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Michigan and the Civil War

Author : Jack Dempsey
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614230226
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Michigan and the Civil War written by Jack Dempsey and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-02 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michigan undertook a rapid and robust response to Lincoln's call to arms during the Civil War and in many of its great battles. Read the much overlooked history in this volume. With lively narration, telling anecdotes, and vivid battlefield accounts, Michigan and the Civil War tells the story as never before of Michigan's heroic contributions to saving the Union. Beginning with Michigan's antebellum period and anti-slavery heritage, the book proceeds through Michigan's rapid response to President Lincoln's call to arms, its participation in each of the War's greatest battles, portrayal of its most interesting personalities, and the concluding triumph as Custer corners Lee at Appomattox and the 4th Michigan Cavalry apprehends the fleeing Jeff Davis. Based on thorough and up-to-date research, the result is surprising in its breadth, sometimes awe-inspiring, and always a revelation given how contributions by the Great Lake State in the Civil War are too often overlooked, even by its own citizens.

States at War

Author : Richard F Miller
Publisher : University of MICHIGAN REGIONAL
ISBN 13 : 0472131451
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book States at War written by Richard F Miller and published by University of MICHIGAN REGIONAL. This book was released on 2020-04-15 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike most books about the Civil War, which address individual battles or the war at the national level, States at War: A Reference Guide for Michigan in the Civil War chronicles the actions of an individual state government and its citizenry coping with the War and its ramifications, from transformed race relations and gender roles, to the suspension of habeas corpus, to the deaths of over 10,000 Michigan fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers who had been in action. The book compiles primary source material—including official reports, legislative journals, executive speeches, special orders, and regional newspapers—to provide an exhaustive record of the important roles Michigan and Michiganders had in the War. Though not burdened by marching armies or military occupation like some states to the southeast, Michigan nevertheless had a fascinating Civil War experience that was filled with acute economic anxieties, intense political divisions, and vital contributions on the battlefield. This comprehensive volume will be the essential starting point for all future research into Michigan’s Civil War-era history.

The Twenty-Fourth Michigan

Author : Donald L. Smith
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811766950
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book The Twenty-Fourth Michigan written by Donald L. Smith and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of the great regimental histories of the past, this book records the fire which seared the ranks of the Twenty-Four Michigan Regiment of the legendary “Iron Brigade.” Born as the result of a riot, led by a Virginian, met with coldness and hostility by the black-hatted veterans of the brigade, the Twenty-Fourth swore it would win their respect…and so they did with a vengeance. At Fredericksburg, in “artillery hell” and under a murderous crossfire from the guns of “Stonewall” Jackson and “Jeb” Stuart, they performed the manual of arms to stead the line. The first day at Gettysburg they sparked this remark from the confederate ranks…”That ain’t no milishy, there’s those damn black hats again.” With the immortal First Corps they were ordered west of the town to hold long enough for the army to occupy the strategic heights behind them. They held, and by evening they had lost more men than any of the 400-odd Union regiments engaged in the battle. Still later they marched down “that crimson strip across the maps,” which marked Grant’s Wilderness Campaign; they bled at Petersburg and then, their ranks almost decimated, were sent to guard bounty jumpers. The last tribute to their gallant service came as they were chosen the Guard of Honor for Lincoln’s funeral. In a little more than two years of bloody fighting they found their way to nineteenth place on the list of “300 Fighting Regiments.” To read this book is to consort with heroes who, 100 years ago, stood watching their world writhe in agony. It gives hope that in matching their courage, our country will emerge from the cauldron triumphant.

The 4th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War

Author : Martin N. Bertera
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1628951397
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book The 4th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War written by Martin N. Bertera and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating narrative tells the story of a remarkable regiment at the center of Civil War history. The real-life adventure emerges from accounts of scores of soldiers who served in the 4th Michigan Infantry, gleaned from their diaries, letters, and memoirs; the reports of their officers and commanders; the stories by journalists who covered them; and the recollections of the Confederates who fought against them. The book includes tales of life in camp, portraying the Michigan soldiers as everyday people—recounting their practical jokes, illnesses, political views, personality conflicts, comradeship, and courage. The book also tells the true story of what happened to Colonel Harrison Jeffords and the 4th Michigan when the regiment marched into John Rose's wheat field on a sweltering early July evening at Gettysburg. Beyond the myths and romanticized newspaper stories, this account presents the historical evidence of Jeffords's heroic, yet tragic, hand-to-hand struggle for his regiment's U.S. flag.

