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;...
Letter from Arza Bartholomew to his wife, Frank Bartholomew, dated February 16, 1863. In this letter, he discusses the status of family and friends, dysentery, and the price of food.
Letter from Leonard G. Loomis to Elizabeth Abbott dated May 8, 1864. In this letter, he describes the status of his regiment, skirmishes, and the hope that General Ulysses Grant will end the war soon.
American Civil War; Loomis, Leonard G.; Leonard G. Loomis; Abbott (Loomis), Elizabeth; Elizabeth (Loomis) Abbott; Forty-Second Ohio Infantry; 42nd Ohio Infantry; Baton Rouge (La.); regimental history; marching; Clinton (La.); Red River (La.);...
Letters from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated May 26, 1864 through May 30, 1864. In his letters, Ewing describes his stay in the hospital for dysentery, family members serving in the Civil War, the impending march to Richmond and camp life.
Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; dysentery; hospital; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Second Michigan Infantry; American Civil War; Nancy (Hank) Ewing; Richmond (Va.); illness
Color postcard from 1934 showing the Lansing, Michigan skyline, looking west down Michigan Avenue towards the capitol. On the left is the Boji Tower (originally the Olds Tower, then known as Michigan National Bank Building), as well as the...
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); Olds Hotel (Lansing, Mich.); George W. Romney Building (Lansing, Mich.); Boji Tower (Lansing, Mich.); Hotel Wentworth (Lansing, Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Lansing,...
Black and white photograph taken August 4, 1933 of the view up Michigan Avenue towards the capitol building in Lansing, Michigan. The Bank of Lansing Building (now Comerica Bank Building) is on the right, and the Washington Square Building, with...
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Michigan State Capitol (Lansing, Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Washington Square Building (Lansing, Mich.); Comerica Bank Building (Lansing, Mich.); automobiles; capitol buildings; banks;...
Black and white photograph of a crowd of people gathered on April 21, 1861 to hear University of Michigan President Henry Tappan speak about the surrender of Fort Sumter and the outbreak of the Civil War.
Ann Arbor (Mich.); Washtenaw County (Mich.); University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Courthouse Square (Ann Arbor, Mich.); crowds; storefronts; American Civil War; people
Color postcard from circa 1950-1960 with a street scene on Washington Avenue, looking north in Lansing, Michigan. The tall buildings at the end of the block (at Michigan Avenue) are the Washington Square Building (built in 1922, replacing the...
Lansing (Mich.); Ingham County (Mich.); Washington Avenue (Lansing, Mich.); Washington Square Building (Lansing, Mich.); Comerica Bank Building (Lansing, Mich.); Bank of Lansing Building (Lansing, Mich.); street scenes; stores; automobiles;...
Black and white aerial photograph of Battle Creek Michigan, circa 1940-1949. The main road shown in the photograph is Michigan Avenue. The large intersection is Monument Square, with the Civil War monument in the center. The three towers, from...
Battle Creek (Mich.); Calhoun County (Mich.); Michigan Avenue (Battle Creek, Mich.); Monument Square (Battle Creek, Mich.); Heritage Tower (Battle Creek, Mich.); Battle Creek Tower (Battle Creek, Mich.); Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center (Battle...
Postcard souvenir depicting the Civil War Memorial in Memorial Park, Adrian, Michigan. The memorial was erected in 1870 to commemorate soldiers from Adrian who died in the Civil War. This image is part of the "Souvenir Folder of Adrian, Mich."
Adrian (Mich.); Lenawee County (Mich.); Memorial Park (Adrian, Mich.); Civil War Memorial (Adrian, Mich.); monuments; parks
Black and white photograph from circa 1915-1925 of a cannon on the grounds in front of the St. Joseph County Courthouse in Centreville, Michigan. The road behind the cannon is Main Street, between Dean and and Clark Streets.
Centreville (Mich.); St. Joseph County (Mich.); street scenes; parks; storefronts; cannons
Color postcard from circa 1907-1910 showing an aerial view of the old Wayne County Courthouse (now known as the Wayne County Building) and surrounding area, looking east from the City Hall in Detroit, Michigan. The boulevard leading up to the 1902...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Cadillac Square (Detroit, Mich.); Wayne County Building (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); buildings; courthouses; aerial views; rivers; cityscapes; postcards
Color postcard from approximately 1907 showing showing Cadillac Square looking east from Detroit City Hall (now One Kennedy Square) in Detroit, Michigan. The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, erected in 1872 to commemorate Michigan...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Cadillac Square (Detroit, Mich.); Woodward Avenue; Wayne County Building (Detroit, Mich.); Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Detroit, Mich.); streetcars; carriages and coaches; buildings; courthouses;...
Color postcard from circa 1900-1909 showing the view from the Majestic Building looking east down Cadillac Square in Detroit, Michigan. The Wayne County Courthouse (now known as the Wayne Count Building) is prominent in the image, and was built in...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Cadillac Square (Detroit, Mich.); Wayne County Building (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); rivers; buildings; courthouses; cityscapes; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1909-1913 showing the view from the Majestic Building looking east towards the Wayne County Courthouse (Wayne County Building) in Detroit, Michigan. The building on the right is the Pontchartrain Hotel, built in 1907 and...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Cadillac Square (Detroit, Mich.); Wayne County Building (Detroit, Mich.); Pontchartrain Hotel (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); buildings; hotels; courthouses; cityscapes; rivers; postcards
Color postcard from circa 1925-1930 showing the view northwest from the western end of Cadillac Square in Detroit, Michigan. The Dime Building (1912 - Daniel Burnham) towers over the old Detroit City Hall (built 1871, demolished 1961). On the right...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Fort Street (Detroit, Mich.); Cadillac Square (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit City Hall (Detroit, Mich.); Dime Building (Detroit, Mich.); Book-Cadillac Hotel (Detroit, Mich.); Majestic Building (Detroit, Mich.);...