History of Michigan, / by Charles Moore. [Vol. 3]

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he became sergeant major on March 31, 1864; first lieutenant and adjutant of the regiment on July 15, 1864; and was brevetted captain of
United States Volunteers on May Io, 1865, and commissioned captain of
Company I of the Second Michigan Cavalry on July Io, 1865. Captain
Dickinson's record in the war comprises participation in eighty battles
and he was in ten thousand miles of marching and active campaigning.
He was in General James H. Wilson's command from Chickasaw, Alabama, to Macon, Georgia, and during that campaign was commended by
his superiors for "bravery and efficiency." An exploit with which his
name will always be linked was the capture of President Davis of the
Confederacy at Irwinville, Georgia, soon after the surrender of Lee. At
that time he was on the staff of General B. D. Pritchard, who led the
troops which finally discovered the fugitive president, and Captain Dickinson, himself, had the distinction of arresting the Confederate leader
while seeking to escape from his camp in the guise of a female. For this
service Captain Dickinson was mentioned to the secretary of war by
General Pritchard and General J. H. Wilson. At the close of the war he
was mustered out of the service, and returned to Michigan to enter the
University of Michigan and spend one year in study. In I866, Captain
Dickinson moved to Detroit and continued his law studies in the office of
Moore & Griffin.
In I866 he was admitted to the bar before the supreme court of Michigan, and during I868-69 was a member of the law firm of Dickinson &
Burt. From I869 to I874 he was associated with Hon. Don W. Dickinson, the firm being known as Dickinson & Dickinson, after which he was
in practice alone until I913, when his son, Philip Sheridan Dickinson, became his partner, in the law firm of Dickinson & Dickinson with offices
in the Ford building. Captain Dickinson was for some years interested
in banking in connection with the E. K. Roberts & Company banking
house of Detroit, from which he finally retired in I877. He was the
attorney for the Preston National Bank for fifteen years, and attorney for
David Preston and the Preston Bank of Detroit from its organization to
the time it was incorporated as Preston National Bank. Captain Dickinson has long been prominent in army circles, and is a member and now
commander of the Commandery of the State of Michigan for the military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and a member of
Detroit Post No. 384, G. A. R. His other fraternity is the Masonic Order.
At Detroit on June 25, 1878, Captain Dickinson was united in marriage with Clara M. Johnson. Their surviving children are: Alfred, Julian, Philip S., Stanley R. and Clara J.
HON. CHARLES H. BAILEY. In I9I3 when the citizens of Jackson
chose a mayor they turned and gave their support to a man who had
for more than twenty years been honored for his integrity and business
ability in the community, and who is one of the well known railway
officials of Jackson. Charles H. Bailey has had much other experience
in municipal affairs, having served several terms as alderman before he
went into the office of mayor. His administration of the city has been
notable for its efficiency and for the amount of work accomplished that
is directly related to the welfare of the community as a whole, and the
benefit of individual citizens.
Charles H. Bailey was born in Adrian, Michigan, April 24, I870,
but his home has been in Jackson since he was two years old. At the
age of nineteen in I889 he graduated from the Jackson high school.
Since that time his entire business career has been taken up with the
railroad service. His first job was as a time keeper in the Michigan
Central Shops, beginning with I890. Later he qualified as a locomotive