Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . President Lincolnissued a call for three hundred thousand went to Manchester and began the organ-ization of a company, which became Compan\ Michigan Infantry, including somethirty men from the neighborhood of Manchester,together with the balance completing the com-])any, raised 1)\- M. Cutcheon, who becameits captain, with Charles as first lieutenant, whichotifice he held for some time, when he was pro-moted to its captaincy. He fought under [hirn-side. Sherman and (Irani in many of the hardestl)attles of the entir
Past and present of Washtenaw County, Michigan . President Lincolnissued a call for three hundred thousand went to Manchester and began the organ-ization of a company, which became Compan\ Michigan Infantry, including somethirty men from the neighborhood of Manchester,together with the balance completing the com-])any, raised 1)\- M. Cutcheon, who becameits captain, with Charles as first lieutenant, whichotifice he held for some time, when he was pro-moted to its captaincy. He fought under [hirn-side. Sherman and (Irani in many of the hardestl)attles of the entire war. among which were thebattles of h~redericksburg, Jackson, Nicksburg,Knoxville and the \\ilderness. He was severelywounded at Spottsylvania Courthouse, ^May 12,\RC>4. while leading his eonipan\ a Con-federate 1)attery, ami was compelled to remain inhospital six months. On (~)ctober 20th he re-signed and was honorably discharged. He retm^ned to his native town, and shortly aft- ])letmg his cried Miss E , ( )n (Ro,.t, c Dr. \\. RE\. CHARLES T. ALLEX. PAST AND PRESEiNT OF WASHTENAW COUNTY, Root, of j\Ianchester, ^lichigan. He entered Al-bion College, where he took a three years course1866-7-8, after which he entered the Detroit con-ference as a probationer, joining in full connec-tion in 1870. During his ministry, he had been i)astiir at thefollowing churches: Addison, three years; Clin-ton, three years ; Pontiac, two terms, three andfour years respective!); the following Detroitchurches: Tabernacle, three years; Jefferson(now the Mar_y Palmer), two years; Simpson,three years ; and Cass Avenue, four years. He wasthen appointed presiding elder of the Detroit dis-trict, which position he held for four years, afterwhich he was called to the Ypsilanti First Metho-dist Episcopal church, where he served sevenyears, which proved to be his last pastiirate; hewas granted a superaimuated relatinn at theAdrian conference. September. 11)04; <i*l de-parted this life in D
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