Copeland, Royal Samuel [cenotaph] b. November 7, 1868 d. June 17, 1938 US Senator. After serving as Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1901 to 1903, he was elected as a Senator from New York to the United States Senate, serving from 1923 until his death in office in 1938. Unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of New York City in 1937. He was the nephew of Civil War Union General Joseph T. Copeland. (Bio by: Richard H.) Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Jeffords, Harrison H. b. August 21, 1834 d. July 3, 1863 Civil War Union Army Officer. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. During the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 2, 1863) he was mortally wounded in brutal fighing in the Wheatfield by a Confederate bayonet while attempting to rescue the 4th Michigan's national colors. He lingered until the next day before dying. Today the 4th Michigan Infantry's monument in the Gettysburg National Military Park stand on the spot in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
b. November 7, 1868 d. June 17, 1938