Michigan’s War

Author : John W. Quist
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821446282
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Michigan’s War written by John W. Quist and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it came to the Civil War, Michiganians never spoke with one voice. At the beginning of the conflict, family farms defined the southern Lower Peninsula, while a sparsely settled frontier characterized the state’s north. Although differing strategies for economic development initially divided Michigan’s settlers, by the 1850s Michiganians’ attention increasingly focused on slavery, race, and the future of the national union. They exchanged charges of treason and political opportunism while wrestling with the meanings of secession, the national union, emancipation, citizenship, race, and their changing economy. Their actions launched transformations in their communities, their state, and their nation in ways that Americans still struggle to understand. Building upon the current scholarship of the Civil War, the Midwest, and Michigan’s role in the national experience, Michigan’s War is a documentary history of the Civil War era as told by the state’s residents and observers in private letters, reminiscences, newspapers, and other contemporary sources. Clear annotations and thoughtful editing allow teachers and students to delve into the political, social, and military context of the war, making it ideal for classroom use.

"Old Slow Town"

Author : Paul Taylor
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814339301
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book "Old Slow Town" written by Paul Taylor and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers interested in American history, Civil War history, or the ethnic history of Detroit will appreciate the full picture of the time period Taylor presents in "Old Slow Town."

The 16th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War, Revised and Updated

Author : Kim Crawford
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1628953748
Total Pages : 701 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book The 16th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War, Revised and Updated written by Kim Crawford and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the hot summer evening of July 2, 1863, at the climax of the struggle for a Pennsylvania hill called Little Round Top, four Confederate regiments charge up the western slope, attacking the smallest and most exposed of their Union foe: the 16th Michigan Infantry. Terrible fighting has raged, but what happens next will ultimately—and unfairly—stain the reputation of one of the Army of the Potomac’s veteran combat outfits, made up of men from Detroit, Saginaw, Ontonagon, Hillsdale, Lansing, Adrian, Plymouth, and Albion. In the dramatic interpretation of the struggle for Little Round Top that followed the Battle of Gettysburg, the 16th Michigan Infantry would be remembered as the one that broke during perhaps the most important turning point of the war. Their colonel, a young lawyer from Ann Arbor, would pay with his life, redeeming his own reputation, while a kind of code of silence about what happened at Little Round Top was adopted by the regiment’s survivors. From soldiers’ letters, journals, and memoirs, this book relates their experiences in camp, on the march, and in battle, including their controversial role at Gettysburg, up to the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House.

"My Brave Mechanics"

Author : Mark Hoffman
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814332924
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book "My Brave Mechanics" written by Mark Hoffman and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important and little-known chapter of Michigan's Civil War history, drawn from the letters, diaries, and regimental records of the First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics regiment.

These Men Have Seen Hard Service

Author : Raymond J. Herek
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814338321
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book These Men Have Seen Hard Service written by Raymond J. Herek and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-10 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extensive appendices will be of particular use to genealogists, Civil War enthusiasts, and historians, because they list the men in the regiment, and battle and camp casualties.

The 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

Author : Eric R. Faust
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476638985
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis The 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War by : Eric R. Faust

Download or read book The 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War written by Eric R. Faust and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry first deployed to Baltimore, where the soldiers' exemplary demeanor charmed a mainly secessionist population. Their subsequent service along the Mississippi River was a perfect storm of epidemic disease, logistical failures, guerrilla warfare, profiteering, martinet West Pointers and scheming field officers, along with the doldrums of camp life punctuated by bloody battles. The Michiganders responded with alcoholism, insubordination and depredations. Yet they saved the Union right at Baton Rouge and executed suicidal charges at Port Hudson. This first modern history of the controversial regiment concludes with a statistical analysis, a roster and a brief summary of its service following conversion to heavy artillery.

