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MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1864-01-19 Transcription of the diary of Ferdinand S. Petway
Transcription of the diary of Ferdinand S. Petway. The diary covers January 19, 1864- November 7, 1864. In the diary, Petway fervently speaks on the Confederate Army,his opinions on the southern society should the Union win, his negative...
American Civil War; Ferdinand S. Petway; Petway, Ferdinand S.; non-enlisted men; Methodist minister; Russelville, Alabama; Methodist; religion; Confederate Army; southern society; slavery; Battle of Franklin; Franklin (Tenn.); Sherman, William...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
Porter's Division Song: "The Army of the Free"
Porter's Division Song lyrics by Frank H. Norton. Published by Philip & Solomons Metropolitan Bookstore, Washington, D.C. On back, it states: "Pleas [sic] preserve this for us J.T.A.H.J. Wise"
American Civil War; Fifth Corps; 5th Corps; Porter's Division; song lyrics; poem; Frank H. Norton; Norton, Frank H.; "The Army of the Free"; John W. Wise; Wise, John W.; 20th Michigan Infantry; Twentieth Michigan Infantry;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1864-04-09 Pass to Annapolis, Md. for John Wise
Pass to Annapolis, Maryland for John Wise dated April 9, 1864.
American Civil War; John W. Wise; Wise, John W.; 20th Michigan Infantry; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; pass; Annapolis (Md.);
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1863-04-13 General Orders No. 38
General Orders No. 38 from the Headquarters of the Department of the Ohio dated April 13, 1863 (Cincinnati, Ohio). In these orders, General Burnside outlines criteria for spies.
American Civil War; Ambrose Burnside; Burnside, Ambrose; spy; traitor; Lewis Richmond; Richmond, Lewis;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1863-12-04 General Orders 82
General Orders No. 82 dated December 4, 1863 from the headquarters of the First Division, Ninth Army Corps (Knoxville, Tennessee). In this General Order, George A. Hicks congrats the division's officers on their soldiering behavior.
American Civil War; George A. Hicks; Hicks, George A.; Ninth Army Corps; 9th Army Corps; soldier behavior; soldiering; officers; Battle of Fort Sanders; Battle of Campbell's Station;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1863-05-18 Special Orders No. 138
Special Orders No. 138 from the Headquarters Department of Henrico. This order grants Private J.J. Spiers, Co. G, 61st Virginia Volunteers 30 days furlough.
American Civil War; J.J. Spiers; Spiers, J.J.; 61st Virginia Volunteers; Sixty-first Virginia Volunteers; furlough;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1863 Confederate Envelope
Confederate envelope smuggled north by Virgil Jones.
American Civil War; Virgil M. Jones; Jones, Virgil M.; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; 4th Michigan Cavalry; Confederate States of America; Confederate Flag;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1862-11-22 General Orders No. 13
General Orders No. 13 from the headquarters of the 9th Army Corps dated November 22, 1862 (Fredericksburg, Va.). In this General Order, General Wilcox congratulate the troops on their behavior and gives advice on battle strategy.
American Civil War; Robert A. Hutchins; Hutchins, Robert A.; soldier behavior; weather; gun; battle strategy; Orlando Bolivar Wilcox; Wilcox, Orlando Bolivar;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1865-04-10 General Order No. 9
General Order No. 9 from the headquarters of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, dated April 10, 1865. In this order, Brevet Colonel Commanding Ralph Ely congratulates the troops of the second brigade on the Siege of Petersburg.
American Civil War; Ralph Ely; Ely, Ralph; Siege of Petersburg; Petersburg (Va.); soldiering;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
Newspaper Clipping regarding George Bassett and Samuel Scott
Newspaper article regarding George Bassett and Samuel Scott's stay in a Nashville Hospital during the Civil War.
American Civil War; Bassett, George; George Bassett; Samuel Scott; Scott, Samuel; Nineteenth Michigan Infantry; 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry; Second Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry; Nashville (Tenn.); Castleman, B.L.; B.L. Castleman;...
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1862-08-05 Provisions Return for Staff of Company E, 1st Michigan Cavalry
Provisions Return for the staff of Company E, First Michigan Cavalry.
American Civil War; provisions; First Michigan Cavalry; 1st Michigan Cavalry; rations; food;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1865-05-30 Special Orders No. 101
Special Orders No. 101 dated May 30th 1865 from the headquarters of the 1rst Division, 9th Army Corps (Washington, D.C.). In this order, Brevet Major General O.B. Wilson orders the 17th and 20th Michigan and the 190th New York Infantry to proceed...
American Civil War; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 109th Michigan Infantry; One Hundred and Ninth New York Infantry; discharge; O.B. Wilson; Wilson, O.B.;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
1863-04-14 General Orders No. 40
General Orders No. 40 dated April 14, 1863 from Major General Burnside. These General Orders cover supplies, tents, ammunition, food, baggage, and horses.
American Civil War; Burnside, Ambrose; Ambrose Burnside; supplies; tent; gun; food; horse; baggage; camp;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 70-19: Historical Manuscripts from Michigan Historical Museum,
"Jack's New Version of 'Root, Hog, or Die' or 'The Bloody Ninth' in Dixie'"
Lyrics to "Jack's New Version of 'Root, Hog, or Die' or 'The Bloody Ninth' in Dixie'".
American Civil War; "Root, Hog, or Die"; "The Bloody Ninth in Dixie"; Ninth Michigan Infantry; 9th Michigan Infantry; song lyrics; poem; Battle of Chattanooga; Chattanooga (Tenn.); Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863;
Civil War Manuscripts

Ernst Floeter Transcript
Interview with Ernst Floeter, a former German soldier who served as an American prisoner of war during World War II.
Oral History; World War II; prisoners; German
Oral Histories

Dearborn - "The Edison Institute and Museum, Detroit, Mich."
Color postcard from 1937 showing an aerial view of The Edison Institute and Museum (now known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village) in Dearborn, near Detroit, Michigan. The institute clock tower is a replica of Independence Hall in...
Detroit (Mich.); Dearborn (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village; aerial views; museums; buildings; clock towers; postcards
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids Public Museum
Color postcard from circa 1938 showing the Grand Rapids Public Museum, one of the oldest history museums in the United States. Founded in 1854 as the "Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History," the museum was the first ever to be accredited by the...
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Grand Rapids Public Museum (Grand Rapids, Mich.); museums; buildings; postcards
Main Streets

Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids Furniture Museum
Color postcard from circa 1938 showing the Grand Rapids Furniture Museum, housed in the Fulton Street mansion of T. Stewart White (a local lumber baron). Grand Rapids was known as "The Furniture City," as it was the first center of mass-production...
Grand Rapids (Mich.); Kent County (Mich.); Grand Rapids Furniture Museum (Grand Rapids, Mich.); museums; dwellings; buildings; postcards
Main Streets

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-12-18 Letter from Mack Ewing
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated December 18, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes the wound to his right eye and his expected discharge.
Ewing, Mack; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nan Ewing; wound; American Civil War; Henry McKendree Ewing; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Second Michigan Infantry;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 60-24: Frank E. Sidman collection
1874-04-20 Donation Certificate of the Military Department of Michigan to George D. Sidman
Donation certificate from the Military Department of Michigan to George D. Sidman for the donation of a spring dirk knife dated April 20, 1874.
American Civil War; George Dallas Sidman; Sidman, George Dallas; Sixteenth Michigan Infantry; 16th Michigan Infantry; Corporal; Military Department of Michigan; donation;
Civil War Manuscripts

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