Corporal A Wilderness May 6 1864 Morrison, Edwin M., Private K Wilderness May 6 1864 Moulthrop, Albert, Private I Tom's Brook October 9 1864 Neal, Flavius J., Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Nellins, John, Private H Winchester November 18 1864 Onweller, William, Private B Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Otis, Albert, Private D Falling Waters July 14 1863 Patten, George T., Sergeant B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Pelton, Francis, Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Perkins, William, Private E Beaver Pond Mills April 4 1865 Pixley, Austin, Private A Drowned June 15 1864 Potter, Harvey B., Sergeant B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Powers, Wesley, Private I Seneca June 11 1863 Pray, Stephen, Private C Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Provin, James J., Private M Smithfield February 5 1864 Rappelye, Mortimer, Sergeant C Hanovertown May 27 1864 Rodder, John, Private I Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Richardson, Francis D., Private F Falling Waters July 14 1863 Rider, Carlos, Corporal D Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Rogers, Frederick V., Private G Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Rogers, Remus, Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Roney, Charles E., Private C Dinwiddie Courthouse April 9 1865 Rossell, Abram, Private D Falling Waters July 14 1863 Royce, David G., Captain D Falling Waters July 14 1863 Ruckel, George, Private I Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Sliter, Josiah T., Private B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Smith, Jonathan W., Private K Newby's Crossroads July 24 1863 Soule, John W., Corporal D Boonesborough July 8 1863 Stafford, Ananias, Private D Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Stanton, Andrew, Private K Winchester September 19 1864 Stowe, Stephen L., Sergeant B Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Streeter, Seth, Private H Unknown Died August 2 1863 Sweet, Lorenzo D., Private I Falling Waters July 14 1863 Telling, George, Corporal D Boonesborough July 8 1863 Trager, George, Private F Falling Waters July 14 1863 Tucker, Ephraim, Private D Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Tucker, Harvey, Sergeant C Wilderness May 6 1864 Tuttle, Milo, Private M Waterford August 8 1863 Von Helmerich, Frederick, Private I Seneca June 11 1863 Wadeweitz, Frederick, Private I Meadow Bridge May 12 1864 Ward, Erastus E., Private F Five Forks April 1 1865 Weber, Peter A., Captain B Falling Waters July 14 1863 Whalen, David, Private I Seneca June 11 1863 Wheaton, Henry F., Private H Unknown February 2 1865 White, William C., Private D Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Wightman, George H., Sergeant L Unknown Died September 1 1864 Williams, Edward L., Sergeant I Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Williams, John D., Corporal I Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Winters, John, Private H Accident July 28 1864 Yax, John, Corporal C Cold Harbor June 1 1864 Yeoman, Lewis H., Private E Brandy Station October 11 1863

