. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . F. Thomas, Lieutenant Co. , Mich. Born at Tompkins, Jackson County, Mich., December 17th,1843; enlisted at Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., August7th, 1862, as private in Co. D, 7th Michigan Cavalry; pro-moted to Sergeant, Co. D, December 15th, 1862; First Ser-geant, Co. D, May 1st, 1863; Second Lieutenant, Co. B,July 31st, 1864; mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,December 15th, 1865, and honorably discharged. u;. i863. 1900. Dr. Ad
. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . F. Thomas, Lieutenant Co. , Mich. Born at Tompkins, Jackson County, Mich., December 17th,1843; enlisted at Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Mich., August7th, 1862, as private in Co. D, 7th Michigan Cavalry; pro-moted to Sergeant, Co. D, December 15th, 1862; First Ser-geant, Co. D, May 1st, 1863; Second Lieutenant, Co. B,July 31st, 1864; mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,December 15th, 1865, and honorably discharged. u;. i863. 1900. Dr. AdelbErt H. Weston, Sergeant Co. B,330 Colorado Ave., Colorado City, Col. Born in Watertown Township, Clinton Comity, Mich., Janu-ary 30th, 1842; enlisted at Maple Rapids, Clinton County,Mich., October 20th, 1862, as Private in Co. B, 7th Michi-gan Cavalry; promoted to Corporal and a short time after toSergeant, was promoted to Hospital Steward in June, 1865;mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, December 12th,1865, and honorably discharged. 114 A A. H. Weston. At the Battle of the Wilderness, May 6th and 7th, 1864, asall our boys in that battle will remember, in the first charge ourRegiment made there, we went in in rear of the Regiment infront. When we returned and were reforming, a piece of shellstruck the ground in front of where I was, bounded, and hit myleft arm between elbow and shoulder, numbing it; I remarkedto some of the boys, I guess I am cropped. At about thesame time my right hand comrade was shot through the handand Sergeant Gregg ordered us
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