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Norval E. Welch
Norval E. Welch ( – September 30, 1864) was an American colonel who commanded the 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War before being killed at the Battle of Peebles's Farm. Biography Norval was born around 1835 at Pittsfield Charter Township, Michigan. At some point he moved to Ann Arbor and attended Law School at the University of Michigan before graduating in its first class in 1860. He enlisted for the Union Army on August 22, 1861 and was a commissioned major on the 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment on September 8 to help muster the regiment. He was then promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 6 July 1862 and would go on to lead the regiment at the Battle of Antietam. He then participated at the Little Round Top where Welch and the 16th Michigan made a defense during the engagement with only 150 men against John Bell Hood's divisions of Texans and Alabamians. However he lost his nerves during the battle and ordered a retreat with 25 men retreating along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsfield Charter Township, Michigan
Pittsfield Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 34,663 at the 2010 census. Communities * Lucerne is a former settlement within the township that had its own post office from May 10, 1837 until July 5, 1853. * Mallett's Creek is a former settlement within the township. It was named after the nearby stream Malletts Creek, and it was given a post office named Mallett's on June 4, 1834. The post office closed on January 23, 1840. * Nebraska was a community settled in 1878 about east of Saline. * Pittsfield is a former settlement within the township. George Noyes made the first land purchase in the area as early as 1824. The county's first school, the McCracken School, was built here in 1825. The settlement was formally named Pitt in 1831 and was named in honor of former English prime minister William Pitt. A post office named Pitt opened on January 21, 1835 but closed on September 14, 1836. The community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