SEVENTH MICHIGAN CAVALRY

Adams, Oscar H., Corporal A Trevilian Station June 12 1864 Adams, William H., Private D Gettysburg July 3 1863 Armstrong, Harrison, Private F Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Baker, George, Private B Killed by Indians August 5 1865 Bedel, Harlin, Corporal F Five Forks April 1 1865 Bedel, James T., Private F Gettysburg July 3 1863 Bouchard (Bershall), Eli, Private K Front Royal August 16 1864 Brewer, Melvin, Lieutenant Colonel Winchester September 19 1864 Brickwell, Edward J., Private A Gettysburg July 3 1863 Brownell, Horace R., Private A Gettysburg July 3 1863 Bush, Christian, Corporal D Winchester September 19 1864 Bush, Frederick, Corporal D Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Carver, Lucius, Lieutenant M Front Royal August 16 1864 Chapman, Frank, Private A Richmond March 1 1864 Cheesman, Jeremiah, Private F Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Church, Benjamin, Sergeant C Gettysburg July 3 1863 Churchill, Alfred W., Corporal G Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Clark, Edgar A., Private A By Accident July 5 1865 Clark, Jonas, Private K Richmond March 1 1864 Cochran, Harlan B., Sergeant F Falling Waters July 14 1863 Cochran, William J., Corporal I Front Royal August 16 1864 Campau, Peter, Private D Boonesborough July 1863 Cook, Elliott A., Sergeant C Robinson River October 8 1863 Cooper, Eugene, Private F Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Cornell, Llewellyn C., Private B Gettysburg July 3 1863 Crampton, P. H., Private G Hagarstown July 6 1863 Croman, William, Private E Brandy Station October 11 1863 Dann, Daniel, Private K Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Diehl, Henry, Private C Salem Church June 2 1864 Delamater, Martin R., Corporal G Cold Harbor June 1 1864 Dumphrey, Edwin, Sergeant A Winchester September 19 1864 Edwards, William, Private C Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Filbern, Owen, Private I Buckland Mills October 19 1863 Finch, Robert, Private E Gettysburg July 3 1863 Firman, Josiah B., Corporal H Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Fisher, Mathias, Bugler B Berryville September 4 1864 Fordham, Albert, Corporal D Gettysburg July 3 1863 Fox, William H., Corporal M Winchester September 19 1864 Granger, Henry W., Major Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Guio, Henry, Corporal F Falling Waters July 14 1863 Haines, Henry, Private D Gettysburg July 3 1863 Hall (Hull), William, Private M Buckland Mills October 19 1863 Hamel, Harrison, Private K Winchester September 19 1864 Haskins, James, Sergeant B Duck Pond Mills April 3 1865 Hassart, Andrew, Private B Winchester September 19 1864 Hasty, Robert, Private I Gettysburg July 3 1863 Heinck, John, Saddler A Gettysburg July 3 1863 Hoag, Robert, Private F Gettysburg July 3 1863 Hopkins, Horace, Private E Gettysburg July 3 1863 House, Barnum B., Private E Old Church May 23 1864 Jackson, Orlando D., Private D Gettysburg July 3 1863 Jessup, Charles H., Private F Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Karcher, Jehial, Private D Gettysburg July 3 1863 Keller, Henry H., Private B Todd's Tavern May 7 1864 Kisner, Samuel, Private C By Accident July 18 1863 Koster, Frederick, Private H Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Laird, William J., Sergeant B Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Lake, John W., Private A Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Larrue, Hiram J., Private B By Guerrillas March 28 1864 Long, Edward, Private B Winchester September 19 1864 Lundy, George W., Private H Gettysburg July 3 1863 McClure, Ralph, Private H Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 McComber, William, Private C Cold Harbor June 4 1864 McDonald, John J., Sergeant C Gettysburg July 3 1863 McLaine, Alexander, Private E Marselas May 22 1863 Martin, Francis D., Private H Gettysburg July 3 1863 Matchett, Noel, Private A Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Mead, Joseph L., Lieutenant L Smithfield August 29 1864 Mercer, Thomas, Private F Smithfield August 29 1864 Milbourn, John L., Corporal D Gettysburg July 3 1863 Miller, Jacob L., Private C Unknown Died June 21 1864 Mills, Harry, Private H Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Miner, Charles E., Sergeant F Gettysburg July 3 1863 Moll, Cornelius, Private F White Ford September 22 1863 Motley, Thomas, Private G Gettysburg July 3 1863 Nay, Harmon, Private E Hagarstown July 6 1863 Nichols, William H., Private H Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Nolan, Arthur D., Sergeant I Haw's Shop May 28 1864 O'Brien, William H., Sergeant A Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Olin, Oscar O., Private M Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Page, Truman, Bugler F Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Parks, Allen C., Private A Cedar Creek October 19 1864 Paule, Jacob, Sergeant F Yellow Tavern May 11 1864 Perkins, Myron H., Sergeant B Haw's Shop May 28 1864 Ploof, Dewitt C., Private K Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Pomeroy, David H., Private L Trumble Run June 9 1864 Ralph, Oscar S., Corporal F Falling Waters July 14 1863 Richards, William H., Private H Emmittsburg July 4 1863 Robinson, James B., Teamster E Tom's Brook October 9 1864 Shafer, Charles F., Private A Winchester September 19 1864 Smith, Alonzo, Private C Gettysburg July 3 1863 Smith, Eli, Private K Gettysburg July 3 1863 Smith, Perry W., Private H Hagarstown July 13 1863 Spear, Truman, Private G Gettysburg July 3 1863 Stearns, William A., Sergeant B Cold Harbor June 1 1864 Stephens, Charles, Private K Front Royal August 16 1864 Taber, Winfield S., Sergeant M Culpeper September 13 1863 Thompson, Henry, Private D Smithfield August 29 1864 Treat, Gordon, Private K Front Royal August 16 1864 Vancourse, Henry, Private K Front Royal August 16 1864 Van Duzer, Charles E., Private M Unknown September 1864 Van Ness, George E., Corporal M Gettysburg July 3 1863 Walters, Nelson, Private A Gettysburg July 3 1863 Whittaker, William S., Private B Trevilian Station June 11 1864 Wilcox, Charles, Corporal A Gettysburg July 3 1863 Williams, Squire, Corporal I Haw's Shop May 28 1864

TOTAL NUMBER KILLED IN ACTION

First Michigan Cavalry 157 Fifth Michigan Cavalry 144 Sixth Michigan Cavalry 141 Seventh Michigan Cavalry 106 —- Total 548

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 1: Quoted from "Michigan in the War."]

