Camp No. 22 - Department of Michigan - Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War



	Colgrove-Woodruff Camp No. 22 Battle Creek, Michigan Civil War Monuments & Memorials Branch County Coldwater Bolder with bronze tablet, in city park at junction of US-27 and US-12. The inscription reads: Frank D. Newberry, Volunter soldier. Born at Rochester, MI, June 23, 1840. Died at San Jose, CA, December 28, 1912. Civil War 1861-1863, Private Duryees Zouaves, 5^th New York Infantry, Michigan National Guard enlisted 1876. Commissioned Capt. Co. A, 2^nd Regt. 1878, Lt. Col. 2^nd Regt. 1886 Inspector General 1887-1891, Spanish American War 1898, Capt. Co. A, 32^nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Philippine Insurrection 1899-1901, Capt. Co. A, 30^th U.S. Volunteer Infantry. Erected 1925 A.D. by his Comrades of Co. A, 32^nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Monument in city park at the junction of US-27 and US-12. The inscription reads: To the memory of the soldier dead. Erected by Butterworth Womans Relief Corps, No. 31 and citizens of Coldwater, 1906. To the memory of the boys whose lives went out, when alone on picket in southern battlefields, in prison pen, on ocean-wave, 1861-1865. To the memory of the soldiers of the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars, who gave their lives in defense of the flag in foreign lands. Butterworth Post No. 109, Grand Army of the Republic. Organized in the city of the Coldwater, May 5, 1883. Butterworth Womans Relief Corps No. 31. Organized in the city of Coldwater, January 30, 1885. Cannon, with bronze tablets, in city park at the junction of US-27 and US-12. The memorial was presented to the city by Andrew Hanna, amember of Loomis' Battery, and through public subscriptions promoted by Hanna. The inscription reads: Battery A, First Michigan Light Artillery, organized in Coldwater and known as Loomis' Battery. This is one of the six ten pounder Parrott guns sent to Loomis' Battery by General McClellan at Rich Mountain, West Virginia, to replace the old six pounder brass gun originally supplied the battery, and was in service in West Virginia from July 1^st until December 16^th, 1861 when the Battery was ordered to report to General Buell at Louisville, KY. [There then follows a listing of twelve engagements or stations at which the the Loomis Battery saw action or service.] This gun, with four others of the battery, was captured by Walthall's and Govan's Brigade of Walker's Corps of the Confederate Army, in the Battle of Chickamauga, on the 19^th of September, 1863, in which battle Lt. Van Pelt and thirteen men were killed or wounded, thirteen men missing, and forty horses killed. The guns were recaptured by Willich's Brigade, of the Union Army, before the day's fighting ceased. Quincy Monument, consisting of a statue of a Civil War soldier, mounted on a granite base, in the cemetery, one block south of US-12. It was erected in 1884 by the G. O. Loomis Post No. 2, G. A. R., and the citizens of Quincy. Instribed on the monument are the names of the members of the Loomis Post and of the soldiers buried in the cemetery and the battles in which they fought. Union City Monument on grounds of Congregational Church, on M-60 and North Broadway. It was erected May 30, 1884 by the G. A. R. and the citizens of Union City. The inscription reads: To the memory of our fallen heroes, 1861-1865. Franklin, Pittsburg Landing, Nashville, Gettysburg, Malvern Hill, Appomattox, Atlanta, Mission Ridge, Vicsburg. Boulder with a bronze tablet, in city Park on M-60. The inscription reads: In memory of Corbin Post 88 and Corps 25 Grand Army of the Republic. Erected 1925 by Clark M. Hall, 3^rd Vermont Light Artillery. Calhoun County Albion Boulder with bronze tablet in Victory Park, on the Concord Highway between Albion and Jackson. The memorial was erected by the E. W. Hollingsworth Post 210, G. A. R., in 1925, in memory of the men who fought in the Civil War. The tablet bears the names of Civil War officers from the area Monument with bronze tablet in Riverside Cemetery, on M-99. The inscription reads: In honor of the members of E. W. Hollingsworth Post 210, Department of Michigan, G. A. R. [There follows a list of over two hundred names.] Athens Monument, consisting of a statue of a Civil War soldier in the cemetery. The inscriptions reads: In honor of the brave men who from Athens bore some loyal part in the great Civil War, 1861-1865. Battle Creek Mounted canon in Oak Hill Cemetery, South Avenue. The inscription on the attached plaque reads: This gun was in service on the Cumberland during the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac. Mounted here by Farragut Post No. 32, Department of Michigan, G. A. R. in commemoration of the heroic services of Union soldiers and sailors during the Civil war. Boulder with a bronze tablet, on Champion Street, at the rear of the G. A. R. Hall. The inscription reads: Dedicated to Farragut Post No. 32, Grand Army of the Republic, organized November 5, 1881. "Ever in the realms of glory Shall shine your starry fame; Angels have heard your story, God knows you all by name." Erected by its auxiliary, Farragut Woman's Relief Corps No. 4, assisted by Byington Camp No. 55, S. of V. and Abbie R. Glagg Tent No. 21, D. of V. May 30, 1925. Monument in Monument Square, East Michigan, South division, and South Avenue. The monument stands thirty-five feet high and consists of bronze figures of two Civil War soldiers with a flag, mounted on top of a granite shaft on which are placed a variety of carved figures, plaques and inscriptions. The monument was erected in 1901 through contributions from 208 firms and private citizens. The inscription reads: To honor those who fought by land or sea for the American Republic. In grateful remembrance of their love of country, courage, and self-sacrifice the citizens of Battle Creek place this monument. The national progress achieved by their arms is an inspiration for those who struggle for freedom and humanity throughout the world. "We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this monument. Brave men, living and dead, have consecrated it by their struggles far above our power to add or detract." - Abraham Lincoln. They gave to the world undying proof of their heroism, loyalty and patriotism. These men fought that the nation might live. We owe to them the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and the uplifting of our country in dignity, strength and security. Their deeds and sacrifices are the pledge of the liberty, fraternity and enlightenment of the American people. Justice. Self Government. The Union. Freedom. Marshall Boulder with bronze plaque at Michigan Avenue and Exchange Street. It was erected by the citizens of Marshall and dedicated in 1911 during the reunion of veterans of the 1^st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics in Marshall. The inscription reads: 1911. Rendezvous encampment, First Regiment Michigan Engineers, September to December, 1861. Left Camp Owen Marshall, MI for the front December 17, 1032 strong, Col. Wm. P. Innis, comd'g. Served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Marched with Sherman to the sea. 1861-1865. Marshall honors them. [At the time of its organization in 1861, this regiment was designated the 1^st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics. It retained this name throughout the war, but it was also frequently referred to simply as the 1^st Michigan Engineers. See Charles R. Sligh, History of the Services of the First Regiment Michigan Engineers and Mechanics During the Civil War, 1861-1865 (Grand Rapids, 1921).]

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