Drawing of William Fenton, 1873. Flint. Entered service in Eighth Infantry, as Colonel, at organization, Aug. 7, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 50. Commissioned Aug. 7, 1861. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Commanding First Brigade, First...
Fenton, William ;William Fenton; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; U. S. Forces ; Ninth Army Corps ;9th Army Corps; colonel ; Flint (Mich.) ; Detroit (Mich.) ; Secessionville,...
Portrait of Martin L. Willey, 1862-1865. Flint. Entered service in company C, Eighth Infantry, as Second Lieutenant. Commissioned Dec. 1, 1862. Assigened to company H, Feb. 2, 1863. Commissioned First Lieutenant, company E, March 27, 1863. ...
Willey, Martin L. ;Martin L. Willey; American Civil War ; ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; U. S. Volunteers ; second lieutenant ; first lieutenant ; captain ; brevet captain ; Flint (Mich.) ; Petersburg (Va.) History Siege,...
Portrait of Robert G. Hutchinson, 1861-1865. St. Johns. Enlisted in company C, Eighth Infantry, as First Sergeant, Aug. 12, 1861, at Ithaca, for 3 years, age 26 Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Commissioned First Lieutenant May 14, 1862. Wounded in...
Hutchinson, Robert G. ;Robert G. Hutchinson; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; first sergeant ; first lieutenant ; captain ; St. Johns (Mich.) ; Ithaca (Mich.) ; James Island (S....
Portrait of Simon or Samuel C. Guild, 1861. Flint. Entered service in company A, Eighth Infantry, at organization, as Captain, June 19, 1861, at Flint, for 3 years, age 22. Commissioned Sept. 21, 1861. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Killed in the...
Guild, Samuel C. ;Samuel C. Guild; American Civil War ; ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; captain ; Flint (Mich.) ; James Island (S. C.) ; Secessionville, Battle of, Secessionville, S.C., 1862
Portrait of William Fenton, 1861-1863. Flint. Entered service in Eighth Infantry, as Colonel, at organization, Aug. 7, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 50. Commissioned Aug. 7, 1861. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Commanding First Brigade, First...
Fenton, William ;William Fenton; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; U. S. Forces ; Ninth Army Corps ;9th Army Corps; colonel ; Flint (Mich.) ; Detroit (Mich.) ; Secessionville,...
Portrait of Harvey J. Christian, 1861-1865. (Veteran), Flint. Enlisted in company G, Eighth Infantry, as Corporal, Aug. 19, 1861, at Flint, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Sergeant Jan. 1863. Re-enlisted Dec. 29, 1863, at Blain's...
Christian, Harvey J. ;Harvey J. Christian; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; corporal ; sergeant ; commissary sergeant ; first lieutenant ; captain ; Flint (Mich.)
Portrait of John A. Elder, 1861-1865. Lansing. Enlisted in company E, Eighth Infantry, as Corporal, June 14, 1861, for 3 years, age 25. Mustered Jan. 10, 1862. First Sergeant. Discharged to accept promotion, May 13, 1863. Commissioned Second...
Elder, John A. ;John A. Elder; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; corporal ; first sergeant ; second lieutenant ; captain ; Lansing (Mich.) ; Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of,...
Portrait of Ralph Ely, 1861-1866. Alma. Entered service in company C, Eighth Infantry, at organization, as Captain, , Aug. 12, 1861, at Ithaca, for 3 years, age 41. Commissioned Aug. 12, 1861. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Wounded in action at...
Ely, Ralph ;Ralph Ely; American Civil War ; ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; Ninth Army Corps ;9th Army Corps; U. S. Volunteers ; captain ; major ; lieutenant colonel ; brevet colonel ; colonel ; brevet brigadier general ;...
Portrait of George E. Swinscoe, 1861-1864. Detroit. Enlisted in Eighth Infantry, as Sergeant Major, Sept. 23, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, company H, Jan. 9, 1862. ...
Swinscoe, George E. ;George E. Swinscoe; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; sergeant major ; second lieutenant ; adjutant ; first lieutenant ; captain ; Detroit (Mich.) ; Fort Wayne...
Portrait of Charles H. Gardner, 1861-1863. Genesee County. Enlisted in company A, Eighth Infantry, as Musician, at Flint, for 3 years, age 14. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Detailed as Drummer at Division Headquarters, Nov. 6, 1863. Died Dec. 21,...
