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The
21st Michigan Infantry Regiment was organized in Ionia and Grand
Rapids in 1861, drawing recruits from
the Fourth Congressional District, and mustered on September 9, 1862. The Fourth Congressional District was comprised
of the following counties: Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Oceana, Newago, Mecosta, Mason, Manistee, Grand Traverse, Leelanaw, Manitou, Osceola, Emmet, Mackinac, Delta and Cheboygan. When mustered, the 21st had an enrollment of 1,000 officers and men.
The
Regiment left Michigan for Louisville, Kentucky on September
12, 1862.
The Regiment was attached to Brigades and Divisions as follows: 37th Brigade,
11th Division, Army of the Ohio, September, 1862; 37th Brigade, 11th Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862;
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863; 1st Brigade, 3rd Division,
20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863; 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland,
to November, 1863; Engineer Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, to November, 1864; and 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps,
to June, 1865.
During
the course of the war, the 21st Regiment lost 377 men: 3 officers and 80 enlisted
men were killed or mortally wounded. 3 officers and 291 enlisted men died from
disease. The Regiment was mustered out on June 8, 1865.
14 Chester Township men volunteered withCompany E of the 21st Regiment. 5
of these 14 men gave their lives during the war. The table below gives the names,
home residence and ages of the men in Company E. Those men in red were
from Chester Township. Chester Township men with a diamond to the right of their name
gave their lives during the war.
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OFFICERS |
|
RANK |
NAME |
HOME |
AGE
|
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Captain |
Turner, Alfred B. |
Grand Rapids |
34 |
|
1st. Lieutenant |
Dunham, Edward |
Grand
Rapids |
n/a |
|
2nd Lieutenant |
Turner, Seldon E. |
Hastings |
n/a |
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ENLISTED MEN |
|
NAME |
HOME |
AGE |
|
Alden, John S. |
Brownville |
18 |
|
Anderson, Charles C. ◊ |
Chester |
39 |
|
Anderson, Thomas |
Brownville |
26 |
|
Bailey, John L. |
Grand
Rapids |
20 |
|
Bailey, William L. |
Grand
Rapids |
22 |
|
Banister, Holton G. |
Cascade |
28 |
|
Barnhill, John ◊ |
Chester |
42 |
|
Blakely, Buel B. |
Alpine |
18 |
|
Blakeslee, Charles D. |
Grand
Rapids |
38 |
|
Bloomis, Theodore F. |
Walker |
20 |
|
Booser (Boozer), John ◊ |
Chester |
32 |
|
Bozyor, Martin |
Newaygo |
25 |
|
Bradford, Leonard J. |
Walker |
20 |
|
Bright, Benjamin D. |
Gaines |
24 |
|
Brott, Abijah |
Polkton |
34 |
|
Brown, Charles H. |
North Brownville |
19 |
|
Brown, Joseph |
Alpine |
23 |
|
Burroughs, Sanford |
Caledonia |
40 |
|
Carey, William |
Grand
Rapids |
33 |
|
Carpenter, Chauncey B. |
Grand
Rapids |
22 |
|
Clark, Addison |
Grand
Rapids |
23 |
|
Clyne, Elias |
North Brownville |
42 |
|
Cole, Alexander |
Newaygo |
29 |
|
Corporon, George |
Walker |
18 |
|
Cramer, Charles H. -or- |
Grand
Rapids |
18 |
|
Cranmer, Charles H. |
|
|
|
Cramer, John -or- |
Grand
Rapids |
18 |
|
Cranmer, John |
|
|
|
Crammer, John -or- |
Alpine |
18 |
|
Cranmer, John |
|
|
|
Croninger, George |
Thornapple |
29 |
|
Cronkite, Solomon |
Tallmadge |
40 |
|
Davis, Nathan |
Newaygo |
18 |
|
Deyo, William |
Grand
Rapids |
23 |
|
Dohm, Henry |
Solon |
24 |
|
Dohm, Joseph |
Chester |
54 |
|
Duncan, John W. |
Caledonia |
23 |
|
Fairchild, Horace |
Caledonia |
22 |
|
Fisher, Conrad |
Grand
Rapids |
27 |
|
Fox, Frederick |
Grand
Rapids |
18 |
|
Fox, Thomas E. |
Grand
Rapids |
32 |
|
Frederick, John |
Alpine |
42 |
|
French, William H. |
Grand
Rapids |
39 |
|
Gardner, Martin D. |
Chester Township |
19 |
|
Gillhespy, James ◊ |
Chester |
31 |
|
Gillhespy, Thomas |
Chester |
23 |
|
Harrington, Henry |
Ashland |
37 |
|
Harris, George W. |
Chester |
32 |
|
Harris, Roswell ◊ |
Chester |
36 |
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Hawkins, Hiram |
Grand
Rapids |
18 |
|
Helsel, Elijah -or- |
Grand
Rapids |
18 |
|
Halsell, Elijah |
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|
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Helsel, Ira |
Caledonia |
26 |
|
Helsel, Joseph |
Caledonia |
24 |
|
Howes, Harvey N. |
Alpine |
38 |
|
Hunt, Willard |
Caledonia |
36 |
|
Justine, John |
Caledonia |
32 |
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Kent, Albert |
Caledonia |
18 |
|
Kent, Cyrus H. |
Caledonia |
31 |
|
Kent, James |
Caledonia |
26 |
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Keser, Joseph -or- |
Grand
Rapids |
32 |
|
Kezer, Joseph |
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|
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Krey, John |
Chester |
31 |
|
La Barge, Benjamin |
Caledonia |
25 |
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Linsley, Erastus R. |
Caledonia |
38 |
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Lovejoy, Bemjamin T. |
Caledonia |
32 |
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McConnell, John S. |
Caledonia |
23 |
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McCoy, William |
Grand
Rapids |
26 |
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McIntyre, Ezra F. |
Caledonia |
40 |
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McLain, David C. |
Alpine |
20 |
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McLain, Iven -or- |
Grand
Rapids |
18 |
|
McLain, Aaron |
Chester |
38 |
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McLane, John H. -or- |
Alpine |
24 |
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McLain, John H. |
Alpine |
22 |
|
McLane, Stewart J. -or- |
Easton |
25 |
