. The story of the Twentieth Michigan infantry, July 15th, 1862 to May 30th, 1865. Embracing official documents on file in the records of the state of Michigan and of the United States referring or relative to the regiment . ial arrangement with the Robert Smith PrintingCompany was the committee able to secure its publication. The committee was obliged to eliminate some sketcheswhich would have added interest to the book, and confine thenarrative to a history of the organization and movements of theRegiment as a whole. In the matter of photographs, the committee was obliged toconfine them to t
. The story of the Twentieth Michigan infantry, July 15th, 1862 to May 30th, 1865. Embracing official documents on file in the records of the state of Michigan and of the United States referring or relative to the regiment . ial arrangement with the Robert Smith PrintingCompany was the committee able to secure its publication. The committee was obliged to eliminate some sketcheswhich would have added interest to the book, and confine thenarrative to a history of the organization and movements of theRegiment as a whole. In the matter of photographs, the committee was obliged toconfine them to those of Generals Burnside, Willcox, and the fieldand staff officers, including those who at some time had commandof the Regiment, and those who fell in battle, or died of diseasewhile in the army, with one exception. After the death of Cap-tain Charles T. Allen, one of the bravest of men, and a universalfavorite with the Regiment, the committee concluded that therecould be no invidious distinction in publishing his photograph,although he had never had command of the Regiment. C. B. Grant,Saml H. Row,C. W. Maynard,H. R. Mills,Andrew Knight. Committee. RECORD OF SERVICE OF Michigan Volunteers IN THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865. Published by authority of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Michigan Legislatureunder the direction of Brig. Gen. Geo. H. Brown, Adjutant General. In presenting this work to the public, we wish to acknowledge thepainstaking, enthusiastic, and able efforts of Assistant Adjutant General, H. Turner, who, by long and most honorable military service, wasespecially fitted for the work of compiling this volume. To him is due ourunbounded gratitude, and the full honor of these carefully prepared records. Governor. Adjutant General. IHLING BROS. & EVERARD Stationers, Printers and Publishers KALAMAZOO. MICH. INTRODUCTORY. The compilation of the military history of each soldier of the Civil War(who was a resident of the State of Michigan at the time h
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