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13th Michigan Infantry

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Company Unknown

Private

Great-grandfather''s uncle.
Contributor CoreyDate added 3/22/2004

Company Unknown

Colonel

No family notes have been added.
Contributor johnDate added 6/14/2007

Company A

Private

James was my g-g-g-grandfather. He enlisted 15 November 1861,at Middleville, MI, age 35. Mustered 17 January 1862. Re-enlisted 18 January 1864 at Chattanooga, TN. Mustered 28 January 1864. Mustered out at Louisville, KY, 25 July 1865. He was a member of Fitzgerald Post No. 125, Grand Army of the Republic, in Hastings, Michigan. I am a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Contributor Gary L. GibsonDate added 1/26/2008

Company A

Private

He is my great-grandfather, his son Laverne Cobb is my mother's (Kathryn Cobb) father. looking for group photos info etc
Contributor paul burdeauxDate added 7/27/2008

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Susan IsaacDate added 11/2/2010

Company A

Rank unknown

Died June 9, 1906. He served about 3 years in Company A,13th Michigan Infantry during the Civil War; was mustered out in July 1865. He marched with Sherman to the sea.
Contributor Christina JonesDate added 2/5/2017

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Susan IsaacDate added 11/2/2010

Company B

Captain

American Civil War Soldiers: Name: Dewitt Kenyon Residence: Ganges, Allegan County, Michigan Enlistment Date: 8 October 1861 Side Served: Union State Served: Michigan Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 8 October 1861 at the age of 34. Enlisted in Company B, 13th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 17 Jan 1862. Promoted to Full Captain on 19 Mar 1864. Mustered Out Company B, 13th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 25 Jul 1865 at Louisville, KY.
Contributor Patricia HutchinsonDate added 3/27/2010

Company B

Private

Frank MAY is my ggg-grandfather. He enlisted in Company B, 13th Michigan Infantry Regiment on 17 January 1862. Discharged Company B, 13th Michigan Infantry Regiment on 21 May 1863 in Louisville, KY.
Contributor Heidi GrafHomepage http://www.familybranches.netDate added 5/17/2006

Company B

Captain

Captain McLoughlin was comissioned as 1st lieutenant of Co. ''B'' when the regiment was originally muster in January 1862. After the war he went on to be a judge in Sturgis. He died in 1910.
Contributor Joe McLoughlinDate added 3/23/2004

Company B

Private

Solomon is a Great Great Grandfather on my Mothers side. Mustered in Sturgis Michigan, trained and marched to Nashville, Tn. He got ill in Nashville Tn. and was transferred to a hospital. He was listed as a desserter after being in the hospital for so long. Got out and married shortley there after. Because of his status as missing in duty he had a hard time proving an honorable discharge and had to fight for his pension papers. He eventually won. They later moved to Wessington Springs, SD where he had passed away in the early 1900's. I am looking for unit pictures of the 13th as all I have of him is a picture in his very later years wearing military vest. Also have a picture at his grave site burial w/full military funeral Prospect Hills Cemetary, Wessington Springs, SD.
Contributor Dave PetersonDate added 10/13/2007

Company B

Rank unknown

Benjamin is my 3rd Great Grandfather.
Contributor LauraDate added 11/27/2011

Company B

Rank unknown

CIVIL WAR VETERAN, Company B, 13TH Michigan Infantry. David Woodbeck, husband of Ursula Kenyon Woodbeck, was born in 1825 in New York. He died 12 February, 1872 in Monterey, Allegan, Michigan. David and Ursula had four children, John, Sarah, Hortense and Alba. David not only served his country, he served his county. In 1858, he served as Constable of Monterey Center, Allegan, Michigan. His headstone sits next to the one for his wife, Ursula.
Contributor Patricia HutchinsonDate added 3/27/2010

Company C

1st Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Kevin RitterDate added 10/31/2004

Company C

Private

Company Cook, aged 44 when enlisted in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Contributor Shirley WorthenDate added 1/10/2011