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McLain, Stewart J. |
Holland |
23 |
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McNutt, Daniel E. |
Newaygo |
18 |
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Mapes, Jesse |
Alpine |
35 |
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Marsh, Philetus L. |
Caledonia |
43 |
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Meeker, Lyman R. |
Newaygo |
29 |
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Moore, Chauncey R. |
Newaygo |
39 |
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Nelson, Anders -or- |
Montcalm |
21 |
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Wilson, Andrew |
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|
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Newhall, Eugene J. |
Grand
Rapids |
18 |
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Newman, John W. |
Grand
Rapids |
36 |
|
Newson, Horace S.. |
Caledonia |
18 |
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Newson, James W. |
Caledonia |
19 |
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Newson, William A. |
Caledonia |
40 |
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Ogden, Benjamin R. |
Thornapple |
35 |
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Patterson, Addison L. |
Grand
Rapids |
20 |
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Peakes, Samuel L. |
Alpine |
18 |
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Pennell, Charles B. |
Gaines |
27 |
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Porter, Sabine |
Caledonia |
24 |
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Potter, Joseph C. |
Walker |
20 |
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Potter, William W. |
Lowell |
27 |
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Prince, Arthur C. |
Grand
Rapids |
32 |
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Pugh (Peugh), Andrew J. |
Chester |
32 |
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Rathbun, Edwin |
Grand
Rapids |
19 |
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Reichmere, Abraham -or- |
Alpine |
40 |
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Richmire, Abram |
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Robbins, George |
Caledonia |
44 |
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Rogers, Charles M. |
Grand
Rapids |
29 |
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Rosecrans, Samuel F. |
Thornapple |
26 |
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Smith, Lewis S. |
Gaines |
27 |
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Smith, Peter K. |
Grand
Rapids |
37 |
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Sneden, Herman W. |
North Brownville |
23 |
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Stewart, Alexander H. |
Chester |
21 |
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Stewart, John H. |
Brownsville |
32 |
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Stoew, Christopher |
North Brownville |
18 |
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Tompkins, Daniel D. |
Newaygo |
18 |
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Troy, Michael |
Caledonia |
18 |
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Vandewater, George |
Casnovia |
36 |
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Webster, Charles B. |
Grand
Rapids |
26 |
|
Webster, Hiram |
Caledonia |
18 |
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Welch, Andrew |
Grand
Rapids |
44 |
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Westlake, George W. |
Grand
Rapids |
18 |
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Wetherell, Joel |
Chester |
28 |
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Wheeler, Joseph G. |
Grand
Rapids |
43 |
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Widdicombe, Henry |
Grand
Rapids |
19 |
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Williams, Nathaniel M. |
Caledonia |
27 |
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Wilson, James F. |
Ravenna |
26 |
|
Wood, Jackson |
Caledonia |
40 |
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Wright, Charles L. |
Grand
Rapids |
18 |
Note: The
name, John Booser, was misspelled in the original Civil War records. The correct spelling of his name should be:
John Boozer. This change has not been made in the table above.
Joseph Dohm is listed in
the records as being 44 years old and being killed in action. However, his family
reported that he lied about his age in order to enlist and that he returned home at the end of the war. This change has been made in the table above.
Three men from Chester Township volunteered with units other than Company E of the 21st Michigan Infantry. This
brings the total men from Chester Township, who served, to 17. Although Benton D. Thurston was listed as a Sparta
resident, he actually lived in Chester Township. These three men are listed in the tables below.
21st Michigan Infantry, Company H
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ENLISTED MEN |
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NAME |
HOME |
AGE |
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Averill, Walter |
Chester |
21 |
4th Michigan Cavalry, Company H
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ENLISTED MEN |
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NAME |
HOME |
AGE |
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Davenport, William H. |
Chester |
23 |
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Thurston, Benton D. |
Sparta |
21 |
There were several men who moved to Chester Township following their service in the Civil War. Until we are sure
that we have a complete listing of all of these men, their names will not appear here.
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