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MS 70-90: Frank E. Gunn Collection
1865-04-15 Newspaper Clipping regarding Booth's Capture
Newspaper clipping from the New York Herald regarding the assassination of President Lincoln. Dated April 15, 1865.
American Civil War; Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln, Abraham; assassination; John Wilkes Booth; Booth, John Wilkes
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-90: Frank E. Gunn Collection
1865-04-15 Newspaper account of Lincoln
Newspaper clipping from the New York Herald regarding the assassination of President Lincoln. Dated April 15, 1865.
American Civil War; Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln, Abraham; assassination; John Wilkes Booth; Booth, John Wilkes
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-90: Frank E. Gunn Collection
1865-04-15 Newspaper account of Lincoln
Newspaper clipping from the New York Herald regarding the assassination of President Lincoln. Dated April 15, 1865.
American Civil War; Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln, Abraham; assassination; John Wilkes Booth; Booth, John Wilkes
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-90: Frank E. Gunn Collection
1865-04-15 Newspaper Account of Sherman
Newspaper clipping from the New York Herald regarding the status of the Union Army.
American Civil War; Abraham Lincoln; Lincoln, Abraham; assassination; John Wilkes Booth; Booth, John Wilkes; Sherman, William Tecumseh; William Tecumseh Sherman; Grant, Ulysses S.; Ulysses S. Grant; Washington, D.C.;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 61-9: George G. Christman Collection
1862-10-05 Letter from Arza Bartholomew
Letter from Arza Bartholomew to his parents and wife, Frank Bartholomew, dated October 5, 1862. In this letter, he discusses picket duty, the weather, the health of family and friends, and the newspaper.
American Civil War; Arza Bartholomew; Bartholomew, Arza; Frances Bartholomew; Bartholomew, Frances; Frank Bartholomew; Bartholomew, Frank; Twenty-first Michigan Infantry; 21st Michigan Infantry; Louisville (Ky.); picket duty; weather; illness;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 61-9: George G. Christman Collection
1862-11-12 Letter from Arza Bartholomew
Letter from Arza Bartholomew to his wife, Frank Bartholomew, dated November 12, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the Confederate Army's destruction of a bridge, seeing General Rosecrans, the status of his regiment, and the baby.
American Civil War; Arza Bartholomew; Bartholomew, Arza; Frances Bartholomew; Bartholomew, Frances; Frank Bartholomew; Bartholomew, Frank; Twenty-first Michigan Infantry; 21st Michigan Infantry; Nashville (Tenn.); Confederate Army; bridge; William...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 22: Civil War diary of Cyrus Bacon
1861-1863 Diary of Cyrus Bacon
1861-1863 diary of Cyrus Bacon. In this diary, Bacon describes daily life in the Seventh Michigan Infantry. He gives vivid accounts of Yorktown, Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Antietam, and Gettysburg.
American Civil War; Bacon, Cyrus; Cyrus Bacon; Seventh Michigan Infantry; 7th Michigan Infantry; Assistant Surgeon; Commissioned Officer; Yorktown (Va.); Battle of Yorktown; Seven Days Campaign; Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862; Battle of Fair Oaks;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
Newspaper Clipping regarding George Bassett and Samuel Scott
Newspaper article regarding George Bassett and Samuel Scott's stay in a Nashville Hospital during the Civil War.
American Civil War; Bassett, George; George Bassett; Samuel Scott; Scott, Samuel; Nineteenth Michigan Infantry; 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry; Second Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry; Nashville (Tenn.); Castleman, B.L.; B.L. Castleman;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-100: Civil War diary of Cornelius Byington
newspaper account 2
Newspaper clipping regarding the status of Major Cornelius Byington.
American Civil War; Cornelius Byington; Byington, Cornelius; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Commissioned Officer; major; amputation; Union Prisoners of War; wound;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-100: Civil War diary of Cornelius Byington
1863-11-28 Newspaper report of Knoxville, Tenn.
