| The War Years | |||||||||||
| January 1861 - The south secedes 4 March 1861 - Lincoln's Inauguration 10 April 1861 - Attack on Fort Sumter 11 June 1861 - George G. Root enlists at age 23 at the rank of Private 18 August 1861 - George W. Ervay enlists at Detroit at age 18 (?) at the rank of Private 2 September 1861 - Joel Beeman enlists from Grand Rapids, Michigan at age 28 at the rank of Saddler 2 October 1861 - Joel Beeman is mustered into 2nd Michigan Cavalry, Company F 1 January 1862 - George G. Root promoted to the rank of Full Corpral 1February 1862 - George G. Root reduced to Private 14 March 1862 - Schuyler Patterson enlists from North Plains, Detroit, Michigan 21 July 1862 - Reuben Larabee enlists from Kalamazoo, Michigan at age 26 at the rank of Sergent 15 August 1862 - George W. Ervay wounded 2 September 1862 - William M. Root enlists at the age 24 at the rank of Private 2 September 1862 - Joseph Root enlists at age 27 at the rank of Private October 1862 - Schuyler Patterson joins the 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company C 21 December 1862 - Schuyler Patterson dies of pneumonia and diptheria near Fairfax, Virginia 1 July 1863 - George W. Ervay shot in the head at Little Round Top, during the Battle of Gettysburg 6 July 1863 - George W. Ervay succumbs to his wounds at Little Round Top, during the Battle of Gettysburg 15 September 1863 - Reuben Larabee deserts 2 January 1864 - Homer Trim enlists from Grand Rapids, Michigan at age of 27 at the rank of Private 5 January 1864 - Joel Beeman re-enlists 29 June 1864 - Cyrus P. Larabee enlists from Hastings, Michigan at the age 36 at rank of 1st Lieutenant 3 July 1864 - William M. Root transfered from Company K to Company G 3 July 1864 - Joseph Root transfered from Company K to Company G 6 July 1864 - George G. Root mustered out 15 August 1864 - Homer Trim dies at Alexandria, Virginia 7 September 1864 - Amos Beeman enlists from Kalamaxoo, Michigan at age 37 at rank of Private 9 September 1864 - Orrin L. Ervay enlists from Marshall, Michigan at age 18 1 November 1864 - Joel Beeman promoted to Full Sergent 24 December 1864 - Amos Beeman dies of disease in Savanah, Georgia 30 January 1865 - Caleb J. Barnes enlists at Greenville, Michigan at age 37 at the rank of Private 28 February 1865 - Cyrus P. Larabee discharged at Huntsville, Alabama 29 May 1865 - Clarinda Beeman applies for pension on her husband, Amos Beeman's service 21 June 1865 - Henry H. Fullerton enlists from Rome, Michigan at age 25 at the rank of Private 30 June 1865 - William M. Root discharged at Cumberland, Maryland 30 June 1865 - Joseph Root discharged 17 August 1865 - Joel Beeman mustered out at Macon, Georgia 20 September 1865 - Orrin L. Ervay is discharged 11 November 1865 - Caleb J. Barnes mustered out at Memphis, Tennesee 28 March 1866 - Henry H. Fullerton discharged at New Orleans, Louisiana 1891 - Orrin L. Ervay listed on Pension Index as invalid 31 Decamber 1895 - Joel Beeman files for pension |
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