Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated December 30, 1864 through January 3, 1864. In this letter, Ewing discusses his wound and New Year festivities.
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; New Year's Eve; New Year's Day;
Special Orders No. 101 dated May 30th 1865 from the headquarters of the 1rst Division, 9th Army Corps (Washington, D.C.). In this order, Brevet Major General O.B. Wilson orders the 17th and 20th Michigan and the 190th New York Infantry to proceed...
American Civil War; 17th Michigan Infantry; Seventeenth Michigan Infantry; 20th Michigan Infantry; Twentieth Michigan Infantry; 109th Michigan Infantry; One Hundred and Ninth New York Infantry; discharge; O.B. Wilson; Wilson, O.B.;
Letter from Arza Bartholomew to his wife, Frank Bartholomew, dated December 14, 1862. In this letter, he discusses Frank's health, family news, soldier life, tents, the status of family and friends, food, and the baby.
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;...
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,...
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
The Sixteenth Michigan Infantry was mustered into service in Detroit in September 1861. The history of this regimental color is unknown. This flag may be a special flag commissioned at the end of the war, perhaps for the Grand Review in Washington,...
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated June 19, 1864. In this letter, Ewing describes his health, his stay in the City Point Hospital, witnessing amputations at the Division Hospital, the status of family friends serving on the front, and the...
American Civil War; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Ewing, Mack; Ewing, Nan; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Henry McKendree Ewing; Mack Ewing; Nan Ewing;City Point Hospital (Hopewell, Va.); hospital; United States Christian Commission; wound; amputation; 2nd...
Letter from Mack Ewing to Nan Ewing dated March 23, 1865. In this letter, Ewing discusses joining the Sons of Temperance, family news, and the status of his regiment.
American Civil War; Ewing, Mack; Mack Ewing; Ewing, Henry McKendree; Henry McKendree Ewing; Ewing, Nan; Nan Ewing; Ewing, Nancy (Hank); Nancy (Hank) Ewing; private; Sons of Temperance; regimental history;
Special Orders No. 138 from the Headquarters Department of Henrico. This order grants Private J.J. Spiers, Co. G, 61st Virginia Volunteers 30 days furlough.
American Civil War; J.J. Spiers; Spiers, J.J.; 61st Virginia Volunteers; Sixty-first Virginia Volunteers; furlough;