Second Generation

3. Pvt Martin L ACKLEY Enlisted in the military 22 Dec 1861 as a Pvt in Leslie, Ingham , Michigan^8,9 age at enlistment 17 He was born on 10 Apr 1845 in Michigan.^{1,3,7,9,10,11,12,13} He was living between 1850 and 1900 in Leslie, Ingham , Michigan.^{1,3,8,10,11,14,15} Between 1861 and 1880 he was Farmer at Leslie, Ingham , Michigan.^8,10 He was dicharged from the military on 30 Jul 1862^9,16 Martin Ackley, disch. for disability. July 30,1862
He received a military pension on 3 Mar 1875 in for service during the Civil War in the Michigan Cavalry, Regiment: 7, Company: G^8,17 His Veterans Schedule in 1890 in Leslie, Ingham , Michigan¹⁸ He died on 5 Apr 1912 in Marion , Florida.^{7,8,9,12,17,19} He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Ingham , Michigan.^9,20 SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR has burial at Leslie Cemetery, Leslie, Ingham, Michigan Oak/Adams St, Sec 21 Section E He appeared in the census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880,1894 & 1900 in Michigan.²¹ He served in the military Civil War in G Co. 7th Cav Reg. MI.^8,9,19,22 enlisted 22 Dec 1861 Priv age 17 Leslie, Ingham, Michigan

Sheridan's Scouts" is an entry in the index, and you can get a pretty fair description of them from that source. Basically they were, for want of a more appropriate
description for soldiers of that era, a "special forces" type outfit
consisting of about 60 hand-picked men that conducted long-range recon and
interdiction missions deep in enemy territory for Sheridan during his
Shenandoah Valley operations and in pursuit of Lee to Appomattox. They
often wore Confederate uniforms, kidnapped rebel officers, mingled with






rebel troops, and generally had some remarkable adventures. Their success
led Sheridan to boast at one point that he had such constant and thorough
knowledge of the whereabouts of Jubal Early's troops that he no longer
needed to post pickets.

Martin's name appears on a roster of Sheridan's Scouts in the National Archives, and his signature appears in a ledger recording the equipment received by these scouts.
Martin's military and pension files, this signature, which is distinctive, was an unquestionable
match with those that appear on his enlistment papers.

He enlisted in Co. G of the 12th MI Infantry on 12-22-61. On 4-6-62, he was
shot through both thighs (one bullet) at the battle of Shiloh. He recovered
at the Sisters of Charity Hospital in St. Louis, MO until July 15, 1862, and
was discharged from the army by a Surgeons's Certificate of Disability dated
7-31-62.

He re-enlisted on 12-24-62, this time with Co. G of the 7th MI Cavalry,






listing his age as 18. His father, Daniel, "signed" a certification of age
with an "X", followed by the notation "Daniel Ackley--his mark", indicating
illiteracy.

A note on the muster rolls for Custer's "Wolverine Brigade", consisting of
the 1st, 5th, 6th, and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiments:

Custer's Brigade had the highest KIA numbers of any mounted brigade in the Union
Army, plus the fact that, after the surrender, they were kept in the service
for another 6-12 months performing duties in the west. Some got lost, some
got ticked off, some, like Martin, were on detached service and had trouble
hooking back up with their old units. 12 men from this brigade served as
scouts from Sheridan, and all but one were listed as deserters at war's end,
and had to have their records cleared later (around 1880) before they could
receive pensions. Martin had this problem.


WIA 6 Apr 1862 Shiloh,TN; (gunshot through the thigh); DisFW 1st Unit; ADMT Hospital Washington D C 26 Mar 1863 (Pneumonia) PENS APP # 201,096 3 Mar 1875 (5'8', light complexion, black eyes & hair)
He.²³ Custer Council, Order of Stars and Stripes, was organized in March, 1877, with twenty-three members, all men who had seen service in the field during the bloody days of the Rebellion. The present membership is over fifty, and the officers are: H. C. Yerby, Chief Counselor; Alfred Leach, Senior Vice-Counselor; Martin L. Ackley, Junior Vice-Counselor; A. A. Lumbard, Rec. Sec.; John L. Nichols, Fin. Sec.; Henry H. Small.Treas.

This organization is similar to the Grand Army of the Republic. An encampment of "Our Country's Defenders" was partially organized in Leslie, but the Order of Stars and Stripes appears to have better suited the old soldiers, and the latter organization is in a flourishng condition.

Pvt Martin L ACKLEY and Sarah M CADY were married on 29 Nov 1870 in Onondaga, Ingham , Michigan.^{10,11,12,13,17,19,24,25,26,27} Sarah M CADY appeared in the census 1880 & 1900 in Michigan. She was born in Oct 1846 in Pennsylvania.^10,11,12,13 She received a military pension on 17 Jul 1912 in Michigan⁸ based on husbands service in Civil war She received a military pension on 17 Jul 1912 in for her husbands service during the Civil War in the Michigan Calvary, Regiment: 7, Company: G¹⁷ She died in Aug 1912.^12,19 Pvt Martin L ACKLEY and Sarah M CADY had the following children:

+4	i.	Frederick W ACKLEY.
+5	ii.	Sarah Ella ACKLEY.