. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . so close to my nose that I surely thought I had lost a portionof that important facial appendage. I instantly used my handto ascertain how much was missing and was delighted to findit intact, not even the skin abraded. At the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19th, 1864, during alull in the storm of battle, I was requested by Colonel Briggs togo to the rear and toward the right of the line to I neared the main road I saw General Sheridan, on hisspi
. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . so close to my nose that I surely thought I had lost a portionof that important facial appendage. I instantly used my handto ascertain how much was missing and was delighted to findit intact, not even the skin abraded. At the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19th, 1864, during alull in the storm of battle, I was requested by Colonel Briggs togo to the rear and toward the right of the line to I neared the main road I saw General Sheridan, on hisspirited and foaming black, finish his celebrated ride fromWinchester; saw a young officer an aide ride to meet only words I heard were by the General, who in h—1 is General Wright? I did not hear theanswer, but 1 afterwards learned that that young officer wasMajor McKinley, our martyred President. It was on thatsame afternoon that while reconnoitreing, I got between thetwo lines of battle, and had to do what I supposed impossible,actually dodge cannon balls. I did not get back to report toColonel Briggs. 72. 1864 1901 Lieutenant Daniel McNaughton, 331 South Lafayette St., Grand Rapids. Mich. Born July 1st, 1837, at Moscow, Hillsdale County, Mich.;enlisted at Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., August 28th,1862, as R. Q. M. Sergeant, 7th Michigan Cavalry; was pro-moted to First Lieutenant and R. O. M. May 18th. 1861; p0mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, December loch,1865, and honorably discharged. Lieut. Danl McNaughton. The late summer and early autumn of 1802 were inciteddark days for the Republic. McClellan with an army of160,000 men—the best organized and finest equipped body ofsoldiers that had ever marshalled under the standard of anycause—had been outgeneraled and defeated before Richmond. There was no pause in the victorious march of the Confed-erates. Swarming northward across the Potomac, they threat-ened the National C
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