The History of Genesee, MI, Ch. 11, Third Cavalry

THIRD CAVALRY.

The Third Cavalry Regiment was raised in the summer and fall of 1861, having its rendezvous at Grand Rapids. The Genesee county men serving in its ranks were sufficient in aggregate number to make up a majority of a full company. They were distributed among several companies of the regiment, though most numerous in Company I.

The Third Cavalry left Grand Rapids more than a thousand strong, November 18, 1861, and proceeded to St. Louis, Missouri, where it remained in winter quarters at the Benton Barracks. In 1862 it moved south and participated in the operations at New Madrid and Island No. 10, in the siege of Corinth, and the subsequent campaign in northern Mississippi, where it remained during the entire season. In that series of operations it captured twelve hundred and eighty-six prisoners of the enemy, among whom were five field- and thirty-two line-officers. It passed the winter in northern Mississippi, and in 1863 was again employed in that state and western Tennessee, in almost continuous marching, fighting and raiding, and by the 1^st of November in that year, had taken an additional number of prisoners sufficient to make the whole number captured by it since its commencement of service two thousand one hundred, of whom about fifty were officers. "During the year [from January 1 to November 1, 1863] the regiment marched a distance of ten thousand eight hundred miles, exclusive of marches by separate companies and detachments." Accompanying the third in its movements was a light battery of twelve-pound howitzers. On the 1^st of January, 1864, the regiment arrived at La Grange, Tennessee, where it prepared winter quarters, and where during January nearly six hundred of its members re-enlisted as veterans and received the usual furlough--to rendezvous at Kalamazoo. From that place they moved, with their numbers largely augmented by recruits, to St. Louis, where they remained about two months on provost duty in the city while awaiting the arrival of new horses and equipment. Still dismounted, the regiment moved May 18, and proceeded to Arkansas, there joining the army of General Steele. It was mounted and armed with the Spencer repeating-carbine on the 1^st of August, and from that time until winter was engaged in scouting and outpost duty in that state. Its winter wearers were at Brownsville Station, on the Memphis & little Rock railroad. On the 14^th of March it was transferred from Arkansas to the military division of West Mississippi, under General Canby, to move with the forced designed to operate against Mobile. After the fall of that city the regiment was employed on outpost duty till after the surrender of Lee and Johnston, and was then detailed as the escort of General Canby, on the occasion of his receiving the surrender of the confederate General Taylor and his army. It moved cross the country from Mobile to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, arriving there May 22, 1865. On Sheridan's assuming command of the division of the southwest, the Third was ordered to join troops destined for Texas, and left Baton Rouge June 10, moving by way of Shreveport, and across Texas to San Antonio, where it remained employed by garrison duty, scouting expeditions for the protection of the frontier, and other similar duty until February 15, 1866, when it was dismounted and mustered out of service. The men returned via Victoria, Indianola, New Orleans, and Cairo, Illinois, to Jackson, Michigan, and there received their final payments, March 15, 1866.

