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Avery, John [post war photo] [wartime photo] Assistant Surgeon and Surgeon 21st Inf.

Baker, Edward L. W., [Baker page] Pvt. Co. B, 21st Inf.

Barr, Albert Second Lt. 21st Inf., July 30, 1862. Wounded in action at Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862. Capt., Aug. 24, 1863. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Bates, Marcus W. [Bates page] Corporal Co. B, 21st Inf., First Lieutenant Headquarters, 21st Inf.

Belknap, Charles E. [Belknap page] [photo] Entered service Aug. 14, 1862, as Sergeant Co. H, 21st Inf. Second Lt. Feb. 3, 1863. First Lt. to rank from Jan. 8, 1863. Cap. Jan. 22, 1864. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Bishop, Loomis K. First Lt. 21st Inf., July 30, 1862. Capt. Feb. 3, 1863. Lt. Col. Sept. 20, 1863. Brev. Col. U.S. Vols. March 18, 1865. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Blaker, Gilbert H., Houghton. Assistant Surgeon 23rd Inf., Aug. 23, 1862. Surgeon., Nov. 10, 1862. Resigned Dec. 21, 1862. Assistant Surgeon 21st Inf., Apr. 1, 1863. Taken prisoner in action at Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863. Paroled, -------, Mustered out May 15, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Blanchard, Charles N. [photo] Pvt., Co. F, 21st Inf.

Brown, Charles S., Flint. Entered service Mar. 28, 1864, as Pvt. Co. K, 21st Inf. First Lieutenant and Adjutant, Sept. 1, 1864. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Cavanaugh, James. Capt. 21st Inf. July 30, 1862. Resigned Mar. 26, 1863, and honorably discharged.

Cheney, Amherst B. Entered service Aug. 4, 1862. Q. M. Sergeant 21st Inf. Second Lt. Aug. 2, 1864. First Lt. Oct. 29, 1864. Wounded in action at Bentonville, N.C., Mar. 19, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Dunham, Edward. First Lt. 21st Inf., July 30, 1862. Resigned Jan. 31, 1863, and honorably discharged.

Earl, Lewis W., Ionia. Chaplain, 21st Inf. Mar. 28, 1864. Mustered out Jun 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Foglesong, George W. [photo] Pvt., enlisted February 12, 1864, at age 22, in Co. K, 21st Michigan Infantry Regiment, Second Division, 14th Army Corps. His Regiment was detached and assigned to the Engineer Corps. They built a bridge across the Tennessee River and constructed the barracks on Lookout Mountain. They were placed in the field and were engaged in the battle against Hood at Nashville and also at the battle of Goldsboro, North Carolina, and other minor engagements. He was discharged at Washington, DC, in July 1865. George was an active member of the Heald Post No. 253, Department of Michigan, Grand Army of the Republic.

Follett, Martin P., Fair Plains. First Lt. and Quartermaster 21st Inf., July 29, 1862. Resigned Dec. 14, 1863, and honorably discharged.

Foote, Allen R. Entered service June 10, 1861, as Pvt., Co. B, 3d Inf. Wounded in action May 21, 1862. Discharged for disability Dec. 23, 1862. Pvt. Co. B, 21st Inf., Jan. 2, 1864. Second Lt., Jan. 26, 1864. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Fox, Benton D., Lowell. [photo (L-R Captain Brown (Ill), First Lt. Dodge 10th MI Cav. and Maj Fox)] First Lt., 21st Inf., July 30, 1862. Wounded in action at Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862. Capt., Mar. 26, 1863. Taken prisoner April 11, 1863. Paroled May, 1863. Maj., Oct. 20, 1863. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Goodale, Henry A., Genesee. Assistant Surgeon 21st Inf., Feb. 13, 1863. Surgeon 11th Inf., Apr. 11, 1865. Mustered out Sept. 16, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Hunting, Isaac, Grand Haven. Major 21st Inf., Aug. 21, 1862. Resigned Jan. 23, 1863, and honorably discharged.

Lee, Francis G., Portland. Surgeon 21st Inf., Dec. 15, 1862. Resigned Jan. 2, 1863, and honorably discharged.

Lyon, Sanford W. Entered service Aug. 9, 1862, as Sergeant, Co. B, 21st Inf. First Lt., Sept. 24, 1863. Wounded in action at Bentonville, N.C., Mar. 19, 1865. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

McCreery, William B., Flint. [photo flanked by two Sergeants] Entered service May 25, 1861, as Sergeant Company F, 2nd Inf. Captain, Sept. 10, 1861. Wounded (three wounds) at Williamsburg, Va., May 5 1862. Lt. Col. 21st Inf., Nov. 20, 1862. Colonel, Feb. 3, 1863. Wounded three times and taken prisoner at Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863. Escaped from Libby prison Feb. 9, 1864. Resigned on account of wounds, Sept. 14, 1864, and honorably discharged. In General Thomas's order is the following: "On account of wounds (six in number) received at various times in action while in discharge of duty, the honorable scars of which he now wears. In accepting the resignation of Col. William B. McCreery, the major general commanding takes occasion to express his high appreciation of the soldierly qualities and faithful discharge of duty which has ever characterized Col. McCreery's actions, at the same time regretting the existence of the disability which compels the withdrawal of so valuable an officer from the service."

