Through these first person accounts you will learn about the tedium of soldiers, updates from the home front and the movement of soldiers through the various military units.
Indigenous men fighting to be full citizens served in Company K of the First Michigan Sharpshooters.ĭig into the collections below to discover diaries written from the field, letter from home, image of individuals and regiments and service records for the regiments. the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty can receive the medal. African-American men fighting for equality fought in the First Colored Regiment. the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nations security.
Michiganders served as engineers and mechanics building railroads, bridges and blockhouses. Michiganders fought from afar as precise sharpshooters. Michiganders fought as teams to work both light and medium artillery. Michiganders fought on the ground as infantry and on horseback as cavalry. Michigan went beyond the call of duty and supplied more than 30 regiments during the war. Michigan answered President Lincoln’s call for volunteers during the American Civil War with 90,747 men.
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