Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865 (1902) (14576109959)

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Title: Personal and historical sketches and facial history of and by members of the Seventh regiment Michigan volunteer cavalry, 1862-1865
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Lee, William O., 1844- comp
Subjects: Michigan cavalry. 7th regt., 1862-1865 United States -- History Civil war, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Detroit, 7th Michigan cavalry association
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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1864. 1900. Geo. W. Watson, Co. E. Lansing, Mich. Born at Red Creek, Wayne County, N. Y., September 6th,1844; enlisted at Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., September9th, 1864, as Private in Co. % 7th Michigan Cavalry; mus-tered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, July 17th, 1865, andhonorably discharged. 216 UNDER COMMAND OF GEN. SHERIDAN.By Geo. W. Watson. My first acquaintance with General Sheridan was at thebattle of Cedar Creek, October 19th, 1864. About 3 p. m. Ifound myself on the right of the skirmish line across the roadfrom a brick house. I saw a horseman coming across the fieldson a black horse covered with foam. He leaped the stonefence in front of the house. There was not a Staff Officer insight, and as there were a number of stragglers in the road andabout the house, Sheridan said : Boys, come back and we willgive them h—1, and he quickly made his word good. I was detailed for picket one day in January, 1865, on theout-posts. It was a very cold night, and after I had been re