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North Star Township


Township Historian: Dale Willett

North Star Township in the Civil War



These Civil War Veterens are buried in North Star Township:

Bailey, John C. Gillis, Wm. Pease, Benjamin F.
Barnaby, Alvan P. Gray, Webster Pecktil, Darius
Barstow, Wm. M. Grover, Wm. G. Pember, Henry
Bartlett, Robert S. Gwinner, J. L.  
Barton, Wm. F. Gwinner, Philip Randall, Franklin
Belding, Mortemer F.   Raymon, Chas.
Belding, Stephen D. Haas, Joe Reynolds, Willets E.
Biddinger, George Hass, Levi Rhynard, Francis
Bovee, Albert P. Hanes, John L Riley, James
Bovee, Albert P. Harris, Geo. W. Robertson, Geo. G.
Bowker, N. B. Hawkes, Geo. Rood, John
Brown, Ambrose W. Hawley, Chas. Rosegrant, Isaac J.
Brown, Eli W. Hoag, Elisha  
Brown, Eli W. Hoffman, Peter Sharp, Wm. S.
Brown, Henry Huggett, John S. Shaw, Albert
Bryant, Charles Hull, Sanford Simmons, Thomas
  Huson, Jesse Smith, W. H.
Carmany, Geo. W.   Spicer, Warren
Carter, Gene Kimmel, John Sprague, Erin J
Chase, Edward A. Kockenparger, Fred Stacey, John
Clark, Lorenzo C Kryder, Calvin C. Steadman, Wm. H. (Stedman)
Cortright, Jackson   Stetson, Jackson
Coss, Frederick Lambright, Samuel L Stevens, Samuel
Coss, Marshall A. Langhead, L. Stevenson, David
  LaRue, Reed Swartzmiller, Geo.
Densmore, John E.   Swift, Geo.
Dillon, Wm. Manchester, Chas. Swift, Henry
Douglas, Stewert Martin, Jonas  
  Maxwell, Reuben D. Vedder, Clark
Easterly, Chas. M. Meyers, Geo. A. Voss, Benjamin T.
Eno, Theodore Mills, Jard  
  Muffley, Jacob Walbridge, Ira
Flanigan, Wm. Henry Myers, Benjamin F. Webber, Eugene D.
Fox, Nelson G McBride, Chas. E. Whitaker, Thomas
Fraker, Jonathan   White, Milo
Franklin, Eldridge Nichols, Walter Wilkinson, Daniel J.
    Witham, Geo. K.
Gantz, Geo. H. Odell, Cyrus Woodman, Franklin
Gardner, James C. Older, Geo. Zarbough, John B.


The North Star Men Served in the Civil War:

Barragar, Isaac S. North Star. Enlisted in company E, Eighth Infantry, February, 27, 1864, at North Star, age 18. Mustered February 29, 1864. Died of disease at Baltimore, Md., March 31, 1864.


Barstow, William M. North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, as Sergeant, August 9, 1862 at North Star, for three years, age 35. Mustered September 15,1862. Wounded in action at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864. Commissioned Second Lieutenant April 15, 1864. Discharged on account of disability at Detroit, Michigan, December 16, 1864.


Belding, Benjamin F. North Star. Enlisted in company I, Twenty-first Infantry, September 6, 1864, at Jackson, for one year, age 32. Mustered September 6, 1864. Discharged at Alexandria, Va. June 23, 1865.


Dean, William North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 9, 1862, at North Star for three years, age 28. Mustered September 15, 1852. Sergeant. Killed in action at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864.


Dean, Lether or Setlen, Jr. North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 9, 1862, at North Star for three years, age 24. Mustered September 15, 1862. Sergeant. Killed in action at Spottsylvania, Va. May 12, 1864.


Dye, Henry North Star. Enlisted in company I, Twenty-first Infantry, September 6, 1864, at Jackson, for one year, age 22. Mustered September 6, 1864. Joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tenn., October 17, 1864. Sick at Savannah, Ga., January 12, 1865. No further record.


Eagan, Lawrence North Star. Enlisted in company H, Seventeenth Infantry, July 5, 1862, at Gratiot, for three years, age 23. Mustered August 19, 1862. Wounded in action at South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862. Taken prisoner at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864. Discharged at Washington D. C., June 24, 1865.


Everts, John S. or Evitts. Drafted for 1 year, from North Star, Gratiot County, age 43. Mustered September 24, 1864. Assigned to company F, Twenty-third Infantry. Joined regiment at Johnsonville, Tenn., November 12, 1864. Died of disease at Jefferson Barrack, Mo., December 26, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Section 31, Grave No. 2714.


