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'''4th Michigan Cavalry''' was a ] of ] in the ] during the ] fighting in the western front as part of the Army of the Cumberland. It was noted as being the regiment that captured the fleeing ], ], as the Confederacy collapsed in the spring of 1865.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 v.34|last = Turner|first = George H.|publisher = Ihling Bros. & Everard|year = 1900|isbn =|location =|pages = 5}}</ref> '''4th Michigan Cavalry Regiment''' was a ] of ] in the ] during the ] fighting in the western front as part of the Army of the Cumberland. It was noted as being the regiment that captured the fleeing ], ], as the Confederacy collapsed in the spring of 1865.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 v.34|last=Turner|first=George H.|publisher=Ihling Bros. & Everard|year=1900|location=Kalamazoo, Michigan|pages=5}}</ref>


==Service== ==Service==
The regiment was organized at ], and mustered in on August 29, 1862 under the command of Colonel Robert Horatio George Minty of Jackson, Michigan, Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Michigan Cavalry Division.<ref>http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/4thcav.htm</ref> The regiment was organized at ], ], and mustered in on August 29, 1862, under the command of Colonel Robert Horatio George Minty of Jackson, Michigan, Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Michigan Cavalry Division.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/4thcav.htm|title=4th Regiment Michigan Cavalry}}</ref>
⚫ Regimental staff included ] ] of ], Major Josiah B. Park of Ovid, Major William H. Dickinson of Grand Rapids,Major Horace Gray of Jackson, Surgeon George W. Fish of Flint, Assistant Surgeon John H. Bacon of Lansing, Adjutant Joseph W. Huston of Paw Paw, Quartermaster Walter C. Arthur of Detroit, Quartermaster Chauncey C. Douglass of Grand Rapids and Commissary Edwin H. Porter of Kalamazoo.<ref>http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/4cava.htm</ref>


⚫ Regimental staff included ] ] of ], Major Josiah B. Park of Ovid, Major William H. Dickinson of Grand Rapids, Major Horace Gray of Grosse Ile,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FtIeAABNh-MC&q=horace+gray+1846&pg=PT57|title=Grosse Ile|date=15 August 2007|isbn=9781439618684}}</ref> Surgeon George W. Fish of Flint, Assistant Surgeon John H. Bacon of Lansing, Adjutant Joseph W. Huston of Paw Paw, Quartermaster Walter C. Arthur of Detroit, Quartermaster Chauncey C. Douglass of Grand Rapids and Commissary Edwin H. Porter of Kalamazoo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/cavalry/4cava.htm|title=4th Michigan Cavalry}}</ref>
⚫ Among the men who served in the 4th Michigan Cavalry was ], who after the war became a well known pharmacist and the developer of ].<ref></ref> Another early recruit was future Michigan politician ].


⚫ Among the men who served in the 4th Michigan Cavalry was ], who after the war became a well known pharmacist and the developer of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suvcw.org/mollus/pcinc/jvernor.htm|title=MOLLUS--Commander-in-Chief Mr. James Vernor Jr.}}</ref> Another early recruit was future Michigan politician ].
⚫ After training and drilling, it left the state with an enrolment of 1233 officers and men on September 26, 1862, for duty in ]. It saw its first engagement at Stanford Kentucky, fighting the forces of Confederate General John Morgan,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the civil war, 1861-1865. v.34|last=Turner|first=George H.|publisher=Ihling Bros. & Everard|year=1900|isbn=|location=Kalamazoo, Michigan|pages=1,2}}</ref> attached to the 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, ] until November 1862. Other assignments during the war included:

⚫ After training and drilling, it left the state with an enrolment of 1,233 officers and men on September 26, 1862, for duty in ]. It saw its first engagement at Stanford Kentucky, fighting the forces of Confederate General John Morgan,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the civil war, 1861-1865. v.34|last=Turner|first=George H.|publisher=Ihling Bros. & Everard|year=1900|location=Kalamazoo, Michigan|pages=1, 2}}</ref> attached to the 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, ] until November 1862. Other assignments during the war included:
*1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, ], to January, 1863. *1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, ], to January, 1863.
*1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. *1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863.
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*2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of Mississippi, to July 1865. *2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of Mississippi, to July 1865.


