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Reidsema, JacobDescription
Image of former Holland MI resident Jacob Reidsema's record of service in the "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, Vol. 2" and obituary in the Feb. 28th, 1929 edition of Holland City News, page 5.History
Jacob Reidsema was born on Feb. 1st, 1833 in the Netherlands. On Feb. 29th, 1864 he enlisted in the 2nd Michigan Cavalry in unassigned. He served until Nov. 11th, 1864 when he was discharged on a surgeon's certificate of disability. Very shortly after the war, he moved to Kalamazoo, MI where he lived the rest of his life. He passed on Feb. 21st, 1929.The Second Michigan Cavalry was a cavalry regiment organized in September 1861. The 2nd Cavalry was commanded by the famous Phil Sheridan for some time. The regiment. The regiment was heavily involved in skirmishes, and operated outside of the primary army often. Notable places the regiment fought at were Corinth, MS (1862), Perryville, KY, Blountsville, TN, Chickamauga, GA, Nashville, Tn (1864), and Corinth MS again in 1865.