. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . Henry W. Granger, Dead. Born April 4rth, 1823, at Champion, Jefferson County, ; enlisted as First Lieutenant in New York Lincoln Cav-alry, August 14th, 18(31; was promoted to Major in the 7thMichigan Cavalry December 20th, 1862 ; killed in action atYellow Tavern, Va., May 11th, 1864. Major Granger was a heroic and brave officer, respectedby his superiors and worshipped by his men. He had all therequisites of a magnificent officer, was cool in ac
. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . Henry W. Granger, Dead. Born April 4rth, 1823, at Champion, Jefferson County, ; enlisted as First Lieutenant in New York Lincoln Cav-alry, August 14th, 18(31; was promoted to Major in the 7thMichigan Cavalry December 20th, 1862 ; killed in action atYellow Tavern, Va., May 11th, 1864. Major Granger was a heroic and brave officer, respectedby his superiors and worshipped by his men. He had all therequisites of a magnificent officer, was cool in action, vigilantand bold, and was held in highest esteem by General GeorgeA. Custer. His death was regretted by every member of hisRegiment, and in fact by the Brigade he was associated with. 51. 1864. 1901. Major Robert Sprout 608 North Franklin St., Saginaw, Mich. Born October 10th? 1836, at Cleveland, Ohio; enlistedat Birch Run, Saginaw County, Mich., August 15th, 1862, asprivate in Co. ;,C, 7th Michigan Cavalry; was promoted toSecond Lieutenant November 13th, 1862, to Captain, June 23d,1863, and to Major, May 24th, 1S65; was wounded at RaccoonFord, Va., September 16th, 1S63, by shell in right arm, and atFort Royal Gap, Va., August 16th, 1864, in arm by to 1st Michigan Veteran Cavalry November 17th,L865. Mustered out at Detroit, Mich., March 10th, 1866, andhonorably discharged. BATTLE OF TREVILIANS STATION, Major Robert Sproul. I would like to correct a statement in an article that I sawa few years ago to the effect that the 5th Michigan Cavalryopened the fight at the Battle of Trevilians Station, June The facts are these: The Rebels began charging thepicket reserves of the 7th Michigan Cavalry about half-pastthree of that morning and soon
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