The 4th Michigan Cavalry fought alongside the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, the 4th United States Cavalry and the Chicago Board of Trade Battery as part of Colonel Minty's Sabre Brigade for much of the war.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=x4YpAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA151&lpg=PA151&dq=minty+sabre+brigade&source=bl&ots=sQjSvnCYTe&sig=tNSb6_iW0P6Zh0_eHICQ6e4ZEoI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DjG_VMOAA4OyoQTF8YLwAw&ved=0CB0Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=minty%20sabre%20brigade&f=false</ref> These units fought at Murfreeboro, Stones River, Shelbyville, Reed's Bridge, Chickamauga, Noonday Creek, Atlanta, Kilpatrick Raid and Selma. <ref>http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.htm</ref> The 4th Michigan Cavalry fought alongside the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, the 4th United States Cavalry and the Chicago Board of Trade Battery as part of Colonel Minty's Sabre Brigade for much of the war.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x4YpAgAAQBAJ&q=minty+sabre+brigade&pg=PA151|title=Father Abraham's Children|isbn=9780814339589|last1=Woodford|first1=Frank B.|date=15 February 2014}}</ref> These units fought at Murfreesboro, Stones River, Shelbyville, Reed's Bridge, Chickamauga, Noonday Creek, Atlanta, Kilpatrick Raid and Selma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmicav.htm|title=History - Michigan Cavalry}}</ref>


The 4th Michigan Cavalry was involved in the capture of ], on April 20, 1865, along with Col. ] and the ]. Subsequently, a detachment of the regiment participated in the pursuit and capture of Jefferson Davis at ], on May 10. Among the troopers credited with playing a key role in identifying and capturing Davis were ] and ]. Also involved in the capture of Davis was ] of Company M. The 4th Michigan Cavalry was involved in the capture of ], on April 20, 1865, along with Col. ] and the ]. Subsequently, a detachment of the regiment participated in the pursuit and capture of Jefferson Davis at ], on May 10. Among the troopers credited with playing a key role in identifying and capturing Davis were ] and ] and ] ] who secured possession of Jeff Davis (Jefferson Davis) spurs. The spurs were kept in his possession for many years until a family member donated them to a museum in Michigan, which transferred the spurs to the Jefferson Davis collection. Also involved in the capture of Davis was Corporal John William Bowles of Company M.


The 4th was assigned to routine duty at Macon and then at ], until the end of June. The regiment mustered out on July 1, 1865. The 4th was assigned to routine duty at Macon and then at ], until the end of June. The regiment mustered out on July 1, 1865.


==Casualties== ==Casualties==
⚫ The initial strength of the regiment was 1,233. During its term of service the regiment gained 984 troops, for a total of 2,217 men.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civilwarindex.com/armymi/4th_mi_cavalry.html|title=Civil War Index - 4th Michigan Cavalry in the American Civil War}}</ref> Of that number, 3 officers and 48 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded in battle, and 2 officers and 341 enlisted men perished from disease.


⚫ George Hiscock was a member of Company B, and the oldest man to enlist at the age of 36. He died on June 23, 1864, from disease, and is buried in Chattanooga, TN.
⚫ The initial strength of the regiment was 1,233. During its term of service the regiment gained 984 troops, for a total of 2,217 men.<ref>http://www.civilwarindex.com/armymi/4th_mi_cavalry.html</ref> Of that number, 3 officers and 48 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded in battle, and 2 officers and 341 enlisted men perished from disease.

⚫ George Hiscock was a member of Company B, and the oldest man to enlist at the age of 36. He died on June 23, 1864 from disease, and is buried in Chattanooga, TN.


== See also == == See also ==
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*''The Life and Times of General B. D. Pritchard'' by James J. Green (Allegan: Allegan County Historical Society, 1979) *''The Life and Times of General B. D. Pritchard'' by James J. Green (Allegan: Allegan County Historical Society, 1979)
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<ref>http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15147coll5/id/15/rec/2</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15147coll5/id/15/rec/2|title=Fourth Michigan Cavalry (Regimental) Battle Flag}}</ref>
<ref>http://books.google.com/books/about/Minty_and_the_Cavalry.html?id=19R2AAAAMAAJ</ref> <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=19R2AAAAMAAJ|title=Minty and the Cavalry|last1=Vale|first1=Joseph G.|year=1886}}</ref>
<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mruddy/Chicka.htm</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mruddy/Chicka.htm|title=CAPTAIN HENRY ALBERT POTTER}}</ref>

==Notes== ==Notes==
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4th Michigan Cavalry Regiment
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ActiveAugust 29, 1862, to July 1, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchCavalry
Military unit

4th Michigan Cavalry Regiment was a regiment of cavalry in the Union Army during the American Civil War fighting in the western front as part of the Army of the Cumberland. It was noted as being the regiment that captured the fleeing President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, as the Confederacy collapsed in the spring of 1865.

