COL Graves, Frank

Frank Graves​

Born: 1836

Birthplace: Niles, Michigan

Father: William Graves 1809 – 1881

(Buried: Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan)​

Mother: Sarah Sutherland Graves 1811 – 1878

(Buried: Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan)​

Civil War History:

1861 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment​

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1863 – 1864: Colonel of 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment​

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Participated in 21 battles of the American Civil War​

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1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi​

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1864: Killed in action during the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia

Died: May 6, 1864

Place of Death: Wilderness Battlefield, Richmond County, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 27 or 28 years old

Burial Place: His body was not recovered and may have been buried on the field.

Memorial: Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan

 

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A source says He was mustered in as the 8th's Lt. Col. in. August 1861. He commanded the 8th in place of it's Col. William Fenton. The source does not state the year but I'm assuming 1862 as he did command at Antietam. He resigned on September 27th due to ill health.He then again remustered in on May1, 1863 as Colonel of the 8th Michigan Infantry.

 

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It also states that Col. Graves was captured on May. 6, 1864 and was "murdered" because he refused to give up his boots.