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Twenty-Second Michigan Infantry (Regimental) 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

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

Fifth Michigan Cavalry (Regimental) Battle Flag
This flag belonged to the Fifth Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, which was raised in the Detroit area and mustered in on 30 August 1862. The Fifth Michigan Cavalry joined the First, Sixth and Seventh Cavalry regiments to make up the Michigan Cavalry...
American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry
Civil War Battle Flags

Fifth Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag
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...
American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry
Civil War Battle Flags

Fifth Michigan Cavalry Battle Flag
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...
American Civil War; battle flags; Fifth Michigan Cavalry; 5th Michigan Cavalry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Infantry (Guidon) Battle Flag
The First Michigan was the first regiment raised in Michigan after President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers, mustered into service in 1861.
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
The First Michigan was the first regiment raised in Michigan after President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers, mustered into service in 1861.
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st 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, mustered into service in 1861.
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
The First Michigan was the first regiment raised in Michigan after President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers, mustered into service in 1861.
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Infantry Battle Flag
The First Michigan was the first regiment raised in Michigan after President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers, mustered into service in 1861.
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st 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 Infantry (National) Battle Flag
The First Michigan was the first regiment raised in Michigan after President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers, mustered into service in 1861.
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
The First Michigan was the first regiment raised in Michigan after President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers, mustered into service in 1861.
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
The First Michigan was the first regiment raised in Michigan after President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers, mustered into service in 1861.
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

First Michigan Infantry (Guidon) Battle Flag
The First Michigan was the first regiment raised in Michigan after President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers, mustered into service in 1861.
American Civil War; battle flags; First Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

Second Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
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
Civil War Battle Flags

Tenth Michigan Infantry (National) Battle Flag
The flag you see here hung in the Capitol from a staff surmounted by a gold eagle which bore an engraved silver plate. Everyone assumed it was the regiment's original flag. But closer inspection--possible only after the flags were removed from the...
American Civil War; battle flags; Tenth Michigan Infantry; 10th Michigan Infantry
Civil War Battle Flags

20th Michigan Infantry - Page 002
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.
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry
Michigan Civil War Volunteer Registries

20th Michigan Infantry - Page 008
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.
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry
Michigan Civil War Volunteer Registries

First Michigan Sharpshooters; First and Second U.S. Sharpshooters; Company D, Western Sharpshooters, Page 106
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....
Michigan Civil War Volunteer Registries

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