“Michigan Spirit
Quest”
The Michigan Spirit Quest series of
geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries
built by MICHIGAN Pioneers. This series is inspired by and is a
continuation of the Indiana Spirit Quest caches created by
SixDogTeam. In just four years, the SPIRIT QUEST has grown to over
six hundred caches and the hiders have grown to over fourty cacher
teams in five states and one province, most of which are comprised
of Dogs and their Humans. Over 1,000
cachers have logged over 20,000 finds. One cache machine found 102
ISQ caches in a single day (daylight hours
only).
(Photos by Wolverine Warriors)
Michigan Spirit Quest
#11
"THE GREEN
TREE"
Welcome to Matteson
Cemetery, Branch Co., MI. This cemetery, which is still in use, is
the final resting spot for many early settlers of Branch County.
One area pioneer buried here is Jonathan H. Culver, born 1816 and
died in 1872. On November 19, 1839, members of school district No.
2 met and voted to raise $5 to purchase a district library.
Jonathan Culver was chosen to be the local librarian. Mr. Culver
also the first teacher at the first school in the township, a log
schoolhouse built in 1838-1839.
One of the many
veterans buried here is Civil War veteran George A. Vorce
(1842-1903). Mr. Vorce an his wife Anna moved their family to
Michigan from New York after he served as a private in the 193rd
New York Regiment Infantry.
According to the the New York
State Military Museum:The 193rd
Infantry Regiment”Mustered in: March 6 - 28, 1865 Mustered
out: January 18, 1866 January 21, 1865, Col. John B. Van
Petten received authority to recruit this regiment; it was
organized at Albany, and the companies were mustered in the
service of the United States for three years, A and E March
6th and 28th, respectively; for one, two and three years, K
April 7th; for one and three years, C, D, G, H and I March
14th, 28th, April 9th, 3d and 9th respectively; for one year
B and F March 16 and 28, 1865,
respectively.
The companies were recruited principally: A at Utica,
Auburn, Oswego and Syracuse; B at Hermon, Malone, Pierrepont,
Hammond, Louisville, Potsdam, Brasher, Macomb, Colton and
Waddington; C at Auburn, Rochester and Syracuse; D at Oswego,
Volney, Granby, Constantia and Amboy; E at Syracuse, Oswego and
Auburn; F at Fowler, Brasher, Lisbon, Hopkinton, Burke, Lawrence
and Louisville; G at Bellmont, Lisbon, Stockholm, Cape Vincent,
Fowler, Rossie, Lawrence, Russell, Waddington, Savannah,
Pierrepont, Ma-comb and Moira; H at Watertown and Auburn; I at
Oswego; and K at Norwich, Syracuse and
Auburn.
The regiment left the State by detachments in March and
April, 1865; it served in the 3d Brigade, 3d Division, Army of the
Shenandoah, from March 18, 1865; in the District of West Virginia,
Middle Department, from July, 1865; and, January 18, 1866, it was
honorably discharged and mustered out, under. Colonel Van Petten,
at Harper's Ferry, W. Va.; having lost by death of disease and
other causes, 25 enlisted men.” From
"A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H.
Dyer
George A. Vorce
FIND LOGS ON THIS CACHE THAT INDICATE NIGHT CACHING
WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT
NOTICE!
The cache container is a small
lock and lock. BYOP. The cache is not located near a grave...
If you find a fallen US flag, please stick it back in the ground or
replace it. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash
out. Say a prayer for our brave troops, fighting overseas. God
Bless America!
MSQ
caches are brought to you by the following fellows of
GEOMSQ: SixDogTeam (Earthdog Patrick, Lead
Dog, Wheel Dog), Wolverine Warriors, The Outcaches, SafariBob &
Tweety, PairOMedicChick, Cyclops, Son of Cyclops, The Herd,
Menstown1, Ali Kat and Geo's Loulog. If you are interested in
spreading the Quest to your neck of the woods AND WOULD LIKE TO
JOIN US, email Wolverine Warriors.
*Grand Exalted Order of
the Michigan Spirit
Quest*
