of the brigade and when within a short distance of Bristo Station on the Orange and Alexandria railroad, picket firing was heard on our left flank. This regiment was ordered to be deployed as skirmishers to cover our left flank and rear. Soon after deploying, a force of infantry was discovered marching in the same direction some fifty rods on our left. The enemy soon opened fire on us, and we fell back to the railroad. At this time a brigade of the 3d division came up and occupied the same ground which we then held. The enemy were advancing with an evident determination to obtain possession of the line of railroad, and soon exposed their right flank. At this time we opened upon them with a right oblique fire, and were soon ordered to charge upon them, by General Hays, commanding the third division, and they soon fell back in disorder. We then advanced towards the left of the hill upon which their batteries were posted until we arrived at a ravine lying across our course and upon the opposite side of which we found the enemy drawn up in line of battle. We opened fire upon them, and soon drove them from their position which we held until ordered to fall back to the railroad where I rallied the regiment and took a position in line with a portion of the 3d division, by order of General Hays, which position we held until about 8 P. M., when I was ordered to join the brigade and soon after marched with it in the direction of Centreville." The 1st of November, 1863, found this regiment, in command of Maj. S. W. Curtis, encamped near Warrenton, Va. On the 7th it broke camp and participated in the advance of the army. On the 8th it crossed the Rappahannock River, and on the 9th reached Mountain Run, where it encamped. Taking part, with its corps, in the movement on the enemy's works at Mine Run on the 26th, the regiment crossed the Rapidan at Germania Ford, and on the 27th marched to Robertson's tavern, skirmishing as it advanced, and losing two in wounded. On the 28th it was engaged in skirmishing with the enemy during the march to Mine Run, losing three men wounded. On the 29th, while advancing toward the enemy's works on "Plank Road," it lost two men wounded. During the night of the 1st of December, and the following day, the regiment fell back with the army, arriving at Mountain Run on the evening of the 2d, having marched a distance of 38 miles in 23 hours, with a rest of only an hour. On the 7th the regiment went into winter quarters at Barry's Hill. Here 162, a sufficient number, reënlisted for a new term of service, and on the 28th the regiment started for Monroe, Michigan, where, on the 2d of January, 1864, it was furloughed for 30 days. Going again into rendezvous at the same place, the regiment moved towards the front on the 10th of February, arriving at Barry's Hill on the 16th, where it remained until the 3d of May. Breaking camp on the latter day, in command of Major Curtis, it entered with the Army of the Potomac upon the campaign of 1864, then in First Brigade, Second Division, Second Corps. Crossing the Rapidan at Ely's Ford, on the 4th, the regiment marched to Chancellorsville, and on the 5th to the battle-field of the Wilderness, where it became engaged with the enemy, losing two wounded. On the 6th it lost eight killed, 38 wounded, and eight missing. On the 8th it moved to the left, near the Po river, and on the 9th crossed the Po. On the 10th it was exposed to a severe fire from sharpshooters, losing four wounded, and on the same day, in an assault on the enemy's works on the right, at Spottsylvania C. H., it lost five killed and eight wounded. On the 11th it lost three wounded. On the 12th the Seventh took part in Hancock's charge on the left of the enemy's line, in which its casualties were 11 wounded. On the 13th it lost three killed and ten wounded. Withdrawing with the army from in front of the enemy's works at Spottsylvania C. H., the regiment arrived at the North Anna river on the 23d, and was engaged as skirmishers on the 24th at Chesterfield Ford, on Ny river, where the regiment lost one killed and three wounded. On the 26th it was employed in the rear guard of the army, in the flank movement of the latter across the Pamunky river, arriving at the Tolopotamy creek on the 28th. On the 30th and 31st of May, and 1st of June, it was engaged at Tolopotamy as skirmishers, with a loss of six killed and nine wounded. On the 1st the regiment again served as rear guard for the army in the movement to Coal Harbor, and on the 3d, in a charge on the enemy's works, lost two killed and 14 wounded. From the 3d to the 10th its casualties were one