Michigan Survivors of the Iron Brigade

In 1904 the Iron Brigade Association, a group comprised of the veterans of that famed unit, published a comprehensive list of all known brigade members then living. It may have been the last such list published. The booklet, broken down by regiment, gives the soldier's name, final rank and current residence. On the whole, the data seems to be remarkably accurate. The data below reflects only the 24th Michigan. Perhaps I will create pages for the Wisconsin and Indiana regiments.

It is quite interesting to note how many of the Michigan men decided to make a life for themselves out west. It is also worth pointing out that while the 24th Michigan Regimental Association did not give equal status to the 1865 recruits, the Iron Brigade Association seems to have treated them as full members of the brigade. This despite the fact that virtually all of the 1865 recruits joined the Regiment after it was separated from the Brigade and sent to Camp Butler.

The copy used here belonged to Peter C. Bird, a member of Company B. It is now in the collections of the Wayne Historical Museum, Wayne Michigan.

Field and Staff

Company A

Second Lieutenant
George Dingwall	Wayne Co. Bank Building, Detroit
Elmer D. Wallace	Hope N. D.
Benster, Menzo M., Corporal	Gettysburg S. D.
Benster, Solomon S., Private	717 Adams St. Toledo, Ohio
Blanchard, Wm. H., Private	Flat Rock, Mich.
Crosby, Dexter B., Private	Burt, Mich.
Dingman, Geo. W., Private	New Haven, Mich.
Gorman, Patrick B., Private	St. Cloud, Minn.
Hanstein, Frederick A., Corporal	Grosse Point, Mich.
Hanstein, Henry, Private	Lake Shore, Mich.
MacDonald, George A., Private	Detroit, Mich.
Niles, Walter, Private	Croswell, Mich.
Parish, Barnard, Sergeant	Carleton, Mich.
Parish, John, Private	Carleton, Mich.
Pickard, Frank, Private	River Rouge, Mich.
Phillips, Robert, Private	Vassar, Mich.
Sutter, Victor	155 Lake St. Chicago, Ill
Wagg, David, Private	State Soldier' Home, Bath, N.Y.
Wadsworth, T. A.,	383 Monroe Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Company B

Alexander, D. S., Private	Hutchinson, Kan.
Alvord, John C., Corporal	Trenton, Mich.
Barns, Amander G., Private	Delray, Mich.
Cady, Er., Private	Trenton, Mich.
Cooper, Albert S., Private	Merrill, Mich.
DeLosh, Fred'k, Private	434 Superior St., Milwaukee, Wis
Duryea, John J. Sergeant	National Home, Wis.
Fielding, Henry M., Private	299 Harrison Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Gibbons, Robert, First Sergeant	49 Lincoln Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Hemingway, Luther, Private	Benton Harbor, Mich.
Hackett, John, Private	680 Washtenau Ave., Chicago, Ill.
Halstead, Nathaniel A., Corporal	Perry, Mich.
Macy, Arthur, Corporal	Care Bradsreet's, 346 B'way New York, N. Y.
Minkler, Charles D., Private	520 16th St. Detroit, Mich.
Smith, Lorenzo, Private	Stevensville, Mich.
Trout, Morris, Private	Wyandotte, Mich.
Warner, Jeston R., Private	River Rouge, Michigan

Company C

Second Lieutenant
Alfred Wilford	231 Wreford Ave. Detroit, Mich
Adams, D. Leroy, Corporal	Wayne, Mich.
Baker, Oscar N., Private	Wayne, Mich.
Churchill, O., Private	Three Oaks, Mich.
Coggswell, Charles H., Private	Brant, Mich.
Dennis, Henry C., Private	Northville, Mich.
Doig, John M., Private	Redlands, Cal.
Everson, Robert, Private	1071 Military Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Fairman, Seba H., Private	South Lyon, Mich.
Foster, Samuel W., Private	Lansingburg, Mich.
Hill, Alva, Private	Belleville, Mich.
Holbrook, Chalres H., Private	Hobart O. T.
Ide, Bela C., Corporal	Arroyo Grande, Cal.
Joy, Asa, Sergeant	Plymouth, Mich.
Joy, Samuel, Sergeant	Dorrance, Kan.
Markam, Alonzo B., Private	Mayville, Mich.
Quance, William H., Private	Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Stewart, Frank T., Corporal	National Home, Wis.
St. John, Oscar A., Private	Akron, Mich.
Thompson, Amos H., Private	State Soldier's Home, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Welch, Geo. R., Sergeant	1153 Greensaw St., Chicago, Ill
Weed, Minot S., Sergeant	Darragh, Mich.
Westfall, Charles, Sergeant	Belleville, Mich.
Westfall, Orson, Private	Plymouth, Mich.

Company D

Captain
George W. Haigh	Mankato, Minn.
Bird, Peter C., Private	Romulus, Mich.
Bird, Robert C., Private	Romulus, Mich.
Brush, August, Private	Alma, Mich.
Cheney, George H., Private	886 Vinewood Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Downing, Thomas, Private	Romulus, Mich.
Glass, Reuben, Priavte	Broken Bow, Neb.
Hicks, William F., Corporal	Hastings, Michigan
Houston, Almon, J., Corporal	479 14th Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Johnson, James H., Private	36 McKinley Place, Detroit, Mich.
Kingsley, John H., Private	Northville, S. Dak.
Kingsley, Samuel R., Private	Romulus, Mich.
Knapp, William B., Private	107 Henry St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ladd, Henry H., Private	192 18th St., Detroit, Mich.
Lantz, Peter F., Private	Thorp, Wis.
Moody, John, Corporal	71 Smith Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Moon, Fernando W., Private	Belleville, Mich.
Packard, George L., Corporal	Langston, Mich.
Palmer, Richard, Private	155 6th St., Oskosh, Wis.
Renton, James, Private	Belleville, Mich.
Renton, John, Private	Belleville, Mich.
Stange, John, Private	767 Congress St. East, Detroit, Mich.
Stevens, Newell, Private	Oscoda, Mich.
Thelan, Anthony, Private	223 Division St., Detroit, Mich.
Townsend, Aldrich, Corporal	East Jordan, Mich.
Walker, Jabez, Corporal	State Soldier's Home, Lafayette, Ind.