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Daniel HarrettDate added 6/14/2010

Company C

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor C. PryerDate added 2/1/2005

Company C

Private

Most is unknown about him, only that he was in company c of the 13th michigan
Contributor Schwab, Charles E.Date added 6/21/2010

Company D

Private

Alonzo enlisted at Battle Creek on 10 Nov 1861, at the age of 24. Mustered 17 Jan 1862. Re-enlisted 18 Jan 1864 at Chattanooga, TN. Mustered 28 Jan 1864. Corporal 06 Jun 1865. Mustered out 25 June 1865 at Louisville, KY. Died 08 Feb 1896. Buried in Cleon Cemetery, Copemish, Manistee County, MI.
Contributor Rita ChaseDate added 2/28/2016

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Lorna AyalaDate added 8/2/2008

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Brook CameronDate added 12/31/2009

Company E

Private

Hilance Crego was a brother to my great-grandafther James S Crego. Hilance was a private in Co E of the 13th Michigan. He was 27 years old and the father of four children (with youngest just under two years old) when he enlisted in October of 1861. He died in Shell Lake Wisconsin in 1897.
Contributor Deborah GosselinDate added 1/3/2007

Company E

Private

Enlisted on September 3, 1864 at Battle Creek, Michigan for the period of one year. Mustered in on same day in Jackson, MI. Died in hospital at Camp Dennison, Ohio on January 14, 1865 of Typhoid Fever - age of 30 years.
Contributor Matthew WoodsDate added 3/3/2008

Company E

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Craig VanVrankenDate added 6/24/2008

Company F

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Stephanie TalbergDate added 7/14/2008

Company F

Captain

Captain James R. Slayton: Company Commander: Co. F, 13th Michigan Infantry James R Slayton is my Great Grandfather. He is the son of Captain Joshua Slayton: Co F, 13th Michigan Infantry Brother of Sgt William Slayton: Co. F, 13th Michigan Infantry James was wounded at Stones River, Cavalry Charge at Shelbyville and Chickamauga. 1864 transfered to 1st US Veteran Volunteer Engineers as Captain
Contributor Mark E SlaytonDate added 10/14/2006

Company F

Captain

Company Commander: Co. F, 13th Michigan Infantry Captain Joshua Slayton is my Great, Great Grandfather. Father of Captain James R. Slayton: Co. F, 13th Michigan Infantry Enlisted: Sept. 1861 - Discharged: Feb. 1863 due to illness.
Contributor Mark E SlaytonDate added 10/14/2006

Company F

1st Sergeant

Sgt William Slayton: Co. F, 13th Michigan Infantry Sgt William Slayton is my Great Uncle, brother of Captain James R Slayton, son of Captain Joshua Slayton: Co. F, 13th Michigan Infantry. 1st U.S. Veteran Volunteer Engineers: 1st Sgt.
Contributor Mark E SlaytonDate added 10/14/2006

Company G

Private

Captured and taken to Richmond, VA died a POW
Contributor Dave SeiterDate added 9/4/2010

Company G

Corporal

Herschel A. Foster was my great-grandfather. He enlisted in Co. G of the 13th Michigan Volunteer Infantry on Oct. 11, 1861 for a period of three years. He was discharged from the army for disability due to disease on February 7, 1863. On March 15, 1865 Herschel was conscripted into the 16th Regiment of Michigan Infantry Veteran Volunteers and served until his discharge on July 8, 1865. His brothers, Nathan Walker and Jordan, also served in the Civil War. I have typed transcriptions of letters to and from Herschel during his service, as well as other family history information.
Contributor Margaret SnyderDate added 3/5/2007

