Typed notes from the diary of John Vogel. In this diary, he recounts his immigration to America, participating in the Civil War, and his lumbering and land purchasing career.
American Civil War; John Vogel; Vogel, John; Second Michigan Cavalry; 2nd Michigan Cavalry; wound; immigration; lumber;
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";
Letter from William F. Jenkins to the Michigan Adjutant General dated June 22, 1905. In this letter, he discusses the death of Henry Gilbert at the Battle of Resaca.
American Civil War; Henry C. Gilbert; Gilbert, Henry C.; Nineteenth Michigan Infantry; 19th Michigan Infantry; William F. Jenkins; Jenkins, William F.; 105th Illinois Infantry; 105th Illinois Infantry; death; Battle of Resaca; Resaca, Battle of,...