killed and 12 wounded. It crossed the James river with the army, and arrived in front of Petersburg on the evening of the 15th. From this date to the 25th of July the regiment was engaged in labor on the fortifications, and on picket, losing three killed and 20 wounded. The Regiment, like the other Michigan regiments in the Army of the Potomac, had gone gallantly through the forced marches and hardships of the campaign, and now, with equal fortitude, it endured, with them, the labors in the trenches before Petersburg. On the 27th the Seventh, with its Corps, crossed the James River at Deep Bottom, but on the 29th returned to its former position before Petersburg, having lost during the movement two men wounded. It remained here employed on fatigue and picket duty until August 12th, when it again moved to Deep Bottom, and on the 14th and 17th was engaged in the battles of Strawberry Plains and Flussier's Mill, losing three killed and 11 wounded. On the 20th the regiment returned to near Petersburg. On the 25th it was engaged in the battle of Ream's Station, on the Weldon Railroad, its casualties in this action being one killed, four wounded, and eight missing. On the 26th of October it participated in the advance on the enemy's right, and on the 27th was engaged in the battles of Hatcher's Run, Burgess Tavern, and Boydton Plank Road. During this movement the Seventh Infantry captured 480 men, 20 officers, and a stand of colors from the 26th North Carolina rebel infantry. The army having withdrawn, and leaving the regiment unsupported, through a misunderstanding, on the field, it was, on the 28th, obliged to fight its way back to the army, in which it succeeded, though greatly harassed by the enemy's cavalry. A special correspondent Detroit Free Press wrote: "One more battle to chronicle for the old Seventh. Leaving its position on the extreme right at Deep Bottom on the evening of the 20th, it marched with the corps to the left of the army, near the Weldon Railroad, arriving at a point known as the Yellow House at 4 P. M. of the 21st. On the evening of the 23d took up line of march in the direction of Ream's Station on the Weldon railroad, a distance of ten miles from Petersburg, arriving at daylight of the 24th. Found the 1st division of this corps in possession of the station, and destroying the track. In this we assisted during the day, our flanks being protected by Gregg's division of cavalry. We encamped near the station for the night. On the morning of the 25th, at 11 o'clock, the enemy made a demonstration on our left, and the regiment was sent forward as skirmishers to develop the strength of their advance. Charging across the open field they drove the enemy's skirmishers from behind a fence, where they were posted. This position they held during the afternoon until 5 o'clock, when the enemy succeeded in breaking our line near the center of the 1st division. By this accident this regiment was cut off from their support, and were nearly surrounded, when Lieutenant Colonel Smith, commanding, gave the order to move by the left flank, at double quick. A portion succeeded in getting through the gap before the rebels closed, the only place by which they could escape. Colonel Smith remaining to see that all his men understood the order, and the position they were in, was captured and robbed of his watch and pocket book. After remaining a prisoner for two hours, he, with some of his men succeeded in making their escape, under a severe artillery fire from our batteries, his guard preferring to save his own life by getting to the rear with the Colonel, but the Colonel could not see it, and made a break for our line, and although under a murderous fire, from our own men and the rebels, escaped without a scratch. Not so with all the men, thirteen not having been so fortunate." On November 1st, 1864, it was doing garrison duty in Fort Steadman and Battery 10, being only 235 yards from the main works of the enemy; conse quently, the regiment was much exposed to the fire of the rebel batteries, although its losses were slight. On the 27th, in command of Lieutenant Colonel Geo. W. La Pointe, it moved to the left, near Fort Siebert, and built quarters, and on December 2d, with its division, moved to the left of the line, and relieved the 1st division, 5th corps, and then moved again to the left to Fort Emery, near Fort Siebert, on the 6th, where it was engaged on picket and fatigue duty, until February 5th, 1865, when it moved, with its brigade, to Hatcher's Run, and was then placed in the skirmish line, when it assisted in driving the enemy's skirmishers, taking