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Verschure, PieterDescription
Image of Holland MI resident Pieter Verschure's record of service in the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, Vol. 25"History
Pieter Verschure was born on December 27th, 1843 in the Netherlands. On August 14th, 1862 he enlisted in the 25th Michigan Infantry Co. I. Sadly, he was killed at the Battle of Tebb's Bend on July 4th, 1863. He was the only member of Co. I to die at Tebb's Bend. He is interred in the Lebanon National Cemetery, and his name can be found on the Soldier's Monument in Pilgrim Home Cemetery.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.