Allen, Edward Payson b. October 28, 1839 d. November 25, 1909 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...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Highland Park Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Cutcheon, Byron Mac b. May 11, 1836 d. April 12, 1908 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, US Congressman. Elected to represent Michigan's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1891. He was defeated in 1890. Also served as Presidential Elector from Michigan in 1868. During the Civil War he served as a Colonel in the Union Army and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1891 for action at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Kentucky, on May 10, 1863. (Bio by: K) Highland Park Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA Plot: Section 100, Lot 42
McKinstry, Justus b. July 6, 1814 d. December 11, 1897 Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in New York, he graduated from West Point in 1838 and was commissioned an officer in the 2nd Infantry. With the start of the Civil War, he became quartermaster with the rank of Major and was stationed at St. Louis, attached to the staff of General John C. Fremont. In September 1861, he was appointed Brigadier General with the combined duties of provost-marshal and quartermaster of the Department of the West. Accused of being dishonest as quartermaster, he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Highland Park Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA Plot: Block 84, Lot 1, Grave 4
b. October 28, 1839 d. November 25, 1909
