* Williamsburg
May 5th 1862
This is the 2nd Michigan First Major Battle which they are directly involved in. Even tho they were involved in Blackburn's Ford,1st Bull Run and Bailey's Crossing (Cross Roads) they suffered only minor casualties in these 3 engagements.1 Wounded in Action at Blackburn's Ford, Covered the Retreat at 1st Bull Run and 2 Wounded in Action, 2 Died of Wounds and 5 died of accidental injury at Bailey's Crossing.
At approximately 8am the 2nd Michigan marches, in rain which continued without intermission till midnight, on some really bad roads.
Companies "F" and "I" are immediately sent into dense pine woods to support the 5th Michigan.
A Company of Volunteers manned a guns of a battery in the middle of the road. Every horse had been killed and the gunners lay killed or wounded amongst them.
After dark the 40th NY came and relieved the Regiment.
At Williamsburg they lost 17 killed, 38 wounded and 5 missing. See Casualty Report below.
Order of Battle
Third Corp - Brig. Gen. Heintzelman’s Corp 
- Third Division - Gen. Kearny’s Division
- Third Brigade. - Gen. Berry’s Brigade.
- Artillery - Capt James Thompson
- 2nd Mich. Colonel Orlando M. Poe
- B, 1 NJ - Capt John E. Beam
- 3 MI - Col Stephen G. Champlin E,
- 1 RI - Capt George E. Randolph
- 5 MI - Col Henry D. Terry
- G, 2 US - Capt James Thompson
- 37 NY - Col Samuel B. Hayman
Losses: k, 69; w, 223; m, 77 = 299
Updated March 4th 2000
Williamsburg Casualty List
May 4th-5th 1862
The 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry first Major battle was at Williamsburg with 17 Killed in Action, 38 Wounded in Action and 5 Missing.
###, Family, First, Rank, Co., Injury, Other Info
Killed In Action
Allen, Charles, Pvt., I, No Other Information.
Wallace, Unknown, Cpl., I, No Other Information.
Kidder, Henry A., Unkn., B, No Other Information.
Frazier, William S., Pvt., B, No Other Information.
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Wounded In Action
Poe, Orlando M., Col., HQ, Wounded in Hand, Recovered
Fox, William, Unkn., Z, wounded in the leg, Recovered
Morse, Unknown, Capt., F, shot through the leg, No Other Info.
Willson, George A., Pvt., I, loses an arm, No Other Info.
Rasch, Julius, Pvt., A, Discharged For Wounds 5 May 1862 Williamsburg Va.
Evens, George H., B, WIA, gun shot wound to the abdomen. Sent to Gen Hospital in Hastington. Hospitalized: Treated at U.S. General Hospital at Philadelphia, May 1862. Recovered
Unknown, Unknown, Unkn., Z, No Other Information, .
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###, Family, First, Rank, Co., Injury, Other Info
Missing in Action
Jessup, Joseph, Pvt., B, POW and Survived
Unknown, Unknown, Unkn., Z, No Other Information, .
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This is the 2nd Michigan First Major Battle which they are directly involved in. Even tho they were involved in Blackburn's Ford,1st Bull Run and Bailey's Crossing (Cross Roads) they suffered only minor casualties in these 3 engagements.1 Wounded in Action at Blackburn's Ford, Covered the Retreat at 1st Bull Run and 2 Wounded in Action, 2 Died of Wounds and 5 died of accidental injury at Bailey's Crossing.
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