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is my great-great grandfather. enlisted Dec 26 1862 for 3 years, discharged Jul 15 1865 per SO 77 issued by War Dept

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Participated in the Battle of Cold Harbor where he was wounded and witnessed the formal surrender of General Lee to the Union forces.
Name: Lucius Goodyear , Enlistment Date: 04 January 1864 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: New York Unit Numbers: 1344 1344 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 04 January 1864 at the age of 18*
Enlisted in Company H, 9th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 04 January 1864.
Transferred Company H, 9th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 27 June 1865
Transfered in Company K, 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 27 June 1865.
Mustered out Company K, 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 29 September 1865 in Washington, DC

'Frank' enlisted around age 17, was wounded in the left arm and never had full use of it. He was my great-grandfather and a true pioneer. He returned from the war to his home in Camden NY and finished school before heading west where he piloted a Mississippi riverboat. He went back to NY to marry his true love, Helena Davis, and whisked her off to Indian Village, Tama, Iowa, where he worked on the railroad--a dangerous profession in the 1880s. Other moves took them to Montour and Clinton, Iowa, where two daughters were born, as well as to Washington, Kansas. In 1884, Frank packed up his family in a covered wagon and headed to Cadillac, Michigan, where his youngest daughter died, but where, 12 years later, a third daughter, my grandmother.
OBITUARY
'F. L. Goodyear, Pioneer Was Buried Yesterday'
17 Dec. 1847 - 10 Mar. 1919
The funeral yesterday afternoon of F. L. Goodyear, 71, marked the end of the journey for another of our country's substantial pioneers. The service was held at the home of the deceased's daughter, Mrs. Clarence Parker of East Garfield Street and it was conducted by Dr. A. W. Johnstone of the First Presbyterian Church. Interment was made in Maple Hill cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Goodyear came to Cadillac on February 24 to spend the balance of the winter with their daughter in the city. The end came on Monday night after a short illness. Mr. Goodyear is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Bessie Holland of Cedar Street, this city. He came to Wexford County in 1884 locating on a farm in the Pleasant Lake neighborhood, and for the past 35 years he has had an important part in the growth and advancement of that section. Mr. Goodyear was a veteran of the Civil War and was privileged to witness the formal surrender of General Lee to the Union forces. Mr. Goodyear served several terms as a member of the board of supervisors and was several times honored by his township with positions of responsibility and trust.

SECOND OBITUARY:
Another of Wexford County's best known pioneers, Frank L. Goodyear, who was also a veteran of the Civil War, died at the home of Mrs. Clarence Parker between 9 and 10:00 last night, after a short period of serious illness. Although his health up to recent days had been comparatively good, Mr. Goodyear's death was due to old age.
He was born in Camden NY 12-17-1847. He enlisted as a soldier in the Civil War in 1864, serving under General Sheridan and General Meade. He was a participant in the Battle of Cold Harbor.*
In 1876 he was married to Helena Davis of Florence NY. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Goodyear and two survive the father, Mrs. Cora Parker and Mrs. Bessie Holland.
Frank Goodyear represented Selma Township as a supervisor for 13 years having been a resident of that township since 1884. The period of his life in this county includes most of the years of its hardest work and greatest sacrifice, and he will be remembered as one of the men whose life work made better conditions possible.
The service will be held tomorrow at 1:00 from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Parker, and internet will be made in a vault in Maple Hill Cemetery.

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Jason Luther Harris enlisted at Utice NY Dec 23, 1863 and was wounded in the Battle after Spotsylvania (Ewing's raid) on May 12, 1864 and died on June 21 of injuries.

Alfred E. Seamans enlisted in the 2nd Heavy Artillery, Co., M on December 22, 1863 at Utica, N.Y. On June 22, 1864, Alfred was captured while engaged with his regiment along Jerusalem Plank Road. He was taken to Andersonville Prison where he died on October 13, 1864.

Stephen Delos Seamans, brother of Alfred Seamans, enlisted in the 2nd Heavy Artillery, Co., M on December 22, 1863 at Utica, N.Y. He served with this regiment on and off due to illness. A death date or discharged date has not been determined.

There were two Daniel Whites in the 2nd Heavy. Mine is age 38, buried in Parish, New York.
appreciate any information than that found in the usual sources.
Letters, any artifact, mention.