Company E

Captain
H. Rees Whiting	Old Albuquerque, N. M.
Allen, Harvey, Private	Marshall, Mich.
Bond, Rice F., Sergeant	Nat. Mil. Home, Montgomery Co., O.
Boyle, Joseph R., First Sergeant	Walnut, Kan.
Burns, Thomas, Private	National Home, Wis.
Collins, Joseph, Private	867 W. Fort St. Detroit, Mich.
Greusel, Isaac L., Sergeant	1584 Scotten Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Kennell, Wm., Private	401 Congress St. East, Detroit, Mich.
Murphy, James S., Sergeant	198 Cass St., Detroit, Mich.
Nelson, Andrew, Private	Curtis, Wis.
Proctor, John W., Private	152 Randolph St., Detroit, Mich.
Ringwald, Wm. A., Private	411 Bidwell St., St. Paul, Minn.
Wood, Henry L., Private	Chelsea, Mich.

Company F

Campbell, David H., Private	Ypsilanti, Mich.
Daniels, Chester V., Private	Milan, Mich.
Freeman, Levi S., Corporal	Ypsilanti
Gochey, Charles, Private	Gaylord, Mich.
Herrick, Leander V., Private	Plymouth, Mich.
McGrain, Patrick, Private	Negaunee, Mich.
Oakes, Henry, Private	Wayne, Mich.
Shier, Frank T., Sergeant	222 Spruce St., Detroit, Mich.
Van Schoick, Franklin, Private	Milan, Mich.
Williams, Mordaunt, Private	Salem, Mich.

Company G

Bach, Theodore, Private	Soldier's Home, Los Angeles Co. Cal.
Batway, Peter, Private	Carleton, Mich.
Blakely, David, Private	Eastport, Mich.
Blakely, Lyman W., Musician	121 Greenmond Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Cole, John, Private	Alpena, Mich.
Dixon, Sidney B., Private	315 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Fox, David W., Private	1020 4th Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Hendricks, Samuel F., Corporal	Trenton, Mich.
Jackson, Thomas, Corporal	26 Garland, Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Langs, Enoch F., Private	Flat Rock, Mich.
Lezotte, Julius, Private	187 Townsend Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Martin, Edwin, Corporal	Traverse City, Mich.
Oakley, Geo.W., Private	Soldier's Home, Los Angeles Co. Cal.
Southworth, William, Private	Flat Rock, Mich.
Thompson, Jos. G., Corporal	727 E. Kirby Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Valrance, David, Private	Rockwood, Mich.
Vannolle, William H., Private	Vernon, Mich.
Wilford, Albert, Private	231 Wreford Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Company H

Bills, Charles, Private	Cairo, Mich.
Bolger, Robert E., Sergeant	Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.
Butterfield, Dewitt C., Private	Dewitt, Mich.
Larkin, John J., Private	Chatham, Ohio
Letts, Charles E., Private	789 Fort St. West, Detroit, Mich.
Morrison, Alexander W., Private	St. Johns, Mich.
Myers, Matthew, Private	Ovid, Mich.
Raymond, James F., Musician	2017 5th Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minn.
Schunk, Joseph, Private	Clare, Mich.
Scovill, Orlando, Private	603 Majestic Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
Sharai, Edwin, Private	Sodus, Mich.
Sherwood, Harlow S., Private	Hartford, Mich.
Steele, John, Private	Entrican, Mich.
Stevens, Andrew J., Private	Pine River, Mich.
Young, William C., Private	National Home, Wis.

Company I

Second Lieutenant
John M. Gordon	617 14th Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Augustus Hussey	155 Lake St., Chicago, Ill.
Anscomb, Alonzo, Private	1825 Vinewood St., Detroit, Mich.
Coon, William W., Corporal	Rothburg, Mich.
Cross, William H., Corporal	57 Hazelwood Ave., Detroit, Mich.
Dick, Wallace P., Private	Belleville, Mich.
Hedger, Joseph N. B., Private	Burch S. Dak.
Kinney, Charles A., Corporal	Midland, Mich.
McGoogan, James, Private	Young America, Minn.
Ormsbee, George W., Corporal	Commerce, Mich.
Pierce, Byron C., Private	1222 Phelan St., Saginaw, Mich.
Schindlette, Henry, Private	Bay City, Mich.
Stoddard, Henry, Musician	Reed City, Mich.
Sweet, Charles F., Private	Shelby, Mich.
Tillman, David M.	Durand, Mich.
Ward, Francis, Musician	Dearborn, Mich.

Company K

Laura, William, Private	Carleton, Mich.
Pattee, John A., Private	Uniontown, Pa.
Reese, John M., Private	Mishawaka, Ind.
Rice, Sherman, Private	New Boston, Mass.
Sanders, Thomas, Private	Northville, Mich.
Spaulding, Lilburn A.	Greenville, Mich.
Van Riper, Jacob M., Private	Flat Rock, Mich.
Wood, Wallace, Private	Big Rapids, Mich.

"Survivors of the Iron Brigade" courtesy of the Wayne Historical Museum, Wayne Michigan. Used with Permission.

Iron Brigade reunion ribbon courtesy of the the Blue Water District Library, Used with Permission.

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