Gardner, Charles H. ;Charles H. Gardner; American Civil War ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; musician ; drummer ; Genesee County (Mich.) ; Flint (Mich.) ; Knoxville (Tenn.) History Siege, 1863 ; tent ; flag
Portrait of Edward R. Chase, 1861-1865. (Veteran), Genesee County. Enlisted in company A, Eighth Infantry, as Corporal, Aug. 2, 1861, at Flint, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Sergeant, April, 1863. Sergeant Major, May 1, 1863. ...
Chase, Edward R. ;Edward R. Chase; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; U. S. Volunteers ; corporal ; sergeant ; sergeant major ; second lieutenant ; first lieutenant ; adjutant ;...
Portrait of William Ely Lewis, 1861-1864. St. Johns. Entered service in company B, Eighth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, Aug. 12, 1861, at St. Johns, for 3 years, age 22. Commissioned Aug. 12, 1861. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. ...
Lewis, William Ely ;William Ely Lewis; American Civil War ; ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; first lieutenant ; captain ; major ; St. Johns (Mich.) ; Secessionville, Battle of, Secessionville, S.C., 1862 ; Cold Harbor, Battle...
Portrait of Edgar S. Shattuck, 1864-1865. Enlisted in company A, Eighth Infantry, Feb. 3, 1864, at Lansing, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Feb. 3, 1864. Mustered out at Delaney House, D.C., July 30, 1865 (Descriptive Roll Eighth Michigan...
Shattuck, Edgar S. ;Edgar S. Shattuck; American Civil War ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; Lansing (Mich.) ; medal
Portrait of James S. Donahue, 1861-1864. Flint. Entered service in company B, Eighth Infantry, at organization, as Second Lieutenant, Aug. 12, 1861, at Flint, for 3 years, age 24. Commissioned Sept. 24, 1861. Mustered September, 1861. ...
Donahue, James S. ;James S. Donahue; American Civil War ; ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; second lieutenant ; first lieutenant ; captain ; Flint (Mich.) ; Secessionville, Battle of, Secessionville, S.C., 1862 ; James Island...
Portrait of Abraham Cottrell, 1861-1865. Lansing. Entered service in company E, Eighth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, Aug. 12, 1861, at Lansing, for 3 years, age 35. Commissioned Aug. 12, 1861. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. ...
Cottrell, Abraham ;Abraham Cottrell; American Civil War ; ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; Veteran Reserve Corps ; first lieutenant ; aide-de-camp ; captain ; Lansing (Mich.) ; James Island (S. C.) ; Secessionville, Battle of,...
Portrait of John W. Doane, 1861-1864. Pine Run. Enlisted in company C, Eighth Infantry, as Corporal, Aug. 12, 1861, at Alma, for 3 years, age 28. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. First Sergeant. Discharged to accept promotion April 9, 1863. ...
Doane, John W. ;John W. Doane; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; corporal ; first sergeant ; second lieutenant ; first lieutenant ; Pine Run (Mich.) ; Alma (Mich.)
Portrait of Gilbert E. Pratt 1861-1863. St. Johns. Entered service in company B Eighth Infantry at organization as Captain Aug. 12 1861 at St. Johns for 3 years age 28 ... Accidentally killed at Bowling Green Ky. April 10 1863.(Thrown from his...
Pratt, Gilbert E.;Gilbert E. Pratt; American Civil War; Eighth Michigan Infantry;8th Michigan Infantry; captain; St. Johns (Mich.)
Portrait of Wilbur Nelson, 1861-1865. Arcadia. Enlisted in company C, Eighth Infantry, as Sergeant, Aug. 12, 1861, at Ithaca, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Wounded in action on James Island, S. C., June 16, 1862. First...
Nelson, Wilbur ;Wilber Nelson; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; First Michigan Colored Infantry ;1st Michigan Colored Infantry; sergeant ; first sergeant ; second lieutenant ;...
S.A. Baldwin, born October 28, 1832 in Orleans Co. N.Y., Co. E., 8th Michigan Infantry, killed by accidental discharge of a gun while hunting, died December 29, 1867 at Delta, Michigan. On plain glass, very clear; mat gilt with scroll designs; case...
Ambrotype ;Baldwin, S.A.; Eighth Michigan Infantry; Civil War; Soldiers; Man