ALEXANDER KING -- 96th INFANTRYDESERTED AND WENT TO MICHIGAN - Alexander King was the son of Joseph Royand Mary Ann Trombly. Alexander was born in Chateauguay, Quebec, and, by1850, Alexander, his wife, Catherine Faubert and his parents had settledin Clinton County to farm. Alexander enlisted in the 96th Infantry atThe Frontier, near Churubusco.In November 1861, he was mustered into Company A in Plattsburgh and theregiment left by train for Washington on March 11, 1862. By March 28ththey were on the Peninsula Campaign and got to within a few miles ofRichmond by the end of June. General McClelland withdrew them toFortress Monroe and by October, the regiment had set off on the Campaignto Goldsboro, NC, at the end of October.The 96th remained in North Carolina for the next year fighting along therivers. At the end of the year, they went into winter quarters whereAlexander re-enlisted on January 17, 1864. Many of the men got furloughsto go home for a couple of months, however, at the end of April, he waslisted as a deserter.He and his family, including his wife, seven children, and his parentsimmediately moved to Michigan. Sadly, his father died there in 1865. Hefound work as a trimmer in an iron foundry and later at Warner andEastman a lumber factory, to support the family who came to Michiganwith him and the additional three children who were born in Michigan.Some of his sons also worked making lumber and shingles with him.The Saginaw News of April 4, 1900, carried his obituary -- "AlexanderKing died at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, 700 OwenStreet, aged 75 years. Decased was a veteran of the late war, havingserved in the Ninety-sixth New York Infantry. He had resided in thiscity for the past twenty years and was well known. A wife, six sons andtwo daughters survive him. The funeral will be held from the residenceat 2 o'clock tomorrow and will be private. The interment will be atForest Lawn Cemetery."
