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The military information for each veteran has been taken from "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865" for soldiers serving from Michigan. Non-Michigan veteran military information has been taken from the Adjutant General's Reports for their respective states or compiled information from other official sources. All other information has been obtained from sources deemed accurate and reliable.

** Denotes a calculated birth date.

Waterson (or Watterson), George		Cemetery: Wash. South - Washington Twp.
Born: August 20, 1840 (PA)		Died: January 16, 1918
Researchers Note: Residence: Unknown. Corporal, Company B, 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Mustered age 18, September 16, 1861. Captured in Plymouth, North Carolina on April 10, 1864. In prison at Andersonville until December 10, 1864. Promoted from Private, May 1, 1865. Andersonville prisoner code 40258.
Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Corporal
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 1/29/1891, Application 987847. Widow (Margaret Ann) filed request 3/7/1915, Application 1116573. Veteran request filed from Ohio, widow's request filed from Michigan. Pension Request files are made out in the name of Waterson.
Researchers Note: The Andersonville referred to is the Andersonville Prison in Andersonville, Georgia. However, date of capture is identified as April 20, 1864. In addition, the last name of this veteran is officially noted as Watterson in the Andersonville Prison files and the last name Waterson is listed as alternate name. This information provided by the Macon County, Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the National Park Service. Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from eight months in Andersonville Prison as a result of service in the Civil War. Click here for photo

West, Chauncey		Cemetery: Wash. South - Washington Twp
Born: Unknown (PA)		Died: January 21, 1892 (75y)
Residence: Clinton. Enlisted in Battery M, First Michigan Light Artillery, as Artificer, April 27, 1863, at Clinton, for 3 years, age 40. Mustered May 5, 1863. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate of disability at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, December 25, 1864.
Enlistment Rank: Artificer
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 4/26/1864, Application 44562. No state specified by veteran.
Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from a right limb injured by horse falling as a result of service in the Civil War.

Wethy (or Withy), Levi N.		Cemetery: Wash. South - Washington Twp.
Born: 1839 (MI)		Died: May 12, 1880
Enlisted in Company F, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, April 4, 1865, at Pontiac, for 1 year, age 25. Mustered April 4, 1865. Joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tennessee April 18, 1865. Transferred to Company B, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry June 26, 1865. Mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 6, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private
Pension:	Widow (Amanda) filed pension request 7/10/1889, Application 400714. Request filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: This veteran's name is listed as Levi N. Withey in the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865". In the pension records, this veteran's name is listed as Levi M. Wethey.

Wood, Ezra A.		Cemetery: Bruce - Bruce Township
Born: October 27, 1842 (MI)		Died: February 7, 1864 (21y,2m,10d)
Bruce. Enlisted in Company A, Fifth Michigan Cavalry, August 18, 1862, at Bruce, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered August 26, 1862. Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863. Promoted Corporal. Died at Douglas Hospital, February 27, 1864. Buried at Richmond, Virginia.
Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Full Corporal
Pension:	Mother (Phoebe C.) filed pension request 2/9/1891, Application 495080. Mother filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: The headstone for this veteran is probably a memorial stone. Researchers Note: The headstone for this veteran shows the date of death as February 7, 1864, which differs from that listed in the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865". We are of the opinion that the headstone is probably more accurate.

Willets, Truman		Cemetery: Goodrich - Bruce Twp.
Born: March 12, 1828 (MI)		Died: September 9, 1865
Enlisted in Company E, Ninth Michigan Infantry, February 13, 1865, at Woodhull, for 1 year, age 36. Mustered February 28, 1865. Joined regiment May 15, 1865. Died at Detroit, Michigan, September 7, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private
Pension:	Widow (Anna) filed pension request 2/24/1866, Application 121902. No state specified on request.
Researchers Note: The headstone for this veteran lists the date of death as September 9, 1865, which differs from that listed in the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865". We are of the opinion that the headstone is probably more accurate.

Watson, James D.		Cemetery: McCafferty - Bruce Twp.
Born: October 16, 1834 (NY)		Died: July 11, 1909
Researchers Note: Enlisted in Company A, Ninth New York Cavalry September 20, 1861, at Warsaw, New York, age 23. Mustered October 5, 1861. Wounded at Middletown, Virginia, August 25, 1864. Promoted to Corporal. Promoted to Sergeant. Promoted to Second Lieutenant. Mustered out July 17, 1865, at Cloud's Mills, Virginia.
Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Corporal, Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 2/24/1894, Application 1156391. Widow (Agerlia) filed request 7/16/1909, Application 923822. Both requests filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from a gun shell wound on the hip as a result of service in the Civil War. Also noted is that this veteran was wounded at Middletown, Virginia.

