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The Ninth Infantry was organized at Fort Wayne, near Detroit, and was mustered into the United States service on Oct. 15, 1861, with an enrollment of 913 officers and men. Immediately upon its completion the Regiment was ordered to Kentucky, being one of the first Michigan regiments to report for duty in the Western Department.

 

In November, 1861, the regiment was at West Point, Ky., where it assisted in fortifying Muldraugh Hill, building roads and bridges. Detachments of the Ninth were sent to Elizabethtown, Ky. and other places surrounding West Point, Ky., where their presence was necessary to gain information, while protecting the countryside from marauding Confederate forces. Colonel W. W. Duffield, having been assigned the 23rd Brigade, Army of the Cumberland, Lieutenant Colonel John J. Parkhurst assumed command of the Ninth and assembling his Regiment at West Point, where it embarked on the Ohio river, proceeding to Nashville, arriving there on Jan. 23, 1862.

 

The Regiment participated on the march through Kentucky after the Confederate General John Morgan, assisting the 23rd Brigade in driving the notorious raider from the state. In June, the Ninth formed a part of a force of 9,000 troops under command of General Negley, then commenced a movement to capture Chattanooga, Tenn.

 

After numerous conflicts with the Confederates, Negley's troops arrived before Chattanooga on June 8th, then after a spirited contest, drove the Confederates out of the city. Not having a force sufficient to occupy and hold the works, General Negley divided his forces, placing them at strategic points in the vicinity. In July, four companies under Major Dorus M. Fox were stationed at Tullahoma, the other six companies were under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst at Murfreesboro. Here the six companies of the Ninth, together with the Third Minnesota, assisted by a squadron of Kentucky cavalry, were furiously attacked by the Confederate General Forrest at 4:00 A.M. on the morning of July 13th, by a force of 2,500 cavalry.

 

The attack fell heavily upon the detachment of the Ninth, consisting of about 250 men. The Confederates rode with reckless bravery into the camp of the Ninth, where a hand to hand encounter took place, then after prolonged struggle, the attackers was driven back, the Ninth recovering their overran camp. No support was sent to the Ninth, though Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst sent messengers to the commander of the post, calling for reinforcements to help him in this desperate condition. The isolated portion of the detachment of the Ninth furnished ample opportunity for General Forest to bring an overwhelming force against it. The obstinate contest lasted from 4 a.m. until 1 p.m., when with no prospect of aid, with one-third of this men killed, wounded or captured, Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst was most reluctantly obliged to surrender his command to the Southerners. Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst and his adjutant Henry M. Duffield were taken prisoners in this engagement, the former being held until Dec. 3, 1862, when he was released, the latter August 15, 1863.

 

During the month of November,the Ninth entered upon the campaign under General Rosecrans, who was operating against the Confederate troops, that culminated in the battle of Stone River and the capture of Murfreesboro. During the campaign; but before, the battle of Stone River the Ninth was detailed by General Thomas as a special guard at his headquarters, as Provost Guard for the 14th Corp.

 

When the Union right was crushed at Stone River, the Ninth did most gallant service in checking the stampede to the rear, by firmly holding the Nashville Pike, the disorganized forces were stopped and returned to their commands. Major General Thomas complimented Colonel Parkhurst and the Regiment for the very important service rendered at this critical point of battle. The Regiment also was engaged in provost duty at the battle Chickamauga, Ga., and by its prompt action gathered up the stragglers from the commands that were broken up by the furious onslaught of the Confederate columns, returning them to the firing line, where they helped repel the Confederate assaults.

 

Lieutenant Colonel Parkhurst was commissioned Colonel Feb. 6, 1863, being made Provost Marshal General of the Army of the Cumberland, with Lieutenant H. M. Duffield as his Adjutant General.

 

The Regiment passed under the command of Colonel Wilkinson, then in November and December, the Ninth was doing provost duty at Chattanooga.

 

Here the Regiment veteranized, 306 of its members re-enlisting, then were sent to Coldwater, Michigan, where they were furloughed for 30 days. After the expiration of the 30 days furlough the Regiment left Coldwater on Feb. 10, 1864, with 500 men, reporting to General Thomas, then started out on the Georgia Campaign. They were on provost duty in all of the battles from Chattanooga to Atlanta and when Atlanta fell, did provost duty in that city.

 

The Ninth returned to Chattanooga, then proceeded to Nashville with General Thomas, performing provost duty there until Sept.15, 1865, when it was mustered out and returned to Jackson, Michigan, where it arrived on the 27th, was paid off and disbanded.

 

During their term of Federal service, they were engaged at:

 

Murfreesboro,Tenn./ Lavergne,Tenn./ Stone River,Tn./ Chickamauga,Ga./ Mission Ridge,Tenn./ Rockey Face,Ga./ Resaca,Ga./ Dallas,Ga./ Kenesaw Mt.,Ga./ Chattahootchie Rvr.,Ga./ The Siege of Atlanta,Ga./ Jonesboro,Ga.

