of infantry, and 5 companies of sharpshooters, numbering in all 90,747 men. Of these, 4,175 were killed in action or died of wounds, and 9,230 died of disease while in service.

From the beginning to the close of the war, the Michigan troops bore the reputation of being among the bravest and best disciplined in the army, and there were very few of the more important engagements where Michigan was not represented, and where her regiments were not conspicuous for the efficient aid they rendered.

Questions - How many regiments of engineers did Michigan send to the late war of the Rebellion? Of cavalry? Batteries of artillery? Regiments of infantry? Companies of sharpshooters ? How many men in all? How many were killed, or died of wounds? How many died of disease? What is said of the bravery of Michigan troops?

The following is taken from an account of the origin and derivation of the names of most of the counties of Michigan, by Mr. W. S. George, editor of the Lansing Republican. The dates in parentheses are those of the legal organization of the several counties.

Allegan (1835)- Named from an ancient Indian tribe in the Alleghanies. The word gan signifies Lake.

Antrim (1843)—Named from the northeastern county of Ireland.

Barry (1839)-Named from Wm. T. Barry, Postmaster

General of the United States, in Jackson's cabinet, from 1829 to 1835. Born 1785, died 1835.

Bay (1857)-Named from its bordering on Saginaw Bay.

Benzie (1869)-Named from Aux becscies, the French designation of that important river on which the thriving village of Frankfort is situated.

Berrien (1831)- Named from John M. Berrien, AttorneyGeneral in Jackson's cabinet from 1829 to 1831. Born 1781, died 1856.

Branch (1833)- Named from John Branch, Secretary of the Navy in Jackson's cabinet from 1829 to 1831. Born 1782, died 1863.

Calhoun (1833) - Named from John C. Calhoun, VicePresident of the United States from 1825 to 1833. Born 1782, died 1850.

Cass (1829) Named from Lewis Cass, Territorial Governor of Michigan from 1814 to 1831, Secretary of War under Jackson, Minister to France, U. S. Senator 12 years, Secretary of State under Buchanan. Born 1782, died 1866.

Clinton (1838) — Named from De Witt Clinton, the most illustrious Governor the State of New York ever had, and projector and virtual builder of the Erie Canal. Born 1769, died 1828.

Charlevoix (1869) — Named from Pierre F. X. de Charlevoix, a French traveler and Jesuit missionary. Born 1682, died 1761.

Cheboygan (1840) — An Indian name for a river emptying into the Straits of Mackinaw from the south. The original word, Chabwegan, signifies a place of ore.

Chippewa (1826)-Named from a powerful Indian tribe, sometimes called "Ojibbeways."

Delta (1861)-Named from its partial resemblance in

position to the "delta or triangular fork of land at the mouth of the river Nile in Egypt.

Eaton (1837)-Named from John H. Eaton, Secretary of War in Jackson's cabinet from 1829 to 1831. Born 1790, died 1856.

Emmet (1843)—Named from Robert Emmet, the eloquent young Irish patriot, who was one of the leaders in an insurrection against British misrule in 1803, but failed, and was hung by the government as a traitor at the age of only 23 years.

Genesee (1836)-Named from the fertile and pleasant county in Western New York, from whence many settlers emigrated to this part of Michigan. In the Seneca language, Je-nis-hi-yuh signified beautiful, pleasant valley, and was truly descriptive of the valley of the Genesee river.

Grand Traverse (1851) —— Named from the peculiarity of the bay on which it is situated. The French sailors who ran into it, perhaps thinking it was a lake, had to sail a long distance or make a "grand traverse to get out again.

Gratiot (1855) -- Named from Fort Gratiot, which formerly stood at the foot of Lake Huron; the early French traders fortified that point in 1688.

Hillsdale (1835)-- Named from the rolling and diversified face of the country, "up hill and down dale.”

Houghton (1845)- Named from Douglas Houghton, the talented geologist and first thorough explorer and describer of the mineral wealth of our Upper Peninsula, whose death by drowning in 1845 was deeply lamented.

Huron (1859) — The name of a tribe of Indians, also called "Wyandottes." A fragment of the Hurons about 1680, settled at Detroit. The slang phrase, "Quelles hures!" (what heads!) was applied by an astonished French traveler to the Wyandottes, on seeing their fantastic mode of dressing

the hair; with some of the warriors, it bristled in a ridge across the crown, like the back of a hyena. From hures was derived Huron.

Ingham (1838) -- Named from Samuel D. Ingham, Secretary of the Treasury in Jackson's cabinet from 1829 to 1831. Born 1773, died 1860.

Ionia (1837)-Named from a province in ancient Greece, where the simple but majestic order of architecture known as "Ionic " had its origin.

Iosco (1857) An illegitimate Indian name of which Hon. H. R. Schoolcraft was father, and of which he gave the meaning as "Water of Light."

Isabella (1859) — Named from the illustrious Queen of Spain, who nearly four centuries ago fitted out Columbus's fleet, and enabled him to discover the new world. She was born 1451, died 1504.

Jackson (1832) — Named from the iron-willed and popular President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Born 1767, died 1845.

Kalamazoo (1830) An Indian name, signifying "the mirage or reflecting river," applied to the stream which waters this county and parts of Calhoun and Allegan. It was originally spelled Kikalamazoo. It is claimed by some to have been derived from the Indian word Ke-Kanamazoo, or "Boiling Pot," by which name the river was sometimes called.

Kent (1836)-Named from Chancellor James Kent, the celebrated jurist of New York. Born 1763, died 1847.

Keewenaw (1861)—An Indian name, curtailed from Kiwi-wai-non-ing, signifying a portage, or place where a portage is made; it may mean the place where the portage ends or the canoe is "carried back" to the lake.

Lenawee (1826)—An Indian name, derived perhaps from

the Delaware Lenno, or rather from the Shawnee Lenawai, "man."

Livingston (1836)-Named from Edward Livingston, Secretary of State in Jackson's cabinet from 1831 to 1833. Born 1764, died 1836.

Mackinac (1840)---An Indian name, curtailed from Michinimackinong, the place of Giant Fairies, or Great Turtle place. Macomb (1818)-Named from Gen. Alexander Macomb, who was born in Detroit, entered our regular army and won promotion, fought bravely in 1813 at Fort George and Niagara, and gained the decisive victory at Plattsburg over the British, September 11, 1814. Born 1782, died 1841.

Manistee (1840)—An Indian name for the river which Charlevoix visited over a century ago. The Indians interpret the name as 66 a river at whose mouth there are islands."

Manitou (1855)—An Indian name for some deity which they acknowledged. It is not very clear that they recognized only one "Great Spirit."

Marquette (1845)-Named from the Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette, an early explorer of the great lakes. Born 1637, died 1675.

Mason (1843)-Named from Stevens T. Mason, the last Territorial and first State Governor of Michigan.

Menominee (1863)-Named from an Indian tribe in Wis

consin.

Midland (1850)-Named from its central position in the Lower Peninsula.

Monroe (1817)-Named from James Monroe, President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born 1758, died 1831.

Montcalm (1840)—Named from the Marquis de Montcalm, that gallant commander of the French forces who was vanquished and killed at the taking of Quebec, when General Wolfe captured the city but lost his life. Born 1712, died 1759.