. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . beenconducted to a successful final had I not entered the army at all,still I know that the material and the mettle that composed the7th Cavalry was the equal of any Regiment from fact, they were the equal in every way of any Regiment inthat great army that finally broke the back of the now as the shadows begin to1 lengthen toward the sunset oflife and I look back upon the service rendered during those longand sacrificial years, I rem
. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . beenconducted to a successful final had I not entered the army at all,still I know that the material and the mettle that composed the7th Cavalry was the equal of any Regiment from fact, they were the equal in every way of any Regiment inthat great army that finally broke the back of the now as the shadows begin to1 lengthen toward the sunset oflife and I look back upon the service rendered during those longand sacrificial years, I remember much that is worthy of ourpride and glory and little for regret and insofar as any part thatI bore in that service I have the satisfaction of knowing- that Ialways obeyed the call of my commanding officers to< any dutyimposed upon me and was to the best of my ability faithfullyperformed. The men who composed my Regiment ought to be remem-bered by a grateful country as among those who made thenames of Kilpatrick, Custer and Sheridan immortal and whoserecord for bravery and heroic service to their country willnever die. 97. 1863. I90i. R. Marshall Bellinger, Sergeant Co. Rose St., Battle Creek, Mich. Born in Barry County, Mich., August 4th, 1845; enlisted atBattle Creek, Mich., September 15th, 18G2, as Private in , 7th Michigan Cavalry; promoted to Sergeant June 28th,1864; mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, December15th, 1865, and honorably discharged, after participating in 36engagements. INCIDENTS OF THE CAMPAIGN OF R. Marshall the Battle of Yellow Tavern, May 11th, 1864, our Regi-ment was ordered to charge up a hill by column of fours 98 through a cut, but meeting with such fierce resistance the cutsoon became so blocked with dead men and horses that furtheradvance was impossible, and we were then ordered to dismountand fight on foot. As we charged up the hill and through thetimber we came to a cleared field. Comrades Adams, Burk a
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