Daniel C. Dodge - CO D 26th Michigan Infantry - Grand Rapids Fulton and Union Streets Cemetery Grand Rapids Michigan
(GPS N42°57.856, W085°38.963)
The organization of the Twenty Fifth Regiment having failed to supply places for all of the companies offered to the Congressional District regiments, the surplus companies were organized into the Twenty Sixth Regiment, being ordered to report to a rendezvous at Jackson. In order to complete the Regiment, two additional companies, which was speedily accomplished, after which the Regiment was total on the 12th. of December 1862.
On the 13th. of December the Regiment left its camp for Washington, under the command of Colonel Farrar, having on its muster roll 903 officers and men.