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...
Portrait of A. Marven Allen, 1862-1863. Tecumseh. Entered service in Seventh Infantry, as Assistant Surgeon. Commissioned June 21, 1862. Mustered June 25, 1862. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate of disability at Morrisville, Va., July 31,...
Allen, A. Marven; A. Marven Allen; Seventh Michigan Infantry; 7th Michigan Infantry; Morrisville (Va.) ; Tecumseh (Mich.)
Lyman Young, Company "D", 27th Infantry. On plain glass, excellent condition; backing peeling awy, mat with scroll design in excellent condition; case paper covered wood, medallion design with flowers in center, fair condition.
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;...
The Twenty-Eighth Infantry was formed by the consolidation of the companies that were surplus from the organization of the Twenty Seventh, with the companies that were left over, that had originally been intended for the Twenty Ninth, and were...
The Twenty Eighth was formed by the consolidation of the companies that were surplus from the organization of the Twenty Seventh, with the companies that were left over, that had originally been intended for the Twenty Ninth, and were mustered in...
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...
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...
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...
Flag used by the Seventh Michigan Cavalry, organized in 1863 at Grand Rapids. The Seventh was part of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade under the command of the "Boy General" from Monroe, Michigan—George Armstrong Custer.
Organized in 1863 at Grand Rapids, the Seventh was part of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade under the command of the "Boy General" from Monroe, Michigan—George Armstrong Custer. Each company or troop within a cavalry regiment carried a swallowtail...
Organized in the winter of 1863 at Grand Rapids, the Seventh became part of the famous Michigan Cavalry Brigade under the dashing "boy general," George Armstrong Custer of Monroe, Michigan. Consisting of the First, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Michigan...
This is the only flag belonging to the Seventh Michigan Infantry Regiment in the museum's collection. The regiment—mustered into service on 22 August 1861 in Monroe—fought at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Second Bull Run, Antietam, the Wilderness...
The Sixth Michigan Cavalry Regiment was organized in Grand Rapids and sent to the field in October 1862. Along with the First, Fifth, and Seventh, it was part of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade commanded by General George Custer.
Letter from Christian Bush to George Bush dated June 7, 1863. In this letter, he describes finances, the status of his regiment, and his views on African Americans and abolitionists.
American Civil War; Bush, Christian; Christian Bush; Bush, George; George Bush; Seventh Michigan Cavalry; 7th Michigan Cavalry; Washington, D.C.; Corporal; slavery; African Americans; abolitionists; regimental history;