Enlisted on 10 May 1861 at Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan; he was residing in Battle Creek prior to his enlistment at 39 years of age; mustered in and commissioned Captain of Company C, Michigan 2nd Volunteer Infantry Regiment at its organization on 25 May 1861; comissioned as Major on 26 July 1862; wounded in action 24 November 1863 during the Seige of Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (On the night of November 23, [Confederates] advanced [their] skirmish line to the railroad north of Knoxville... On the morning of November 24, [Colonel John] Hartranft ordered his troops to push back the Confederates, which was successfully done at the cost of 22 Union casualties. At the same time, [Brigadier General Edward] Ferrero ordered a sortie by the 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment against a position from which Confederates were firing at Fort Sanders. The position was briefly taken, but the 2nd Michigan suffered heavy losses and was compelled to retreat. - Wiki); died from wounds complications on 11 December 1863 at Knoxville, Tennessee.
After he was mortally wounded while leading the assault with his troops upon the Confederate's trenches in front of the Fort Sanders area, one of the forts near the college in Knoxville was named in his honor...Fort Byington.
After he was mortally wounded while leading the assault with his troops upon the Confederate's trenches in front of the Fort Sanders area, one of the forts near the college in Knoxville was named in his honor...Fort Byington.
Enlisted on 10 May 1861 at Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan; he was residing in Battle Creek prior to his enlistment at 39 years of age; mustered in and commissioned Captain of Company C, Michigan 2nd Volunteer Infantry Regiment at its organization on 25 May 1861; comissioned as Major on 26 July 1862; wounded in action 24 November 1863 during the Seige of Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (On the night of November 23, [Confederates] advanced [their] skirmish line to the railroad north of Knoxville... On the morning of November 24, [Colonel John] Hartranft ordered his troops to push back the Confederates, which was successfully done at the cost of 22 Union casualties. At the same time, [Brigadier General Edward] Ferrero ordered a sortie by the 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment against a position from which Confederates were firing at Fort Sanders. The position was briefly taken, but the 2nd Michigan suffered heavy losses and was compelled to retreat. - Wiki); died from wounds complications on 11 December 1863 at Knoxville, Tennessee.
After he was mortally wounded while leading the assault with his troops upon the Confederate's trenches in front of the Fort Sanders area, one of the forts near the college in Knoxville was named in his honor...Fort Byington.
After he was mortally wounded while leading the assault with his troops upon the Confederate's trenches in front of the Fort Sanders area, one of the forts near the college in Knoxville was named in his honor...Fort Byington.
Inscription
Who While Gallantly
Leading His Veterans
The Michigan Co C 2 MI InF
Fell Mortally Wounded
in Knoxville, TN
Nov 24 1863
And Died
Dec 11 1863
Aged 39 Yrs
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