 

Total Enrollment--1947..... Killed in Action--14..... Died of Wounds--11..... Died of Disease--271..... Discharged for Wounds--208

 

Total Casualty Rate--25.8%

9th Michigan Infantry

July 13, 1862 Murfreesboro, TN
August 29, 1862 Short Mountain Crossroads (Stockade Fight)

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Onsite Links
	ORs: (CS) Brig.-Gen. N. B. Forrest to Col. J. G. Parkhurst - July 13, 1862 ORs: (US) Report of Col. William W. Duffield, 9th Michigan Infantry - July 23, 1862 ORs: Report of Lieut. Col. John G. Parkhurst, 9th Michigan Infantry. ORs: US Dept. of the Cumberland, General Orders 4, Jan. 24, 1863 Marshall Texas Republican, August 9, 1862 - "Texas Rangers at Murfreesboro" New Birmingham Times, May 14, 1892 - "Terry's Texas Rangers" Confederate Veteran, July 1905 - "Terry's Texas Ranger" Groesbeck Journal, Thursday, December 9, 1909 - "Shannon's Scouts" Confederate Veteran, February 1912 - "The Other Side of Fayetteville, N. C." Confederate Veteran, November 1924 - "Forrest's Attack on Murfreesboro, July 13, 1862" That Devil Forrest, 1899: Murfreesboro Paul Scott's John A. Wharton: The Forgotten General
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	Yahoo Groups: The Ninth Michigan Infantry Discussion Forum 9th Regiment Michigan Infantry 1861-5 Capsule History 9th Michigan Infantry Regimental Roster 9th Michigan Infantry Regimental Roster Virtual American Biographies: George Duffield Info on Col. William Ward Duffield. Fowlerville Goes to War Book review. Cpl. Andrew J. Demarest Biographical page for a member of Company G, complete with wartime photo. Pvt. George W. Demarest Biographical page for a member of Company G. Photographs of Macomb County Veterans: Edwin C. Chubb Wartime photograph of Edwin C. Chubb of Company A. Photographs of Macomb County Veterans: Cyrel S. Hicks Wartime photograph of Cyrel S. Hicks of Company A. Photographs of Macomb County Veterans: Roland Hicks Wartime photograph of Roland Hicks of Company A. Macomb County Civil War Connections: Hiram Barrows GAR Post #55 GAR Post in Armada, Michigan named in honor of Hiram Barrows of Company A. Macomb County Civil War Connections: Albert Nye GAR Post #202 GAR Post in Romeo, Michigan named in honor of Albert Nye of Company A. Macomb County Civil War Connections: Photo of Albert Nye Wartime photograph of Albert Nye of Company A. Calhoun Co Pioneer Deaths as reported in 1893 to the Michigan Historical and Pioneer Society Obituary for James W. Hatch Fort Duffield Memorial Info on Memorial Hill, where 61 members of the 9th Michigan Infantry are buried. Fort Duffield Memorial Info on Memorial Hill, where 61 members of the 9th Michigan Infantry are buried. Fort Duffield Sentry Started Battle That Never Was Info on Memorial Hill, where 61 members of the 9th Michigan Infantry are buried. The Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock Article about Robert Henry Hendershot USAMHI Bibliographies: 9th Michigan Infantry Bibliography of sources. American Biographical Library: Duffield, William Ward Biographical Sketch American Biographical Library: Duffield, Henry Martin Biographical Sketch Peson Sheet: George William Adgate Biographical Scetch Fort Duffield Constructed by 9th Michigan Friends of Fort Duffield Group
Bibliography:
	—. Michigan Soldiers and Sailors, Volume 9: The 9th Michigan Infantry. Lansing: Secretary of State, 1915. —. United States Civil War Soldiers Living in Michigan in 1894. St. Johns Michigan: Clinton County Historical Society, 1988. —. Records of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, Vol. 9. Kalamazoo, Michigan. AGO. Ihling, 1905. Glesner, Anthony P. Facets of Courage: Colonel Charles Victor Deland and the American Civil War. MA Thesis, Western MI U, 1996. Parkhurst, John G. "Recollections of Stone's River." In War Papers (MOLLUS, MI, Vol. 1, Paper 15). Pierce, Byron Robert. Civil War Regiments from Michigan, 1861-1865. Robertson, John, comp. Michigan in the War. Lansing, MI: W. S. George, 1880. Vaughan, Coleman C. Michigan Soldiers and Sailors, Alphabetical Index, Civil War, 1861-1865. Lansing: Secretary of State, 1915. Abbott, Amos Whitney, Amos W. Abbott Papers. 6 letters in the archives of the University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Stewart, Aura P. Aura P. Stewart Correspondence, 1860, 1867. 11 letters in the archive of the Central Michigan University, Clarke Historical Library. Love, John C. John C. Love, 1840-1867. Papers, 1861-1864. Journal and letters in the archive of the Central Michigan University, Clarke Historical Library. Parkhurst, John Gibson. John G. Parkhurst, 1824-1906. Papers. Journal and letters in the archive of the Central Michigan University, Clarke Historical Library. Hunt, Robert G. Robert G. Hunt Papers, 1861, 1865. Papers of a Civil War U.S. Paymaster in the archive of the Central Michigan University, Clarke Historical Library. Diver, Robert N. U.S. Army Military History Institute CWMiscColl (Enlisted man's diary, 1864 Halladay, Monroe D. U.S. Army Military History Institute CWMiscColl (Sgt's letters, Nov 22, 1861-Mar 19, 1862) Rice, Henry O. U.S. Army Military History Institute EarlHessColl (Pvt's letters,Jan 21 & Feb 8, 1862) U.S. Army Military History Institute Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit. CIVIL WAR PORTRAIT COLLECTION, CA. 1861-CA. 1865 MICHIGAN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Fox, David F. (9th Michigan Infantry)

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