[Footnote 2: The original roster of the regiment may be found in appendix "A" to this volume.]

[Footnote 3: Grand Rapids, Michigan, so named on account of its location in the heart of the valley of Grand river. Also known as the "Furniture City," referring to its chief industry.]

[Footnote 4: Robert Williams, a Virginian, grandson of James Williams, of the Virginia line in the Revolution. He married the widow of Stephen A. Douglas.]

[Footnote 5: Third Michigan infantry. It served three years, and was then reorganized as the "New Third."]

[Footnote 6: Since the above was written I have become satisfied that this man was really taken prisoner and that he died as such in the Confederate prison at Andersonville. His name appears on one of the markers in the national cemetery there.]

[Footnote 7: September, 1907.]

[Footnote 8: Official Records, Series 1, Vol. XXVII, Part III, page 276.]

[Footnote 9: The Michigan cavalry brigade was the outgrowth of the reorganization of the Federal cavalry that followed Lee's invasion of the North and Hooker's consequent movement into Maryland. It consisted originally, as has been shown, of three regiments—the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh. They were all organized in 1862, spent the winter of 1862-63 in camp on Meridian and Capitol Hills, Washington, D. C., and during the spring months of the latter year, were engaged in doing outpost duty in Fairfax County, Va., within the defenses of Washington. They were, therefore, in the language of another, "fresh from pastures green" when General Hooker, en route to Maryland in June, 1863, picked them up in passing and made them a part of that grand Army of the Potomac which, on the battle-field of Gettysburg, won a renown as lasting as history itself.

The commanding officer was Brigadier General J.T. Copeland, a Michigan man, promoted from the colonelcy of the Fifth. The battalion commanders were, respectively, Colonels Russell A. Alger, George Gray and William D. Mann. The first had seen service in the Second Michigan as captain and major, under Colonels Gordon Granger and P.H. Sheridan; the last in the First Michigan, under Brodhead and Town. Colonel Gray was appointed from civil life, and was having his first experience of "war's rude alarums."]

[Footnote 10: Custer in his report mistook the York for the Hanover road.]

[Footnote 11: General Custer mistook the Low Dutch for the Oxford road.]

[Footnote 12: A letter from General Gregg to the writer says: "There is no conflict between your recollection and mine as to the events of that day."—J.H.K.]

[Footnote 13: A possible solution of this difficulty has come to my mind. It is this. That Custer originally wrote "1 o'clock" and that in copying the "1" and the "o" were mistaken for "10," and o'clock added—J.H.K.]

[Footnote 14: In this connection it may be stated that Colonel Fox's history of the casualties in the war shows that there were 260 cavalry regiments in the service of the Union. Of these, the First Michigan lost the largest number of men killed in action of all save one—the First Maine. In percentage of killed, in proportion to numbers the Fifth and Sixth Michigan rank all the rest, not excepting the two first named, and it must be remembered that the Fifth and Sixth went out in 1862 and did their first fighting in the Gettysburg campaign. They stand third and fourth in the number killed, being ranked in that respect by the First Maine and First Michigan alone. The four regiments in the Michigan brigade during their terms of service lost twenty-three officers and 328 men killed; eight officers and 111 men died of wounds; nine officers and 991 men died of disease—a grand total of 1470 officers and men who gave up their lives during those four years of war.—J.H.K.]

[Footnote 15: It may be proper to state that during the Gettysburg campaign the Michigan brigade lost thirty officers killed and wounded, whose names are here given.

KILLED

First Michigan—Capt. W.R. Elliott, Capt. C.J. Snyder, Lieut. J.S. McElhenny—3.

Fifth Michigan—Major N.H. Ferry—1.

Sixth Michigan—Major P.A. Weber, Capt. D.G. Royce, Lieut. C.E. Bolza, Acting Adjutant A.C. Jewett—4.

WOUNDED

First Michigan—Capt. D.W. Clemmer, Lieut. E.F. Baker, Capt. A.W. Duggan, Capt. George W. Alexander, Capt. H.E. Hascall, Capt. W.M. Heazlett, Capt. G.R. Maxwell, Lieut. R.N. Van Atter—8.

Fifth Michigan—Col. R.A. Alger, Lieut. Col. E. Gould, Lieut. T. Dean, Lieut. G.N. Dutcher—4.

Sixth Michigan—Lieut. George W. Crawford; Capt. H.E. Thompson, Capt. J. H. Kidd, Lieut. E. Potter, Lieut. S. Shipman—5.

Seventh Michigan—Lieut. J.G. Birney, Lieut. J.L. Carpenter, Lieut. E. Gray, Lieut. C. Griffith, Capt. Alex. Walker—5.]