MEMBERS OF THE THIRD CAVALRY FROM GENESEE COUNTY.
Name, Rank, Residence	Enlisted	Information
William Dunham, Fenton Capt. Co. I	Sept,. 7, 1861	Resigned May 11, 1862
Orrin W. Rowland, Fenton, Sergt. Co. C	.	Hon Discharge, June 6, 1865; 2d Lieut. Co. E. April 29, 1863; 1^st Lieut. Co. I, Oct. 24, 1864; Capt. Co., C, Nov. 17, 1864.
Jacob W. Miller, Fenton, Sergt. Co. I	.	Hon. Discharge June 6, 1865; 2d Lieut. Co. K, Sept. 18, 1864
Andrew Hickey, 2d Lieut.	Feb. 16, 1863	Promoted to 1st Lieut. Co. I, died of disease.
Clarence L. Miles, Fenton, qr.-mr. Sergt.	.	Promoted to 1^st Lieut. Co. --, 9^th Cav.
Company I.
David S. Anderson	Oct. 10,.1862	Discharged for disability
Charles O. Adams, Sergt., Fenton	Feb. 12, 1862	Discharged for disability
George Borden	Feb. 14, 1862	Discharged for disability, mustered out Sept. 14, 1865.
William Battay	March 14, 1862	Died of disease at New Madrid, Mo.
George Borden	Sept. 14, 1965	Mustered out
Merrill Cherry, Fenton, veteran	Feb. 12, 1866	Mustered out
William Chestnut, Fenton	Jan. 23, 1866	Mustered out
Stephen H. Calkins, veteran	Sept. 25, 1865	Discharged for disability
Harry B. Camp, Flint	Sept. 3, 1864	Died of disease at Brownsville, Ark.
Barnard Duff	Oct. 13, 1864	Died of disease at Duvall's Bluff, Ark.
Carlton Fosket	Sept. 22, 1862	Died of disease at Jackson
Rensselaer C. Fuller	Feb. 12, 1866	Mustered out
John Huntley	April 28, 1862	Died of disease at St. Louis, Mo.
George R. Horton, musician, Fenton	Jan. 19, 1864	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran
John W. Kipp, Fenton	.	Died of disease at Corinth, Miss.
Edward L. Mott	July 21, 1862	Discharged
Cornelius Quick	Dec. 25, 1861	Died of disease at Benton Barracks
John W. Snell	Feb. 12, 1866	Mustered out
Guy Shaw	Feb. 12, 1866	Mustered out
Harrison Traphagen, Fenton, Corp.	April 9, 1862	Died of disease at New Madrid, Mo.
Levi W. Thatcher	March 25, 1864	Discharged for disability
George Tanner	June 21, 1862	Discharged
Legrand P. William	Oct. 24, 1864	Discharged at end of service
Edward Wellover	July 26, 1864	Died of disease at Memphis, Tenn.
Jonathan M. Willover	Dec. 10, 1861	Died of disease at Holly, Mich.
George Baine, Co. D	April 17, 1864	Died of disease at Kalamazoo, Mich.
James Buell, Co. M	Jan. 19, 1864	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran, mustered out Feb. 12, 1866.
William H. Borst, Co., B	June 21, 1865	Mustered out
Charles M. Brown, Co. B	Feb. 12, 1866	Mustered out
George Buell, Co. M	Feb. 12, 1866	Mustered out
David Buell, Co. M	Aug. 1865	Mustered out
Jesse Cooper, Co. D	Feb. 12, 1866	Mustered out
Andrew J. Chappell, Co. M	Jan. 5, 862	Died of disease at St. Louis, Mo.
Edward C. Fiero, Co. E	Sept. 6, 1864	Died of disease at Brownsville, Ark.
William W. Flowers, Co. F, Genesee	Nov. 18, 1864	Died of disease at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
John W. Fouts, Co. C	Dec. 7, 1864	Discharged
Wallace Gilbert, Co. F, Thetford	Nov. 6, 1864	Discharged for disability
Nelson B. Hicks, Co. M	Oct. 19, 1862	Died of disease at Jackson
Robert Hacket, Co., L, Flint	Feb. 12, 1866	Mustered out
Jas. L. Lee, Co., H	Aug. 26, 1865	Discharged
Henry Marvin, Co. M	Jan. 19, 1864	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran
Charles Maseman, Co. A	Aug. 23, 1865	Mustered out
George W. Smith, Co. M	Jan 3, 1863	Discharged for disability
Linus B. Smith, wagoner, Co. M	April 19, 1864	Discharged for disability
William Styles, Co. E	Aug. 12, 1864	Died of disease at Chicago, Ill.
George W. Swain, Co., M	Jan. 19, 1864	Discharged to re-enlist as veteran
Calvin H. Swain, Co. A	Feb. 12, 1866	Mustered out
Mathew White, Co., M	March 8, 1862	Died of disease at New Madrid, Mo.
Francis Wait, Co., M	Oct. 24, 1864	Discharged at end of service