Colonel Thomas Stockton, 16th Michigan

On Saturday, September 14, 2024, Save the Flags was honored to attend and participate in two marker dedications honoring Colonel Thomas Stockton, the commander of Stockton’s Independent Regiment which was later reconfigured as the 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The Lt. Edwin T. Carrington Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the Union 1861-1865 installed a marker on Colonel Stockton’s grave at Glenwood Cemetery in Flint, Michigan and also installed a marker on his historic home in Flint.

The Crapo Camp  # 145 of the Sons of Union Veterans and the Sons of Veterans Reserve assisted with the formal ceremonies.