This swallowtail guidon belonged to the Fifth Michigan Cavalry raised in the Detroit area in 1862. The Fifth joined the First, Sixth and Seventh Cavalry regiments to make the Michigan Cavalry Brigade commanded by General George Custer. After the...
This flag belonged to the First Michigan Light Artillery, Battery F, which was recruited in the Coldwater area and was mustered in on 9 January 1862. It saw its first action on June 30 at Henderson, Kentucky, where the battery was surrounded and...
First Michigan Light Artillery; 1st Michigan Light Artillery; American Civil War; battle flags
This flag belonged to Battery E of the First Michigan Light Artillery. Mustered in the Marshall area, Battery E saw most of its action in Tennessee and Alabama. It suffered no deaths due to battle but lost 29 due to disease and one to drowning.
First Michigan Light Artillery; 1st Michigan Light Artillery; American Civil War; battle flags
This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Second Michigan Infantry. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier of the Civil War who was a resident of the State of Michigan at the time of enlistment.
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; 2nd Michigan Infantry; Second Michigan Infantry
Black and white photograph from circa 1928-1935 of children playing while adults watch in playground area of the Fisher Building (built 1928 by Albert Kahn).
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Fisher Building (Detroit, Mich.); Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942; children; people; women; playgrounds; sports & recreation facilities; interiors;
Black and white aerial photograph from 1951 of Grand River Avenue and surrounds, looking northeast in Detroit, Michigan. Grand Circus Park is visible in the upper right corner
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Grand River Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); Cass Avenue (Detroit, Mich.); Clifford Street (Detroit, Mich.); Grand Circus Park (Detroit, Mich.); aerial views; skyscrapers; buildings; cityscapes; parks; Kales Building...