Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated August 5, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes Washington, D.C. and the status of family and friends serving on the front.. In an attached undated letter, he discusses religion, his health, furloughs, and...
2nd Michigan Infantry; American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; Second Michigan Infantry; Nancy (Hank) Ewing; religion;
Letter from Arza Bartholomew to his wife, Frank Bartholomew, dated December 14, 1862. In this letter, he discusses Frank's health, family news, soldier life, tents, the status of family and friends, food, and the baby.
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;
The Twentieth was recruited from Washtenaw, Jackson, Calhoun, Eaton and Ingham Counties and mustered in at Jackson in August 1862. The regiment saw action primarily in Virginia and Tennessee.
The Twentieth was recruited from Washtenaw, Jackson, Calhoun, Eaton and Ingham Counties and mustered in at Jackson in August 1862. The regiment saw action primarily in Virginia and Tennessee. In 1864, this flag replaced one lost in desperate...
The Twentieth was recruited from Washtenaw, Jackson, Calhoun, Eaton and Ingham Counties and mustered in at Jackson in August 1862. The regiment saw action primarily in Virginia and Tennessee.
Drawing volunteers from the Oakland, Macomb and Lapeer counties, the regiment was mustered into service at Pontiac in August 1862. The regiment was raised and commanded by Colonel Moses Wisner, governor of Michigan from 1859 to 1860. On September...
American Civil War; battle flags; 22nd Infantry; Twenty-Second Infantry
Drawing volunteers from the Oakland, Macomb and Lapeer counties, the regiment was mustered into service at Pontiac in August 1862. The regiment was raised and commanded by Colonel Moses Wisner, governor of Michigan from 1859 to 1860. On September...
American Civil War; battle flags; 22nd Infantry; Twenty-Second Infantry
Drawing volunteers from the Oakland, Macomb and Lapeer counties, the regiment was mustered into service at Pontiac in August 1862. The regiment was raised and commanded by Colonel Moses Wisner, governor of Michigan from 1859 to 1860. On September...
American Civil War; battle flags; 22nd Infantry; Twenty-Second Infantry
The Twenty-Eighth Infantry was formed by the consolidation of the companies that were surplus from the organization of the Twenty Seventh, with the companies that were left over, that had originally been intended for the Twenty Ninth, and were...
The Twenty Eighth was formed by the consolidation of the companies that were surplus from the organization of the Twenty Seventh, with the companies that were left over, that had originally been intended for the Twenty Ninth, and were mustered in...
"Rally, Boys, Rally for the flag! And Avoid the Draft." So said the August 1864 poster recruiting volunteers for a new infantry regiment—the Twenty-ninth Regiment of Michigan Infantry. "Come boys, let us strike once more for the old Flag—Let it...
"Rally, Boys, Rally for the flag! And Avoid the Draft." So said the August 1864 poster recruiting volunteers for a new infantry regiment—the Twenty-ninth Regiment of Michigan Infantry. "Come boys, let us strike once more for the old Flag—Let it...
Second Brigade, Army of Ohio designating flag. "Designating flags" identified the command headquarters of army units. They were often swallowtail guidons or pennants like these. Their symbols and colors identified the brigade, division, corps and...
Designating flag of the First Division, Twentieth Army, Army of the Cumberland. "Designating flags" identified the command headquarters of army units. They were often swallowtail guidons or pennants like these. Their symbols and colors identified...
American Civil War; battle flags; Army of the Cumberland