Surname | Given | Rank | Company | Regiment | Post Office | County | Killed Lost Lived | Record Of Service | Loss Of Sultana | Extra Notes | Web Page |
Corliss | John L. | private | C | 2d Michigan Cavalry | | Ottawa | killed | Corliss, or Cortes, John S. (Veteran), Ottawa County. Enlisted in company C, Second Cavalry, Sept. 9, 1861, at Grand Rapids, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered Oct. 2, 1861. Taken prisoner Dec. 25, 1862. Returned to regiment April 20, 1864. Re-enlisted Jan. 5, 1864, at Mossy Creek, Tenn. Mustered June 27, 1864. Killed by explosion of steamer Sultana, April 28, 1865. | Official List | listed in book as J. L. Cornea. Last name also spelled Cortes. | |
Finch | William B. | private | B | 5th Michigan Cavalry | Georgetown | Ottawa | unknown | Finch, William B., Georgetown. Enlisted in company B, Fifth Cavalry, Aug. 14, 1862, at Georgetown, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered Aug. 27, 1862. Taken prisoner at Buckland's Mills, Va., Oct. 19, 1863. No further record. | Official List | listed in Loss of Sultana book as Co. D - One report shows Mustered out on 27 Apr 1865 at Steamer "Sultana", Memphis, TN. | |
Rankes | Frederick | private | D | 3d Michigan Infantry | | Ottawa | killed | Rankes, Frederick, Ottawa County. Enlisted in company B, Third Infantry, Jan. 29, 1862, at Grand Rapids, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Jan. 29, 1862. Transferred to company E, Fifth Infantry, June 10, 1864. Supposed to have been killed by explosion of steamer "Sultana," April 24, 1865. | Official List | Spelled Ranks in Loss of Sultana also listed as 3rd Cavalry in this book. | |