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Michigan Men on The Sultana
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SurnameGivenRankCompanyRegimentPost OfficeCountyKilled Lost LivedRecord Of ServiceLoss Of SultanaExtra NotesWeb Page
BementGeo.sergeantF25th Michigan InfantryAdamsvilleCasslivedBement, George, Adamsville. Enlisted in company F, Twenty-fifth Infantry, Aug. 13, 1862, at Adamsville, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Sept. 11, 1862. Corporal Oct. 7, 1862. Wounded in action at Tebb's Bend., Ky., July 4, 1863. Sergeant Aug. 31, 1864. Taken prisoner at Cedar Bluff, Ala., Oct. 26, 1864. Discharged at Detroit, Mich., May 18, 1865. Present residence, Adamsville, Mich.Official List REMINISCENCE
LibarkerPorter A.corporalL2d Michigan CavalryAdamsvilleCasslivedLibarker, Porter A., Mason. Enlisted in company L, Second Cavalry, Aug. 14 1863, at Cassopolis, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Aug. 24,1862. Corporal Oct. 14, 1864. Taken prisoner at Shoal Creek, Ala., Nov. 5, 1864. Discharged at Detroit, Mich., July 3, 1865.Official ListAlso spelled Lyborger and Laybarker 
ShephardSolonprivateD1st Michigan Sharp Shooters CassLivedShepard, Solon. Enlisted in company G, First Sharpshooters June 6, 1863 at Edwardsburg, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered June 16, 1863. Taken prisoner near Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864. Died of disease at Andersonville, Ga., June, 1865. See New Article Link.Official ListRegiment listed in Loss of Sultana as 1st Michigan Infantry.News Article
WatsonJoseph H.privateM1st Michigan CavalryDowagiacCassunknownWatson, Joseph H., Dowagiac. Enlisted in company M, First Cavalry, Aug. 21, 1861, at Dowagiac, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Sept. 7, 1861. Missing in action at Robinson River, Va., Oct. 2, 1863. 21, 1861, at Dowagiac, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered September. 7, 1861. Missing in action at Robinson River, Va., October. 2, 1863.Official ListAndersonville Prisoner - Also listed as Joseph C. in some records - mustered out data not found. 

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