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Source 161 – Website File of Civil War Regarding George S Thomas

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George S. Thomas
Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics
Side: Union
Company: I
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Arificer
Film Number: M545, roll 42

Battle Unit Details

Union Michigan Volunteers

1st Regiment, Engineers and Mechanics, Michigan
Organized at Marshall, Mich., September 12, 1861, and mustered in to date October 29, 1861. Left State for Louisville, Ky., December 17, 1861. Assigned to duty by Detachments as follows: Companies “D,” “F” and “G” with Thomas’ 1st Division, Army of the Ohio; Companies “B,” “E” and “I” with McCook’s 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio; Companies “C” and “H” with Mitchell’s 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, and Companies “A” and “K” with Nelson’s 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to June, 1862, Unattached, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. Unattached, Dept. of the Cumberland, to muster out.

SERVlCE.-Companies “D,” “F” and “G” with Thomas at Camp Dick Robinson and Somerset, Ky., constructing roads to Mill Springs. Action at Mill Springs January 19, 1862. Other Companies on Green River, Ky., building storehouses, fortifications, etc., till February, 1862. Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., February 14-15. Occupation of Bowling Green February 15 (Cos. “C” and “H”). Advance on Nashville, Tenn., February 14-28. Engaged in building railroad bridges at Franklin, Columbia, Murfreesboro, etc., till April. 8 Companies moved to Shiloh, Tenn., April 3-15, building bridges and repairing roads. 2 Companies remained with Mitchell and engaged in running trains, etc., on Memphis & Charleston Railroad and Nashville & Decatur Railroad during May. Regiment engaged in advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Skirmish near Corinth May 9. Buell’s Campaign on line of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August, building bridges, repairing railroad, etc. At Huntsville, Ala., and building bridges, repairing track and running trains on the Tennessee & Alabama Railroad and the Memphis & Charleston Railroad till August. Companies “C,” “F,” “I” and “K” at Stevenson, Ala., till August; rejoining Regiment near Gallatin till September. Companies “A,” “B,” “D,” “G” and “H” moved to Nashville, Tenn., August 20-22, and building bridges on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad till September 16. March in advance of the Army to Louisville, Ky., September 16-26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-22. Battle of Perryville October 8 (Cos. “A,” “C” and “H”). March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 7, and to Mill Creek, near Nashville, November 22. Duty there till December 31. Battle of Stone River December 31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Lavergne January 1, 1863. Repulse of Forest’s attack. Duty at Lavergne, Murfreesboro, etc., till June 29 building bridges, magazines, repairing railroad and other engineering work. Repairing line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad from Murfreesboro to Bridgeport, Ala., till September. Engineering duty at Chattanooga, Bridgeport, Stevenson and on line of the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, Nashville & Northwestern Railroad, Tennessee & Alabama Railroad and Memphis & Charleston Railroad building block houses, etc., till May, 1864. Chattanooga October 6, 1863. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29, 1863.Brown’s Ferry October 27, 1863. 1 Battalion at Chattanooga May, 1864. 1 Battalion on Memphis & Charleston Railroad building block houses from Decatur to Stevenson, Ala., till June. Companies “L” and “M” at Stevenson, Ala., till November 28, 1864. Regiment on duty on the Atlantic & Western Railroad building block houses, etc., till September. Ordered to Atlanta, Ga., September 25. Old members mustered out October 31, 1864. Duty at Atlanta September 28 to November 15. March to the sea destroying railroad track, bridges and repairing and making roads November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Carolina Campaign January to April, 1865. South Edisto River, S. C., February 9. North Edisto River February 12-13. Columbia February 16-17. Fayetteville, N. C., March 11. Averysboro March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. (Cos. “L” and “M” detached at Stevenson, Ala., working on fortifications there and on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad building block houses, etc., till December, 1864; then at Nashville, Tenn., till March, 1865. Participated in siege of Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 5-12, 1864. Near Murfreesboro December 15. Co. “L” captured. Rejoined Regiment at Goldsboro, N. C., March 25, 1865.) Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett’s House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., June 6; thence to Nashville, Tenn. Duty at Nashville July 1 to September 22. Mustered out September 22, and discharged at Jackson, Mich., October 1, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 12 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 351 Enlisted men by disease. Total 364.

Source 160 – Website File of Civil War Enlistees, Lansing MI

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Record – First Michigan Engineers & Mechanics (1861-1865)
URL: http://www.migenweb.org/michiganinthewar/engineers/1engi.htm
Thomas, George S. (p. 201)
Enlisted – Company I, Engineers & Mechanics, 15 August 1864, at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI., for 1 year, age 36.
Mustered – 15 August 1864. Joined regiment at Atlanta, GA, 02 Sept 1864.
Position – Artificer
Discharged – Washington D.C., 07 June 1865.
Buried – North Star

Note: Sidney S. Thomas and William W. Thomas enlisted on same day at Grand Rapids.

URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015346847;view=1up;seq=223
Book: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865
Page 201 – Engineers & Mechanics
Thomas, George S., North Star. Enlisted in Company I, Engineers and Mechanics, August 15, 1864, at Grand Rapids, for 1 year, age 36. Mustered August 15, 1864. Joined regiment at Atlanta, GA, September 2, 1864. Artificer. Discharged at Washington, D.C., June 7, 1863.

Record – First and Second U.S. Sharpshooters, Company D, Western Sharpshooters (1861-1865)
Nelson, Marcus S. (p. 175)
Enlisted – Company D, Western Sharpshooters, 10 March 1862, at Dowagiac, MI
Mustered – 12 March 1862
Killed in Action – 04 October 1862, Corinth, MS
Buried – Arlington

Draper, Willard E. (p. 171) (see Source 10)
Enlisted – Company D, Western Sharpshooters, 11 March 1862, at Dowagiac, MI
Mustered – 26 March 1862
Discharged – at expiration of term of service at Goldsboro, NC, 04 April 1865
Died – 14 February 1903, at Detroit, MI
Buried –

Branch, Elam (Vol. 45, p. 116)
Enlisted – Company C, 70th New York Infantry, 30 April 1861, at Paw Paw for 3 years
Mustered – 21 June 1861
Promoted Corporal
Discharged – 24 July 1862, at Detroit, MI, on account of wounds received in action
Buried – Lawrence

Branch, Elijah C. (Vol 42, p. 132)
Enlisted – Battlion G, 1st Lt. Artillery
Mustered –
Discharged –
Died –
Buried –

Source 155 – United Spanish War Roster Including Frank Thomas

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A Roster of Members of Guy V. Henry Post, Camp No. 3, United Spanish War Veterans, Grand Rapids, Michigan
URL: http://www.spanamwar.com/GrandRapidsvets.htm

Contributed  by Denis P. Edeline

Company B
Ackley, Elbert
Beye, Peter
Bogert, John
Campbell, Edgar H.
Carolan, Thomas
Cherry, Frank C.
Claver, Arnold
Coughlin, Patrick
Dow, John
English, John D.
Healy, James
Heers, Carl E.
Hornung, Adolph G.
Kamp, Andrew
Kos, Leonard
Lamoreaux, Irving C.
Linsley, Edgar M.
Manni, Cornelius
Maurits, John C.
Miller, John
Nyhoff, Henry F.
Oliver, John V.
Quinten, John
Raiguel, Edward W.
Rhodes, Frank R.
Richter, William H.
Simon, Otto
Thomas, Frank L.
Vander Werf, Peter
Ver Brugge, William
Watson, Roy S.
Zylstra, Martin P.

Source 188 – Department of Interior Pension Letter to George S. Thomas

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Author: H.L. Rorthe, Special Examiner, Department of the Interior
Title: Letter to George S. Thomas
Date: 16 Feb 1891
Curator: Christine Fisher
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Department of the Interior
Office of Special Examiner U.S. Bureau of Pensions at Grand Rapids, MI
16 Feb 1891

Sir:
You are hereby informed that, in pursuance of authority vested in me, and instructions from the Commissioner of Pensions, I will be at North Dorr, Allegan Co., MI, on or about the Feb. 19, 1891, to specially inquire into the merits of your claim for pension, No. 104064, and to advise you more specifically as to the exact time and place of entering upon said inquiry.

You are also informed that it will be your right and privilege and you will be afforded ample opportunity to be present during the examination, either in person or by attorney, or both, and confront and cross-examine the witnesses, and introduce evidence of witnesses in your own behalf should you so elect.

Should you, however, decline or for any reason be unable to attend or employ an attorney in your behalf, your interests will be guarded and protected in all respects as though you were present. You will not be obliged or compelled to be present at the investigation, and if you desire to stay away, the examination will be openly and fairly conducted in your absence, and the evidence thus taken will, if practicable and you are accessible, be read to you by me before returning the papers to the Bureau of Pensions for final action.

Very Respectfully,
H.L. Rorthe, Special Examiner

Source 190 – Pension Letter from Representative Julius Houseman to George S. Thomas

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Author: Julius Houseman, U.S. House of Representatives, of Washington D.C.
Title: Letter to George S. Thomas of Dorr, MI
Date: 19 Dec 1884
Curator: Christine Fisher
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George S. Thomas Esquire, Dorr, MI

My Dear Sir!
Has anything occurred to you by which I can get your Pension claim reinstated if there is anything I can do before the expiration of my term, I will cheerfully do it. Very Respectfully,
Julius Houseman

I an introduce a bill for your relief but there is but little prospect owning to the short time allowed to get any of the present sessions bills to any issue.