Warren, Charles P.		Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo
Born: 1837 (NY)		Died: July 14, 1924
*Enlisted in Company B, Thirtieth Michigan Infantry, December 12, 1864, at Almont, for 1 year, age 26. Mustered December 13, 1864. Mustered out at Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1865.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 1/6/1888, Application 634851. Widow (Sarah E.) filed request 8/23/1924, Application 1222932. Both requests filed from Michigan.
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Washer, Lyman F.		Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo
Born: About 1846 (NJ)		Died: August 20, 1864
Enlisted in Company L, First Michigan Cavalry, January 25, 1864, at Romeo, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered January 29, 1864. Died of disease at Frederick, Maryland, August 20, 1864. Buried at Fredericksburg, Maryland.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	No pension record found.
Researchers Note: No monument has been found for this veteran in the Romeo Cemetery by the Researchers. However, he is listed as buried in this cemetery by a reading of the burials in the Romeo Cemetery done in 1954. Any monument that existed at that time was probably a memorial monument since this veteran is buried elsewhere, as indicated above.

Watkins, Colotion		Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo
Born: Unknown (MI)		Died: June 6, 1885 (38y)
Enlisted in Company F, Fifth Michigan Cavalry, January 18, 1864, at Bruce, for 3 years, age 17. Mustered January 22, 1864. Joined regiment at Stevensburg, Virginia, March 22, 1864. Honorably discharged at Detroit, Michigan, May 29, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 3/13/1883, Application 475623. Widow (Mary J. Watkins) filed request 7/14/1885, Application 329047. Minor (Mary J. Carpenter, Gdn.) filed request 2/24/1894, Application 591148. All requests filed from Michigan.

Weightman, Albert		Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo
Born: November 7, 1846** (MI)		Died: October 13, 1868 (21y,11m,6d)
*Enlisted in Company L, Seventh Michigan Cavalry, June 10, 1863, age 18. Discharged for disability at Washington, D. C., July 21, 1865. Died in October, 1868.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 7/26/1865, Application 80184. Father (William) filed Pension Request 11/3/____, Application 321000. Father filed from Michigan.

Weightman, James		Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo
Born: March 29, 1844** (CAN)		Died: February 13, 1868 (23y,10m,15d)
*Enlisted in Company L, First Michigan Cavalry, January 22, 1864, at Romeo, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered February 2, 1864. Deserted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, July 1, 1865.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Widow (Hannah Hunt) filed Pension Request 8/12/1917, Application 1145077. Widow filed from Michigan.

Weightman, Thomas		Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo
Born: April 1, 1841 (CAN)		Died: September 30, 1915
(Veteran), Romeo. Enlisted in Company L, First Michigan Cavalry, August 20, 1861, at Romeo, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered September 6, 1861. Taken prisoner at Strasburg, Virginia, May 28, 1862. Re-enlisted December 21, 1863. Mustered December 21, 1863. Promoted Corporal. Promoted Quartermaster Sergeant June 15, 1865. Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1865. Mustered out at Salt Lake City, Utah, March 10, 1866. Present residence, Romeo, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Corporal. Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 4/1/1879, Application 276529. Widow (Margaret) filed request 10/9/1915, Application 1054106. No state specified by veteran, Widow filed from Michigan.

Wellstead, William J.		Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo
Born: February 7, 1836 (ENG)		Died: June 8, 1914
*Bruce. Enlisted in Company B, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, August 6, 1862, at Romeo, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered August 14, 1862. Mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, June 26, 1865.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 4/22/1884, Application 511611. Veteran filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from a diseased left lung and kidney disease for the past 26 years.

Whitney, George B.		Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo
Born: Unknown (MI)		Died: May 9, 1909 (71y about)
(Veteran) Kent County. Enlisted in Company H, Second Michigan Cavalry, as Farrier, September 6, 1861, at Grand Rapids, for 3 years, age 24. Mustered October 2, 1861. Re-enlisted January 5, 1864, at Mossy Creek, Tennessee. Mustered March 29, 1864. Veterinary Surgeon November 4, 1864. Discharged for disability at Nashville, Tennessee, May 22, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Farrier. Promoted to Full Veterinary Surgeon.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 10/1/1870, Application 160545. No state specified on request.

