History of Hillsdale county. Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers.

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HISTORY OF HILLSDALE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

Macon, Ga., where the news of the surrender of the rebel
armies caused the cessation of fighting.
The 4th, however, gained still another title to renown
by capturing the rebel president, Jefferson Davis, near
Abbeville, Ga., on the 10th of April, 1865. The regiment soon after marched to Nashville, where it was mustered out on the 1st of July; being disbanded at Detroit
on the 10th. The list of its battles and skirmishes numbered ninety-four. Few of them, it is true, were very
severe, but the number shows that the regiment didn't
"let the grass grow under its horses' feet."
OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS FROM HILLSDALE COUNTY.
Wilford Bates, appointed assistant surgeon, March 10,1865; not must.
Isaac T. Birdsell, Co. G; died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 8, 1863.
Levi R. Watkins, Co. B;:trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, April 30, 1861.
John F. Wagner, Co. F; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, April 10, 1864.
Nelson Higgins, Co. F; died at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 17, 1864.
Alfred Hall, Co. G; died at Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 9, 186>5.
William A. Lamb, Co. F; disch. for disability, Feb. 3, 1863.
J. G. Robb, Co. F; disch. for disability, March 22, 1863.
Henry O'Neil, Co. G; disch. for disability, Feb. 4,1863.
Jackson Pardee, Co. G; disch. for disability, May 8, 186,.
Henry Rynes, Co. 1; disch. for disability, March 18, 1863.
Albert S. Wilson, N. C. S.; must. out July 1, 1865.
R. Blackmer, Co. F; disch. by order, July 19, 1865.
Ira W. Harrington, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
Lyman P. Pitts, Co. F; must. out July 1,1865.
Orange C. Smith, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
George W. Temple, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
George W. Tagsgold, Co. F; must. out July 1,1865.
Horace Wilcox, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
Peter Wacker, Co. F; disch. for disability, Dec. 26,1864.
Oscar Wilder, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
John 0. Williams, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
George F. Whitman, Co. F; must. out July 1,1865.
George W. Williams, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
William Wright, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
Thomas Gorman, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
William Chase, Co. F; disch. for disability.
M. Winchester, Co. F; disch. Feb. 11,1863.
William F. True, Co. F; must. out July 1, 1865.
Henry Braddock, Co. F; must. out Aug. 15, 1865.
Howard Dickerson, Co. F; must. out Aug. 15, 1865.
Delaski W. Fish, Co. F; must. out Aug. 15, 1865.
Francis Gurmid, Co. F; disch. by order, May 3, 1865.
Simon B. Hadley, Co. G; disch. for promotion, Feb. 9, 1865.
Charles E. Lockwood, Co. G; disch. by order, July 13,1865.
Alonzo Fox, Co. G; must. out July 1,1865.
George B. Allen, Co. G; must. out July 1, 1865.
Denison D. Burch, Co. G; must. out July 1, 1865.
Lawrence C. Carr, Co. G; must. out July 1, 1865.
John Plunkett, Co. G; must. out July 1, 1865.
John Sullivan, Co. G; must. out July 1,1865.
Hughes S. Hill, Co. H; must. out July 1, 1865.
SEVENTH CAVALRY.
This regiment was organized at Grand Rapids, two battalions leaving for Washington in February, 1863, and the
third one in May. The number from Hillsdale County
was as follows: twenty-two in Company F, three in E, one
in G, and eight in I; total, thirty-four. The regiment
was very actively engaged in the cavalry service of the
Army of the Potomac, and at the battle of Gettysburg,
on the 3d of July, fought one of the hardest conflicts
which ever fell to the share of that service, having sixteen
men killed, forty-one wounded, twelve missing, and twelve
taken prisoners. It was in numerous skirmishes during
the rest of the season, having thirty men killed in action
from the 1st of May to the 1st of November and sixty-two
wounded.

