This volume follows the Michigan volunteers in the Thirtieth 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 Merrill Horse, 23rd-37th-42nd-44th Illinois, Co. C. 70th New York Infantry, Co. K. 1st New York Cavalry, 47th Ohio Infantry, 1st Michigan Lancers, Chandler Horse Guards, Provost Guard, Miscellaneous regiment. The series is a...
American Civil War; Regimental Histories; Soldiers; Merrill Horse; 23rd Illinois Infantry; 37th Illinois Infantry; 42nd Illinois Infantry; 44th Illinois Infantry; 70th New York Infantry; 1st New York Cavalry; 47th Ohio Infantry; First Michigan...
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;
Letter from William Barnard to his father, Stephen A. Barnard, dated August 13, 1861. In this letter, he discusses enlisting the army and his expected promotion.
American Civil War; William A. Barnard; Barnard, William A.; Stephen A. Barnard; Barnard, Stephen A.; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; Lansing (Mich.); Sergeant; enlistment; promotion;
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.
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,...
The Twentieth was recruited from Washtenaw, Jackson, Calhoun, Eaton and Ingham Counties and mustered in at Jackson in August 1862. The regiment saw action primarily in Virginia and Tennessee.
The Twentieth was recruited from Washtenaw, Jackson, Calhoun, Eaton and Ingham Counties and mustered in at Jackson in August 1862. The regiment saw action primarily in Virginia and Tennessee. In 1864, this flag replaced one lost in desperate...
The Twentieth was recruited from Washtenaw, Jackson, Calhoun, Eaton and Ingham Counties and mustered in at Jackson in August 1862. The regiment saw action primarily in Virginia and Tennessee.
Mustered into service near Kalamazoo in September 1862, the regiment was recruited throughout the southwestern part of the state, including Holland, Niles and Marshall. Its soldiers saw much of their action in Georgia.
Mustered into service near Kalamazoo in September 1862, the regiment was recruited throughout the southwestern part of the state, including Holland, Niles and Marshall. Its soldiers saw much of their action in Georgia.
The Twenty-Seventh mustered in at Ypsilanti on 10 April 1863. It included three companies recruited from the Upper Peninsula. The regiment saw action primarily in Tennessee and Virginia and fought in the Battle of the Crater outside Petersburg,...
The Twenty-Seventh mustered in at Ypsilanti on 10 April 1863. It included three companies recruited from the Upper Peninsula. The regiment saw action primarily in Tennessee and Virginia and fought in the Battle of the Crater outside Petersburg,...
The Twenty-Seventh mustered in at Ypsilanti on 10 April 1863. It included three companies recruited from the Upper Peninsula. The regiment saw action primarily in Tennessee and Virginia and fought in the Battle of the Crater outside Petersburg,...
The Twenty-Seventh mustered in at Ypsilanti on 10 April 1863. It included three companies recruited from the Upper Peninsula. The regiment saw action primarily in Tennessee and Virginia and fought in the Battle of the Crater outside Petersburg,...
The Twenty-Seventh mustered in at Ypsilanti on 10 April 1863. It included three companies recruited from the Upper Peninsula. The regiment saw action primarily in Tennessee and Virginia and fought in the Battle of the Crater outside Petersburg,...
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
Within ten days after the fall of Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Second Michigan was recruited from Adrian, Battle Creek, Flint, Kalamazoo, Niles and Saginaw. This flag was carried by Captain John Hardy.
American Civil War; battle flags; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry
Within ten days after the fall of Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Second Michigan was recruited from Adrian, Battle Creek, Flint, Kalamazoo, Niles and Saginaw. Its soldiers received this flag emblazoned with a gold eagle clutching in its beak a...
American Civil War; battle flags; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry
Within ten days after the fall of Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Second Michigan was recruited from Adrian, Battle Creek, Flint, Kalamazoo, Niles and Saginaw
American Civil War; battle flags; Second Michigan Infantry; 2nd Michigan Infantry