Service

The regiment was organized at Detroit, Michigan, and mustered in on August 29, 1862, under the command of Colonel Robert Horatio George Minty of Jackson, Michigan, Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd Michigan Cavalry Division.

Regimental staff included Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Dudley Pritchard of Allegan, Michigan, Major Josiah B. Park of Ovid, Major William H. Dickinson of Grand Rapids, Major Horace Gray of Grosse Ile, Surgeon George W. Fish of Flint, Assistant Surgeon John H. Bacon of Lansing, Adjutant Joseph W. Huston of Paw Paw, Quartermaster Walter C. Arthur of Detroit, Quartermaster Chauncey C. Douglass of Grand Rapids and Commissary Edwin H. Porter of Kalamazoo.

Among the men who served in the 4th Michigan Cavalry was James Vernor, Sr., who after the war became a well known pharmacist and the developer of Vernor's Ginger Ale. Another early recruit was future Michigan politician Levi T. Griffin.

After training and drilling, it left the state with an enrolment of 1,233 officers and men on September 26, 1862, for duty in Louisville, Kentucky. It saw its first engagement at Stanford Kentucky, fighting the forces of Confederate General John Morgan, attached to the 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Ohio until November 1862. Other assignments during the war included:

  • 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to November, 1863.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland, to November 1864.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division of Mississippi, to November 1864.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division of Mississippi, to July 1865.

The 4th Michigan Cavalry fought alongside the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, the 4th United States Cavalry and the Chicago Board of Trade Battery as part of Colonel Minty's Sabre Brigade for much of the war. These units fought at Murfreesboro, Stones River, Shelbyville, Reed's Bridge, Chickamauga, Noonday Creek, Atlanta, Kilpatrick Raid and Selma.

The 4th Michigan Cavalry was involved in the capture of Macon, Georgia, on April 20, 1865, along with Col. Henry Harnden and the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. Subsequently, a detachment of the regiment participated in the pursuit and capture of Jefferson Davis at Irwinville, Georgia, on May 10. Among the troopers credited with playing a key role in identifying and capturing Davis were George Munger and Andrew Bee and Corporal Baxter B. Bennett who secured possession of Jeff Davis (Jefferson Davis) spurs. The spurs were kept in his possession for many years until a family member donated them to a museum in Michigan, which transferred the spurs to the Jefferson Davis collection. Also involved in the capture of Davis was Corporal John William Bowles of Company M.

The 4th was assigned to routine duty at Macon and then at Nashville, Tennessee, until the end of June. The regiment mustered out on July 1, 1865.

Casualties

The initial strength of the regiment was 1,233. During its term of service the regiment gained 984 troops, for a total of 2,217 men. Of that number, 3 officers and 48 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded in battle, and 2 officers and 341 enlisted men perished from disease.

George Hiscock was a member of Company B, and the oldest man to enlist at the age of 36. He died on June 23, 1864, from disease, and is buried in Chattanooga, TN.

See also

References

Notes

  1. Turner, George H. (1900). Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865 v.34. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Ihling Bros. & Everard. p. 5.
  2. "4th Regiment Michigan Cavalry".
  3. Grosse Ile. 15 August 2007. ISBN 9781439618684.
  4. "4th Michigan Cavalry".
  5. "MOLLUS--Commander-in-Chief Mr. James Vernor Jr".
  6. Turner, George H. (1900). Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the civil war, 1861-1865. v.34. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Ihling Bros. & Everard. pp. 1, 2.
  7. Woodford, Frank B. (15 February 2014). Father Abraham's Children. ISBN 9780814339589.
  8. "History - Michigan Cavalry".
  9. "Civil War Index - 4th Michigan Cavalry in the American Civil War".
  10. "Fourth Michigan Cavalry (Regimental) Battle Flag".
  11. Vale, Joseph G. (1886). Minty and the Cavalry.
  12. "CAPTAIN HENRY ALBERT POTTER".
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