2nd Mich. V.I. Regimental Band

Here is the interesting part folks. Untill I started working on this web page I had no idea the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry had not 1 but 2 bands during the Civil War. The First was disbanded on August 12th 1862. On May 10th 1863 the Regiment received the Second One.

To try to reconstruct the history or the Nominal Roll for the band will be very hard as many soldiers grave only say the Regiment and I have not seen any mention of the Bands until I picked up "For Country,Cause and Leader" edited by Stephen W. Sears which are the Journal of Charles B.Hayden.

I will need your help on this one in a major way. If you have any information on the Band and/or have relatives in the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry that were Band members please contact me. I am mostly looking at the Unnassigned men because that is where Band Members would usually show up on the rolls but some might have become Infantry when the First Band was disbanded.

Biographies I put together so far.

Coy U Band Bayer John B. Home Baltimore Md AAE 48 Rnk Pvt. DLE 15 June 1861 Washington Mich. DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va Other Info:

Coy U Band Brown Edward M. Home Hillsdale AAE 24 Rnk Pvt. DLE 06 June 1861 Detroit DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info: Cemetery Old Rural Santa Rosa Ca

Coy D Band Buck Frank H. Home Lenawee Co AAE 19 Rnk Musician DLE 20 April 1861 Adrian Disability Discharged DLD 13 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info: TLDD Natural

Coy U Band Bull William A. Home Dolphin PA AAE n/a Rnk Pvt. DLE 19 June 1861 Unknown DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy D Band Comstock Albert V. Home Lenawee Co AAE 24 Rnk Musician DLE 20 April 1861 Adrian Transfered: on 07 June 1861 from Company D to Band DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy G Band Conklin Addison R. Home St Joseph AAE 26 Rnk Musician DLE 18 May 1861 Constantine Transfered: on 07 June 1861 from Company G to Band DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy A Band Curtis Thomas H. Home Hillsdale AAE 27 Rnk Musician DLE 21 March 1864 Hillsdale Transfered: to E Co. 24th Batt Reg. RC DLD 02 August 1865 Washington Dc Other Info: Cemetery Benerly Natn'l Edgewater Park NJ

Coy B Band Gates Albert E. Home Hudson AAE 22 Rnk Drummer Principal Musician DLE 10 May 1861 Hudson Promotions: to Principal Musician on 15 October 1862 (Estimated day of Promo) Mustered Out DLD 28 July 1865 Delaney House DC Other Info: TLDD Natural

Coy U Band Geigal Francis Home Baltimore MD AAE n/a Rnk Pvt. DLE 16 July 1861 Unknown DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy K Band Grout Gardner K. Home Kalamazoo AAE 23 Rnk Fifer DLE 10 May 1861 Kalamazoo Promotions: to Principal Musician on 16 January 1862 Disability Discharged DLD 20 October 1862 Fort McHenry Baltimore Md Other Info: Last Reported Residence at Saginaw Mich. TLDD Natural

Coy U Band Happal August Home Baltimore MD AAE n/a Rnk Pvt. DLE 29 July 1861 Unknown DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy U Band Lambert Richard Home Hillsdale AAE n/a Rnk Pvt. DLE 19 June 1861 Unknown DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy U Band Lancaster Morgan Home Hillsdale AAE n/a Rnk Pvt. DLE 19 June 1861 Unknown DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info: Cemetery Oak Grove Hillsdale Mi

Coy U Band Miller Henry Home Baltimore Md AAE n/a Rnk Pvt. DLE 12 July 1861 Unknown DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info: Cemetery Western Baltimore Md

Coy U Band Muhl Conrad Home Baltimore Md AAE n/a Rnk Pvt. DLE 15 July 1861 Baltimore Md Promotions: to Principal Musician on 16 January 1862 DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy E Band Pasco Albert M. Home Niles AAE 19 Rnk Drummer Principal Musician DLE 25 May 1861 Niles Promotions: to Principal Musician on 01 April 1865 Mustered Out DLD 28 July 1865 Delaney House DC Other Info: TLDD Natural

Coy U Band Rice Orville N. Home Hillsdale AAE 20 Rnk Pvt. DLE 19 June 1861 Detroit Deserted Other Info: deserted at Arlington VA on 23 July 1861

Coy U Band Seibert Jacob Home Baltimore Md AAE 22 Rnk Pvt. DLE 15 July 1861 Baltimore Md DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy U Band Steidell Harmon Home Baltimore Md AAE n/a Rnk Pvt. DLE 15 July 1861 Unknown Mustered Out DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy G Band Thurbur Abner Home St. Joseph Co AAE 27 Rnk Pvt. DLE 22 May 1861 Detroit Mustered Out with the Band DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

Coy I Band Underwood Hiram Home Kalamazoo AAE 42 Rnk Drummer Drum Major DLE 22 April 1861 Kalamazoo Promotions: to Drum Major Discharged DLD 26 November 1862 Falmouth Va. Other Info:

Coy U Band Underwood Hiram C. Home Detroit AAE 18 Rnk Pvt. DLE 05 June 1861 Detroit DLD 26 October 1861 Camp Lyon Va. Other Info: First mentioned as a Major on June 28th 1861. He is mentioned as the "first musician and an excellent singer". He got himself in trouble somehow and was released from arrest on November 19th 1861. He is discharged from the service and heads for home on November 25th 1862. I believe that he was the Regimental Band Conductor.

Coy U Band Weigar William Home Baltimore Md. AAE n/a Rnk Pvt. DLE 15 July 1861 Unknown DLD 01 August 1862 Harrison's Landing Va. Other Info:

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