Gledston, James or Gladstone. North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 13, 1862, at North Star, for three years, age 18. Mustered September 15, 1862. Died September 17, 1864, at Philadelphia, Pa. of wounds recieve in action at White Oak Swamp, Va,. August 16, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. Grave No. 252.


Herrington, Charles North Star. Enlisted in company H, Seventeenth Infantry, August 1, 1862 at Gratiot, for 3 years age 30. Mustered August 19, 1862. Take prisoner at Campbell Station, Tenn., November 16, 1863. Returned to regiment at Knoxville, Tenn., December 15, 1863. Mustered out at Delaney House, D. C., June 3, 1865.

Hoffman, Peter North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 13, 1862, at North Star, for three years, age 44. Mustered September 15, 1862. Discharged for disability at Alexandria, Va,. December 1, 1863.

Holmes, Myron R. North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, as Corporal, August 14, 1862, at North Star, for three years, age 32. Mustered September 15, 1862. Died of disease at Brandy Station, Va., December 10, 1863.

Marshall, William J. North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 9, 1862, at North Star, for 3 years, age 29. Mustered September 15, 1862. Sick at Washington, D.C., October 16, 1864. No further record.

McBride, Charles E. North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 9, 1862, at North Star, for three years, age 31. Mustered September 15, 1862. Corporal, November 1863. Transferred to Invalid Corps, February 15, 1864. Discharged at Albany, N. Y., June 29, 1865, from company I, First Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps.


Mellinger, Jacob H. North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 5, 1862 at North Star, for three years, age 28. Mustered September 15, 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps February 15, 1864. Discharged at Albany, N.Y., June 29, 1865, from company I, First Regiment, Veteren Reserve Corps.


Mellinger, Joseph F. North Star. Enlisted in company I, Twenty-first Infantry, September 6, 1862, at Jackson, for 1 year, age 23. Mustered September 6, 1862. Joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tenn., October 17, 1862. Discharged at Detroit, Michigan, May 26, 1865.


Pendell, William J. North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 13, 1862, at New Haven, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered September 15, 1862. Mustered out at Alexandria, Va., June 4, 1865


Phippeny, Sidney North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 12, 1862, at North Star, for three years, age 26. Mustered September 15, 1862. Wounded in action at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864. Returned to duty September 20, 1864. First Sergeant December 16, 1864. Commissioned Second Lieutenant June 9, 1865. Mustered out at Alexandria, Va., June 4, 1865.


Stanton, Aaron North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry, August 9, 1862, at North Star, for 3 years, age 35. Mustered September 15, 1862. Died of disease at Washington, D. C., February 21, 1863.


Steadman, George North Star. Enlisted in company A, Twenty-third Infantry, June 18, 1863, at North Star, for three years, age 18. Mustered June 18, 1863. Died of disease at Chattanooga, Tenn, May 8, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn. Grave 1360.


Steadman, William H. North Star. Enlisted in company A, Twenty-third Infantry, August 8, 1862 at St. Johns, for three years, age 21. Mustered September 11, 1862. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 1, 1865, from 245th company, First Battalion, Veteren Reserve Corps.


Sweatland, Fayette North Star. Enlisted in company D, Twenty-sixth Infantry as Corporal, August 9, 1862, at North Star, for 3 years, age 32. Mustered September 15, 1862. Sergeant. Commissioned Second Lieutenant June 9, 1865. Mustered out at Alexandria, Va., June 4, 1865. Deceased. Buried at Brady, Michigan.


Swift, George North Star. Enlisted in company I, Twenty-first Infantry, September 6, 1864, at Jackson, for 1 year, age 30. Musterd September 6, 1864. Joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tenn., October 17, 1864. Died at Savannah, Ga,. January 28, 1865. Buried in National Cemetery Beaufort, S. C. Section 41, Grave No. 4735.


Swift, Henry M. North Star. Enlisted in company I, Twenty-first Infantry, September 6, 1864, at Jackson, for 1 year, age 34. Mustered September 6, 1864. Joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tenn., October 17, 1864. Mustered out at Washington, D. C. June 8, 1865.


Thomas, George S. North Star. Enlisted in company I, Engineers and Mechanics, August 15, 1864, at Grand Rapids, for one year, age 36. Mustered August 15, 1864. Joined regiment at Atlanta, Ga., September 2, 1864. Artificer. Discharged at Washington, D.C., June 7, 1865.


West, Devillon North Star. Enlisted in Company A, Twenty-third Infantry, August 8, 1862 at St. Johns, For three years, age 19. Mustered September 11, 1862. Died of disease at Knoxville, Tenn., March 24, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.




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