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02S 08W - Survey Map of Battle Creek Township, Calhoun County
A collection of survey maps of Battle Creek Township in Calhoun County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Battle Creek Township and was drawn in April 1826. The second map details islands in a lake located between...
GLO Plat Maps

01N 10W - Survey Map of Prairieville Township, Barry County
A collection of survey maps of Prairieville Township in Barry County, Michigan. The first survey map in this collection details all of Prairieville Township and was drawn in December 1826. The second map in this collection details an island in a...
GLO Plat Maps

30N 04W - Survey Map of Hayes Township, Otsego County
A collection of survey maps of the northern half of Hayes Township in Otsego County, Michigan. The first map is of the entirety of the nothern half of the township. The township lines were originally measured in 1839, but part of the southern...
GLO Plat Maps

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1864-10-10 Letter from Mack Ewing
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated October 10, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses the status of his regiment, finances, draft substitutes, and family news.
2nd Michigan Infantry; American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; Second Michigan Infantry; draft substitutes; regimental history;
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1862-07-04 Letter from Robert McDougall
Letter from Robert McDougall to Mack Ewing dated July 4, 1862. In this letter, he describes the status of his regiment and his battle experiences.
American Civil War; 2nd Michigan Cavalry; Second Michigan Cavalry; McDougall, Robert; Robert McDougall; Mack Ewing; Henry McKendree Ewing; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Boonville (Mo.); regimental history
Civil War Manuscripts

MS 2008-46: Civil War Letters of Mack and Nan Ewing
1862-05-04 Letter from Albert Beard
Letter from Albert Beard to Mack Ewing dated May 4, 1862. In this letter, he discusses the status of his regiment, Confederate prisoners, and life at the fort.
American Civil War; Albert Beard; Beard, Albert; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; 34th Indiana Infantry; Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry; Confederate Prisoners of War; New Madrid (Mo.); regimental history
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

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

Eighth Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag
Organized at Mount Clemens, this regiment was sent to Kentucky in May 1863 to chase General John Morgan, whose rebel raiders were terrorizing Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Before the regiment left for Kentucky, the ladies of Mount Clemens gave the...
American Civil War; battle flags; Eighth Michigan Cavalry; 8th Michigan Cavalry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Sharpshooters Battle Flag
This is the first Union flag to fly over Petersburg, the last rebel stronghold in Virginia. On 3 April 1865, after a nine-month siege, Petersburg fell to the Union. The First Michigan Sharpshooters, an elite regiment of marksmen, were the first...
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Sharpshooters; 1st Michigan Sharpshooters
Civil War Battle Flags

Fourth Michigan Cavalry (National) Battle Flag
The Fourth mustered in at Detroit in August 1862 under the command of Robert H. G. Minty.
American Civil War; battle flags; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; 4th Michigan Cavalry
Civil War Battle Flags

Fourth Michigan Cavalry (Regimental) Battle Flag
The Fourth mustered in at Detroit in August 1862 under the command of Robert H. G. Minty. In November 1864, after the Fourth had been in the field for more than two years, this flag—bearing 40 battle honors—was sent to the regiment by the...
American Civil War; battle flags; Fourth Michigan Cavalry; 4th Michigan Cavalry
Civil War Battle Flags

Fourth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
On 21 June 1861, the regiment received its first flag from the ladies of Adrian who had sewn the legend "The Ladies of Adrian to the 4th Regiment—Defend It" on the flag. "While I have the honor to command these brave men, while my life shall be...
American Civil War; battle flags; Fourth Michigan Infantry; 4th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Fourth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
Flag used by the Fourth Michigan Infantry, organized at Adrian in 1861 under Colonel Dwight A. Woodberry.
American Civil War; battle flags; Fourth Michigan Infantry; 4th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Fourth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
Flag used by the Fourth Michigan Infantry, organized at Adrian in 1861 under Colonel Dwight A. Woodberry.
American Civil War; battle flags; Fourth Michigan Infantry; 4th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Fourth Michigan Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag (side A)
Flag used by the Fourth Michigan Infantry, organized at Adrian in 1861 under Colonel Dwight A. Woodberry.
American Civil War; battle flags; Fourth Michigan Infantry; 4th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Fourth Michigan Infantry (Regimental) Battle Flag (side B)
Flag used by the Fourth Michigan Infantry, organized at Adrian in 1861 under Colonel Dwight A. Woodberry.
American Civil War; battle flags; Fourth Michigan Infantry; 4th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Twenty-First Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
The Twenty-first Volunteer Infantry Regiment fought in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. After the Civil War, regiments were ordered to return their battle flags to the state. The flag displayed here, painted with the names of the...
American Civil War; battle flags; Twenty-First Michigan Infantry; 21st Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

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