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MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1862-05-04 Letter from Albert Beard
Letter from Albert Beard to Mack Ewing dated May 4, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, Confederate prisoners, and life at the fort.
American Civil War; Albert Beard; Beard, Albert; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; 34th Indiana Infantry; Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry; Confederate Prisoners of War; New Madrid (Mo.); regimental history
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1863-07 Letter fragment from George Ewing
Letter from George Ewing to Enoch Ewing dated July 1863. In this letter, he describes Morgan's raiders.
American Civil War; Enoch Ewing; Ewing, Enoch; George Ewing; Ewing, George; Confederate raids; Morgan's raiders; John Hunt Morgan; Morgan, John Hunt;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-99: Civil War Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker
1862-1863 Diary of Lorenzo A. Barker
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;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 22: Civil War diary of Cyrus Bacon
1861-1863 Diary of Cyrus Bacon
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;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-10-30 Letter from Emily Ewing
Letter from Emily Ewing to Nan Ewing dated October 30, 1864. In this letter, she describes family news and the status of family members serving on the front.
American Civil War; Ewing, Emily (Smith); Emily (Smith) Ewing; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; Nan Ewing;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-11-04 through 1864-11-06 Letter from Mack Ewing
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated November 4, 1864 through November 6, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses family news and religion.
2nd Michigan Infantry; American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; Second Michigan Infantry; religion;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 58-11: Addie Wood Collection
Discharge Papers of Henry Mishler
Discharge papers of Henry Mishler.
American Civil War; Henry Mishler; Mishler, Henry; One Hundredth Indiana Infantry; 100th Indiana Infantry; private; discharge;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 61-9: George G. Christman Collection
1862-09-19 Letter from Arza Bartholomew
Letter from Arza Bartholomew to his wife, Frank Bartholomew, dated September 19, 1862. In this letter, he discusses traveling on a steamer, skirmishes, Confederate battle strategies.
American Civil War; Arza Bartholomew; Bartholomew, Arza; Frances Bartholomew; Bartholomew, Frances; Frank Bartholomew; Bartholomew, Frank; Twenty-first Michigan Infantry; 21st Michigan Infantry; Indianapolis (Ind.); steamer; skirmish; Confederate...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 61-9: George G. Christman Collection
1862-06-02 Letter from William G. Houseman
Letter from William G. Houseman to his sister, Sally Wheeler, dated June 2, 1862. In this letter, he discusses his regiments movements, Rebels firing on a boat, capturing a spy, and getting a new Captain.
American Civil War; William G. Houseman; Houseman, William G.; Sally (Houseman) Wheeler; Wheeler, Sally (Houseman); Seventh Kansas Cavalry; 7th Kansas Cavalry; Steamer Estella; Mississippi River; steamer; regimental history; skirmish; spy; Captain;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-12-19 Letter from Robert H. Carey
Letter from Robert H. Carey to Mack Ewing dated December 19, 1864. In this letter, he describes the Battle of Tennessee.
American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Carey, Robert H.; Robert H. Carey; 142nd Indiana Infantry; One Hundred and Forty-second Indiana Infantry; Nashville (Tenn.); Battle of Nashville; Nashville,...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 69-121: Grace Dunham Collection
1863-07-03 Letter from Alphonso Crane
Letter from Alphonso Crane to his father, William Crane, dated July 3, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the movements of his regiment, his time in Illinois and Indiana, and the health of their father.
American Civil War; Alphonso D. Crane; Crane, Alphonso D.; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Vicksburg (Miss.); regimental history; Illinois; Indiana; civilians; health;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1858-05-23 Letter from Mack Ewing
Letter from Mack Ewing to William Arthur dated May 23, 1858. In this letter, Ewing discusses farming and the marriage of his brother, James Ewing.
Ewing, Mack; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; William H. Arthur; Arthur, William H.; agriculture
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1861-10-19 Letter from Albert Beard
Letter from Albert Beard to Mack Ewing dated October 19, 1861. In this letter, he discusses camp life and soldier's morale.
American Civil War; Beard, Albert; Albert Beard; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; 34th Indiana Infantry; Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry; camp life; morale;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1861-11-28 Letter from Albert Beard
Letter from Albert Beard to Mack Ewing dated November 28, 1861. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, finances, and secessionists.
American Civil War; 34th Indiana Infantry; Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry; Beard, Albert; Albert Beard; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; secessionists; regimental history; Confederate Army; Confederate...
Civil War Manuscripts

Map of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, and principal connections, c. 1900
Shows the Grand Rapids and Indian Railroad in the Mid West and Southern United States. Dated c. 1900. Drawing of the "Great American Grayling" on the map.
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad; railroads; maps; railroad maps; grayling
Maps

59-14 Box 132 Folder 18
Unassigned Men: Twentieth Indiana Battery: Letters
Includes correspondence with the Adjutant General's Office.
United States. Army. Indiana Artillery Regiment, 20th Battery (1862-1865); United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
Civil War Service Records

59-14 Box 132 Folder 19
Unassigned Men: 127th Indiana Volunteers (Co.C): Muster-In and Letter re: James C. Brown
Includes correspondence with the Adjutant General's Office.
United States. Army. Indiana Vonunteers Regiment, 127th (1863-1865). Company C.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
Civil War Service Records

Androus, Henry B.
Portrait of Henry B. Androus, 1861-1865. Coldwater. Entered service in company K, Sixth Indiana Infantry. Enlisted April 19, 1861. Discharged August 1861. Re-entered service in company C, Seventeenth Michigan Infantry, at organization, as...
Androus, Henry B. ; Henry B. Androus; American Civil War ; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry ; 17th Michigan Infantry; Sixth Indiana Infantry ; 6th Indiana Infantry; captain ; Coldwater (Mich.) ; Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864; soldier;...
Civil War Photographs

Sebring, John; Morgan, James; Richardson, M.D.
Three men standing, John Sebring, left James Morgan, right M.D. Richardson, 48th Indiana Infantry, lightly tinted, on man resting arm on table, one mand holding palm fan, fair condition, rectangular mat, gilt with flowers and leaf design, good...
Tintype; Men; Sebring, John; Morgan, James; Richardson, M.D.; Forty-eigth Indiana Infantry; Civil War
Early Photography

Big Rapids - "The Upper Dam and G. R. & I. Railway Bridge"
Black and white photograph from souvenir folder of Big Rapids, published in approximately 1907, depicting the Upper Dam or Tioga Co. Dam in Big Rapids, Michigan. Built in 1866, it was originally constructed to suit logging purposes, raising the...
Big Rapids (Mich.); Mecosta County (Mich.); Upper Dam (Big Rapids, Mich.); Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad (Mich.); bridges; rivers; dams; railroads;
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