Wilkinson, William H.		Cemetery: Romeo - Romeo
Born: 1848 (MI)		Died: March 21, 1890
Enlisted in Company A, Ninth Michigan Infantry, August 31, 1864, at Troy, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered August 31, 1864. Joined regiment October 24, 1864. Hospital Steward October 26, 1864. Mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, September 15, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Hospital Steward.
Pension:	Widow (Caroline E.) filed pension request 4/16/1890, Application 420142. Widow filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: This veteran went on to become William H. Wilkinson, M.D. Click here for photo

Wade, James		Cemetery: Willowgrove - Richmond Twp.
Born: July 18, 1830 (CAN)		Died: August 11, 1909 (79y,0m,23d)
Mt. Clemens. Enlisted in Company A, Ninth Michigan Infantry, August 13, 1861, at Romeo, for 3 years, age 31. Mustered October 15, 1861. Discharged at Elizabethtown, Kentucky, February 15, 1862. Present residence, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Widow (Malvina J.) filed pension request 9/3/1909, Application 926589. Widow filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: The birth date for this veteran was taken from his death certificate. Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from urinary organ problems as a result of service in the Civil War.

Waite, Franklin		Cemetery: Willowgrove - Richmond Twp.
Born: December 25, 1840 (NY)		Died: November 18, 1861 (20y,11m,23d)
*Armada. Enlisted in Company A, Ninth Michigan Infantry, August 13, 1861, at Romeo, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered October 15, 1861. Died of disease at West Point, Kentucky, November 18, 1861.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Mother (Chloe) filed pension request 10/19/1863, Application 36356. No state specified on request.
Researchers Note: In "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865", this veteran's surname is spelled Wait.

Wilder, William H.		Cemetery: Willowgrove - Richmond Twp.
Born: December 4, 1841 (CAN)		Died: August 12, 1874
*Enlisted in Company B, Thirtieth Michigan Infantry, November 29, 1864, at Armada, for 1 year, age 22. Mustered December 7, 1864. Mustered out at Detroit, Michigan, June 30, 1865.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Widow (Margaret A. Mathews) filed pension request 6/28/1875, Application 221850. Mother (Mary) filed request 7/2/1888, Application 375908. No state specified by widow, mother filed from Michigan.

Williams, Lyman		Cemetery: Willowgrove - Richmond Twp.
Born: Unknown (NY)		Died: May 2, 1884
*Memphis. Enlisted in Company E, Fifth Michigan Cavalry, August 22, 1862, at Memphis, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered August 27, 1862. Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 23, 1865.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Widow (Mary E. Beard) filed pension request 11/4/1920, Application 1165551. Widow filed from Kansas.
Researchers Note: Cemetery records for this veteran indicate that he was buried April, 1884, however, do not list a death date. The death date above was taken from the pension records. Resolution of this discrepancy is outside the scope of this study.

Worts, Robert C.		Cemetery: Willowgrove - Richmond Twp.
Born: October 9, 1839 (ENG)		Died: January 7, 1917
(Veteran), Macomb County. Enlisted in First Company Sharpshooters, attached to Sixteenth Michigan Infantry, November 13, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered January 23, 1862. Joined regiment at Hall's Hill, Virginia, February 14, 1862. Re-enlisted December 24, 1863, at Rappahannock Station, Virginia. Mustered December 24, 1863. Mustered out at Jeffersonville, Indiana, July 8, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 5/11/1885, Application 539761. No state specified by veteran.
Researchers Note: The pension request states that this veteran was a member of Brady's Sharpshooters. Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from rheumatism as a result of service in the Civil War.

Weiss, John C.		Cemetery: Centennial - New Haven
Born: Unknown		Died: June 5, 1895
Researchers Note: Enlisted in Company B, One-hundred Eighty Seventh New York Infantry, April 13, 1865 at Buffalo, age 26. Mustered April 13, 1865. Transferred to Company F. Corporal. Mustered out at Arlington Heights, Virginia, July 1, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Corporal
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 8/3/1888, Application 667102. Veteran filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: The pension request also mentions service in Company G, Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry for 3 months. No record has been found to substantiate this claim.

Wilson, George M.		Cemetery: Centennial - New Haven
Born: October 8, 1833** (NY)		Died: March 11, 1923 (89y,5m,3d)
(Veteran). Enlisted in Battery E, Michigan Light Artillery, as Sergeant, November 11, 1861, at Marshall, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered December 6, 1861. Re-enlisted December 21, 1863, at Nashville, Tennessee. Mustered December 21, 1863. Commissioned Junior Second Lieutenant March 16, 1864. Mustered April 25, 1864. Senior Second Lieutenant April 1865. Commissioned Junior First Lieutenant March 27, 1865. Mustered May 15, 1865. Mustered out at Jackson, Michigan July 30, 1865. Present residence, New Haven, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Sergeant. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 9/11/1889, Application 728181. No state specified by veteran.

