Richardson, Joseph

Company "C" & Colors

Joseph Richardson enlisted in Calhoun Co. Mich. in Company "C" of the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry at the age of 18.
He eventually became the Color Sergeant for the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry.
The 2nd Mich. entered Petersburg, Virginia, in the early morning of 3 April 1865, on the heels of the First Michigan Sharpshooters after months of siege.
He entered the city and after loosing the race to be the First to raise a Union flag over the city to the 1st Mich. Sharp Shooters he unfurled the flag over the U.S. Customs House.

List Of Bios	First Rnk	Last Rnk	Company
Bigalow, Cornelius	Pvt.	Pvt.	C	May 31,2005
Brininstool, William	Pvt.	Pvt.	C	May 31,2005
Byington, Cornelius	Capt.	Maj.	C, HQ
Clark, William H.(1)	Pvt.	Pvt.	C	Nov. 28,2005
Cullen, Patrick C.	Unkn.	Unkn.	C	Apr. 10,2005
Daniels, Henry H. ***	Sgt.	Adj.	B,C,D,H,HQ	Mar. 22,2000
Freeman, George H.	Sgt.	1st Lt.	C,A & 9th Corps	Jan. 18,2006
Hodskin, Charles H.	Sgt.	Capt.	C, A, H & 9th Corp	Apr. 29,2005
Hume, Charles W.	Pvt.	Med	C, D, Med	Mar. 13,05
Jordon, William F.	Pvt.	Pvt.	C	Sept. 4,1999
Kidder, Benjamin C.	Pvt.	Pvt.	C	Oct. 25,2005
Mayo, Perry	Pvt.	Pvt.	C
Putnam, Oren C.	Pvt.	Sgt.	C	Apr. 5,2005
Renick, John H.	Pvt.	Pvt.	C	Apr. 29,2005
Rice, Royal G.	Pvt.	Pvt.	C
Richardson, Joseph	Unkn.	Col. Sgt.	C, Colour
Sheldon, Stephen A.	Sgt. (4th)	Major (Brevet)	C, I & HQ	May 12,2006

*** = This bio is under Company "B" which was his first Company.

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