Download or read book The 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Gettysburg written by Martin Bertera and published by American Society for Training & Development. This book was released on 1997 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry was one of the first Michigan regiments to answer President Lincoln's call for troops in 1861. The regiment served from June 1861 through June 1864 with the focus primarily on the 4th Michigan role during their action at New Bridge, on May 24, 1862 just five miles outside the Confederate capital in Richmond Virginia. Under the command of Colonel Dwight A. Woodbury, the 4th Michigan would suffer casualties but not as severe as they would be in future battles such as, Gains Mill, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Wilderness.
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.
Download or read book History of the Twenty fourth Michigan of the Iron Brigade Known as the Detroit and Wayne County Regiment written by Orson Blair Curtis and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 759 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.
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.
Download or read book Reminiscences Incidents Battles Marches and Camp Life of the Old 4th Michigan Infantry in War of Rebellion written by O. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-10 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fourth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was organized at Adrian, Michigan, and Mustered into United States Service June 20, 1861, for three years. It was quartered in the North College building, of the group of buildings situated at extreme west suburbs of City. Was commanded by Dwight A. Woodbury. It was presented by the ladies of Adrian, with a beautiful flag. The Regiment left its Rendezvous June 25th, for Washington, numbering on its rolls 1025, officers and men. In his orders for the movement, Colonel Woodbury said: "Let each man remember that he has the honor of Michigan in his keeping." The first appearance of the Regiment, while passing through Cleveland, Ohio, brought from the Leader of that city, the following notice of MICHIGAN TROOPS.
Download or read book Michigan at Gettysburg written by Michigan. Gettysburg Battlefield Commission and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Seventh Michigan Volunteer Infantry written by David G. Townshend and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Michigan at Gettysburg July 1st 2d and 3rd 1863 June 12th 1889 written by Michigan. Gettysburg Battlefield Commission and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Infantry regiments no 1 30 written by Michigan. Adjutant-General's Department and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Download or read book Personal and Historical Sketches and Facial History of and by Members of the Seventh Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry 1862 1865 written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of the Twentieth Michigan Infantry July 15th 1862 to May 30th 1865 written by Byron M. Cutcheon and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portraits.
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Download or read book The 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War written by Eric R. Faust and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hard-fighting 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry was recruited from sparsely settled southwest Michigan shortly after the Civil War broke out. Mainly composed of young farmers and tradesmen, the regiment rapidly evolved into one of the Army of the Cumberland's elite combat units, tenaciously fighting its way through some of the war's bloodiest engagements. This book--featuring a complete unit roster--chronicles the regiment through the words of the veterans, tracing their development from a rabble of idealists into a fine-tuned fighting machine that executed successful bayonet charges against superior numbers. The narrative continues into the postwar period, discussing the ex-soldiers' careers through Reconstruction and the Gilded Age. Photographs, maps, illustrations and a statistical analysis round out the work.
Download or read book Michigan in the War written by Michigan. Adjutant-General's Department and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 1068 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861 1865 Infantry regiments no 1 30 written by Michigan. Adjutant-General's Department and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
