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Company A
Benjamin Frank Bates
- Corporal
My GGrandfather Benjamin Frank Bates was originally in Co. A, 3rd Infantry until a reorganization in 1864 transferred him to Co. A, 5th Infantry. His brother, Alfred G. Bates, originally in Co. A, 3rd Infantry also, was a prisoner-of-war at this time and he was discharged after his release.
Contact Name: Les Bates
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Date Added: 12/31/2007

Company A
Herman R. Haven
- Corporal
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Contact Name: C.M. Haven
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Date Added: 7/10/2010

Company C
Homer J Kentner
- Private
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Contact Name: Lisa Bugajski
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Date Added: 9/16/2010

Company C
George Alan Webb
Rank Unknown
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Contact Name: Richard F. E. Smith
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Date Added: 1/13/2008

Company E
John Wesley Corliss
- Private
Enlisted as a Private on 5 August 1861 at the age of 23.
Mustered in Company E, 5th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 28 August 1861.
Wounded on 6 May 1864 at the Wilderness, VA.
Transferred to Company K on 10 June 1864.
Contact Name: Eric Stone
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Date Added: 6/8/2010

Company G
Joseph S Preston
- Private
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Contact Name: Stan Lindaas
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Date Added: 3/25/2009

Company H
William S. Cummings
- Private
William served from 1861 through 1865. In December, 1863, he was discharged because of a new government regulation and re-enlisted on the spot, in Brandy, VA right after the battles of Mine Run and Payne's Farm. He lived in Vernon, Shiawassee County, Michigan and was wounded during his second enlistment. He was absent for seven months and returned to finish out the war until November, 1864 to be finally discharged in the summer of 1865. He had a wife and 2 children at the time.
Contact Name: Karen Johns -Great Granddaughter
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Date Added: 9/11/2005

Company I
John Gardner
- Private
Died in the war.
Contact Name: Raleigh Jacques
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Date Added: 7/29/2010

Company K
John Wesley Corliss
- Private
Transferred from Company E on 10 June 1864.
Mustered out on 28 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Contact Name: Eric Stone
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Date Added: 6/8/2010

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