Newspaper clipping describing action at Knoxville, Tenn. The article mentions Cornelius Byington being captured and having his leg amputated. He died shortly after these events.
American Civil War; Cornelius Byington; Byington, Cornelius; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Commissioned Officer; major; Knoxville (Tenn.); amputation; death; wound; Union Prisoners of War;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-11-19 through 1864-11-21 Letter from Nan Ewing
Letter from Nan Ewing to Mack Ewing dated November 19, 1864 through November 21, 1864. In this letter, she discusses Alvin Hank and family news. A newspaper clipping of "Oh No We Never Mention Him" (referring to George McClellan) is also included.
American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; George McClellan; McClellan, George
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 58-3: Julia Button Naylor Collection
Newspaper Clipping "Freedom and Nationality"
Newspaper clipping entitled "Freedom and Nationality." In the article, the author describes the 14th Michigan Infantry.
American Civil War; Fourteenth Michigan Infantry; 14th Michigan Infantry; Nashville (Tenn.);
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 58-3: Julia Button Naylor Collection
1862-12-26 Letter from Frank Button
Letter from Frank Button to his mother, Rebecca Button, dated December 26, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his father's health, finances, his health, mules, and receiving the newspaper.
American Civil War; Frank H. Button; Button, Frank H.; Rebecca Button; Button, Rebecca; Fourteenth Michigan Infantry; 14th Michigan Infantry; Musician; finances; mules; newspaper;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 60-24: Frank E. Sidman collection
Newspaper photograph of George Dallas Sidman
Newspaper photograph of George D. Sidman. Not dated.
American Civil War; George Dallas Sidman; Sidman, George Dallas; Sixteenth Michigan Infantry; 16th Michigan Infantry; Corporal;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 60-24: Frank E. Sidman collection
Newspaper Clipping regarding George Dallas Sidman Receiving the Medal of Honor
Newspaper clipping regarding George D. Sidman recieving the medal of honor and his service during the civil war. Not dated.
American Civil War; George Dallas Sidman; Sidman, George Dallas; Sixteenth Michigan Infantry; 16th Michigan Infantry; Corporal; Medal of Honor; regimental history;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 60-24: Frank E. Sidman collection
1904-04-08 Newspaper Lee Surrender
Newspaper article regarding General Lee's surrender. Narrative told by "Sam", an escaped slave, and recounted by George D. Sidman.
American Civil War; George Dallas Sidman; Sidman, George Dallas; Sixteenth Michigan Infantry; 16th Michigan Infantry; Corporal; Robert E. Lee; Lee, Robert E.; African Americans; slavery
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
Capture of Jefferson Davis Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper clipping, re: the capture of Jefferson Davis.
American Civil War; Henry Albert Potter; Potter, Henry Albert; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; Jefferson F. Davis; Davis, Jefferson F.;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
Capture of Jefferson Davis Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper clipping, re: the capture of Jefferson Davis.
American Civil War; Henry Albert Potter; Potter, Henry Albert; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; Jefferson F. Davis; Davis, Jefferson F.;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 91-480 Henry Albert Potter Collection
Potter-Cole Meeting Newspaper Clipping
Newspaper clipping relating a story of Henry A. Potter's meeting with Walter S. Cole.
American Civil War; Henry Albert Potter; Potter, Henry Albert; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; veteran; Walter S. Cole; Cole, Walter S.
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection
"To the Thirteenth Infantry"
Newspaper clipping of the poem "To the Thirteenth Infantry" written by Mrs. Kenyon. In pencil, it states: "read at the annual reunion of the 13th at Kalamazoo, Mich., October 1905.
American Civil War; Kenyon, DeWitt C.; DeWitt C. Kenyon; Viola A. Kenyon; Kenyon, Viola A.; Thirteenth Michigan Infantry; 13th Michigan Infantry; poem; "To the Thirteenth Infantry";
Civil War Manuscripts

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