Company G

Private

Simon is my great-great grandfather on my mother''s side. Simon enlisted in Company G on October 26, 1861 for three years. The 13th was assigned to Buell''s Army. When Rosecrans took command Simon was one of those assigned to the Pioneer Brigade (Co. B, e Batt''n) where he served as a pioneer and teamster on December 17, 1862. In July 1864 he returned to duty with the 13th. In November, 1864 the regiment joined Sherman''s Army and was involved in the March to the Sea. Ironically, Simon''s brother, Jonathan was in the 19th Michigan and also was with Sherman''s Army. Simon and three others were captured by the Confederates ''whilst foraging'' on or about November 24th. He was sent to Richmond as a prisoner where he stayed until his release on February 26-29, 1865. He was mustered out at Detroit on June 27, 1865. He quickly married and lived in the Van Buren County area for several years and then moved to Rodney, Michigan where he lived the remainder of his life. He died at age 75 and is buried in the Rodney Cemetery.
Contributor Lynn H. HahnDate added 3/16/2004

Company H

Private

Enlisted Feb. 24, 1864. Taken prisoner Aikens, S.C. Feb 9, 1865 while foraging. Confined at Andersonville, Ga. Paroled April 28, 1965 Lake City, Fla. Discharged at Annapolis, Md. June 27, 1865. Had two brothers in the 6th Mich. Infantry Walter and Washington Buckley both older.
Contributor Herb BuckleyDate added 1/11/2010

Company H

Corporal

Joined when he was 16 yrs of age - Marched to the Sea with Gen. Sherman. He served until the end of the war. The 13th fought in 27 major engagements from Shiloh to Bentonville. My great grandfather was the baby of the regiment.
Contributor Charlene A. SloanDate added 3/7/2012

Company I

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor JamesDate added 6/4/2011

Company I

Corporal

John P. Jones, from Monterey, Allegan County, Michigan was 24 years old when he was drafted for one year and mustered in Company I on March 4, 1863 as a private. He joined up with the Thirteenth Michigan Infantry on March 8, 1863 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee. John P. Jones was promoted to Corporal on May 14, 1864. Corporal Jones mustered out of service in Louisville, Kentucky on July 25, 1865. John returned to his family in Allegan County and resumed his life as a farmer.
Contributor Gary LarsenDate added 1/4/2009

Company I

Private

Jacob Cyrus Moomey (Mooney)enlisted when he was 43 years old on November 19, 1861 for three years. Jacob was mustered into Company I on January 17, 1862. Jacob was wounded September 19, 1863 near Viniard’s farm and taken prisoner the following day during the battle of Chickamauga. Jacob was transported to a Confederate prison in Danville, Virginia. Jacob endured truly horrible conditions, packed in with hundreds of other Union prisoners in former tobacco warehouses, all while trying to recover from his wounds. He lost the final battle of his life against disease and died of dysentery on May 14, 1864 and was buried the same day in Danville. Jacob was buried in the National Cemetery in Danville, Virginia (corner of Jefferson and Lee Streets) listed on tombstone (534) as J. Mooney Mich.
Contributor Gary LarsenDate added 1/4/2009

Company I

Private

George is my great-great-grandfather served from 26 Jan 1864 until 25 July 1865. I am interested in any information or photos.
Contributor Gary WiseDate added 7/17/2010

Company K

Private

Enlisted as a Private on 29 August 1864 at the age of 29. Mustered in Company K, 13th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 1 September 1864. Discharged on 8 June 1865 at Washington, DC.
Contributor Eric StoneDate added 6/10/2010

Company K

Private

Nelson Slack was my great grandfather. Nelson was father of Christopher Columbus Slack. Nelson was from Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Contributor Peter SlackDate added 4/18/2016

Company K

Private

My great great great Grandfather. Charles Streeter was the Commander of the Luther Post G.A.R., a member of the Masonic fraternity and county agent until his passing in 1926.
Contributor Wade Fullerton Homepage ChasDate added 4/28/2025

Company K

2nd Lieutenant

From Ancestry.com ... Jules Tallet .. enlisted 3 Jul 1864 Enlisted in Company K, Michigan 13th Infantry Regiment on 07 Mar 1864. Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 25 Apr 1865. Mustered out on 24 Jun 1865.
Contributor Dennis BoydDate added 12/29/2010

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Brook CameronDate added 12/31/2009

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