Walton, Edwin J.		Cemetery: Richmond City - Richmond
Born: January 25, 1837 (PA)		Died: March 18, 1916 (79y,2m,24d)
Hudson. Enlisted in Company C, First U.S. Sharpshooters, August 22, 1862, at Hudson, for 3 years, age 25. Mustered September 10, 1862. Discharged at Warrenton, Virginia, July 1863, to accept commission. Present residence, Richmond, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 2/21/1890, Application 756992 Veteran filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from ??? as a result of service in the Civil War. The disability is not legible. Also mentioned is a promotion to 2nd Lieutenant, but never mustered.

Winas, Alonzo		Cemetery: Richmond City - Richmond
Born: January 4, 1841** (MI)		Died: November 18, 1877 (36y,10m,14d)
*St. Clair County. Enlisted in Company E, Fifth Michigan Infantry, August 17, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered August 28, 1861. Discharged for disability January 30, 1862.* [and] *Enlisted in Company C, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, August 5, 1864, at Saginaw, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered August 18, 1864. Fifer. Mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 6, 1865.*
Enlistment Rank: Private (5th Michigan Infantry) and Fifer (29th Michigan Infantry)
Pension:	Widow (Adelaide A.) filed pension request 2/25/1879, Application 242023. No state specified by widow.
Researchers Note: The Pension record for this veteran indicates that he served in the Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry also. Researchers Note: The death record for this veteran, via Macomb County, lists his death as November 15, 1877, and his age at death as 35y,9m,19d. There is a difference between the headstone for this veteran and the official death record, and this discrepancy is beyond the scope of this study.

Woods, Leonard		Cemetery: Memphis - Richmond Twp.
Born: 1835 (VT)		Died: April 27, 1899 (64y,9m,23d)
*Richmond. Enlisted in Company E, Fifth Michigan Cavalry, August 16, 1862, at Memphis, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered August 27, 1862. Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 23, 1865.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 5/19/1883, Application 484364. Widow (Mary Ann) filed request 11/10/1900, Application 729871. Both requests filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: It should be noted that this veteran's surname is listed as Wood in the National Archives' records.

Wyman, Newton		Cemetery: Memphis - Richmond Twp.
Born: November 2, 1840** (NY)		Died: April 19, 1875 (34y,5m,17d)
Armada. Enlisted in Company E, Fifth Michigan Cavalry, as Corporal, August 14, 1862, at Armada, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered August 27, 1862. Promoted Commissary Sergeant May 17, 1863. Taken prisoner at Ashland, Virginia, March 1, 1864. Confined in Libby prison. Released at Aiken's Landing, August 12, 1864. Honorably discharged at Annapolis, Maryland, June 7, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Corporal. Promoted to Commissary Sergeant.
Pension:	Widow (Frances E. Dulmage) filed pension request 9/20/1917, Application 876634. Widow filed from Michigan.

Warren, Joy M. Rev.		Cemetery: Prestonville - Shelby Twp.
Born: November 26, 1843 (MI)		Died: April 24, 1911
(Veteran). Enlisted in Company I, Ninth Michigan Infantry, as Corporal, August 15, 1861, at Mt. Clemens, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered October 15, 1861. Re-enlisted December 7, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mustered December 25, 1863. Discharged at Atlanta, Georgia, September 22, 1864, to accept promotion as Second Lieutenant, Forty-second U. S. Colored Troops.
Enlistment Rank: Corporal. Promoted to Second Lieutenant.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 4/19/1889, Application 700334. Widow (Laura) filed request 5/22/1911, Application 965463. Both requests filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: The death date for this veteran has been taken from a book in the Library of the State of Michigan in Lansing entitled "Society of the Ninth Michigan Infantry Veteran Volunteers". Click here for photo

Warren, Stephen B.		Cemetery: Prestonville - Shelby Twp.
Born: September 26, 1826 (NY)		Died: September 17, 1872 (46y,11m,23d)
Enlisted in Company F, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, February 27, 1864, at Pontiac, for 3 years, age 38. Mustered February 29, 1864. Joined regiment May 21, 1864. Transferred to Company I, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, June 26, 1865. Mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 6, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Widow (Hannah) filed pension request 1/15/1874, Application 213578. No state specified by widow.
Researchers Note: The date of birth of this veteran was taken from the Warren Family Bible information as listed in the Warren Family file at the Mt. Clemens Library.

