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MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1862-03-16 Letter from William Arthur
Letter from William Arthur to Mack Ewing dated March 16, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the weather and community news.
American Civil War; Arthur William H.; William H. Arthur; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing;
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

Sketch of the North Shore Contiguous to the Falls of St. Mary
St. Marys River (Mich.); rivers; Sault Ste. Marie (Mich.); Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.); maps; Chippewa County (Mich.)
Maps

Sketch of the Claims to Land on the River St. Marys
St. Marys River; rivers; Sault Ste. Marie (Mich.); maps; private claims; land ownership; Chippewa County (Mich.)
Maps

Photograph of Civil War sketch of Fort Sanders battle
Titled "Rebel charge on Fort Sanders [Tenn] November 29, 1863." Photograph of a pencil sketch by Sergeant Chas. E. Townsend, from F. H. Smiley's Photographic Gallery of Knoxville, Tennessee, copied by I. O. Chapman in Stanton, Michigan, on February...
American Civil War ; Campaigns & battles ; Twentieth Michigan Infantry ;20th Michigan Infantry; ; Wounds & injuries ; Sketches ; Fort Sanders, Battle of, Knoxville, Tenn., 1863
Civil War Photographs

Photocopy of Civil War sketch showing march into Alexandria
Photocopy of a sketch from Harper's Weekly, June 15, 1861. Caption reads "Advance of the federal troops (Michigan regiment and Sherman's battery) into Alexandria, May 24." Shows soldiers marching on foot and horesback along a road adjacent to farms.
American Civil War; Campaigns & Battles; Marching; Soldiers; Sketches; Alexandria (Va.)
Civil War Photographs

Photograph of Civil War sketch of Fredricksburg Camp
Photograph of a lithograph by A. Hoen & Co., Baltimore, with the caption "Camp of 16th Michigan Regiment near Fredricksburg." Sketch shows camp structures, surrounding countryside, soldiers and horses; notes below assign a date of December 13, 1862...
Sixteenth Michigan Infantry ;16th Michigan Infantry; American Civil War ; military facilities ; military camps ; sketches ; Fredricksburg (Va.)
Civil War Photographs

Civil War print of sketch of Jefferson Davis
Print mounted on a card, showing a sketch of Jefferson Davis "The Arch Conspirator...As he appeared when captured by the Michigan Cavalry." Shows a bearded man wearing a dress and holding a dagger. Caption also notes "Published 126 [?] Chestnut St....
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889;Jefferson Davis; American Civil War; Portraits;
Civil War Photographs

Civil War print of sketch of Jefferson Davis at time of capture
Card with sketch printed on it, portrait of Jefferson Davis in a dress and cloak with a dagger and a gun aimed at him. Captions include "L. Prang & Co. Boston Mass." "The Last of the Chevaliers" and the quote "Jeff: 'I thought your government was...
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889;Jefferson Davis; American Civil War; Portraits;
Civil War Photographs

Photograph of a Civil War sketch of the capture of Jefferson Davis
Photograph of a sketch artistically rendering the scene of the capture of Jefferson Davis. Captions indicate that the sketch was "Published at 111 Nassau St. N.Y. (up stairs.)" and also include the text "Don't provoke the President, or he may hurt...
American Civil War; Campaigns & battles; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Political cartoons
Civil War Photographs

Photograph of Civil War sketch of officers who captured Jefferson Davis
Photograph of an etching with the caption "Officers engaged in the capture of Davis. (Photographed by Gardner, and published by Philp [sic] & Solomons, Washington, D.C.)" Four men are shown, one in uniform, labeled Lieutenant Purinton,...
American Civil War; Portraits; Military personnel; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Sketches
Civil War Photographs

Sketch of Civil War battle
Original caption is "Capture of a Confederate Battery." Sketch is of Civil War soldiers charging and raising a flag. Appears in the book Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (New York: Century, 1887) vol. 1, p. 527.
American Civil War; Campaigns & battles; Sturgess, Robert H.; Military personnel; Artillery (Weaponry); Sketches;
Civil War Photographs

Sketch of Civil War capture
Original caption reads "Capture of Petersburg, Virginia - the Second Michigan raising the stars and stripes over the custom-house, April 3, 1865." Also: "Sketched by Andrew McCallum." Sketch shows soldiers marching through streets and flag raised...
American Civil War, Destruction & pillage; Second Michigan Infantry; Confiscations; Military personnel; Flags; Sketches; McCallum, Andrew; Petersburg (Va.)
Civil War Photographs

Sketch of battle near Falling Waters
Sketch of soldiers in a Civil War battle scene by Edwin Forbes, originally appearing in Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper. Original caption is "Gallant charge of the Sixth Michigan Cavalry over the Confederate Breastworks, near Falling Waters,...
American Civil War; Campaigns & battles; Sixth Michigan Cavalry; Soldiers; Sketches; Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895;
Civil War Photographs

Sketch of the Battle of Bull Run
Original caption reads "The Battle of Bull Run, 2 P.M., July 21, 1861." Appeared in Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper on August 10, 1861, pp. 504-505. Sketch is of soldiers charging across a smoky field.
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; First Bull Run; Manassas, First; First Manassas; Manassas Campaign, July 1861; American Civil War; soldiers
Civil War Photographs

Photograph of sketch of runaway slaves greeting Union soldiers
Sketch of a runaway slave family waving to a Civil War Union soldier on horseback. Other soldiers and more runaway slaves can be seen in the background.
American Civil War; Fugitive slaves; Soldiers
Civil War Photographs

Photograph of sketch of Civil War surrender
Photograph of a sketch from Harper's Weekly, with the caption "Company of secession cavalry surrendering to Colonel Wilcox, of the 1st Michigan Regiment, in front of the slave-pen at Alexandria, Virginia". Drawing shows soldiers lined up and two...
American Civil War; Surrenders; Soldiers; First Michigan Infantry;1st Michigan Infantry; Alexandria (Virg.); Sketches
Civil War Photographs

Photograph of sketch of Detroit Civil War march
Photograph of a sketch originally appearing in The New-York Illustrated News on June 6, 1861, p. 140. Shows the Michigan Exchange on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, with soldiers marching in rows and caption indicating that they belong to the Third...
American Civil War; Soldiers; Military parades & ceremonies; Marching; Third Michigan Infantry;3rd Michigan Infantry; Detroit (Mich.)
Civil War Photographs

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