A brief scrapbook of Detroiters, Veterans and countrymen (and women) from the Revolution to the Civil War.
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Memorial Day: Five Veterans to know
by amy • May 27, 2011 • Best of THE NIGHT TRAIN, History, Holidays • 0 Comments
Detroit History Tour: Woodmere Cemetery
by amy • July 6, 2010 • Best of THE NIGHT TRAIN, History • 4 Comments
Founded in 1867. Still stunning.
Read more →Michigan Military Figures: THE ANSWERS EDITION
by amy • June 2, 2010 • Uncategorized • 0 Comments
After days! of suspense! Here are the answers to our special Memorial Day Michigan military figures trivia game. We might do this again sometime. We might not. It was a little silly, but we had fun. #1 The one & only … General Mad Anthony Wayne. #2 Colonel Jean-Francois Hamtramck. When Mad Anthony was...
Read more →Happy birthday, General George Armstrong Custer
by amy • December 3, 2009 • History • 0 Comments
Here is what George Custer wrote to his wife on December 5, 1869 — his 30th birthday, six years before his death at the Battle of Little Bighorn. From The Custer Story: The life and intimate letters of General George A. Custer and His Wife Elizabeth, edited by Marguerite Merington: The fifth of this...
Read more →Eli Blanchard, Musician: The 24th Michigan of the Iron Brigade
by amy • November 17, 2009 • Farmington Hills, History • 9 Comments
EDIT: I spent a lot of time yesterday worrying about Eli Blanchard and his regiment, mostly concerned that I’d been a little lazy with my research, so I went back today to comb through the Orson Blair Curtis book one more time. I still wish I knew what instrument he played in the 24th...
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