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Joseph Tarr Copeland

Birth:	May 6, 1813
Death:	May 6, 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. Although Gen. Copeland and his wife were removed to Oak Hill Cemetery in Pontiac, Michigan, a cenotaph remains at the original interment location in Magnolia Cemetery in Orange Park, Flordia. (bio by: Ethan F. Bishop) Family links: Spouse: Mary Jane Wilson Copeland (1818 - 1888)* Children: Florence Hortense Copeland Wilson (1839 - 1927)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for Joseph Copeland

Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery Pontiac Oakland County Michigan, USA
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Joseph Tarr Copeland: Sir you will be remembered as a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1852 until 1857, as well as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. You studied at Harvard College and then read law under Daniel Webster. ...(Read more)
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