The History of Genesee, MI,Ch. 11, 16th Infantry, Part IV

At the battle of Fredericksburg, after fighting all day and part of the night, a Michigan regiment lay down on their arms and were soon asleep. Their ammunition wagon coming up later, the mules, hungry and thirsty, being halted near the sleeping place of the colonel, gave several of their peculiar howls, which suddenly awoke the colonel, who, much provoked at being thus so unceremoniously disturbed, and in his bewildered condition thinking that the noise was made by the musicians of the regiment at band practice, called to the adjutant, saying, "Put these devilish buglers under arrest and send them to the rear; they will jeopardize the safety of the whole army."

John Steele, a private in Company K, Sixteenth Michigan, having his right army shot off at Middleburg, Captain Hill said to him a few minutes after: "John, you cannot carry a musket any more." John replied with tears in his eyes: "No, Captain, but I can carry the colors, can't I?"

While the Sixteenth Michigan was engaged at Cold Harbor, a Maryland regiment broke while under fire, and when falling back was checked and held by the Sixteenth. The colonel of the regiment struggled to rally it, but without success, when he hurriedly advanced to Colonel Partridge and, with tears streaming down his manly face, exclaimed, "Colonel, would to God that I commanded a Michigan regiment!" He had hardly said these words when a rifle bullet passed through his body, killing him instantly.

The following anecdote is told with all due respect to the cause therein alluded to, and also for the colonel and chaplain referred to, and is only recited as an extreme example of the standing of their commands.

One of the Michigan regiments in the Army of the Potomac was brigaded with a Pennsylvania regiment, into which their chaplain had infused considerable of religious feeling. Several ha been baptized; this feeling also prevailed to some extent in other regiments of the brigade, but had no taken effect in the Michigan regiment. The chaplain referred to, having the welfare of the Michigan regiment at heart, conceived the idea of calling on the colonel, a soldier from his youth and every inch a man, gruff but brave, not sudden and quick in quarrel, nor full of strange oaths, but bearded, like the pard, and gaining reputation even in the cannon's mouth. Consequently the chaplain waited upon him; calling at his tent and finding him home, he stated that several members of other regiments of the brigade had recently experienced religion and in his own regiment he had baptized fifteen the previous day, remarking also that he was very desirous of a like result in the Michigan regiment, but unless the colonel made some effort in that direction the regiment would e left behind in the matter. The colonel, a little nettled at what he considered over-zeal of the chaplain, and especially at the idea of having his regiment suspected even of being slow or behind in any respect, started to his feet, called the sergeant-major, and hurriedly said: "Give my compliments to the adjutant and direct him to detail immediately with orders to report to the chaplain here, twenty men for baptism; my regiment shall not b beat in any way by any regiment in the brigade." The chaplain gave him one serious look and left quickly.

OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE SIXTEENTH INFANTRY FROM GENESEE COUNTY.
Col. Thomas B. W. Stockton, Flint	Aug. 22, 1981	Resigned, May 18, 1863
Surgeon Isaac Wixon, Argentine	Aug. 19, 1861
Qr.-Mast-Sergt. Henry H. Aplin, Flint	July 7, 1865	Promoted to 2d Lieut., mustered out as sergt.
Company C
Capt. Thomas C. Carr, flint	July 30, 1861	Killed in Battle of Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862.
Capt. Irving M. Belcher, Flint	July 16, 1864	Honorably discharges for disability, May 15, 1865
1^st. Lieut. Miner S. Newell, Flint	July 30, 1861	App. Qr.-Mast.; mustered out of service, Sept. 7, 1864.
1^st. Lieut. Randolph W. Ransom, Flint	Aug. 9, 1861	Killed at battle at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862; was 2d Lieut. from July 30, 1861 to Aug. 9, 1961
2d Lieut. Ziba B. Graham, Flint	Aug. 30, 1862	Transferred to Co. G
2d Lieut. Menzo Swart, Flushing	April 27, 1863	Wounded inaction at Tolopotomoy, Va., June 1, 1864; promoted to 1^st Lieut., Aug. 3, 1864; mustered out as 2d Lieut. at end of service, Sept 26, 1864.
Sergt. Irving M. Belcher, Flint	.	Promoted to com.-sergt., Sept. 22, 1861.
Sergt. Harrison Way, Flint	.	Discharged for disability, Died Dec. 2, 1861.
Corp. Arza M. Niles, (Sergt.)	.	Discharged for wounds, Sept. 9, 1862.
Musician Henry Davis, Flint	.	Discharged Oct. 25, 1862.
Wagoner Thomas Belden, Flint (Corp.)	.	Mustered out July 8, 1865
PRIVATES
Merritt Avery	Aug. 12, 1863	Discharged for disability
James Appleton	Dec. 24, 1863	Discharged to re-enlist as veterans
Nathaniel N. Anderson	March 31, 1865	Died
Edward Bigg	Nov. 28, 1862	Died in Philadelphia, Pa. Of wounds received in action.
Edward Britton	Oct. 1, 1862	Discharged for disability.
Edwin Barlow	Nov. 13, 1862	Discharged for disability
William Bagg	Sept. 7, 1864	Discharged
Edward C. Brigg	.	Discharged
Patrick Bradley	Sept. 16, 1864	Died of disease at city Point, Va.
Reuben Bradish	July 8, 1865	Mustered out
John S. Copp	July 8, 1865	Mustered out
Boyd Culver	Nov. 13, 1862	Discharged for disability
John Conquest	Nov. 28, 1862	Discharged for wounds
Augustus Chapel	May 8, 1862	Discharged
James Crawford	June 4, 1864	Died of wounds at Philadelphia, Pa.
Hiram G. Darling	Sept. 1864	Died of wounds at New York Harbor
Eli Devoe	Nov. 13, 1862	Discharged for disability
Albert Doan	.	Died of disease in hospital
Edward Davis	Dec. 24, 1863	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran
Dennis Falby	Feb. 2, 1862	Discharged by order of surgeon
Smith Forsyth	Feb. 25, 1862	Discharged for disability
Sanford Guthrie	May 20, 1864	Died of wounds at Washington D. C.
Richard C. Goyer	May 18, 1865	Discharged by order
James Hempstead, veteran	July 8, 1865	Mustered out
George W. Hilton	April 6, 1864	Discharged for disability
George Handy	May 8, 1864	Died in action at Spottsylvania, Va.
Roswell Hilton	Nov. 13, 1862	Discharged for disability
Arthur M. Hodges, veteran	.	Absent on furlough, not mustered out with company
Orrin Johnson	May 20, 1862	Discharged for disability
Charles Knapps	Dec. 24, 1863	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran
George Moran	Dec. 24. 1863	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran
James McKee	Dec. 24, 1863	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran
Andrew J. McDowell	June 17, 1862	Discharged for disability
Albert E. McClellan	April 21, 1862	Discharged for disability
Charles Martin	July 21, 1863	Die of wounds at Gettysburg.
George W. Monroe	.	Died of disease in hospital
Russell C. Moon	.	Discharged
Elisha Moses	April 1, 1863	Discharged
Charles Marion	Feb. 20, 1863	Discharged
Milton C. Miller	May 8, 1864	Died inaction at Spottsylvania, Va.
Patrick Murphy	July 8, 1865	Mustered out
Elias Palmer	Feb. 25, 1762	Discharged for disability
Philander Payne	Sept. 7, 1864	Discharged
Gershom Palmer	June 11, 1862	Died of disease at Gaines' Mill
Abram Parsons	April 15, 1862	Died of disease at Georgetown, D. C.
Ira Patterson	Aug. 1862	Died of disease
James Richards	Aug. 31, 1862	Died of disease at Annapolis, Md.
James Ripley	Feb. 24, 1861	Discharged for disability
Charles H. Root	.	Discharged for disability
John Shout	Feb. 24, 1863	Discharged for disability
Charles Starks	Sept. 1862	Died of disease
Samuel P. Smith	Dec. 24, 1863	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran
Nathan Small	July 8, 1865	Mustered out
James Shouks	May 24, 1865	Discharged by order
George Turner	Dec. 26, 1862	Discharged
Garwood Tupper	July 8, 1865	Mustered out
George Tower	Dec. 26, 1862	Discharged for disability
Thomas Thompson	July 8, 1865	Mustered out
William Teachout	July 8, 1865	Mustered out
Marion Van Riper	.	Discharged for disability
Harrison Way	Dec. 19, 1962	Discharged for disability
David S. Weaver	April 19, 1862	Discharged for disability
Harry Wilder	.	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran
Adoniram A. Worth	May 1, 1862	Died of disease at Yorktown, Va.
Abram Way	May 12, 1864	Died of wounds received at Spottsylvania, Va.
Dewitt Williams	Sept. 7, 1864	Discharged