25th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

Historical Notes:
The 25th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized at Kalamazoo, Michigan. It Mustered in September 22, 1862. The regiment was Mustered out June 24, 1865 at Salisbury, NC. The regiment suffered 1 officer and 34 enlisted men who were killed in action or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 141 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 178 fatalities. Officers:
Colonel O.H. Moore
Benjamin Orcutt from Kalamazoo, MI was the Lt. Colonel of the Regiment for the duration of service.
Major Dewitt C. Fitch of Mattawan
Surgeon was Bolivar Barnum of Schoolcraft
First Assistant Surgeon was Francis Oakley of York
Second Assistant Surgeon John N. Greggs of Schoolcraft
Adjutant Charles H. brown of Kalamazoo
Quartermaster was John M. Ridlon, Paw Paw
Chaplin was Albert L. Payson of Schoolcraft.
Assignments:
Organized at Kalamazoo, Mich., and mustered in September 22, 1862. Left State for Louisville, Ky., September 29. Attached to District of Louisville, Dept. of the Ohio, to December, 1862. District of Western Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to June, 1863. Unattached, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps. Army of the Ohio, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to February, 1865, and Dept. of North Carolina, to June, 1865. Service:
Duty at Louisville, Ky., until December 9, 1862. Moved to Munfordsville December 9, and duty there until January 8, 1863. Operations against Morgan December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Action at Bacon Creek, near Munfordsville, December 26, 1862. Moved to Bowling Green, Ky., January 8, 1863, and duty there until March 26. Moved to Lebanon, Ky., March 26, and operations against Pegram's forces March 26-April 3. Provost and guard duty at Louisville until August. (Cos. "D," "E," "F," "I" and "K" moved to Lebanon June 10, thence to Green River Bridge. Action at Green River Bridge, Tebb's Bend. July 4. Successfully repulse Gen. John Morgan and his command of 4,000 with a loss of 50 killed and 200 wounded.) Moved to Lebanon, Ky., August 17. Burnside's Campaign in East Tennessee August 17-October 17. March over Cumberland Mountains to Knoxville, Tenn., August 17-September 4. Duty at Loudon until November 9. Knoxville Campaign November 4-December 23. Moved to Kingston November 9, and duty there until December 4. Repulse of Wheeler's attack on Kingston November 24. Near Kingston December 4. March to Mossy Creek December 4-27. Action at Mossy Creek, Talbot Station, December 29. Duty at Mossy Creek until January 18, 1864. Moved to Knoxville January 18-21 and duty there until February 24. Advance to Morristown February 24-March 12. To Mossy Creek March 18 thence march to Red Clay, Ga., March 25-May 4. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 4-September 8. Demonstrations on Dalton May 9-13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Pickett's Mills May 27. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes' Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Decatur July 19. Howard House July 20. Battle of Atlanta July 22. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Pursuit of Hood into Alabama October 4-26. Moved to Johnsonville, Tenn., November 2-5, thence to Centreville and guard fords of Duck River until November 28. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. At Clifton, Tenn., until January 16, 1865. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 16-February 15. Fort Anderson February 18-19. Town Creek February 19-20. Capture of Wilmington February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Sailsbury, N. C., until June. Mustered out June 24, 1865. Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1521 men.

Company A - Calhoun County

Company B - Ionia County and Kent County

Company C - Berrien County

Company D - St. Joseph County and Kalamazoo County

Company E - St. Joseph County and Kalamazoo County

Company F - Berrien County

Company G - St. Joseph County and Berrien County

Company H - Kalamazoo County

Company I- Ottawa County

Company K - Berrien County and Kalamazoo County

Unassigned Company - Kalamazoo County

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