The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-25
Correspondence Of the Lansing Republican.
From the Twelfth Michigan Regiment.
BETHEL STATION, Tennessee,
June llth, 1861.

BETHEL STATION, Tennessee,
June llth, 1862.
Editor Republican -
Dear Sir: ALLOW me to state to your readers
the condition OF Capt. l. u. Cravath's company,
in the 18th Regiment Michigan Infantry. A.
there has been grea, change in said company
since the last Communication you have received
from Capt. Cravath.
| believe you have not heard anything direct
from this company since the battle OF Shiloh.
As this company vas raised mostly from Ing
ham and Eaton counties, it will be interesting TO
the citizens Of those counties to hear something
about it, and 6nd on; where theiI sous. brothers
and ne;ghbors are and how they doing.
On the sth day OF April, one day after the
| fight, Capt. Cravsth WAS taken sick With fever
About week afterwards be got leave of absence
and went North on board Of Q steamboat. ard
has never been heard from directly by this regi.
ment up TO this time. We once heard that he
Was dead, then it Was contradicted. After~ards
We heard that he was in Ohio, and then that he
vas about we'll. Then again We heard that be
vas dead, but the latter is not confirmed. The
Captain ough, to let us know something Of his
Whereabouts, and how he is getting along. So
mach for that
At the same time Capt. Cravath left, more than
fifty out of this company we're eick uith fever
and diarrhoea. Some OF them have returned to
their company and are now doing duty, while
others we're sent North to hospt.s-sone to
c. Ia,,., n-,.,
Evansville, Ind, and elsewhere
At the battle of Pittsburg Landing. We lost in
killed one, John Schleicher, from Lansing.
Lieut.. A. G. Davis was wounded and after.
wards died at Cincinnati
Austin Miller, from Leslie, wounded, and A.
terwards died.
Martin Ackley. Leslie. wounded and is getting
we'll
John Roeddles. jr.. Meridian, wounded and
doing we'll
John B. Botz, from veruentville, wounded
and getting better.
William Belcher Was wounded slightly, bu,
has not been heard from since.
will now give you list of the missing since
the battle:
Sergt. Samuel W. GrineIl, from Sunield
Corp. Thomas C. Kenyon, and privates John
Nssel, Vim. Ostly and Jerome b. Lafferty, from
Lansing.
Private Tacott B. Irish, AlaiedOn.
| Wm II. Lombard, Vsrmontville.
Arahoi ra,k.,, MeridiSn.
These are all We lost at the battle of Shiloh
April 9th and 7th, 1862
Since then We have been stationed near the
landing to guard the boats and to gather up our
men as much As possible, but We met with poor
success, and the regiment is not - strong to day
as it was the day We marched back from the
lines, miles this side of Corinth.
We have lost Q number of men who died by
disease, which YES raging like fury all over the
battle field. will give you list Of members d
this company who died while We were stationed
near the river
Ssrgt. Henry c. Guest, died May 26th-iisesse
debility.
Corporal Henry B. Palmer, Washtenaw, died
May 9th with Lung Fever.
Daniel Ellis, Lansing, died of fever At Savsn.
nah Hospital, miles below PittsburE Landing.
Milton P. Hail. Castleton, died of Lung Fe.
yer.
WIN. II. Lehman. Meridian. died Of Lung y.
Yesterday, received notice that Gilbert Al
len, Delhi, died at Quincy, ILL.,, Of Typhoid Fe.
yer, and bow many more have died in hospitals
North, canRot tell
1t seems as if this company, or the regiment,
thar pioa1 q. -o:-
as fast as body Of men can 60 where cannot
tell, bat one after another disappears from the
ranks.
Our company reports now ~ members, sI
which there are only 80 present, including one
commissioned officer and Of these 80 there are
only 81 fit for duty, and We are one Of the l.rg.
est companies in the regiment The balance OF
the company 10 scattered all over the couutry,
from West Tennessee to Aichigan-wherever Q
hospital can be found. 1t is said that there is
not hospital without men in it from the 18th
Michigan regiment
As far As news .fromsthe war is concerned,
there is none. We are nov stationed at Bethel,
a railroad station 90 miles north Of Cornth, bu,
we expect marching orders every day. The
Colonel says that this regiment is going towards
Memphis, which We all would like very much
/ hope this will be the case.
Mr.. Editor, if you know anything of the
whereabouts Of Capt. Cravs,h, I wish you would
be so kind to let Us know all about il.
| hope that Corporal John Strong will follow
up his company as soon az possible. as every
mans services are needed here at the present
time, and do further hope that those nov 10
hospitals will soon return to their regiment or
company.
For about two weeks have been confined to
nv bed and tent on account Of fever and s'Ten.
nessee Quicks'ep," but am all right again.
Yours, &c,
GEO II. CASHMERE,
lst Lieut.. Co. G. 18th Regt. v. l.
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