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    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection 1861-07-10 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection
      1861-07-10 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • Letter from Alphonso Crane to his sister-in-law, Hattie Crane, dated July 10, 1861. In this letter, he discusses friends, the camp (including tents with floors), clothing supplies, the hospital staff, rations, entertainment, and writing to family.

    • American Civil War; Alphonso D. Crane; Crane, Alphonso D.; Harriett (Heyward) Crane; Crane, Harriett (Heyward); Hattie Crane; Crane, Hattie; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Camp Winfield Scott (Yorktown, Va.); Yorktown (Va.); camp;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection 1861-07-15 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection
      1861-07-15 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • Letter from Alphonso Crane to his his sister, Lura Huff, dated July 15, 1861. In this letter, he discusses skirmishes, pillaging food, touring Washington, D.C., and his thoughts on the war.

    • American Civil War; Alphonso D. Crane; Crane, Alphonso D.; Lura Huff; Huff, Lura; Zelura (Crane) Huff; Huff, Zelura (Crane); Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Camp Winfield Scott (Yorktown, Va.); Yorktown (Va.); skirmish; pillaging;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • Wakenshaw, William

    • Wakenshaw, William

    • Portrait of William Wakenshaw, 1861-1865. Owosso. Entered service in company H, Fifth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 25. Commissioned June 19, 1861. Mustered Aug. 28, 1861. ...

    • Wakenshaw, William ;William Wakenshaw; American Civil War ; ; ; Fifth Michigan Infantry ;5th Michigan Infantry; Veteran Reserve Corps ; first lieutenant ; captain ; Owosso (Mich.) ; Fort Wayne (Mich.) ; Yorktown (Va.) History Siege, 1862 ;...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Matthews, Salmon S.

    • Matthews, Salmon S.

    • Portrait of Major Salmon S. Matthews, 1861-1865. Pontiac. Entered service in company D, Fifth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 23. Commissioned June 19, 1861. Mustered Aug. 28,...

    • Matthews, Salmon S. ;Salmon S. Matthews; American Civil War ; ; ; Fifth Michigan Infantry ;5th Michigan Infantry; U.S. Volunteers ; first lieutenant ; captain ; major ; lieutenant colonel ; brevet colonel ; brigadier general ; Pontiac (Mich.) ;...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Pulford, John

    • Pulford, John

    • Portrait of John Pulford, 1861-1865. Entered service in company A, Fifth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 24. Commisioned June 10, 1861. Mustered Aug. 28, 1861. Commissioned Captain,...

    • Pulford, John ;John Pulford; American Civil War ; Fifth Michigan Infantry ;5th Michigan Infantry; U.S. Volunteers ; Nineteenth U.S. Infantry ;19th U.S. Infantry; Thirty-seventh U.S. Infantry ;37th U.S. Infantry; first lieutenant ; captain ; major ;...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Braden, John

    • Braden, John

    • Portrait of John Braden, 1890. Soldier in Company A K, 15th U.S. Infantry, 1847-1848; Officer in Company CGAH, Fifth Michigan Infantry, 1861-1864. Detroit.. Enlisted in company C, Fifth Infantry, as Sergeant, Aug. 28, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3...

    • Braden, John; John Braden;Fifteenth U.S. Infantry; 15th U.S. Infantry; Fifth Michigan Infantry; 5th Michigan Infantry; Detroit (Mich.) ; Fort Wayne (Mich.) ; Yorktown (Va.) History Siege, 1862 ; Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862 ;...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Pulford, John

    • Pulford, John

    • Portrait of John Pulford, 1861-1865. Entered service in company A, Fifth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 24. Commissioned June 10, 1861. Mustered Aug. 28, 1861. Commissioned...

    • Pulford, John ;John Pulford; American Civil War ; Fifth Michigan Infantry ;5th Michigan Infantry; U.S. Volunteers ; Nineteenth U.S. Infantry ;19th U.S. Infantry; Thirty-seventh U.S. Infantry ;37th U.S. Infantry; first lieutenant ; captain ; major ;...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Pulford, John

    • Pulford, John

    • Portrait of John Pulford, 1861-1865. Entered service in company A, Fifth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 24. Commisioned June 10, 1861. Mustered Aug. 28, 1861. Commissioned Captain,...

    • Pulford, John ;John Pulford; American Civil War ;Fifth Michigan Infantry ;5th Michigan Infantry; U.S. Volunteers ; Nineteenth U.S. Infantry ;19th Michigan Infantry; Thirty-seventh U.S. Infantry ;37th U.S. Infantry; first lieutenant ; captain ;...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • Pulford, John

    • Pulford, John

    • Portrait of John Pulford, 1861-1865. Entered service in company A, Fifth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 24. Commisioned June 10, 1861. Mustered Aug. 28, 1861. Commissioned Captain,...

    • Pulford, John ;John Pulford; American Civil War ;Fifth Michigan Infantry ;5th Michigan Infantry; U.S. Volunteers ; Nineteenth U.S. Infantry ;19th U.S. Infantry; Thirty-seventh U.S. Infantry ;37th U.S. Infantry; first lieutenant ; captain ; major ;...
    • Civil War Photographs
    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection 1862-06-01 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection
      1862-06-01 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • Letter from Alphonso Crane to his parents, dated June 1, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his health, nurse duty, his impressions of Yorktown, the birth of his niece, and finances.

    • American Civil War; Alphonso D. Crane; Crane, Alphonso D.; William Crane; Crane, William; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Yorktown (Va.); illness; health; camp disease; homesickness; Wheaton Hospital (Yorktown, Va.); nurse;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 22: Civil War diary of Cyrus Bacon 1861-1863 Diary of Cyrus Bacon

    • 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 70-102: Charles Smith Papers 1862-05-06 Letter from Charles Smith

    • MS 70-102: Charles Smith Papers
      1862-05-06 Letter from Charles Smith

    • Letter from Charles Smith to his mother, not dated. In this letter, he discusses his battlefield experiences and the status of his regiment. An approximate date was given based on the list of wounded soldiers provided by Smith.

    • American Civil War; Charles F. Smith; Smith, Charles F.; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Battle of Williamsburg; Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862;Yorktown (Va.); private; regimental history;
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection 1864-03-09 Letter from Darwin Babbitt

    • MS 69-117: Mrs. Thomas Brooke Collection
      1864-03-09 Letter from Darwin Babbitt

    • Letter from Darwin Babbitt to his parents dated March 9, 1864. In this letter, he discusses the movements of his regiment, burning down a train station, destroying railroad tracks, firing on Richmond, and an African American spy.

    • American Civil War; Darwin H. Babbitt; Babbitt, Darwin H.; Samuel A. Babbitt; Babbitt, Samuel A.; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry; Yorktown (Va.); regimental history; railroad; destruction; Richmond (Va.); African Americans; spy;...
    • Civil War Manuscripts
    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection 1862-05-03 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection
      1862-05-03 Letter from Alphonso Crane

    • Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated May 3, 1862. In this letter, he discusses Thaddeus S. C. Lowe's balloon, constructing a rifle pit, skirmishes, picket duty, and family news.

    • American Civil War; Alphonso D. Crane; Crane, Alphonso D.; William Crane; Crane, William; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Yorktown (Va.); Camp Winfield Scott (Va.); Thaddeus S. C. Lowe; hot air balloon; rifle pit; skirmish; picket...
    • Civil War Manuscripts

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