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First Michigan Light Artillery, Battery H Battle Flag
This flag belonged to Battery H, mustered in at Monroe in 1862 and called De Golyer's Battery after its commanding officer, Samuel De Golyer of Hudson. This magnificent flag with gold bullion fringe, cord and tassels, crossed cannons, an...
First Michigan Light Artillery; 1st Michigan Light Artillery; American Civil War; battle flags
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Light Artillery, Battery H Battle Flag
This flag belonged to Battery H, mustered in at Monroe in 1862 and called De Golyer's Battery after its commanding officer, Samuel De Golyer of Hudson. This magnificent flag with gold bullion fringe, cord and tassels, crossed cannons, an...
First Michigan Light Artillery; 1st Michigan Light Artillery; American Civil War; battle flags
Civil War Battle Flags

02nd Michigan Infantry - page 020
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
Michigan Civil War Volunteer Registries

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-08-05 Letter from Mack Ewing
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated August 5, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes Washington, D.C. and the status of family and friends serving on the front.. In an attached undated letter, he discusses religion, his health, furloughs, and...
2nd Michigan Infantry; American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; Second Michigan Infantry; Nancy (Hank) Ewing; religion;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1861-12-21 Letter from Robert McDougall
Letter from Robert McDougall to Mack Ewing dated December 21, 1861. In this letter, he discusses the weather, Confederate prisoners, and community news.
American Civil War; McDougall, Robert; Robert McDougall; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Confederate Prisoners of War; 2nd Michigan Cavalry; Second Michigan Cavalry;
Civil War Manuscripts

First Michigan Light Artillery, 14th Battery Battle Flag
This flag belonged to the First Michigan Light Artillery, 14th Battery, mustered in at Kalamazoo in 1864. The First Michigan Light Artillery was limited to twelve six-gun batteries, requiring additional batteries to be given a particular...
First Michigan Light Artillery; 1st Michigan Light Artillery; American Civil War; battle flags
Civil War Battle Flags

Eighteenth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
In July 1862, with the war going badly for the Union, President Abraham Lincoln called for 300,000 more volunteers. The Eighteenth Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment was rapidly recruited and mustered in at Hillsdale. Pausing briefly in Toledo,...
American Civil War; battle flags; Eighteenth Michigan Infantry; 18th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Twenty-Second Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
Drawing volunteers from the Oakland, Macomb and Lapeer counties, the regiment was mustered into service at Pontiac in August 1862. The regiment was raised and commanded by Colonel Moses Wisner, governor of Michigan from 1859 to 1860. On September...
American Civil War; battle flags; 22nd Infantry; Twenty-Second Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Twenty-Third Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
The Twenty-Third Michigan Infantry was mustered into service at East Saginaw on September 13, 1862 and mustered out on June 28, 1865. This flag was probably the regiment's last flag and used during the final months of the war.
American Civil War; battle flags; Twenty-Third Michigan Infantry; 23rd Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag
On 28 September 1861 Colonel Thornton Brodhead received this flag on behalf of the First Michigan Cavalry Regiment. On 30 August 1862, at Second Bull Run, Brodhead was shot. Knowing he was dying, he wrote, his wife: "I hope from heaven I may see...
First Michigan Cavalry; 1st Michigan Cavalry; American Civil War; battle flags
Civil War Battle Flags

Twenty-Ninth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
"Rally, Boys, Rally for the flag! And Avoid the Draft." So said the August 1864 poster recruiting volunteers for a new infantry regiment—the Twenty-ninth Regiment of Michigan Infantry. "Come boys, let us strike once more for the old Flag—Let it...
American Civil War; battle flags; 29th Michigan Infantry; Twenty-Ninth Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Twenty-Ninth Michigan Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag
"Rally, Boys, Rally for the flag! And Avoid the Draft." So said the August 1864 poster recruiting volunteers for a new infantry regiment—the Twenty-ninth Regiment of Michigan Infantry. "Come boys, let us strike once more for the old Flag—Let it...
American Civil War; battle flags; 29th Michigan Infantry; Twenty-Ninth Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Dexter Union Guard, Fourth Michigan Infantry Battle Flag
This banner is not a regimental battle flag. It belonged to the Dexter Union Guard, part of the Fourth Michigan Infantry, but we do not know exactly how the Guard used this flag.
American Civil War; battle flags; Dexter Union Guard; Fourth Michigan Infantry; 4th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag
The First Michigan was the first regiment raised in Michigan after President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers. On 21 July, the regiment fought at Bull Run, near Manassas, Virginia. In the resounding defeat for the Union, this flag was...
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Light Artillery, Battery J Battle Flag
This flag belonged to the First Michigan Light Artillery, Battery J. The First Michigan Light Artillery was composed of twelve six-gun batteries. Each battery carried an identifying flag, called a swallowtail guidon because of its distinctive shape.
First Michigan Light Artillery; 1st Michigan Light Artillery; American Civil War; battle flags
Civil War Battle Flags

Tenth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
This flag is most likely the regiment's original flag that was described as being "scorched, tattered and worn" by the Flint Democrat in 1863.
American Civil War; battle flags; Tenth Michigan Infantry; 10th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Eleventh Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
The Eleventh Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment was recruited primarily from St. Joseph County and mustered in at White Pigeon in late 1861. In late November, the ladies of St. Joseph County presented the regiment with a battle flag. The Three...
American Civil War; battle flags; Eleventh Michigan Infantry; 11th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Light Artillery, Unknown Battery Battle Flag
The First Michigan Light Artillery was composed of twelve six-gun batteries. Each battery carried an identifying flag, called a swallowtail guidon because of its distinctive shape. Because this flag lacks the usual identifying letter or number, we...
First Michigan Light Artillery; 1st Michigan Light Artillery; American Civil War; battle flags
Civil War Battle Flags

Sixteenth Michigan Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag
The Sixteenth Michigan Infantry was mustered into service in Detroit in September 1861. The history of this regimental color is unknown. This flag may be a special flag commissioned at the end of the war, perhaps for the Grand Review in Washington,...
American Civil War; battle flags; Sixteenth Michigan Infantry; 16th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

1894 | St Clair, Grant | 3169
Flag, Levi | Male | Laborer | 21 | 1; Hall, John | Male | Husband | 58 | 2; Hall, Lemina | Female | Wife | 48 | 3; Hall, William N | Male | Son | 22 | 4; Hall, Jessie E | Female | Daughter | 20 | 5; Hall, Bertha C | Female | Daughter | 16 | 6;...
Archives of Michigan
Michigan State Census Records, 1884-1894

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