On the 28th of February, 1864, the 7th started with
Gen. Kilpatrick on his celebrated raid to Richmond.
After its return, it was attached to the Cavalry Corps of

the Army of the Potomac, and soon started with that
army on the great campaign of 1864. At the battle of
Yellow Church, on the 11th of May, it aided in driving
the rebel cavalry from the field, having sixteen men killed
and wounded, including among the former its commander,
Maj. Granger. On the 27th of May it charged a rebel
brigade, driving it several miles and capturing forty-one
prisoners. At a cavalry fight at " Haines' Shop," the next
day, the regiment had fourteen men killed and wounded.
After two months more of service with the Army of the
Potomac, the regiment was transferred to the Shenandoah
Valley. On the 16th of August it was in the battle of
Crooked Run, where it charged and routed a rebel brigade,
capturing nearly a hundred prisoners, and having twelve
men killed and wounded. At the battle of Opequan Creek,
on the 19th of August, it charged through the creek and
drove the foe from the farther shore, and, later in the day,
joined with other regiments in charging the enemy and
driving him through Winchester. The regiment had
twenty-three killed and wounded, among the former being
its commander, Lieut.-Col. Brewer,-the second commander
killed during.the season.
The 7th remained in active service in the Shenandoah
Valley until the last of February, 1865, when it joined in
Sheridan's celebrated raid to the James River. The latter
part of March it joined the Army of the Potomac, and
was active in the operations which resulted in the surrender of Lee's army.
The last of May, 1865, the 7th was sent with the Michigan Cavalry Brigade to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and
thence across the Plains to Denver, Col. There was naturally much dissatisfaction at being called on for this unexpected service after the war was over, but there was no
mutiny or other misconduct. After guarding the overland stage-route till the 1st of November, two hundred and
fifty of those having the longest time to serve were transferred to the 1st Michigan Cavalry. The remainder hired
their passage in mule-trains to Fort Leavenworth, where
they were mustered out. The regiment was disbanded at
Jackson, Mich., on the 25th of December, 1865.
The men transferred to the 1st Michigan Calvary were
mustered out in Utah, in March, 1866. They had to pay
their own passage home, but the amount was afterwards
refunded by Congress.
OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS FROM HILLSDALE COUNTY.
Hiram J. Ingersoll, commissioned 2d lieut., Oct. 15, 1862; 1st lietit., Feb. 28,
1863; must. out Dec. 15, 1865.
Henry Guir, Co. F; killed at Falling Waters, Md., July 14,1863.
George W. Lundy, Co. F; died at Gettysburg, Pa., July 15, 1863.
C. P. White, Co. F; missing at Frenchtown, July 6, 1863; returned.
Wm. C. Armstrong, Co. F; missing at Frenchtown, July 6, 1863.
Asa Sprague, Co. I; missing at Gainesville, Va., Oct. 14, 1863.
Jacob Paule, Co. F; killed at Yellow Tavern, Va., May 11, 1864.
Thomas C. Mercer, Co. F; killed at Smithfield, Va., Aug. 29, 1864.
Abram Hogland, Co. F; died at Washington, D. C., Feb. 18,1864.
Clark A. Stewart, Co. F; died at Andersonville, Ga., June 30,1864.
Henry Chaplain, Co. F; trans. to Yet. Res. Corps, Feb. 15, 1864.
Linus N. Dillon, Co. F; trans. to Yet. Res. Corps, Nov. 15, 1863.
J. H. Armstrong, Co. F; died of wounds, about May 20,1864, at Richmond, Va.
Stephen Mosher, Co. I; died in Andersonville prison, Ga., Sept. 9, 1864.
John E. Covey, Co. F; disch. for disability, May 25, 1863.
George Arnold, Co. I; disch. for disability, July 11, 1863.

H. J. Wright, Co. F; disch. for disability, March 3, 1864.
Isaac Van Vleet, Co. F; disch. for disability, Nov. 17, 186:3.
Henry De Graff, N. C. S.; must. out Dec. 11, 1865.
Norris W. McHurd, Co. E; must. out Dec. 23,1865.