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Joseph Tarr Copeland
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Joseph Tarr Copeland

Birth
Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Death
6 May 1893 (aged 80)
Orange Park, Clay County, Florida, USA
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Orange Park, Clay County, Florida, USA

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Civil War Union Brigadier General. Originally served first as Colonel and commander of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, then the 5th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. He commanded the “Wolverines” of the Michigan Brigade of cavalry until General George A. Custer took over the command on June 29, l863. Died on his 80th birthday. Gen. Copeland was re-interred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Michigan, shortly after his first interment in Orange Park, Florida, in 1893.
Civil War Union Brigadier General. Originally served first as Colonel and commander of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, then the 5th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. He commanded the “Wolverines” of the Michigan Brigade of cavalry until General George A. Custer took over the command on June 29, l863. Died on his 80th birthday. Gen. Copeland was re-interred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Michigan, shortly after his first interment in Orange Park, Florida, in 1893.

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5894021/joseph_tarr-copeland: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Tarr Copeland (6 May 1813–6 May 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5894021, citing Magnolia Cemetery, Orange Park, Clay County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.