[Footnote 16: Brigadier General Henry E. Davies, formerly colonel Second New York cavalry, assigned as permanent successor of Farnsworth, killed at Gettysburg.]

[Footnote 17: Attached to the Michigan brigade.]

[Footnote 18: Rosser, Young and Gordon.]

[Footnote 19: Since reporting for duty, October 12, I had been in command of the regiment.]

[Footnote 20: Campaigns of Stuart's Cavalry.]

[Footnote 21: Fitzhugh Lee was Custer's instructor in West Point before the war broke out.]

[Footnote 22: Kilpatrick's Report, Official Records, series I. vol. XXXIII. p. 133.]

[Footnote 23: "Unless the separate commands in an expedition of this nature are very prompt in movement, and each equal to overcoming at once any obstacle it may meet combinations rarely work out as expected."—Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, vol. I, p. 373.]

[Footnote 24: A small stream crossing the turnpike and after which the historical pike was named.]

[Footnote 25: On page 813, Vol. XXXVI, Series I, Part 1, of the War Records, in the report of General Merritt appears the following: "A charge made, mounted, by one regiment of the First brigade, (the Fifth Michigan)." The words in parenthesis should be the First Michigan. It is a pity that the official records should thus falsify history.]

[Footnote 26: I am not positive that these were the particular tunes the bands played.]

[Footnote 27: Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, Vol. I: page 417. Also Records, Series I, Vol. XXXVI, part 1.]

[Footnote 28: Taken from the official records in the office of the adjutant general of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan.]

[Footnote 29: Taken from the official records in the office of the adjutant general of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan.]

[Footnote 30: Official Records, Series I, Vol. XXXVI, part I, page 851.]

[Footnote 31: Official Records, Series I, Vol. XXXVI, part I, page 810.]

[Footnote 32:

"Headquarters 1st Brig. 1st Div. Cavalry Corps, June 3, 1864.

To His Excellency Governor Blair,

I most cheerfully and earnestly recommend that the foregoing petition may be granted. Major Kidd has commanded his regiment for several months. He has distinguished himself in nearly all of the late severe engagements of the corps. Michigan cannot boast of a more gallant or efficient officer than Major Kidd, and I am confident that his appointment as colonel of the 6th would not only produce entire satisfaction in his regiment, but would serve to increase the already high but well earned fame of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade."

"Very respectfully, etc., G.A. CUSTER, Brig. Gen'l Comdg."]

[Footnote 33: The title given to the department over which Sheridan was to have supreme command, and which included West Virginia.]

[Footnote 34: Torbert had been created "chief of cavalry," and Merritt assigned to command of the First division. Colonel Charles R. Lowell, Second Massachusetts cavalry succeeded Merritt in command of the Reserve brigade.]

[Footnote 35: Attached temporarily to the Michigan brigade.]

[Footnote 36: Second division of cavalry from West Virginia, General W.W. Averell.]

[Footnote 37: Written in 1886.]

[Footnote 38: The only order I had received at the time was to support the picket line with the entire brigade. See General Merritt's report, Official records, Vol. XLIII, series I, part I, page 449.]

[Footnote 39: The Fifth United States cavalry, General Merritt's escort. General Merritt's report.]

[Footnote 40: General Sheridan's report states that it was Getty's division of the Sixth corps only that was in this position when he came up—that the other divisions were farther to the rear but were brought up to the alignment.

"On arriving at the front, I found Merritt's and Custer's divisions of cavalry, * * * and Getty's division of the Sixth corps opposing the enemy. I suggested to General Wright that we would fight on Getty's line, and that the remaining two divisions of the Sixth corps, which were to the right and rear about two miles, should be ordered up, * * before the enemy attacked Getty."—Sheridan's report, Records, Vol. XLIII, part I, page 53.]

[Footnote 41: "The First brigade, in column of Regiments in line, moved forward like an immense wave, slowly at first, but gaining strength and speed as it progressed, overwhelmed a battery and its supports amidst a devastating shower of canister and a deadly fire of musketry from part of Kershaw's division, at short range from a heavy wood to our left. Never has the mettle of the division been put to a severer test than at this time, and never did it stand the test better. The charge was made on an enemy well formed and prepared to receive it with guns double-shotted with canister."—General Merritt's official report, Records, Vol. XLIII, Part I, page 450.]

[Footnote 42: Records, Series I, Vol. XLIII, part I, page 136.]

[Footnote 43: Records. Series I, Vol. XLIII, part I. pages 136-37.]

[Footnote 44: Records. Series I, Vol. XLIII, part I. page 453.]

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