. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . g well the consequenceof failing to obey orders I at once proceeded to the front, andwas not long in finding the soldier that had given us the scare,as I for one was more than alarmed, and it being my first appear-ance on the picket line, all sorts of imaginations passed throughmy mind. I think that was one of the longest nights of my army life. Ido not believe I slept two hours all night, I remained at the out-post until morning and you may rest assured I cau
. Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 . g well the consequenceof failing to obey orders I at once proceeded to the front, andwas not long in finding the soldier that had given us the scare,as I for one was more than alarmed, and it being my first appear-ance on the picket line, all sorts of imaginations passed throughmy mind. I think that was one of the longest nights of my army life. Ido not believe I slept two hours all night, I remained at the out-post until morning and you may rest assured I cautioned eachand every relief not to do any firing unless they were certain theysaw or heard the enemy approaching his post. The next day and night passed without any molestation fromthe enemy, and when the time came we were duly relieved of ourtwo days Picket Duty, my first and last, for when we returnedto camp I was again detailed as Acting Adjutant of theRegiment. To me Picket Duty is the most lonesome, undesirable posi-tion any soldier can be assigned to, and still it is one of the mostimportant places a soldier has to fill. 88. 1864. Lucius Carver, Lieutenant Co. Born at Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., March ; enlisted at Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November23rd, 1862, as Private in Co. M, 7th Michigan Cavalry;promoted to Sergeant Major June, 1863, and to Second Lieu-tenant March 22nd, 1861; killed in action at Front , August 16th, 1861, ending the life and career of a brave,heroic soldier and a courteous and manly young man. Hisremains were buried on the field of battle near where he felland after the war were removed to his old home, where theynow rest. 89
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