*****Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. This message must appear on all copied files. ***** Submitted by Patricia Hamp on January 8, 1997 The 26th Mich. Infantry, Company D Company D of the 26th Michigan Infantry was made up of entirely of Gratiot County men. The company was mainly formed in the summer of 1862 by Lafayette Church of Arcada Twp. The regiment rendezvoused at Jackson, MI and left the state on Dec. 13, 1862 with Colonel Judson S. Farrar in command. Following were the officers of Company D: Captain - Lafayette Church First Lieut. - Nathan Church Second Lieut. - William. S. Turck; Sergeants - Theodore Nelson, Luther C. Smith, William M. Barstow, Jas. T. Rooks, William D. Towner Corporals - Zadock P. Freeman, George W. Rooks, William M. Howk, Moses Sanborn, Lafayette Sweatland, J. R. Van Leuven, Sether Dean, Jr., and Myron R. Holmes Enlistees were (in alphabetical order-last name first): Note: Enlistment year is 1862 unless noted. Adams, Jason G. Aug. 14 Allen, Isaiah Aug. 04 Barber, Chauncey Aug. 12 Barrett, Elijah Aug. 14 Barton, William Aug. 12 Beck, Frederick Aug. 05 Boyer, Abraham Aug. 11 Boyer, Frederick Aug. 05 Boyer, Jacob T. Aug. 11 Boyer, Nathan Aug. 07 Carr, Thomas A. Aug. 15 Chase, John G. Aug. 06 Coleman, Isaac N. July 30 Crockford, Joseph Aug. 15 Crockford, William Aug. 15 Cunningham, Job Aug. 05 Curtis, Albro Dec. 29, 1863 Curtis, Seneca Dec. 23, 1863 Curtis, Thompson P. Aug. 15 Dean, William Aug. 09 Deeler, John Aug. 11 Dodge, Daniel C. Aug. 02 Finch, Reuben Aug. 07 Finney, Butler J. Nov. 26 Finney, Ransom P. Dec. 04 Gladstone, Jas. Aug. 13 Greer, Joseph Aug. 05 Hahn, George Aug. 14 Hall, Alyran July 28 Hall, Lafayette F. Dec. 29, 1863 Hamp, David H. Aug. 15 Healy, George Aug. 14 Hickman, Francis K. Aug. 15 Hickman, Michael Aug. 15 Hoffman, Peter Aug. 13 Holmes, Adam H. Dec. 26, 1863 Hunt, George Dec. 23, 1863 Husted, Elisha Aug. 05 Johnson, David Aug. 05 Joslin, William Dec. 30, 1863 Kelly, Fred. S. Aug. 12 Kinney, Isaiah Aug. 12 Kinsel, William Aug. 15 Lake, Edward Aug. 07 Lake, John W. Aug. 02 Lamb, Nehemiah Aug. 12 Livingston, Ira Aug. 09 Lovell, Joseph J. Aug. 12 McBride, Charles E. Aug. 09 McLaughlin, John Aug. 05 McPherson, Jeremiah Aug. 09 Marshall, William J. Aug. 09 Marvin, Adam M. Dec. 22, 1863 Mellinger, Jacob H. Aug. 05 Mudge, Enoch Aug. 14 Munson, Martin V. Aug. 14 Ogden, Anthony July 30 Osworth, Joseph Aug. 14 Parks, John Aug. 15 Partee, William Aug. 11 Pendell, William J. Aug. 12 Phippeny, George Aug. 15 Phippeny, Sidney Aug. 12 Preston, William Aug. 04 Pickett, Albion Aug. 08 Reed, Robert July 26 Reed, Thomas July 30 Rogers, Henry N. Aug. 07 Rowland, Daniel Aug. 08 Rowland, John S. Aug. 08 Sanborn, Herbert Aug. 05 Shaffer, John H. Aug. 12 Shaver, Albert Aug. 13 Shults, Henry Aug. 09 Sloan, Aaron Aug. 14 Sloan, Lewis Aug. 14 Snyder, Alex. H. Aug. 09 Staunton, Aaron Aug. 09 Tinklepaugh, Andrew Aug. 11 Vleit, Jas. V. Aug. 08 Warner, John W. Aug. 12 White, Lysander M. Aug. 12 Wiseman, Henry Aug. 12 Wood, W. J. Aug. 09 Zimmerman, David Aug. 15 Zimmerman, John Aug. 12 All names extracted from the book "Gratiot County Michigan, Historical, Biographical, Statistcal" by Willard D. Tucker published 1913 Patricia Hamp