Howland's Company Michigan Volunteer Engineers

Historical Notes:
Howland's Company Michigan Volunteer Engineers was organized at Battle Creek, Michigan on September 16, 1861, and mustered into Federal service on October 9, 1861. However, when Major General H.W. Halleck took command of the Department of Missouri, he decided that Howland's Company did not meet Federal organizational standards. Upon notification of this fact, the company voted to disband and were subsequently mustered out of Federal service on January 8, 1862. Officers:
Captain Edwin P. Howland Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 58 men.

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