He graduated from here in 1859, at the age of fifteen. He then clerked in a store for a short time, and was only seventeen when he enlisted in Company K, Second Michigan Infantry, on April 12,1861, and was mustered into the United States service on May 25.
Wow, one Michigan town is raking in the honors recently! After being named the No. 2 best coastal small town in the U.S., AND ranked among the top twenty beaches in towns in U.S., this Michigan location has even more to brag about!