George Martin
gmartin55@charter.net
9th MI Infantry
( 3-years )
Organized: Detroit, MI on 10/15/61
Mustered Out: 9/15/65 at Nashville, TN
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 2
Officers Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 4
Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 22
Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 281
(Source: Fox, Regimental Losses)
MICHIGAN
Ninth Infantry.
(Three Years)
The Ninth Infantry was organized at Fort Wayne, near
Detroit, and was mustered into the U. S. service Oct. 15, 1861,
with an enrollment of 913 officers and men. Immediately upon
its completion the regiment was ordered to Kentucky and was one
of the first Michigan regiments to report for duty in the
western department.
The field, staff, and line officers of the Ninth at
organization were as follows:
William W. Duffield, Detroit, Colonel. John G. Parkhurst,
Coldwater, LieutenantColonel. Dorus M. Fox, Lyons, Major.-----
,----- , Surgeon. Cyrus Smith, Jackson, Assistant Surgeon.
Henry M. Duffield, Detroit, Adjutant, Charles H. Irwin,
Detroit, Quartermaster. James G. Portman, Lyons, Chaplain.
A. Captain, William Wilkinson, Romeo. First Lieutenant,
Albert Nye, Mt. Clemens. Second Lieutenant, Hiram Barrows,
Romeo.
B. Captain, Oliver C. Rounds, Niles. First Lieutenant,
Moses A. Powell, Niles. Second Lieutenant, Leonard J. Wright,
Niles.
C. Captain, Charles V. Deland, Jackson. First
Lieutenant, Joseph H. Iott, Jackson. Second Lieutenant, J.
Curtis Purdy, Jackson.
D. Captain, John E. Smith, Lyons. First Lieutenant,
Daniel C. Moore, Lyons. Second Lieutenant, James N. Wallace,
Lyons.
E. Captain, Cyprian H. Millard, Linden. First
Lieutenant, Moses A. Share, Detroit. Second Lieutenant,
Stephen S. Barrows, Detroit.
F. Captain, George K. Newcombe, Owosso. First Lieutenant,
Samuel S. Bangs, Marshall, Second Lieutenant, Ephraim Marble,
Marshall.
G. Captain, George N. Chase, Detroit. First Lieutenant,
Mortimer Mansfield, Coldwater. Second Lieutenant, William A.
Hull, Coldwater.
H. Captain, Andrew M. Adams, Detroit. First Lieutenant,
Samuel A. Wiggins, Detroit. Second Lieutenant, Charles T. Fox,
Lyons.
I. Captain, William Jenney, Jr., Mt. Clemens. First
Lieutenant, Blake W. Hornbeck, Detroit. Second Lieutenant,
Alanson P. Dickinson, Romeo.
K. Captain, John A. Tanner, Fowlerville. First
Lieutenant, Thomas J. Conely, Jackson. Second Lieutenant, Lewis
V. Curry, Brighton.
In November 1861, the regiment was at West Point, Ky.,
where it assisted in fortifying Muldraugh Hill and building
roads and bridges. Detachments of the Ninth were sent to
Elizabethtown and other places from West Point, where their
presence was necessary to gain information and protect the
country from the enemy. Colonel W. W. Duffield, having been
assigned to command the Twenty-third Brigade, Army of tile
Cumberland, Lieutenant Colonel John J. Parkhurst assumed
command of the Ninth and assembled his regiment at West Point,
where it embarked on the Ohio river and proceeded to Nashville,
where it arrived Jan. 23, 1862.
The regiment participated in the march through Kentucky
after the confederate General John Morgan and the Twenty-third
Brigade assisted largely in driving the notorious raider from
the state.
In June the Ninth formed a portion of a force of 5,00
troops under command of General Negley, and commenced a
movement to capture Chattanooga, Tenn. After numerous
conflicts with the enemy, Negley's troops arrived before
Chattanooga June 8, and after a spirited contest drove the
enemy out of the city. Not having a force sufficient to occupy
and hold the works, General Negley divided his forces and
placed them at strategic points in the vicinity.
In July four of the companies under Major Dorus M. Fox
were stationed at Tullahoma and the other six companies were
under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst at
Murfreesboro. Here the six companies of the Ninth, together
with the Third Minnesota and a squadron of Kentucky cavalry
were furiously atacked by the confederate General Forest at
four o'clock in the morning of July 13, by a force of 2,500
cavalry. The attack fell heavily upon the detachment of the
Ninth, consisting of about 250 men. The enemy rode with
reckless bravery into the camp of the Ninth, when a hand to
hand encounter took place, and after a prolonged struggle the
enemy was driven back and tile camp recovered. No support was
sent to the Ninth, though Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst sent
messengers to tile commander of the post, calling for re-
enforcements and describing his desperate condition. The
isolated position of the detachment of the Ninth furnished
ample opportunity to Forest to bring an overwhelming force
against it. The obstinate contest lasted from four a.m. until
one p.m. when with no prospect of aid, with one-third of his
men killed, wounded or captured, Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst
was most reluctantly obliged to surrender his command to the
enemy.
Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst and his Adjutant Henry M.
