Oakland County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Stoddard, N. S. 
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Cemetery:           Oak Grove Cemetery Milford
Name:               N. S. Stoddard

Date Of Photograph: August 20, 2007
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N. S. Stoddeard
Co I
5th Mich inf

Additonal Comments:
Pvt. Nathaniel S. Stoddard, Milford, Michigan   dob - 1842 - ????
 
The Fifth Infantry was organized at Fort Wayne, Detroit, and was mustered into service Aug 28, 1861, 
with an enrollment of 900 officers and men.
 
The Regiment left its rendezvous the 11th day of September, 1861, to join the Army of the Potomac.
 
In December of 1862, the Fifth took part in the disastrous battle of Fredricksburg, where its losses in killed 
and wounded were 100
 
Major Pulford was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel on May 2nd, 1863, then under his command, the Regiment made 
a series of forced marches arriving at Gettysburg, Pa., on July 2nd at 4 p.m. where it went into action immediately 
about a mile beyond the Emmettsburg Pike, where in one hour they lost 105 men killed and wounded, about one-half of 
the men in the Regiment. The loss of officers was especially severe.
 
During their term of Federal Service they were engaged at, Pohick Church, VA to Gettysburg, PA to Appomatox Court House., 
in addition to 32 other battles...
 
It arrived at Detroit the 8th and was paid, then disbanded on the 17th of June, 1865. 


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