Perkins, Horace F., [photo] [photo of L-R Horace Perkins, 1st Lt. William H. Perkins, Co. E, 1st Regt., Mich. Vol. Eng. and Mech; Pvt. Lewis E. Perkins, Co. E, 3rd Regt., Mich. Vol. Inf.] Sergeant, First Sergeant, & Second Lt. 21st Inf.

Perry, Charles R., Lowell. Assistant Surgeon 21st Inf., Aug. 26, 1862. Resigned Feb. 13, 1863, and honorably discharged.

Pillsbury, Theodore, Hastings. Chaplain 21st Inf., Aug. 29, 1862. Resigned Dec. 15, 1862, and honorably discharged.

Pratt, Newell, Greenville. Entered service Aug. 9, 1862. Commissary Sergeant 21st Inf., -----. Second Lt., June 11, 1864. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Prince, Arthur C. Entered service Aug. 12, 1861, as Sergeant Co. E, 21st Inf. Second Lt., Jan. 13, 1863. First Lt., Jan. 31, 1863. Capt. To rank from Jan. 13, 1863. Brev. Maj. U.S. Vols., March 13, 1865, "for very efficient service rendered in the recent campaigns." Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Robinson, Robert R. Second Lt. 21st Inf., July 30, 1862. First Lt., Feb. 3, 1863. Capt., to rank from Jan 8, 1863. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Sage, David B., Cannonsburg. Entered service Aug. 13, 1862. Sergeant, Co. H, 21st Inf. First Lt., Oct. 1, 1863. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Sears, Charles F., Courtland Center. Entered service Aug. 12, 1862. Sergeant, co. H. 21st Inf. First Lt., Jan. 22, 1864. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Smith, Edgar W. First Lt. 21st Inf. July 30, 1862. Capt. Jan. 15, 1863. Died Oct. 16, 1863, of wounds received in action at Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863.

Stevens, Ambrose A. Lt. Col. 3d Inf., May 13, 1861. Col. 21st Inf., July 25, 1862. Wounded in action at Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862. Resigned Feb. 3, 1863. Maj. Vet. Reserve Corps, July 20, 1863. Col., Sept. 25, 1863. Brev. Brig. Gen. U.S. Vols., Mar. 7, 1865, "for gallant and meritorious service during the war." Resigned Sept. 30, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Stevenson, Thomas G., Ionia. Second Lt. 21st Inf., Dec. 17, 1862. First Lt., Jan. 15, 1863. Capt., to rank from Jan. 13, 1863. Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Taylor, George E., [Taylor page] Pvt., 21st Inf.,

Thomas, William B., Ionia. Surgeon 21st Inf., July 26, 1862. Resigned Dec. 15, 1862, and honorably discharged.

Turner, Alfred B. Capt., 8th Inf., Aug. 12, 1861. Resigned Jan. 9, 1862. Capt. 21st Inf., July 30, 1862. Wounded in action at Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, 1862. Resigned Jan. 15, 1863, and honorably discharged.

Wells, Morris B., Ionia. Second Lt. 16th Inf., Aug. 9, 1861. First Lt. and Adjutant 21st Inf., July 26, 1862. Wounded in action at Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862. Lt. Col., Feb. 3, 1863. Killed in action at Chickamauga, Ga., Sept., 20, 1863.

Whipple, William L., Detroit. First Lt. Co. H. 1st Mich. Vol's Mexican War, Oct. 30, 1847. Mustered out, July 23, 1848. Capt. 2nd Inf., Apr. 25, 1861. Lt. Col. 21st Inf., Aug. 13, 1862. Died of typhoid fever at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1862.

Wilson, Robert. Entered service July 28, 1862. Sergeant Major 21st Inf., -----. First Lt. Aug. 24, 1863. Wounded in action at Bentonville, N.C., Mar. 19, 1865, Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

Woodward, George W., Wright. Second Lt. 21st Inf., July 30, 1862. First Lt.Jan 15, 1863. Capt. Dec. 2, 1863. Bvt. Maj. U.S. Vol's, Mar. 13, 1865, "for meritorious service during the campaigns in Georgia and the Carolinas." Mustered out June 8, 1865, and honorably discharged.

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