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Crofoot, JosephDescription
Image of Holland MI resident Joseph Crofoot's record of service in the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, Vol. 25".History
Joseph Crofoot was born on May 24th, 1824, one of at least three brothers. On August 14th, 1862, he enlisted in the 25th Michigan Infantry, Co. I with his brothers James and Isaiah. Unfortunately, Joseph was the only one of these three to survive the war. On January 15th, 1864, he was transferred to an invalid corps. He finished his service on July 8th, 1865, finishing his time in the 15th Veterans Reserve Corps Co. K. After the war, he spent many years in Holland MI, but eventually moved to Liberty, Wexford Co., Michigan, where he died at the age of 77 on June 8th, 1901. He is interred in Liberty Cemetery, in Wexford County.The 25th Michigan Infantry Company I was largely made up of Dutch immigrants from Holland, Michigan and its surrounding areas. The company is most famous for its involvement in the Battle at Tebb's Bend, where roughly 200 Union soldiers repulsed an attack by the Confederate general John Hunt Morgan and his raiders. The 25th Infantry was also involved in several campaigns in Eastern Tennessee and Sherman's March to the Sea, where the 25th fought at Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Cassville, Kingston, Allatoona, Pine Mountain, Lost Mountain, and Kenesaw. The regiment also took part in the siege of Atlanta. The regiment was mustered out on June 24th, 1865.
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