Civil War soldiers

Photo: W. Westbrook, G. Brown, G Maner, Jim Gruet - Co. B, 10th

Many Michigan Anishinaabek enlisted in the Civil War. For information on the 140 men who enlisted in Company K, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, see here.

This are the men who enlisted in other units:

Bennett, Peter, [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Brock, Abraham - Company B, 10th Infantry, son of Chief Shaw-shaw-waw-naw-beese

Campeau/Campau, Peter - Company D, 7th Cavalry, [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Chatfield, John - [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Chatfield, William - Company B, 10th Cavalry [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Covert, Dan aka Dan Sunshine, - Company K, 9th Cavalry [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Durvernay, William "Chid" - Company B, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters

Fisher, James - Company K, 9th Cavalry

Fisher, Joe - Comany M, 8th Michigan Cavalry [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Fisher, Robert - Company K, 9th Michigan Cavalry, died 3 Oct 1864

Fisher, Samuel [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Gruett, James - Company B, 10th Michigan Infantry [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County] See picture at the top of this page

Jackson, John - Company K, 9th Michigan Cavalry [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Johns, Peter - [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Kay-ne-go-me, William - [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Kedgnot/Kedgot, John aka John Duvernay - Company B, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters

Ke-go - [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Neome, Mark - Company K, 9th Michigan Cavalry [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Nottaway, David - Company I, 8th Michigan Cavalry [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Pe-che-ka, Lewis [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Pe-nay-se-waw-be, John [1868 Gruett roll says he died in the Army in 1865]

Sag-a-tup [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County]

Shawabanassau, James - Company K, 9th Michigan Cavalry

Tay-baw-se-gay - [1868 Gruett roll says he was killed in the war]

Westbrook, William - Company B, 10th Michigan Infantry [Named in Past & Present of Isabella County] See picture at the top of this page

From "Past and Present of Isabella County", page 79. Those not named above were members of Company K, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters

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