. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . rs in the practice of his profes-sion, he returned to Detroit in the spring of 1868. In1875, without previous intimation, he was appointed byPresident Grant collector of internal revenue for the firstdistrict of Michigan, which position he held for sevenyears and a half. He has had many other positions ofhonor and trust, such as inspector-general of State troops,controller of the city of Detroit, and vice-president ofthe Wayne County Savings Rank. For the last threeyears he has been the confidential agent of Mr. LutherBe
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . rs in the practice of his profes-sion, he returned to Detroit in the spring of 1868. In1875, without previous intimation, he was appointed byPresident Grant collector of internal revenue for the firstdistrict of Michigan, which position he held for sevenyears and a half. He has had many other positions ofhonor and trust, such as inspector-general of State troops,controller of the city of Detroit, and vice-president ofthe Wayne County Savings Rank. For the last threeyears he has been the confidential agent of Mr. LutherBeecher, and is now one of the administrators of his largeestate. General Trowbridge married Julia 1\L, the seconddaughter of the late Hon. A. W. Buel, a lady of rareaccomplishments. She was the first lady, it is believed,in this country among amateur musicians, as distinguishedfrom professionals, to bring out the violin as an instru-ment especially suited to the feminine hand. General andMrs. Trowbridge have seven children. 226 OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY (.volunteer). CAPTAIN HENRY K. WEAND. Captain Henry K. Weand, the subject of this sketch,was born on the 28th day of March, 1838, at Pottstown,Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. At an early age heremoved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he attendedthe public schools for a time, and subsequently became apupil at The Hill School, Pottstown, where he completedhis education. Being of a legal turn of mind, he turnedhis attention to the study of law, and in i860, whentwenty-two years of age, he was admitted to practice atthe bar of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Shortlyafter the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in Com-pany K, Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, and when the com-pany was mustered into the service of the United Statesat Harrisburg, he was elected first lieutenant of the com-pany. At the expiration of the three months service, justprior to the battle of Hull Run, he was mustered out, butwas one of the few w
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