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Portrait of Edward Hill and Thomas Morris, both of the Sixteenth Infantry, post war, c.1880. Hill, Edward, Detroit. Entered service in company D, Lancers, at organization as First Lieutenant, Oct. 16, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered Dec. 14, 1861. Mustered out at Detroit, Mich., March 20, 1862. Re-entered service in company K, Sixteenth Infantry, at organization, as Seciond Lieutenant. Commissioned March 19, 1862. Mustered March 24, 1862. Commissioned First Lieutenant July 29, 1862. Mustered July 29, 1862. Wounded in action at Manassas, Va., Aug. 30, 182. Commissioned Captain, company H, April 17, 1863. Mustered May 24, 1863. Transferred to company K, Oct. 1, 1863. Wounded in action June 1, 1864. Commissioned Major Sept. 30, 1864. Mustered Jan. 17, 1865. Discharged to accept promotion May 11, 1865. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel May 8, 1865. Mustered May 11, 1865. Division Inspector June, 1865. Discharged at Jeffersonville, ind., July 1, 1865. Medal of honor granted by Congress Dec. 14, 1893, for distinguished gallantry in action at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864. Morris, Thomas E., East Saginaw. Entered service in Sixteenth Infantry at organization as First Lieutenant and Adjutant, Aug. 22, 1861, for 3 years, age 26. Commissioned Aug. 22, 1861. Mustered Sept. 8, 1861. Commissioned Major Fifteenth Infantry Aug. 21, 1862. Mustered Oct. 13, 1862. Resigned May 31, 1863. (Descriptive Roll Sixteenth Michigan Volunteers). |