Whitney, Horace I.		Cemetery: Prestonville - Shelby Twp.
Born: July 10, 1836 (MI)		Died: December 12, 1882
*Enlisted in Company F, Thirtieth Michigan Infantry, as Corporal, November 23, 1864, at Pontiac, for 1 year, age 28. Mustered November 29, 1864. Mustered out at Detroit, Michigan, June 24, 1865.*
Enlistment Rank: Corporal.
Pension:	Widow (Elizabeth) filed pension request 1/16/1891, Application 494292. Widow filed from Michigan.

Wells, Seth J.		Cemetery: Utica - Utica
Born: Unknown (MI)		Died: May 26, 1864
*Macon. Enlisted in Company K, Seventeenth Illinois Infantry, August 17, 1862, for 3 years. Mustered August 17, 1862. Transferred to Company G, Eighth Illinois Infantry. Died May 26, 1864.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	No pension record found.
Researchers Note: No headstone was found for this veteran, however, he does appear in an early reading of this cemetery and the headstone may have been broken, weathered, etc., since that reading. This reading indicated that this veteran died at Vicksburg, July 10, 1861, of wounds received in battle at Jackson, Mississippi, in July 1861, aged 22 yrs. Listed in the "Roll of Honor", which is a listing of Union soldiers who died while in service, is a Seth I. Wells (who we believe is Seth J. Wells) of Company G, 8th Illinois Infantry. The death of this veteran is listed as July 9, 1864. He is buried at the Vicksburg National Cemetery in Mississippi, section L, grave #104. According to the Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database, this veteran "died 26 May 1864 of wounds recd at Jackson Miss". This database also lists his residence as Macomb, Michigan. Resolution of these discrepancies is beyond the scope of this study.

Wentworth, George D.		Cemetery: Utica - Utica
Born: Unknown (MI)		Died: May 28, 1882 (42y)
(Veteran). Enlisted in Company H, Second Michigan Cavalry, October 2, 1861, at Utica, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered October 2, 1861. Regimental Commissary Sergeant March 1, 1863. Re-enlisted January 5, 1864, at Mossy Creek, Tennessee. Mustered March 29, 1864. On detached service as Quartermaster, 136th U.S. Colored Troops, July 28, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Sergeant.
Pension:	No pension record found.

Wentworth, Lyman		Cemetery: Utica - Utica
Born: November 11, 1838 (MI)		Died: July 27, 1910
*Enlisted in Company I, First Michigan Cavalry, November 2, 1863, at Shelby, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered November 5, 1863. Promoted Corporal July 1865. Discharged to date June 28, 1865.*
Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted to Corporal.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 6/28/1880, Application 401156. Widow (Ophelia) filed request 8/12/1910, Application 947232. No state specified by veteran, widow filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from the loss of his left eye as a result of service in the Civil War. Researchers Note: According to the 1900 Federal Census, the birth of this veteran, which should have been submitted by the veteran himself, is listed as November, 1834. This birth date is more in line with the age at enlistment for this veteran. The birth date shown above is taken from his headstone.

Whitney, Ambrose		Cemetery: Utica - Utica
Born: July 12, 1838** (NY)		Died: March 7, 1862 (23y,7m,26d)
White Plains. Enlisted in Company H, First Michigan Cavalry, August 15, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered August 15, 1861. Died at Charleston, Virginia, March 7, 1862, from accidental wounds.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	No pension record found.
Researchers Note: No headstone was found for this veteran, however, he does appear in an early reading of this cemetery and the headstone may have been broken, weathered, etc., since that reading.

Wright, George A.		Cemetery: Utica - Utica
Born: 1834 (NY)		Died: September 3, 1865 (30y,2m)
Sterling. Enlisted in Company B, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, as Musician, August 12, 1862, at Shelby, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered August 14, 1862. Mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, June 26, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Musician
Pension:	Widow (Aurora) filed pension request 1/19/1866, Application 119577. Minor (Aurora A.) filed request 2/25/1866, Application 158056. No state specified on either request.
Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from consumption, according to his widow, as a result of service in the Civil War.

Wellington, Martin L.		Cemetery: Meade - Macomb Twp.
Born: Unknown (MI)		Died: May 3, 1865 (26y)
New Haven. Enlisted in Company F, Fifth Michigan Infantry, February 5, 1864, at Ray, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered February 24, 1864. Transferred to Company D, June 10, 1864. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate of disability April 25, 1865. Died at Washington, D. C., May 3, 1865. Buried in National Cemetery at Arlington, Virginia.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Mother (Matilda) filed pension request 2/2/1866, Application 120351. No state specified by mother.
Researchers Note: The headstone for this veteran should be considered a memorial headstone.

