Reuben Yarick enlisted in Company G, 1st Michigan Infantry as a Sergeant on July 2, 1861, at Jackson (Mich.), age 25. He was mustered July 13, 1861. He re-enlisted Feb. 17, 1864 as a Sergeant, at Beverly Ford (Va.), and was mustered the next day. On June 3, 1864, he was wounded in action and transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps (VRC). He was discharged from Company B, 24th VRC at Washington, D.C., on July 28, 1865. (For further information on Reuben see the history of the 1st Michigan Infantry.) No further information is available on his brothers, John and George.
From the description of Papers, 1854-1864. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 41000509