Black and white photograph of a crowd of people gathered on April 21, 1861 to hear University of Michigan President Henry Tappan speak about the surrender of Fort Sumter and the outbreak of the Civil War.
Ann Arbor (Mich.); Washtenaw County (Mich.); University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Courthouse Square (Ann Arbor, Mich.); crowds; storefronts; American Civil War; people
Black and white postcard from approximately 1907 of the Cheboygan County Courthouse in Cheboygan, Michigan. Construction began on the large stone and red brick courthouse in 1898, and it was completed in February, 1900 and cost $35,000. The clock...
Cheboygan (Mich.); Cheboygan County (Mich.); Cheboygan County Courthouse (Cheboygan, Mich.); buildings; courthouses; clock towers; bell towers; postcards
Black and white postcard from approximately 1910 of an aerial view of Cheboygan, Michigan, along the Cheboygan River. The large red brick building with the clock tower on the left is the Cheboygan County Courthouse, built 1898-1900. The building...
Cheboygan (Mich.); Cheboygan County (Mich.); Cheboygan River (Mich.); Cheboygan County Courthouse (Cheboygan, Mich.); First Congregational Church (Cheboygan, Mich.); Cheboygan Brewing & Malting Company (Cheboygan, Mich.); Cheboygan High School...
Color postcard from circa 1907-1913 of the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The courthouse was built in 1891 (officially opened in 1892), and was demolished in 1969. The postcard erroneously labels this building as the city hall.
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Kent County Courthouse (Grand Rapids, Mich.); buildings; courthouses; postcards
1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo Barker. In this diary, Barker discusses daily life while stationed around Corinth Mississippi. In the diary he describes witnessing a deserter execution, bringing in Confederate prisoners, battle experiences, and...
American Civil War; Barker, Lorenzo A.; Lorenzo A. Barker; Western Sharpshooters; 66th Illinois Infantry; Sixty-sixth Illinois Infantry; Corinth (Miss.); regimental history; Confederate Prisoners of War; deserters;
Letter from Samuel Willard to Cynthia Bush dated July 30, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate morale, and his health.
American Civil War; Samuel Willard; Willard, Samuel; Cynthia (Willard) Bush; Bush, Cynthia (Willard); 136th New York Infantry; One Hundred and Thirty-sixth New York Infantry; Private; hospital; United States General Hospital (Annapolis, Md.);...
The Twenty-first Volunteer Infantry Regiment fought in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. After the Civil War, regiments were ordered to return their battle flags to the state. The flag displayed here, painted with the names of the...
This is the first Union flag to fly over Petersburg, the last rebel stronghold in Virginia. On 3 April 1865, after a nine-month siege, Petersburg fell to the Union. The First Michigan Sharpshooters, an elite regiment of marksmen, were the first...
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Sharpshooters; 1st Michigan Sharpshooters
This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Fifth Michigan Infantry. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier of the Civil War who was a resident of the State of Michigan at the time of enlistment.
This volume follows the First Michigan Infantry regiment. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier of the Civil War who was a resident of the State of Michigan at the time of enlistment.
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
This volume follows the First Michigan Sharpshooters regiment, Michigan volunteers in the First and Second U.S. Sharpshooters regiments, and Company D of the Western Sharpshooters. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier...
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; First Michigan Sharpshooters; First U.S. Sharpshooters; Second U.S. Sharpshooters; 1st Michigan Sharpshooters; 1st U.S. Sharpshooters; 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters; Berdan's 1st and 2nd U.S....
This volume follows the First Michigan Sharpshooters regiment, Michigan volunteers in the First and Second U.S. Sharpshooters regiments, and Company D of the Western Sharpshooters. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier...
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; First Michigan Sharpshooters; First U.S. Sharpshooters; Second U.S. Sharpshooters; 1st Michigan Sharpshooters; 1st U.S. Sharpshooters; 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters; Berdan's 1st and 2nd U.S....
This volume follows the First Michigan Sharpshooters regiment, Michigan volunteers in the First and Second U.S. Sharpshooters regiments, and Company D of the Western Sharpshooters. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier...
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; First Michigan Sharpshooters; First U.S. Sharpshooters; Second U.S. Sharpshooters; 1st Michigan Sharpshooters; 1st U.S. Sharpshooters; 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters; Berdan's 1st and 2nd U.S....
This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Twenty-Fourth Michigan Infantry. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier of the Civil War who was a resident of the State of Michigan at the time of enlistment.
This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Twenty-Sixth Michigan Infantry. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier of the Civil War who was a resident of the State of Michigan at the time of enlistment.