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Catalog Number
2020.9.671
Title
Riemersma, Jan
Description
Obituary of Holland resident Jan Riemersma in the Oct. 25th, 1906 edition of Holland City News, page 1
 
History
Jan Riemersma was born in 1831. He presumably lived somewhere in Ottawa County. On September 11th, 1861, he enlisted in the 2nd Michigan Cavalry, Co. D. He was discharged for disability on April 1st, 1863. Shortly after this, he moved to Holland, MI. He passed on Oct. 22nd, 1906, and is interred in Pilgrim Home Cemetery.


The Second Michigan Cavalry was a cavalry regiment organized in September 1861. The 2nd Cavalry was commanded by the famous Union General Phil Sheridan for some time. The regiment. The regiment was heavily involved in skirmishes, and often operated outside of the primary army. 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.