1st Michigan Lancers
1st Michigan Lancers
Soldiers (Not On Roster, Information
Unkn, Beckett, James, NOR, Sgt, Enlist. In April 1861, �he joined as a Sergeant the 1st Michigan Lancers, an elite unit in which many Canadians volunteered, but saw no service and the Regiment was eventually disbanded because horses could not be obtained. He was allowed to transfer to the 16th Michigan Infantry, in October 1861, and began to serve with the Army of the Potomac in General McClellan's campaigns. A period of hospitalization for general disability was followed by his discharge on a surgeon's certificate on September 11, 1862. Apparently, recovery was rapid, for on September 29 he re-enlisted in the same Regiment. There is more than a hint here that he may have been playing the re-enlistment bonus game, a widespread fraud throughout the Army. Two interesting circumstances surrounded his re-enlistment: he swore he had never previously been discharged for a disability and his re-enlistment was handled by his soon-to-be-brother-in-law, 2nd Lt. Martin V. Borgman, already serving with the 16th Michigan. Lt. Borgman had been promised a promotion to 1st Lt. as soon as he filled his quota of enlistees. Beckett collected his bonus and Borgman collected his promotion in November. Page
Unkn, Campbell, S.B. Buried under 1st Mich. Lancers, Buried in Andersonville Nat. Georgia, 2nd Mich. Inf. Coy K
Unkn, Coats, B., Buried under 1st Mich. Lancers, Buried in Philadelphia Pensilvania, 2nd Mich. Inf. Co. K
Banks, William Hooley Bio
Francis, Edward DLB: Nov. 9, 1841 TLDD: Feb. 11, 1920 (Co. E 1 Mich. Lancers) Cemetery: New Jerome Twp, Midland Mich., Page
Beckett James was the first of the four to enlist. In April 1861, he joined as a Sergeant the 1st Michigan Lancers, an elite unit in which many Canadians volunteered, but saw no service and the Regiment was eventually disbanded because horses could not be obtained. He was allowed to transfer to the 16th Michigan Infantry, in October 1861, and began to serve with the Army of the Potomac in General McClellan's campaigns. Page
BOVEE, Philip V. DLB: 1802, TLDD: Natural Nov 21, 1873, Age at Death 71 yr, Other Info: Civil War marker indicates "Co. C Mich Lancers". Only other similar name is Bove, M. of Co. "H", Cemetery: Oak Grove Eagle Township, Waukesha County Wisconsin Page
Guth, H. J., DLE: July 18, 1861, 1st Oh Cav. trans. to U. S. Lancers. from CLINTON COUNTY, Iowa Page
JEWETT, JOSEPH . Our subject, who is a farmer, is the owner of forty acres of land on section 20, of Vevay Township, Ingham County, and this he cultivates to such good purpose that it yields him a very comfortable income. Mr. Jewett was born in Washtenaw County, Lima Township, this State., September 15, 1842. He is the son of Joseph P. and Miranda (Freer) Jewett. The father was born in 1807 in New Hampshire and the mother in New York, May 8, 1811. The parents were married in the East and three children have come to them prior to their settling in Michigan. They settled here while it was a territory, locating in Washtenaw County.
Our subject is the sixth in a family of eleven children, nine of whom are still living, and are taking responsible positions in society as honorable and upright men and women. Mr. Jewett's boyhood days were spent on a farm, and during this period he received a good common school education, and enjoyed the additional advantage of two winters in a select school at Lima Center, Washtenaw County. At that time, the War of the Rebellion broke out and in the late fall of 1861, November 5, he responded to the call for volunteers and enlisted in the first Michigan Lancers, joining Company D, and was afterward transferred to Company G. He was, however, discharged on March 21, 1862, because the Government found that lancers could not be used in the mode of warfare which they carried on. He next enlisted in the First Michigan Light Artillery, September 7, 1864, joining Company E. He was in the battle of Nashville and was then detailed to transport troops from Jackson, Mich., to the front. He was at the siege of Petersburg, and made eight trips to Nashville, two to Petersburg, and two to Hart's Island. Although he was never commissioned an officer, receiving the pay of a private only, he did an officer's work. He received an honorable discharge May 6, 1865. White on duty he was in a railroad collision and was rendered unconscious, being hurt in the hip and the small of the back, and although he has been to a great extent incapacitated for active work, he receives only the small sum of $8 per month pension for the chances that he ran during the war.
On his discharge from the army, Mr. Jewett having saved some money, purchased forty acres of land in Aurelius Township. He was married February 14, 1867, to Miss Mary A. Claflin, a daughter of William and Martha Claflin. There are three children by this marriage; Arthur W., who was born July 26, 1869, in Vevay Township; Mattie B., whose natal day was April 25, 1874, and Alton L., born September 16, 1879. The eldest son is a well-educated, intelligent young man with good business qualifications. He married Lulu Lyon and has settled upon his own little farm of forty acres, which it is evident, however, will soon be a larger tract, for he is energetic and ambitious, and a good farmer. One child has blessed the union of these young people. On October 15, 1891, he received the appointment as chairman of the Committee on grains and grasses for the World's Columbian Exposition, to be held in Chicago in 1893 The daughter, Mattie B., lives at home and attends High School in Mason. She is fitting herself for a teacher. The youngest child, Alton L., is a bright, active boy, advanced in his books, and having a special tact and talent in mathematics. Mrs. Mary A. Jewett passed away from this life April 1, 1883. She is interred in the cemetery at Mason.
The original of our sketch was again married April 8, 1884, his bride being Miss Eliza A. Carson, of Chicago. She is a daughter of Robert and Abigail (Gould) Carson. The father and mother are natives of New York State. Politically, he of whom we write, votes with the Republican party. He has been Justice of the Peace for four years and is now serving another term. He has been both Director and Moderator of the School Board, and has held other minor offices.
One brother of our subject, Lester E. Jewett, was in the army and was a participant in (853) seventy-six engagements. He earned promotion and was so recommended, but on account of a deficiency in his speech, he was not eligible to the position recommended. He was, however, given a medal for meritorious services. He is now a farmer in Aurelius, and is the father of three children. Our subject's oldest brother, J. P. Jewett, was also in the army and served three years. He was slightly wounded by being hit by a spent ball, in the breast. The ball buried itself in the flesh and had to be extracted. He, at present, lives in Baldwin, Lake County, Mich. where he is engaged in agricultural pursuits, and is the father of two children. Page
Partridge, Hiram D. Enlisted in company E, Lancers, Nov. 27, 1861, at Saginaw City, for 3 years, age 39. Mustered Dec. 31, 1861. Transferred to company K, Sixteenth Infantry, Feb. 28, 1862. Deserted at Detroit, Mich., March 26, 1862. Record of Service of Volunteers Enlisted in the First Independent Company of Sharpshooters, Attached to the 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment Page
Rood, Henry, DLB: 28 Mar 1822, TLDD: 02 Mar 1893, 1 Lancers, GAR H.D. Terry Post No. 216 (Mount Clemens), Page
Table of Abbreviations
| Coy = Company |
AAE = Age at Enlistment |
| Rnk = Rank |
DLB = Date and Location of Birth |
| DLE = Date and Location of Enlistment |
DLD = Date and Location of Discharge |
| KIA = Killed in Action |
MIA = Missing in Action |
| POW = Prisoner of War |
DIP = Died in Prison |
| DOW = Died of Wounds |
DofD = Died of Disease |
| TLDD = Type, Location & Date of Death |
DOAI = Died of Accidental Injury |
| NOR = Not On Rosters I found |
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