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Show ' mandcd by Custor, composed of six regiments, four of them being Michigan Michi-gan regiments during the last six months of the war, captured from" tho enemy in open battle, 111 pieces of field artillery, CB battle flags, 7 general gener-al officers and 10.000 prisoners. "No state in the Union ha3 more cause to be proud of her troops than has Michigan. "It is due -Michigan that the Hen-derpons, Hen-derpons, Powers. Ferrys and others organize a Michigan society to bid welcome wel-come to the old Michigan boys. "Ladies and gentlemen from Michigan, Michi-gan, let u organize a Michigan society so-ciety at once. (Signed) Thos. Lough-ncy, Lough-ncy, company L, Seventh Mlohigan Cavalry." FORMER RESIDENTS OF MICHIGAN SHOULD ORGANIZE. Thomas Loughney, the Civil war veteran, vet-eran, writes us from Salt Lake City, j advocating the organizing of a Michigan Mich-igan society for tho purpose of entertaining enter-taining the soldiers of taat state who will attend the G. A. R. encampment. Mr. Loughney makes a showing for Michigan which should arouse stato Pride. His epistle, which follows, should receive a prompt response: ' "Salt Lake City, Utah, May 10. 1909 Standard: With your permission i want to wake up Michigan in Utah and sec if wc cannot organize a Michigan society similar to the one or- m!ZcJ. by 0h, Dj MIchlgandere of the state realize tho magnificent rec- pi ,, "ch,gan and its troPs in the Ciyii war, as well as its record for doing things In this territory and stato? . "Michigan Is always well represent-?f,"1. represent-?f,"1. Uu:i' and o should have a Michigan organization of some kind to torfhSmi Mlch,?an boys at the forthcoming encampment. No state has a longer or more enthusiastic attendance at-tendance at the encampments than Michigan, no slate takes more inter Michigan. No. state has a more bril-Hant bril-Hant record than Michigan in the great war She furnished nearly S6.000 men the first generals killed in the war- Cu8t2ra ?h?iJVI,COX' Bcad and Custer Sheridan commanded one of her regiments, Granger who fell at Yel-?.?ed Yel-?.?ed loCffrn WfS hl MlchIn; she cap-tho cap-tho Mnfh t ) ne of hcr raiments, tflc -Ninth Infancy, lost more men & Mnyx ?f the war- Another, he Seventh Infantry, did the most daring and heroic act of tho war in laying the pontoon at Fredericksburg under a murderous fire, but did not flinch thev put down tae bridge and drove baS on T,KyV We have a monument to one of tho best and bravest soldiers n 01 Ket ,n Salt Lak. General Islax ?K,S,MWas WUnJed thlrtoon times The Michigan Red Necktie cavalry brigade, commanded bv the maSK tTo Cu8tr-Received the flnt flagjf der Tholn;lmatl0a, f e'8 Bu"en-n Bu"en-n . 0 cmmander-in-chlef of the Grand Army of the Republic served in trustor. The oldest and youncest sol-J sol-J or. of the Civil war, both llvSjUjge oldest over 110 years of ageLwK served In the Seventh Michigan cav tha?IthnI,S,,ean trl?ds- Jo ou know that the Third cavalry division, com- |