Portrait and biographical album of Jackson County, Michigan : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the County together with portraits & biographies of all the governors of the State and of the presidents of the United States . ay, iS46,the Governor of Michigan was noti-fied by the War Department of the United States toenroll a regiment of volunteers, to be held in readi-ness for service whenever demanded. At his sum-mons 13 independent volunteer companies, 11 ofinfantry and two of cavalr), at once fell into line. Ofthe infantry fo
Portrait and biographical album of Jackson County, Michigan : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the County together with portraits & biographies of all the governors of the State and of the presidents of the United States . ay, iS46,the Governor of Michigan was noti-fied by the War Department of the United States toenroll a regiment of volunteers, to be held in readi-ness for service whenever demanded. At his sum-mons 13 independent volunteer companies, 11 ofinfantry and two of cavalr), at once fell into line. Ofthe infantry four companies were from Detroit, bear-ing the honored names of Montgomery, Lafayette,Scott and Hrady uix)n their banners. Of the re-mainder Monroe tendered two, Lenawee County three,St. Clair, Berrien and Hillsdale each one, and WayneCounty an additional company. Of these alone theveteran Bradys were accepted and ordered into ser-vice. In addition to them ten companies, making theFirst Regiment of Michigan Volunteers, springingfrom various i)artsof the State, but embodying to agreat degree the material of which the first volunteerswas formed, were not called for until October follow-ing. This regiment was soon in readiness and pro-ceeded by orders from (xovernment to the seatof
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