Civil War veteran from Charlevoix County honored with graveside ceremony
MELROSE TOWNSHIP – Nearly 90 years after his death, the life of Corporal Royal Bradford Teachout was again celebrated with a graveside ceremony.
On Saturday, June 22, the Robert Finch Camp No. 14 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War headed to Maple Hill Cemetery to honor Teachout, the last surviving Civil War veteran in Charlevoix County, who died on November 1, 1937. He was 94 years old.
Teachout was born on June 2, 1843, in Hillsdale County to Sergeant Enoch Peck Teachout and Maria Wealthy Hopkins Teachout, and enlisted in Battery B, Ohio 1st Light Artillery on August 4, 1862, for a three-year term of service.
He was discharged on August 13, 1863, on a surgeon’s certificate of incapacity. He re-enlisted as a private on August 31, 1864, before being promoted to corporal. According to a press release, he was discharged again on June 16, 1865.
Teachout married Amanda D. Mason on December 13, 1863. The couple had six children together. They are buried together in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Robert Finch Camp No. 14, where the ceremony took place, is the oldest active camp in the state, dating back to March 26, 1914. According to the camp website, the camp serves 16 counties in Northern Michigan.
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Camp 14 is part of a nationwide effort to locate and document the resting places of all Civil War soldiers in Michigan. To date, more than 1,500 graves have been found in the region.
Representatives of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War could not immediately be reached for comment.
— Contact reporter Karly Graham at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @KarlyGrahamJRN.
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