A brief scrapbook of Detroiters, Veterans and countrymen (and women) from the Revolution to the Civil War.
Read more →A brief scrapbook of Detroiters, Veterans and countrymen (and women) from the Revolution to the Civil War.
Read more →Founded in 1867. Still stunning.
Read more →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 →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 →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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