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Civil War Cavalry
" To horse! to horse! up, sabres, gleam;
High winds our bugle call;
Combined by honor's sacred tie,
Our word is law and liberty!
March forward, one and all. "
The 1st Cavalry commenced recruiting on August 21st, 1861, at Camp Lyon, near Detroit, the place of rendezvous, the organization of the regiment being under the direction of Thornton F. Brodhead, who had been appointed its colonel. It was mustered into the service on the 13th of September following, with 1, 144 officers and men on the rolls.
FIELD AND STAFF.
Colonel, Thornton F. Brodhead, Grosse Isle. Lieutenant Colonel, Joseph T. Copland, Pontiac. Majors, William S. Atwood, Detroit; Angelo Paldi, Detroit; Charles H. Town, Detroit. Surgeon, George K. Johnson, Grand Rapids. Assistant Surgeon, Alfred K. Nash, Trenton. Adjutant, William M. Brevoort, Detroit. Quartermaster, James I. David, Trenton. Chaplain, Jonathan Hudson, Trenton.
Michigan Cavalry
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