Portrait of Ralph Ely, 1861-1866. Alma. Entered service in company C, Eighth Infantry, at organization, as Captain, , Aug. 12, 1861, at Ithaca, for 3 years, age 41. Commissioned Aug. 12, 1861. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Wounded in action at...
Ely, Ralph ;Ralph Ely; American Civil War ; ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; Ninth Army Corps ;9th Army Corps; U. S. Volunteers ; captain ; major ; lieutenant colonel ; brevet colonel ; colonel ; brevet brigadier general ;...
Portrait of Charles H. Gardner, 1861-1863. Genesee County. Enlisted in company A, Eighth Infantry, as Musician, at Flint, for 3 years, age 14. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Detailed as Drummer at Division Headquarters, Nov. 6, 1863. Died Dec. 21,...
Gardner, Charles H. ;Charles H. Gardner; American Civil War ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; musician ; drummer ; Genesee County (Mich.) ; Flint (Mich.) ; Knoxville (Tenn.) History Siege, 1863 ; tent ; flag
Portrait of Albert Dunham, standing, posed, 1864-1870. Enlisted in company D, Second Infantry, March 30, 1864, at Pulaski, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered April 8, 1864. Corporal May 1, 1865. Mustered out at DeLaney House, D.C., July 28, 1865. ...
Dunham, Albert;Albert Dunham; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Second Michigan Infantry;2nd Michigan Infantry; adjutant ; corporal ; Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864 ; Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 ; North...
Portrait of Edward R. Chase, 1861-1865. (Veteran), Genesee County. Enlisted in company A, Eighth Infantry, as Corporal, Aug. 2, 1861, at Flint, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Sept. 23, 1861. Sergeant, April, 1863. Sergeant Major, May 1, 1863. ...
Chase, Edward R. ;Edward R. Chase; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Eighth Michigan Infantry ;8th Michigan Infantry; U. S. Volunteers ; corporal ; sergeant ; sergeant major ; second lieutenant ; first lieutenant ; adjutant ;...
Portrait of William Noble, 1861-1863. Detroit. Enlisted in company G, Second Infantry, as First Sergeant, May 21, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered May 25, 1861. Sergeant Major July 16, 1861. Commissioned Second Lieutenant,...
Noble, William;William Noble; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Second Michigan Infantry ;2nd Michigan Infantry; first sergeant ; sergeant major ; second lieutenant ; first lieutenant ; adjutant ; aid-de-camp ; provost marshal ;...
Portrait of Col. Frederick Schneider, 1861-1865. (Veteran), Detroit. Born at Saline, Mich., Nov. 24, 1840. First enlisted in Detroit Scott Guard, company B, First Battalion, Frontier Guards of Michigan Militia, Oct. 26, 1859. Removed to...
Schneider, Frederick ;Frederick Schneider; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Detroit Scott Guard ; Frontier Guards of Michigan Militia ; First Illinois Infantry ;1st Illinois Infantry; Second Michigan Infantry ;2nd Michigan...
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 ;...
Portrait of Israel B. Richardson, posed in uniform, 1861-1862. Pontiac. Cadet, Military Academy, July 1, 1836. Brevet Second Lieutenant, Third Infantry, July 1, 1841. Second Lieutenant Sept. 30, 1841. First Lieutenant Sept 21, 1846. Brevet...
Richardson, Israel B.;Israel B. Richardson; American Civil War; ; ; Second Michigan Infantry;2nd Michigan Infantry; U.S. Volunteers ; colonel ; brigadier genral ; major general; Pontiac (Mich.); Manassas, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 ; Blackburn's...
Portrait of Byron R. Pierce, post-war, 1881-1882. Grand Rapids. Entered service in company K, Third Infantry, at organization, as Captain, age 31. Commissioned May 13, 1861. Mustered June 10, 1861. Commissioned Major Oct. 28, 1861. ...
Pierce, Byron R.;Byron R. Pierce; American Civil War ; Third Michigan Infantry; 3rd Michigan Infantry;U.S. Volunteers ; captain ; major ; lieutenant colonel ; colonel ; brigadier general ; brevet major general ; Grand Rapids (Mich.) ;...
Portrait of William Noble, 1861-1863. Detroit. Enlisted in company G, Second Infantry, as First Sergeant, May 21, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered May 25, 1861. Sergeant Major July 16, 1861. Commissioned Second Lieutenant,...
Noble, William;William Noble; American Civil War ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Second Michigan Infantry ;2nd Michigan Infantry; first sergeant ; sergeant major ; second lieutenant ; first lieutenant ; adjutant ; aid-de-camp ; provost marshal ;...
Portrait of Albert Dunham, Adjutant and Quartermaster General, c.1895. Enlisted in company D, Second Infantry, March 30, 1864 at Pulaski, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered April 8, 1864. Corporal May 1, 1865. Mustered out at DeLaney House, D.C.,...
Dunham, Albert;Albert Dunham; American Civil War ; ; noncommissioned officer ; ; Second Michigan Infantry;2nd Michigan Infantry; adjutant ; corporal ; Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864 ; Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 ; North...
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 ;...
Black and white drawing of Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1852, reproduced in Michigan History magazine in 1947. Caption on print: "The earliest picture in existence. From a unique print, now in Alumni Memorial Hall, University of Michigan."
Black and white copy print of a sketch based on General Alexander Macomb's watercolor "Detroit as Seen from the Canadian Shore," from Silas Farmer's "The History of Detroit and Michigan or The Metropolis Illustrated," Detroit: Silas Farmer & Co.,...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); rivers; fishing; boats; ; cityscapes