This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Twenty-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.
The Fourteenth was mustered into service in February 1862 at Ypsilanti with troops from Grand Rapids, Lansing, Owosso and Detroit. Sent to Tennessee, the regiment was issued horses and pressed into duty as "mounted infantry" to scout, defend...
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 Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated September 6, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses daily tasks, religion, soldier behavior, the upcoming Presidential election, and his view on the war turning from a war to preserve the Union to a war to...
2nd Michigan Infantry; American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing; Second Michigan Infantry; Vallandigham, Clement L.; Slavery; African...
Letter from William A. Barnard to his father, Stephen A. Barnard, dated July 24, 1863. In this letter, he describes the Siege of Vicksburg.
American Civil War; William A. Barnard; Barnard, William A.; Stephen A. Barnard; Barnard, Stephen A.; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; First Lieutenant; Vicksburg (Miss.); Siege of Vicksburg; regimental history; Fourth of July;
Typed notes from the diary of John Vogel. In this diary, he recounts his immigration to America, participating in the Civil War, and his lumbering and land purchasing career.
American Civil War; John Vogel; Vogel, John; Second Michigan Cavalry; 2nd Michigan Cavalry; wound; immigration; lumber;
Letter from Bess Cherington and Henry Clayton Cherington to Mack Ewing dated January 22, 1865. In this letter, she discusses family news. In an attached letter by Henry Clayton Cherington, he discusses school.
American Civil War; Cherington, Bess; Bess Cherington; Cherington, Elizabeth (Ewing); Elizabeth (Ewing) Cherington; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Cherington, Henry Clayton; Henry Clayton Cherington;...
This flag was carried by the Twenty-Sixth, which was mustered into service at Jackson on 12 December 1862. Although the regiment saw most of its action in Virginia, it was also sent to help put down draft riots in New York City in 1863. The troops...
The Second entered Petersburg, Virginia, in the early morning of 3 April 1865, on the heels of the First Michigan Sharpshooters. The Second raised the second Union flag over Petersburg—the flag seen here—over the Customs House. This flag was...
American Civil War; battle flags; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry
The Fourteenth was mustered into service in February 1862 at Ypsilanti with troops from Grand Rapids, Lansing, Owosso and Detroit. Sent to Tennessee, the regiment was issued horses and pressed into duty as "mounted infantry" to scout, defend...
The Fourteenth was mustered into service in February 1862 at Ypsilanti with troops from Grand Rapids, Lansing, Owosso and Detroit. Sent to Tennessee, the regiment was issued horses and pressed into duty as "mounted infantry" to scout, defend...
The Fourteenth was mustered into service in February 1862 at Ypsilanti with troops from Grand Rapids, Lansing, Owosso and Detroit. Sent to Tennessee, the regiment was issued horses and pressed into duty as "mounted infantry" to scout, defend...
The Fourteenth was mustered into service in February 1862 at Ypsilanti with troops from Grand Rapids, Lansing, Owosso and Detroit. Sent to Tennessee, the regiment was issued horses and pressed into duty as "mounted infantry" to scout, defend...
This volume follows the First Michigan Infantry regiment. 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; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
This volume follows the First Michigan Sharpshooters regiment, Michigan volunteers in the First and Second U.S. Sharpshooters regiments, and Company D of the Western Sharpshooters. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier...
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; First Michigan Sharpshooters; First U.S. Sharpshooters; Second U.S. Sharpshooters; 1st Michigan Sharpshooters; 1st U.S. Sharpshooters; 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters; Berdan's 1st and 2nd U.S....
This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Twentieth 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.
This volume follows the First Michigan Sharpshooters regiment, Michigan volunteers in the First and Second U.S. Sharpshooters regiments, and Company D of the Western Sharpshooters. The series is a compilation of the military history of each soldier...
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; First Michigan Sharpshooters; First U.S. Sharpshooters; Second U.S. Sharpshooters; 1st Michigan Sharpshooters; 1st U.S. Sharpshooters; 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters; Berdan's 1st and 2nd U.S....
This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Fourteenth 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.
This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Sixteenth 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.
This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Eighteenth 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.