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Michigan Men on The Sultana
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SurnameGivenRankCompanyRegimentPost OfficeCountyKilled Lost LivedRecord Of ServiceLoss Of SultanaExtra NotesWeb Page
BriggsSamuel C.sergeantK17th Michigan InfantrySpring ArborJacksonKilledBriggs, Samuel C., Spring Arbor. Enlisted in company K, Seventeenth Infantry, June 12, 1862, at Jackson, for 3 years, age 25. Mustered Aug. 16, 1862. Taken prisoner at Campbell's Station, Tenn., Nov. 16, 1863. Sergeant. Killed in explosion on Steamer Sultana, on Mississippi River, April 28, 1865.Official ListListed as J.C. Briggs in book 
HamblinOgilva E2d Michigan CavalryPulaskiJacksonlivedHamblin, Ogilva. Enlisted in company E, Second Cavalry, Dec. 7, 1863, at Pulaski, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Dec. 7, 1863. Taken prisoner at Florence, Ala., Oct. 30, 1864. No further record. Present residence, Albion, Mich.Known to have been on Board but Not Reported in the Official List. REMINISCENCE
MeekerClark T.corporalB8th Michigan Cavalry JacksonkilledMeeker, Clark T. Enlisted in company B, Eighth Cavalry, Aug. 18, 1864, at Jackson, for 1 year, age 20. Mustered Aug. 18, 1864. Joined regiment at Lexington, Ky., Sept. 21, 1864. Corporal Nov. 1, 1864. Taken prisoner at Henryville, Tenn., Nov. 23, 1864. Killed April 28, 1865, by explosion of steamer Sultana.Official List  
NobleJohn A.privateB8th Michigan Cavalry JacksonkilledNoble, John A. Enlisted in company B, Eighth Cavalry, Aug. 18, 1864, at Jackson, for 1 year, age 20. Mustered Aug. 18, 1864. Taken prisoner at Henryville, Tenn., Nov. 23, 1864. Killed April 15, 1865, by explosion of steamer Sultana. Date of explosion in error and left as is.Official List  
WellsDaniel A.privateE1st Michigan Sharp ShootersTompkinsJacksonunknownWells, Daniel A., Tompkins. Enlisted in company E, First Sharpshooters, April 27, 1863, at Tompkins, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered May 8, 1863. Missing in action at Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864.Official ListNo muster out listed for this man in records.New Article

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