Pvt Norvell Francis Churchill

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L Co. First Regiment, Michigan Cavalry

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Name: Norvill F Churchill , Residence: Almont, Michigan Enlistment Date: 14 August 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Michigan Unit Numbers: 1070 1070 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1861 at the age of 21 Enlisted in Company L, 1st Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 06 September 1861. Discharged Company L, 1st Cavalry Regiment Michigan on 25 February 1865 in Detroit, MI Died about 3:00 PM, on a Sunday afternoon.

<b>ONCE SAVED LIFE OF GEN.CUSTER ___________ A PROMINENT CITIZEN OF ECHO PASSED AWAY SUNDAY. ________ Norvell F. Churchill Was an Orderly On Gen. Custer's Staff for a Time in Civil War. ______

Norvell F. Churchill, one of Echo township's most prominent citizens died Sunday afternoon, June 25, 1905, at about 3 o'clock. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the late residence, Rev. E. M. Corey preaching the sermon. He was assisted in the conducting of the services by several members of the local G. A. R. Post, to which deceased had belonged. There was a very large attendance. Norvell F. Churchill was born in St. clair county, Michigan, June 11, 1840, and was therefore 65 years and 14 days of age at the time of his death. He enlisted August 18, 1861, in Co. L, First Michigan Cavalry, and was discharged February 25, 1865. Mr. Churchill was employed as an orderly by General George A Custer for some time, and became distinguished and received mention in the reports from the fact that he once saved General custer's life. The circumstances were as follows: Shortly before the battle of Gettysburg Gen. Custer was put in command of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade. Riding forward one day at the head of a singled company, a brigade of several regiments of Confederates was suddenly encountered. Custer thereupon, after sending hasty orders back to his own brigade to form, charged at the head of his escort of less than a hundred men. This was to take the enemy's attention. Some Confederate officer came in between Custer and his orderly, Mr. Churchill, and the company who were following on a poorer grade of horseflesh. He passed Churchill and the latter saved himself from being cut down by the greatest quickness in raising his guard as the confederate passed diagonally behind him, only having his coat sleeve ripped open at the shoulder. The dashing officer passed on to strike down Custer, but Churchill spurred after him and clave the man through before his upraised saber could descend upon Custer. Near the closing of the war Mr. Churchill was engaged to some extent in recruiting for the army. In December, 1874, he married Miss Hannah Savage, and made his home in Berlin, Mich. In January, 1879-25 years ago-they removed to Echo in this county, where he had since resided. Mrs. Churchill died nearly 11 years ago. Seven children were born to them, five of whom are living. One boy is in Oregon; two girls and two boys yet live at home. </b> Section B, Row 7 Co. L 1 MI Cav.

In Dinsmore Cemetery. Norvell F. CHURCHILL Household Male

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Other Information: Birth Year <1841> Birthplace MI Age 39 Occupation Farmer Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White> Head of Household Norvell F. CHURCHILL Relation Self Father's Birthplace VT Mother's Birthplace VT

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Source Information: Census Place Echo, Antrim, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254570 NA Film Number T9-0570 Page Number 579B Documented historically as having saved the life of General George Armstrong Custer in a battle of the civil war, by raising his saber and blocking the downward thrust of an enemy soldier's saber which would have struck Custer.

Served in 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry.

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Online publication - Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA form the <a href="a href="/handler/domainrd.ashx?domain=AncestryDomain&url=/search/rectype/military/cwrd/db.htm">following list of works</a>. Copyright 1997-2000 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury.

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Online publication - Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA form the <a href="a href="/handler/domainrd.ashx?domain=AncestryDomain&url=/search/rectype/military/cwrd/db.htm">following list of works</a>. Copyright 1997-2000 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury.

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Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

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Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers Historical Data Systems, comp. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999 @R0010@ @N1624@ @N1659@

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Online publication - Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1999.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA form the <a href="a href="/handler/domainrd.ashx?domain=AncestryDomain&url=/search/rectype/military/cwrd/db.htm">following list of works</a>. Copyright 1997-2000 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury.