US Congressman. He enlisted in the Union Army after helping to raise the 29th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in as a 1st Lieutenant in Company A on July 29, 1864. Promoted first to Regimental Adjutant on March 7, 1865, and to Captain of Company H on July 7, 1865, he saw the war through to it's conclusion, and was honorably mustered out on September 6, 1865. He became a lawyer after the war, and served in the Michigan State Legislature before being elected as a Republican to represent Michigan's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1891.
US Congressman. He enlisted in the Union Army after helping to raise the 29th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in as a 1st Lieutenant in Company A on July 29, 1864. Promoted first to Regimental Adjutant on March 7, 1865, and to Captain of Company H on July 7, 1865, he saw the war through to it's conclusion, and was honorably mustered out on September 6, 1865. He became a lawyer after the war, and served in the Michigan State Legislature before being elected as a Republican to represent Michigan's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1891.
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