Anatomy of a Civil War

Author : Mehmet Gurses
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472901168
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Anatomy of a Civil War written by Mehmet Gurses and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anatomy of a Civil War demonstrates the destructive nature of war, ranging from the physical to the psychosocial, as well as war’s detrimental effects on the environment. Despite such horrific aspects, evidence suggests that civil war is likely to generate multilayered outcomes. To examine the transformative aspects of civil war, Mehmet Gurses draws on an original survey conducted in Turkey, where a Kurdish armed group, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has been waging an intermittent insurgency for Kurdish self-rule since 1984. Findings from a probability sample of 2,100 individuals randomly selected from three major Kurdish-populated provinces in the eastern part of Turkey, coupled with insights from face-to-face in-depth interviews with dozens of individuals affected by violence, provide evidence for the multifaceted nature of exposure to violence during civil war. Just as the destructive nature of war manifests itself in various forms and shapes, wartime experiences can engender positive attitudes toward women, create a culture of political activism, and develop secular values at the individual level. In addition, wartime experiences seem to robustly predict greater support for political activism. Nonetheless, changes in gender relations and the rise of a secular political culture appear to be primarily shaped by wartime experiences interacting with insurgent ideology.

I Hope to Do My Country Service

Author : John Bennitt
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 081433170X
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book I Hope to Do My Country Service written by John Bennitt and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although a number of memoirs from Civil War surgeons have been published in the last decade, "I Hope to Do My Country Serviceis the first of its kind from a Michigan regimental surgeon to appear in more than a century.

Among the Enemy

Author : Mark Hoffman
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814338534
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Among the Enemy written by Mark Hoffman and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers interested in military history and the Civil War will enjoy the inside perspective of Among the Enemy.

Deadly Aim

Author : Sally M. Walker
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 125012526X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Deadly Aim written by Sally M. Walker and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hits the mark."—Kirkus An engaging middle-grade nonfiction narrative of the American Indian soldiers who bravely fought in the Civil War from Sibert Award-winning author Sally M. Walker. More than 20,000 American Indians served in the Civil War, yet their stories have often been left out of the history books. In Deadly Aim, Sally M. Walker explores the extraordinary lives of Michigan’s Anishinaabe sharpshooters. These brave soldiers served with honor and heroism in the line of duty, despite enduring broken treaties, loss of tribal lands, and racism. Filled with fascinating archival photographs, maps, and diagrams, this book offers gripping firsthand accounts from the frontlines. You’ll learn about Company K, the elite band of sharpshooters, and Daniel Mwakewenah, the chief who killed more than 32 rebels in a single battle despite being gravely wounded. Walker celebrates the lives of the soldiers whose stories have been left in the margins of history for too long with extensive research and consultation with the Repatriation Department for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, the Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center, and the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinaabe Culture and Lifeways.

Remembering Michigan's Civil War Soldiers

Author : David D. Finney Jr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439650519
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Remembering Michigan's Civil War Soldiers written by David D. Finney Jr. and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry regiment arrived in Washington, DC, President Lincoln exclaimed: "Thank God for Michigan!" The state raised more than 90,000 men to serve during the Civil War, and 69 of them received the Medal of Honor. Notable Michiganders include Gens. Israel Richardson, Orlando Poe, Alpheus Williams, Orlando Willcox, and George Hartsuff, as well as "The Boy General," George Armstrong Custer, and Officer Norman Hall, who was stationed at Fort Sumter when the war began. Featuring images of the 4th Michigan Cavalry, which captured Confederate president Jefferson Davis at the war's end, and never-before-published photographs of Wolverine soldiers, Images of America: Remembering Michigan's Civil War Soldiers highlights hundreds of Michiganians who were committed to preserving the Union.

One of Custer's Wolverines

Author : James Harvey Kidd
Publisher : Kent State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873386708
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book One of Custer's Wolverines written by James Harvey Kidd and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primarily known for his postwar exploits, most famously for his 1876 defeat at Little Big Horn, George Armstrong Custer led a formidable cavalry that became known as Custer's Wolverines. This volume presents the Civil War letters of one of those Wolverines, James H. Kidd.

The Soldiers of Fort Mackinac

Author : Phil Porter
Publisher : Michigan State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781611862812
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book The Soldiers of Fort Mackinac written by Phil Porter and published by Michigan State University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fort Mackinac was home to more than 4,500 British and U.S. soldiers between 1780 and 1895... Here is the story of Fort Mackinac through the lives and activities of its soldiers. This book is profusely illustrated with more than 150 historic portraits, photographs, and maps -- from jacket flap.