two prisoners. On the evening of the 7th, the regiment fell back to its old line, and on the 10th commenced building quarters, and finished them on the 22d, remaining at that point until March 29th, when it received orders to report to General Sinyth for duty as skirmishers for the 3d brigade, and after reporting, marched about three miles to the left of the line, where one-half of the regiment was deployed as skirmishers, and the balance held in reserve, and advancing towards the enemy, he fell back within his main works, when the regiment was ordered forward under fire, to ascertain his strength as to position, in accomplishing this, Lieutenant Stephen Patterson was shot dead by one of the enemy's sharp-shooters. On the 30th, the regiment was supporting the 1st brigade, and on the 31st, with the 7th Virginia Infantry, was ordered one mile to the left to drive the enemy's skirmishers and capture his works, if possible. After driving in his pickets, and ascertaining that he was very strongly entrenched, the command fell back near General Smyth's headquarters and encamped for the night, and on April 1st rejoined the 2d brigade. On April 2d, the regiment, together with details from the 1st Minnesota, and 19th Massachusetts, charged the enemy's works at Cat Tail Creek, capturing two forts and three guns, then sweeping down. the line, captured five other forts, well defended by infantry, and during the day taking about five hundred prisoners and several horses. The regiment is reported to have been the first to break the rebel lines in front of the 2d corps. After marching, with the division, to the rear of Petersburg, the regiment was deployed as skirmishers up the South Side railroad, in advance of the division, taking many prisoners and contrabands, and capturing great numbers of horses and mules. On April 3d, it marched ten miles, continuing the march on the 4th and 5th; on the 6th it received orders to report to General Smyth, and was put in the advance of the skirmish line of the 3d brigade, taking a number of prisoners during the day, and at 9 P. M. rejoined the division, having marched about thirty miles. On the morning of the 7th, it marched with its brigade, until near High Bridge, in the vicinity of Farmville, when, together with the 59th New York, it was deployed as skirmishers to cover the front and flanks of the brigade, and moving on the enemy, it participated in capturing many prisoners; advancing to within half a mile of Farmville, when the enemy, throwing a heavy column of infantry and cavalry on the right and rear of the skirmish line, its connection with the brigade was cut off; but as soon as the advance on its rear was discovered, the skirmish line was faced to the rear, and charged the advancing force; but the enemy being superior in numbers, the line was repulsed, the regiment losing three officers and thirtyfour men, prisoners, including one officer severely wounded. In the afternoon, the regiment was relieved from the front, and rejoined its brigade. On the 8th, the march was continued until 12 P. M., and on the 9th marched about five miles, when General Lee's army surrendered. From the 10th to the 14th, the regiment, with its brigade, was on the march to Burkeville, and reaching that point, it remained until May 2d, when orders were received to proceed to Rich mond, and arriving there on the 6th, moved to within four miles of Washington, D. C., and encamped, and on the 23d, participated in the review of the Army of the Potomac. The regiment continued in camp near Washington until June 6th, when it was ordered to report to Major General Logan, commanding the Army of the Tennessee, at Louisville, Ky., and left Washington, by rail, on the 16th, arriving at Louisville on the 22d, when it crossed the river, to Jeffersonville, Ind., and was assigned to provost guard duty, in that city, and continued on that duty until July 5th, when it was mustered out of service, and reached Jackson, Mich., on the 7th, where it was paid off and disbanded. The Seventh was engaged at Ball's Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861. Yorktown, Va., April 4 to May 4, 1862. West Point, Va., May 7, 1862. Fair Oaks, Va., May 31 to June 1, 1862. Peach Orchard, June 29, 1862. Savage Station, June 29, 1862. White Oak Swamp, Va., June 30, 1862. Glendale, Va., June 30, 1862. Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862. Bull Run, 2d, Va., August 30, 1862. South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862. Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862. Fredericksburg, Va., December 11, 12, and 13, 1862. Chancellorsville, Va., May 3 and 4, 1863. Haymarket, Va., June -, 1863. Gettysburg, Penn., July 2 and 3, 1863. Falling Waters, Md., July 14, 1863. Bristo Station, Va., November 27, 1863. Robertson's Tavern, Va., November 29, 1863. Mine Run, Va., November 29, 1863. Wilderness, Va., May 5 and 6, 1864. Po River, Va., May 10, 1864. Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864. North Anna, Va., May 23, 1864. Ny River, Va., May 24, 1864. Tolopotomy, Va., May 30 and 31 and June 1, 1864. Coal Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. Petersburg, Va., June 18 and 22, 1864. Deep Bottom, Va., July 27 and 28, 1864. Strawberry Plains, Va., August 14 and 17, 1864. Reams' Station, Va., August 25, 1864. Boydton Road, Va., October 27, 1864. Hatcher's Run, Va., February 5, 1865. Hatcher's Run, Va., March 29, 1865. Cat Tail Creek, Va., April 2, 1865. Farmville, Va., April 7, 1865. Siege of Petersburg, Va., from June 17, 1864, to April 3, 1865. It had a total membership of 1,393. Its losses were killed in action, 6 officers, 123 men; died of wounds, 5 officers, 47 men; of disease, 3 officers, 154 men; a total of 338 officers and men. When the Seventh Michigan was forming at Fort Wayne, Chas. M. Walker, a young lawyer, very short in stature, rendered so by a shortness of legs, since deceased, was very anxious to enlist. One morning before the Colonel reached his office, the young man seated himself at the Colonel's table. The Colonel entered and sat down, and the young man says, "Colonel, I want to enlist in your regiment; please give an order for an officer to muster me in." The Colonel looked at him; he appeared healthy and strong, and apparently of sufficient height, as he sat at the table. The Colonel saying, "Certainly," wrote the order, and the young man rose to leave; but the Colonel discovering that he was but little higher when on his feet than when sitting in the chair says, "Hold on! I do not know about this!" But the young man hastily left, saying, "Never mind about my legs, Colonel, they are of the growing kind." He was accepted, and became an efficient officer of the regiment. EIGHTH REGIMENT INFANTRY. "At the roused Eagle's call ye are For Freedom and for chartered Right!" The next infantry regiment sent to the field was the Eighth, composed of the following companies, assigned to it August 12, 1861, and were principally recruited at the points named in connection with their designations: "A" Fenton Light Guard, Flint. "B" St. Johns Volunteers, St. Johns. "C" 66 Greenville Guard, Greenville. "I," —, The regiment was, on August 21, 1861, ordered to rendezvous at Grand Rapids, where the companies were directed to report to Colonel Wm. M. Fenton of Flint, who had been appointed from the Seventh regiment to command it. It was afterwards ordered on August 21st to Fort Wayne, arriving there on September 16th, when the organization was completed, and on the 23d was mustered into the service of the United States. FIELD AND STAFF. Colonel, William M. Fenton, Fenton. Lieutenant Colonel, Frank Graves, Niles. Major, Amasa B. Watson, Muskegon. Surgeon, Hurlburt B. Shank, Lansing Assisttant Surgeon, Samuel R. Wooster, Grand Rapids. Adjutant, David B. Harbaugh, Detroit. Quartermaster, Asa Gregory, Flint. Chaplain, William Mahon, Detroit. "A." Captain, Samuel C. Guild, Flint. First Lieutenant, George E. Newell, Flint. Second Lieutenant, George H. Turner, Flint. “B." Captain, Gilbert E. Pratt, Detroit. First Lieutenant, William E. Lewis, St. Johns. Second Lieutenant, James S. Donahue, Flint. "C" Captain Ralph Ely, Alma. First Lieutenant, George S. Gordon, Alma. Second Lieutenant, Charles B. Holliday, Alma. "D." Captain, Benjamin B. Church, Grand Rapids. First Lieutenant, John C. Buchanan, Grand Rapids. Second Lieutenant, Benjamin F. Porter, Grand Rapids. "E." Captain, Matthew Elder, Lansing. First Lieutenant, Abram Cottrell, Lansing. Second Lieutenant, "F" Captain, Nelson H. Walbridge, Richland. First Lieutenant, Traverse Phillips, Hastings. Second Lieutenant, Jacob Maus, Hastings. "G." Captain, Ephraim N. Lyon, Flint. First Lieutenant, Horatio Belcher, Flint. Second Lieutenant, N. Miner Pratt, Flint. "H." Captain, Alfred B. Turner, Grand Rapids. First Lieutenant, Richard N. Doyle, Georgetown. Second Lieutenant, William A. Brown, Ann Arbor. "I" Captain, Jay L. Quackenbush, Owosso. First Lieutenant, Albert Bainbridge, Byron. Second Lieutenant, James C. Merrell, Corunna. "K." Captain, George Proudfit, Jackson. First Lieutenant, Reuben S. Cheney, Moscow. Second Lieutenant, William P. Miner, Moscow. The regiment has been designated in the reports as the "Wandering regi |