Weston, Clark W.		Cemetery: Union - Chesterfield Township
Born: 1842 (NH)		Died: December 4, 1861
Mt. Clemens. Enlisted in Company I, Ninth Michigan Infantry, August 15, 1861, at Mt. Clemens, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered October 15, 1861. Died of disease at West Point, Kentucky, December 4, 1861.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Mother (Elizabeth) filed pension request 9/20/1885, Application 331319. Mother filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: The headstone for this veteran may be a memorial headstone.

Wilkinson, John H.		Cemetery: Union - Chesterfield Township
Born: December 25, 1839 (NY)		Died: March 8, 1903 (63y,2m,13d)
Enlisted in Company A, Ninth Michigan Infantry, August 13, 1861, at Romeo, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered October 15, 1861. Discharged at Columbus, Ohio, September 23, 1862. Re-entered service in Company I, First Michigan Cavalry, October 5, 1863, at Detroit. Mustered November 23, 1863. Commissioned Second Lieutenant July 21, 1864. Mustered July 22, 1864. Commissioned First Lieutenant December 4, 1864. Discharged February 26, 1865. Died March, 1903.
Enlistment Rank: Private. Promoted Second Lieutenant. Promoted First Lieutenant.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 7/11/1889, Application 916187. Veteran filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: No headstone has been identified for this veteran in this cemetery, however, he is listed in Volume A of the Indigent Soldier Burial Report as being buried in this cemetery.

Wiestenberg, Frederick		Cemetery: Oakwood - Chesterfield Twp.
Born: June, 1830 (GER)		Died: November 5, 1895
Wayne County. Enlisted in Company A, Second Michigan Infantry, April 18, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 35. Mustered May 25, 1861. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate of disability August 22, 1861, on account of wounds received in action at Bull Run, Virginia, July 21, 1861. Loss of left arm.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 10/22/1861, Application 55. Widow (Fredricka) filed request 12/10/1895, Application 625051. No state specified by veteran, widow filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: The "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865" lists this veteran's surname as Wustenberg. Note the low pension application number on this veteran's request. Researchers Note: Death date for this veteran taken from Military Headstone Application.

Woolley, Franklin M.		Cemetery: Oakwood - Chesterfield Township
Born: June 6, 1843 (MI)		Died: January 21, 1894 (51y,0m,15d)
Macomb County. Enlisted in Company H, Ninth Michigan Infantry, August 16, 1861, for 3 years. Mustered October 15, 1861. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate of disability at Columbus, Ohio, September 11, 1862.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 8/6/1890, Application 905083. Widow (Fannie A.) filed request 2/24/1894, Application 591171. Both requests filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: This veteran was wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Murfreesboro, 7/13/1862. Researchers Note: The headstone in this cemetery and the pension request of this veteran list his name as Franklin M. Woolley, however, the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865" lists this veteran's surname as Wooley. Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from rheumatism as a result of service in the Civil War.

Weeks, Edgar		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: August 3, 1839 (MI)		Died: December 17, 1904 (65y,4m,14d)
Mt. Clemens. Enlisted in Company B, Fifth Michigan Infantry, as First Sergeant, June 19, 1864, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 22. Mustered August 28, 1861. Discharged to accept promotion January 17, 1862. Commissioned First Lieutenant and Adjutant Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, at organization, August 2, 1862. Mustered August 2, 1862. Commissioned Captain, Company F, November 27, 1862. Mustered December 1, 1862. Acting Assistant Inspector General on staff of Colonel Doolittle June, 1863. Resigned on account of disability November 17, 1863.
Enlistment Rank: First Sergeant. Promoted First Lieutenant & Adjutant. Promoted Captain.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 4/14/1864, Application 43945. No state specified by veteran.
Researchers Note: The enlistment date into the Fifth Michigan Infantry as recorded in the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865" is in error. The actual enlistment date was June 19, 1861.
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Weyburn, Oliver		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: August 22, 1840 (NY)		Died: September 30, 1910 (70y,1m,9d)
Researchers Note: Enlisted in Company A, Eighth New York Cavalry, October 29, 1861 at Rochester, New York, age 23. Mustered November 4, 1861. Discharged for disability at Rochester, New York, September 22, 1862. After the war he lived in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 9/22/1863, Application 33105. No state specified by veteran.
Researchers Note: The H. D. Terry GAR Post in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, lists this veteran's surname as Weybern.

