A survey map of Maple Forest Township in Crawford County, Michigan. The township lines were originally measured in 1839, but the parts of the eastern township boundaries of Sections 12 and 13 and the subdivision lines were re-measured in 1857.
Abbott, Mable M | Female | Daughter | 13 | 1; Abbott, Edwin B | Male | Son | 10 | 2; Abbott, Forest D | Male | Son | 8 | 3; Abbott, Mary | Female | Mother | 79 | 4; Bargess, Joseph M | Male | Husband | 44 | 5; Bargess, Rosa L | Female | Wife | 34 |...
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;...
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;
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated March 1, 1863. In this letter, he contrasts the civil war and Christian Warfare, discusses soldier morale, and Elizabeth's school.
American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Christian Warfare; religion; enlistment; education; courting