Calhoun County MI Archives Military Records.....Howlands Engineers 
Civilwar - Rosters Howlands Engineers
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Howlands Engineers
In responce to President Lincoln's call for volunteers, E.P. Howland of Battle 
Creek in September of 1861 organized a Company of Engineers called the "Battle 
Creek Engineer Corps". They proceded to St Louis, Missouri where they were 
mustered into United States service on October 9, 1861. General Halleck when he 
relieved General Fremont ruled that this company was an irregular organization 
that did not conform to federal standards. Upon being notified that they must 
meet federal standards then men took a vote to be disbanded and returned home. 
The men were paid for the time they spent at St Louis and were mustered out of 
federal service on January 8, 1862.

                  OFFICERS:
  RANK	         NAME	                HOME	       AGE
Captain	        Howland, Edwin P.	Battle Creek	37
2nd Lieutenant	Hubbard, Henry H.	Battle Creek	27
2nd Lieutenant	Preston, Ezra A.	Battle Creek	29

                ENLISTED MEN:
     NAME	         HOME	       AGE
Barnes, Cassius M. 	Albion 	        18 
Barnes, George C. 	Battle Creek 	25 
Bush, Luther M. 	Bedford 	29 
Chadwick, Walton H. 	Battle Creek 	19 
Chidester, Arad B. 	Convis 	        25 
Dickey, Gilbert A. 	Marshall 	20 
Drake, Nathan W. 	Albion 	        26 
Edwards, Thomas J. 	Battle Creek 	21 
Freeman, Eugene T. 	Battle Creek 	21 
Geddes, Albert H. 	Battle Creek 	25 
Gould, Charles C. 	Battle Creek 	32 
Hall, Charles T. 	Battle Creek 	18 
Knight, Horace V. 	Battle Creek 	20 
Lane, Charles J. 	Marshall 	25 
Legggett, Stephen T. 	Battle Creek 	22 
Prentiss, Albert N. 	Marshall 	25 
Ryan, Henry S. 	        Battle Creek 	24 
Stringham, William P. 	Bedford 	23 
Wheeler, Stephen 	Battle Creek 	23 
Whelpsley, Jerome T. 	Battle Creek 	26 
Williams, Charles K. 	Albion 	        20

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