Wooster C. Bryant,
Berrien County, enlisted in Company D, Birge's Western Sharpshooters, 22 Feb 1864, at
Benton Harbor, for three years, age 25. Mustered into the service 27 Feb 1864. Joined the
company at Joliet, IL, 3 Mar 1864, on its return from veterans furlough. Arrived in
Pulaski, TN, 8 Mar 1864. Left Pulaski 29 Apr. In the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns
under General Sherman.
In the battle of Ball's
Knob, GA, 9 May, and all the battles of the company to East Point, GA, 17 Sep. On
"Sherman's grand march to the sea." In the storming of Fort McAllister, on Big
Salt Creek, GA, 20 Dec. Entered Savannah, GA, 21 Dec 1864. Left Savannah 28 Jan 1865, on
Sherman's picnic up through the Carolinas to Columbia, SC, and then to Bentonville, NC
(last battle), 21 Mar 1865. Then to Goldsboro, NC; Raleigh, NC; Richmond, VA; and on to
Washington, DC. "Grand Review" 24 May1865. At some point during his service,
Wooster received a saber wound above his right eye. Mustered
out at Louisville, KY. 7 Jul 1865. Honorably discharged at Springfield, IL, 11 Jul
1865. Homeward bound. Died 13 June 1894.
Bryant Genealogy Page
Wooster C. Bryant,
Berrien County, enlisted in Company D, Birge's Western Sharpshooters, 22 Feb 1864, at
Benton Harbor, for three years, age 25. Mustered into the service 27 Feb 1864. Joined the
company at Joliet, IL, 3 Mar 1864, on its return from veterans furlough. Arrived in
Pulaski, TN, 8 Mar 1864. Left Pulaski 29 Apr. In the Chattanooga and Atlanta campaigns
under General Sherman.