Duffield were taken prisoners in this engagement, and the
former was held until Dec. 3 1862, when he was released and the
latter Aug. 15, 1862.
During the month of November the Ninth entered upon the
campaign under General Rosecrans, who was operating against the
enemy and culminated in the battle of Stone River and capture
of Murfreesboro. During this campaign and before the battle of
Stone River the Ninth was detailed by General Thomas as a
special guard at his headquarters and Provost Guard for the
Fourteenth Corps.
When the Union right was crushed at Stone River the Ninth
did most gallant service in checking the stampede to the rear,
and by firmly holding the Nashville pike tile disorganized
forces were stopped and returned to their commands. Major
General Thomas complimented Colonel Parkhurst and tile regiment
for the very important service rendered at this critical point
of the battle. The regiment was engaged in provost duty at
Chickamauga, Ga., and by its prompt action gathered up the
stragglers from the commands that were broken up by the furious
onsets of the enemy and returned them to the firing line, where
they helped to repel the confederates.
Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst was commissioned Colonel Feb.
6, 1863, and made Provost Marshall General of the Army of the
Cumberland with Lieutenant H. M. Duffield as his Adjutant
General. The regiment passed under the command of Colonel
Wilkinson, and in November and December the Ninth was doing
provost duty at
Chattanooga.
Here the regiment veteranized, 306 of the men re-
enlisting, and were sent to Coldwater, Mich., and furloughed
for 30 days. After the expiration of the 30 days'furlough the
regiment left Coldwater Feb. 10, 1864, with 500 men and
reported to General Thomas and started on the Georgia Campaign.
It was on provost duty in all the battles between Chattanooga
and Atlanta and when Atlanta fell, did provost duty in that
city.
The Ninth returned to Chattanooga and then proceeded to
Nashville with General Thomas performing provost duty until
Sept. 15, 1865, when it was mustered out and returned to
Michigan, where it arrived on the 27th and was paid off and
disbanded at Jackson.
The regiment participated in engagements at Murfreesboro,
Tenn., July 13, 1862, Lavergne Tenn., December 27, 1862; Stone
River, Tenn., December 29 to 31, 1862 January 1 and 2, 1863;
Chickamauga, Ga., September 19 and 20, 1863, Mission Ridge,
Tenn., November 25, 1863; Rocky Face, Ga., May 8, ,1864;
Resaca, Ga., May 14,1864; Dallas, Ga., May 27, 1864; Kenesaw,
Ga., June 25, 1864, Chattahoochee River,Ga., July 5 and 6,
1864; siege of Atlanta, Ga., July 22 to August 25, 1864;
Jonesboro, Ga., September 1, 1864.
Total enrollment ........................................1,947
Killed in action ...........................................14
Died of wounds .............................................11
Died of disease ...........................................271
Discharged for disability (wounds and disease) ............208
Charles Victor DeLand
Residence Jackson County MI; 33 years old.
Enlisted on 9/2/1861 at Jackson, MI as a Captain.
On 10/15/1861 he was commissioned into "C" Co. MI 9th Infantry
He Resigned on 11/15/1862
On 7/7/1863 he was commissioned into Field & Staff MI 1st SharpShooters
He was discharged for wounds on 2/4/1865
He was listed as:
* POW 7/13/1862 Murfreesboro, TN
* Paroled 11/15/1862 (place not stated)
* Wounded 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
* Joined Regiment 7/15/1864 (place not stated)
* Wounded 7/30/1864 Petersburg, VA
* POW 9/30/1864 Poplar Springs Church, VA (Paroled)
* Wounded 9/30/1864 Poplar Springs Church, VA
Promotions:
* Colonel 1/1/1863 (As of 1st MI SS)
* Brig-General 3/14/1865 by Brevet
Other Information:
born 7/25/1828 in North Brookfield, MA
died 9/21/1903 in Jackson, MI
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
- Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
- Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue
- Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903
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Leonard J. Wright
Residence Niles MI; 30 years old.
Enlisted on 8/12/1861 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
On 10/15/1861 he was commissioned into "B" Co. MI 9th Infantry
He was discharged on 11/23/1864
He was listed as:
* POW 7/13/1862 Murfreesboro, TN
* Exchanged 8/27/1862 (place not stated) (Exchanged for Edmund Pendleton 15th LA)
Promotions:
* 1st Lieut 12/13/1861
* Capt 2/27/1863 (As of Co. D)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
- Photo courtesy of HDS Subscriber
- Official Records of the War of Rebellion
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Oliver C. Rounds
Residence Niles MI;
Enlisted on 8/12/1861 at Niles, MI as a Captain.
On 10/15/1861 he was commissioned into "B" Co. MI 9th Infantry
He was discharged on 8/7/1863
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
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Moses A. Powell
Residence Niles MI; 34 years old.
Enlisted on 8/12/1861 at Niles, MI as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 10/15/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. MI 9th Infantry
He Resigned on 2/17/1862
On 8/8/1863 he mustered into "G" Co. MI 9th Infantry
He was dishonorably Discharged on 7/9/1864
(1st Sharpshooters as 1st Lieut.)
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65