Person:Horace Knight (42)

MILITARY: American Civil War Soldiers November 22, 2003 1:34 PM Name: Horace V Knight , Residence: Battle Creek, Michigan Enlistment Date: 16 September 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE State Served: Michigan Unit Numbers: 1081 1081 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 16 September 1861 at the age of 20 Enlisted in HowLight Artillerynd's Engineers Regiment Michigan on 09 October 1861. Mustered out HowLight Artillerynd's Engineers Regiment Michigan on 08 January 1862 in Saint Louis, MO Source Information: Historical Data Systems, comp. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-.

Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army For the Years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65. Part IV Michigan Page 327 Michigan Infantry Twentieth Regiment Captains Horace V. Knight, 7 May 1865

The Story of the Twentieth Michigan Infantry July 15th, 1862, to May 30th, 1865 Compiled by Byron M. Cutcheon (Formerly Colonel of the Regiment) Lansing, Michigan Robert Smith Printing Co., Printers and Binders 1904 - Page 18 Company H of the Twentieth Michigan was formed about the last day of July 1862, and recruiting began August 8th , and on August 18th 1862 the company went to camp (110 men) on August 19th, the company was mustered into the United States Service. Horace Vinson Knight is listed among the non-commissioned officers as Orderly Sergeant.

24 February 1863 - Page 48 On February 24, 1863 Quartermaster Dwight, having resigned before the corps left Fredericksburg, Adjutant H. S. Warner was promoted to quartermaster, and First Lieutenant E. P. Pitkens, Company H, was promoted to adjutant of the regiment. This resulted in the promotion of Lieutenant Walter McCollum, of Company H, to first lieutenant, and Orderly Horace V. Knight, of that company, to second lieutenant.

11 May 1863 - Page 54 Colonel Jacob in his report says: “The men of Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky vied with each other in daring deeds, and men never fought better. In the skirmish of Saturday and the fight at Horseshoe Bend on Sunday, the regiment lost one officer (Green) killed, one officer (Lounsberry), wounded and captured, and one officer (Lieutenant Knight), prisoner.

30 May 1865 - Page 168 Captain Horace V. Knight, mustered out May 30, with regiment

The Story of the Twentieth Michigan Infantry July 15th, 1862, to May 30th, 1865 Compiled by Byron M. Cutcheon (Formerly Colonel of the Regiment) Lansing, Michigan Robert Smith Printing Co., Printers and Binders 1904 - Page 191 Tuesday, May 12, 1863 - Marched at 6 o'clock, arriving at Columbia at 10:30 a.m. Here we joined our brigade, and received our camp equipment and baggage. I have to report, with regret, the loss of several fine officers during the skirmish of Saturday and the fight on Sunday, consisting of Lieutenant W. M. Greene, of Company A, killed on Sunday, (he was an officer highly esteemed by his men and much respected by his associate officers); also Lieutenant Clement A. Lounsberry, of Company I, wounded severely in the thigh on Saturday, while returning to the regiment from the party of scouts; and Lieutenant H. V. Knight of Company H, taken prisoner with several soldiers of the scouting party. I append a list of the casualties that occurred as follows: Killed 4; wounded, 18; missing, 6; total, 28. All of which is respectfully submitted. W. Huntington Smith Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding Regiment

BIOGRAPHY: Catalogue of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Council Publishing Company New York 1900 1862 - Frederick Irving Knight - Physician - 195 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. - (Phi) 1877 - George Henry Knight - Physician - Lakeville, Conn. - (Phi) 1887 - Samuel Knight - Lawyer - Mills Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. - (Phi) 1846 - Franklin LaFayette Knight - Clergyman - Washington, D.C. - (Theta) 1865 - Harlan Page Knight - Physician - Washington, D.C. - (Theta) 1875 - Henry Sargent Knight - Physician - 15 High St., Worcester, Mass. - (Sigma) 1876 - Edward Hooker Knight - Clergyman - 47 Clarendon St., Springfield - (Sigma) 1884 - Frank Henry Knight - Lawyer - First Nat. Bank Bldg., Hartford, Conn. - (Sigma) 1894 - John Walton Knight - Merchant - Decatur, Ala. - (Gamma) 1892 - John Walton Knight - R.R. Business - Anniston, Ala - (Psi) 1875 - Henry Clifford Knight - Lawyer - Providence, R.I. - (Upsilon) 1861 - Edward Boardman Knight - Lawyer - Charleston, W. Va. - (Pi) 1864 - Horace Vinson Knight - Unknown - Grand Rapids, Mich. - (Omicron) 1884 - Thomas Duerson Knight - Lawyer - 84 Washington St., Chicago, Ill. - (Epsilon) 1873 - Frederick J. Knight - Civil Engineer - Monroe, N.Y. - (Delta Chi) 1875 - Henry Brooks Knight - Unknown - Monroe, N.Y. - (Delta Chi)

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Horace Knight Age: 9 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Birth Place: Michigan Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan Household Members: Name Age Michael Allen 21 Mary Davis 15 Samuel J Iden 24 Horace Knight 9 M Lee Knight 3 Martha Knight 12 Rizfah Knight 76 Rodolphus e Knight 33 Sally Knight 32 Sarah Knight 1 Lucy Waren 25 Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: M432_348; Page: 174; Image: 339.