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- 1880 Federal Census of Elmira, Otsego County, Michigan (9 Jun 1800)
Edward Bassett 36 M IN NY EN Head Farmer
Sylvia 29 F OH PA PA Wife Keeping House
Mina 8 F MI IN OH Daughter At school
Frank 7 M MI IN OH Son At school
Stella M. 1 F MI IN OH Daughter
Floyd 3/12 M MI IN ON Son (born March)
NEWSPAPER OBITUARY (Date and paper unknown)
Edward C. Bassett was born in the village of Ontario, Indiana, Oct. 8, 1844, and died at his home near Newburg, Michigan, Thursday, Feb. 19, 1914. He came to Michigan in April 1860. He enlisted in Company M, First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, Oct. 22, 1863. On March 31, 1868 he was united in marriage to Sylvia Westenhaver. In 1882 they moved to the town near Plymouth. There were eleven children, seven of whom are now living.
A large concourse of people assembled last Sunday Feb. 22, 1914) at Newburgh Church to pay their last tribute of love and respect to one of the old soldiers and respected citizens. Rev. Dutton spoke words of comfort to the bereaved family, also to the members of the Grand Army of the Republic. Singing by the Misses Young was all that could be desired. Three members of the ladies of the G.A.R. of Detroit conducted a beautiful little service of their order, placing a silk flag across the breast of their dead comrade. The impressive burial service of the G.A.R. was held in the church on account of the extreme cold. Also the Gleaner Society paid their last tribute to one who was a member of their order. The casket was draped with the stars and stripes, for which this comrade fought, as well as the beautiful flowers, mute tokens from those who lived him.
Friends from away who attended the funeral of Mr. E.C. Bassett were--Mr. and Mrs. Clark Bassett from Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bassett of Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bassett of Detroit, Mrs. William Baker of Alma, Mrs. James Owen of Flint, Miss Amy Wegener, Mrs. Will Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. F. Davey and Mrs. Patterson of Detroit, W.I. Smith of Lansing.
Newspaper article (source and date unknown)
According to a roster listing of the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, Company M, Edward served with his younger brother Henry D., both signed up from Fulton Township, Edward, 19 and Henry, 17. The Regiment was in Tennessee, building a total of nine bridges, including a bridge at Bridgeport, over 460 feet long and another at Duck River, 350 feet in length. In November of 1864, the Regiment was assigned to the 14th Corp, then set out with General Sherman on the March to the Sea, being associated with all of the movements of that army, which whenever a strong point in the line of communications was needed the Regiment did the necessary construction work, in addition to its normal duties of railroad line repair on all of the major networks between Atlanta, Savannah and Bentonville.
When the Confederate Armies surrendered, the Regiment was at Goldsboro, North Carolina with the 20th Corp, then marched to Raleigh, from where on Mar. 30th, 1865, moved with the 17th Corp on the march to Washington D.C., where on the 24th of April, marched with that Corp in the Grand Review, then went in to camp at Georgetown, Kentucky, until July 1st, when they were ordered to Nashville, Tennessee, where they were mustered out of the federal service on September 22, 1865, sent by rail to Jackson, Michigan, arriving there on the 25th, they were paid off and disbanded.
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