A riderless horse stood near the old stones at Rice Cemetery on Sunday, May 17, as flags moved in the wind, an honor guard raised rifles and a small crowd gathered around the grave of Private Homer Isaac Sherwood. Sherwood, who served with Company I of the 5th Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War, was honored with a bronze star marker recognizing him as the last Union veteran of the war buried in Monroe County. A new bronze marker rests on the …
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