8th Michigan Infantry

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Jonathan enlisted in Company B, 8th Michigan Cavalry on December 12, 1862. He was captured on November 18, 1863 in Knoxville, Tennessee and sent to Andersonville Prison. He died March 29, 1864 of Pneumonia.

Wounded at the Battle of Wilderness, requiring amputation of the leg.

Ephraim Brown of Alma, Gratiot, Michigan, was born 1831. He married Sarah Pricilla Farmer of Geneva, Ashtabula, Ohio, on 28 Sep 1857 in Geneva. They had one son, Charles D Brown, born 26 Jun 1859 in Ohio. I am unable to find Ephraim's parents or siblings.

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My Great Grandfather was a drummer boy in company D of the 8th Michigan Infantry. He enlisted in 1864 and died in 1926.

Charles Richmond was a Private in Company D, 8th Michigan Infantry. From Ada, Kent County, he enlisted at Grand Rapids on September 6, 1861 at age 42. He is buried in the Military Asylum Cemetery in Washington, D.C. He died September 25, 1862, at age 45 years, 6 months, and 15 days at Cliffborn Hospital in Washington D.C.

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Enlisted as a Private on 16 February 1864 at the age of 21. Mustered in Company I, 8th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 29 February 1864. Mustered out on 30 July 1865 at Delaney House, Washington, DC.

Enlisted as a Private on 15 September 1861 at the age of 18. Wounded in action on 30 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Promoted to Full Corporal (Estimated day of Promo) on 15 December 1864. Discharged for wounds on 7 February 1865 at Washington, DC.