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Portrait of Alonzo Palmer and James McKnight, seated, of the Sixteenth Michigan Infantry, 1861-1865. Palmer, Alonzo J. Drafted March 15, 1865, for 1 year, from Byron, Kent County, age 30. Mustered March 27, 1865. Assigned to company I, Sixteenth Infantry. Mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind., July 8, 1865. McKnight, James A., ann ARbor. Enlisted in company I, sixteenth Infantry, Aug. 9, 1862, at Argentine, for 3 years, age 30. Mustered Sept. 5, 1862. Jointed regiment at Antietam, Md., Oct. 12, 1862. Discharged to accept promotion Dec. 8, 1863, in First Colored Infantry at organization, as First Lieutenant and Adjutant. Commissioned Dec. 13, 1863. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Sept 30, 1865. Present residence, West Bay City, Mich. (Descriptive Roll Sixteenth Michigan Volunteers). |
