Edwin Buchanan in Aetna Cemetery

 Edwin Buchanan in Aetna Cemetery in Mecosta County.

Old 3rd Book Titles

Good morning everyone. For those interested in published versions of my Old 3rd Michigan research projects:

My History of the Old 3rd Michigan Infantry (1st organization) covering the years 1855-1927, from its beginning as local west Michigan militia companies to its final days as a fraternal society, can be found on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFTN52LB

The four volumes of biographical sketches of each of the 1,411 men who served in the Old 3rd during the war can be found on Amazon:

vol 1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08978X1DP

vol 2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0898ZY31Z

vol 3 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08928L8NZ

vol 4 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08928L8CD

And the transcripts of the three trials of George Vanderpool -- who once served in Company H of the Old 3rd -- and who was arrested and tried for the murder of his business partner in 1870, can also be found on Amazon as well:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFT8ZQQS

Michigan Soldiers' Home Cemetery Map

Map of the Michigan Veterans Home in Grand Rapids. 

George Koch of Company C

George J. Koch served in Company C 3rd Michigan Infantry and is buried in section 1 lot 175/173. 

Company C was made up largely of German-speaking immigrants from the west side of Grand Rapids.

Mutter

Vater

Margaretha Koch (1839-1887)

George Koch (1830?-1889)