Whitney, George C.		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: July 13, 1844 (MI)		Died: November 14, 1904
Macomb. Enlisted in Company F, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, July 24, 1862, at Mt. Clemens, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered August 22, 1862. Discharged for disability at Lexington, Kentucky, December 3, 1862. Present residence, Macomb, Michigan. *and* Enlisted in Company C, (reorganized) Eleventh Michigan Infantry, October 5, 1864, for 1 year, age 19. Mustered October 5, 1864. Corporal March 16, 1865. Sergeant June 16, 1865. Mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, September 16, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Twenty-Second Michigan Infantry - Private. Eleventh Michigan Infantry - Private. Promoted Corporal. Promoted Sergeant.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 4/21/1863, Application 19527. Widow (Martha A.) filed request 11/30/1904, Application 817702. No state specified by veteran, widow filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: The pension request filed by this veteran indicates service in Company C, Eleventh Michigan Infantry, and Company F, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry. Included above is the service record of this veteran in both units as contained in the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861- 1865" as published under the authorization of the State of Michigan. Click here for photo

Widrig, James M.		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: September 22, 1835 (NY)		Died: January 31, 1917
Enlisted in Company F, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, February 24, 1864, at Pontiac, for 3 years, age 28. Mustered February 29, 1864. Joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 21, 1864. Transferred to Company F, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, June 26, 1865. Mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 6, 1865. Present residence, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 6/21/1886, Application 577753. No state specified by veteran.

Widrig, Jonathan		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: June 24, 1827 (NY)		Died: July 6, 1904 (77y,0m,12d)
Mt. Clemens. Enlisted in Company B, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, March 22, 1864, at Pontiac, for 3 years, age 35. Mustered March 22, 1864. Transferred to Company B, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, June 26, 1865. Mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 6, 1865. Present residence, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 7/10/1890, Application 801970. Widow (Adeline D.) filed request 7/4/1904, Application 810107. Both requests filed from Michigan.

Widrig, Roselle (Rozell)		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: April 14, 1843 (MI)		Died: June 20, 1924
Enlisted in Company I, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, February 29, 1864, at Pontiac, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered February 29, 1864. Transferred to Company I, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, June 26, 1865. Discharged at Louisville, Kentucky, July 18, 1865. Present residence, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 12/15/1885, Application 556527. No state specified by veteran.

Wilson, John Porter		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: September 8, 1841 (ENG)		Died: June 14, 1908 (66y,8m,6d)
Researchers Note: Brookville, Indiana. Enlisted August 2, 1862 as Second Lieutenant. Commissioned August 2, 1862 into Company B, Fourth Indiana Cavalry. Resigned February 27, 1863. After the war he lived in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Second Lieutenant.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 4/19/1887, Application 607002. Veteran filed from Michigan.

Williams, Isaac		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: January 20, 1844 (GER)		Died: August 17, 1920
Enlisted in Company I, First Michigan Cavalry, February 27, 1865, at Mt. Clemens, for 1 year, age 21. Mustered February 27, 1865. Discharged at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, December 5, 1865. Present residence, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 6/2/1882, Application 452916. Widow (Fredericke) filed request 8/26/1920, Application 1162540. Both requests filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from rheumatism as a result of service in the Civil War.

Wolvin, James		Cemetery: St. Peter's - Mt. Clemens
Born: December 27, 1841 (NY) **		Died: February 6, 1907 (65y,1m,6d)
(Veteran), Macomb County. Enlisted in Company I, Ninth Michigan Infantry, August 15, 1861, at Mt. Clemens, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered October 15, 1861. Re-enlisted December 7, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mustered December 25, 1863. Mustered out at Nashville, Tennessee, September 15, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 3/24/1880, Application 355169. Widow (Helen A.) filed request 2/14/1907, Application 863615. No state specified by veteran, widow filed from Michigan.

Willett, Edward		Cemetery: St. Peter's - Mt. Clemens
Born: June 3, 1849 (MI) **		Died: November 28, 1910 (61y,5m,25d)
Mt. Clemens. Enlisted in Company C, Fifth Michigan Infantry, September 3, 1864, at Mt. Clemens, for 1 year, age 17. Mustered September 5, 1864. Joined regiment at Petersburg, Virginia, September 11, 1864. Wounded in action and taken prisoner at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, October 27, 1864. Discharged at Washington, D. C., May 31, 1865. Present residence, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 4/23/1886, Application 571163. Widow (Leonore) filed pension request 12/9/1910, Application 953804. No state specified by veteran, widow filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from a wound in right leg, left arm and ???.

Widrig, George W.		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: April 22, 1837 (NY)		Died: October 3, 1903 (66y,5m,11d)
Clinton. Enlisted in Company F, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, August 11, 1862, at Mt. Clemens, for 3 years, age 25. Mustered August 22, 1862. Discharged for disability at Louisville, Kentucky, July 21, 1863. Re-entered service in Company F, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry. Enlisted March 28, 1865, at Pontiac, for 1 year, age 26. Mustered March 28, 1865. Joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 5, 1865. Transferred to Company F, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, June 26, 1865. Mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 6, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 11/24/1876, Application 228027. No state specified by veteran.

Willett, Levi		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: June 18, 1840 (MI)		Died: September 23, 1926
Mt. Clemens. Enlisted in Company C, Fifth Michigan Infantry, January 22, 1864, at Mt. Clemens, for 3 years, age 23. Mustered January 27, 1864. Discharged at York, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1865. Present residence, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 9/14/1866, Application 106642. Widow (Mary) filed request 1/29/1927, Application 1568981. No state specified by veteran, widow filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: The pension application is filed under the surname of Willitts. Researchers Note: This veteran lived at the Michigan Soldiers' Home (File #3150) for some time. In the file for this veteran, he states that he suffered a gunshot wound of right thigh and loss of left eye. The 1883 Pensioners' Roll concurs with this statement. However, in the 1890 Veterans' Census, no mention is made of these injuries. The gunshot wound occurred at the Wilderness, May 4 or 5 of 1864. Researchers Note: An obituary for this veteran indicated that he died in Grand Rapids (probably the Michigan Soldiers' Home) and the remains were transported back to Mt. Clemens. Funeral services were to be held from St. Peter's Church and burial in Clinton Grove Cemetery.

Willetts, Philip		Cemetery: St. Peter's - Mt. Clemens
Born: About 1842 (MI)		Died: November 26, 1890
Mt. Clemens. Enlisted in Company B, Third Michigan Cavalry, February 27, 1864, at Clinton, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered February 27, 1864. Mustered out at San Antonio, Texas, February 12, 1866. Died November 26, 1890. Buried at Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 7/2/1886, Application 578891. Mother (Fanny) filed pension request 12/11/1890, Application 437582. Both requests filed from Michigan.
Researchers Note: The application for pension lists this veteran's military unit as the 3rd Michigan Infantry. Research indicates that the entry on the pension application is in error and should have been for the unit listed above. Researchers Note: According to a special veteran census conducted in 1890, this veteran suffered from rheumatism and ??? as a result of service in the Civil War.

Wilson, Henry		Cemetery: St. Peter's - Mt. Clemens
Born: About 1822 (IRE)		Died: February 26, 1867
Clinton. Enlisted in Company D, Eighth Michigan Cavalry, as Corporal, November 21, 1862, at Clinton, for 3 years, age 40. Mustered January 20, 1863. Admitted to Harper Hospital November 23, 1864. Discharged at Detroit, Michigan, May 17, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Corporal.
Pension:	Widow (Mary) filed pension request 6/25/1867, Application 149101. No state specified by widow.
Researchers Note: The date of death of this veteran is taken from the request for a government issued military headstone.

Wilson, William		Cemetery: St. Peter's - Mt. Clemens
Born: About 1844 (OH)		Died: May 25, 1862
*Clinton. Enlisted in Company D, Eighth Michigan Cavalry, November 3, 1862, at Clinton, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered January 20, 1863. Died at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, March 30, 1863.*
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	No pension record found.
Researchers Note: The "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865" lists this veteran's surname as Willson. Researchers Note: The request for military headstone, as contained on microfilm at the Library of Michigan, confirms the date of death as listed above. The "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865" which lists the date of death as March 30, 1863 is in error.

Wise, Israel		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: November 23, 1844 (WV)		Died: February 12, 1932
Researchers Note: Enlisted August 7, 1864 in the One hundred seventy-eighth West Virginia Militia, Captain Richard A. White "A" Company, at Monongalia County, West Virginia, age 19. Mustered October 7, 1864. No further record.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	No pension record found for this veteran.
Researchers Note: The records of this cemetery confirm the burial of Israel Wise in this cemetery, however, no headstone exists for this veteran in this cemetery, which also is confirmed by cemetery records.

Whitney, Isaac M.		Cemetery: Clinton Grove - Mt. Clemens
Born: June 4, 1846 (MI)		Died: May 14, 1936
Enlisted in Company F, Twenty-second Michigan Infantry, February 15, 1864, at Utica, for 3 years, age 17. Mustered February 15, 1864. Joined regiment at Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 22, 1864. Transferred to Company B, Twenty-ninth Michigan Infantry, June 26, 1865. Mustered out at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 6, 1865.
Enlistment Rank: Private.
Pension:	Pension Request filed by veteran 6/29/1889, Application 714150. Veteran filed from Michigan.

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