Military Service Note |
Starkweather, John, Redford. Enlisted in company A, First Infantry, April 18, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 months, age 23. Mustered May 1, 1861. Taken prisoner in action at Bull Run, Va., July , 1861. Exchanged. Mustered out May 20, 1862. Re-entered service in company B, Tenth Cavalry, as Quartermaster Sergeant, Aug. 28, 1863, at Franklin, for 3 years, age 26. Mustered Sept. 2, 1863. First Sergeant. Commissioned Second Lieutenant April 1, 1864. Mustered April 30, 1864. Resigned Oct. 6, 1865. |