American Civil War - Michigan

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A House Divided: Michigan Civil War Research__ "More than 90,000 Michigan men, nearly 23% of the state's male population in 1860, served in the United States Civil War. In addition to the approximately 600 men who joined the Navy, these men served in 31 infantry regiments, 11 cavalry, 14 batteries of artillery, and 1 unit each of engineers and sharpshooters. In fighting to preserve the Union, these Michigan servicemen generated a wealth of genealogical records from which family history researchers can benefit." You will find a wealth of resources from the Library of Michigan. - From State of Michigan - http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-18835_18895_20699-61787--,00.html

Battle Flags: Michigan and the Civil War __ Learn about Michigan's Civil War Battle Flags, find lesson plans and other teachers resources. - From mgtv.org - http://www.mgtv.org/civilwar/civilwar_flags.cfm

Civil War Grave Sites in Wayne County, Michigan __ "Cemetery records of Union Civil War Veterans in Wayne County, Michigan." - From interment.net - http://www.interment.net/data/us/nat/mi/wayne/index.htm

Fourth Michigan Infantry Regiment __ You will find history, photos, roster and more. - illustrated - From 4thmichigan.com - http://www.4thmichigan.com/

Macomb County, Michigan, Civil War Connections __ You will find burials, photos and other information about Civil War veterans in Macomb County. - illustrated - From macombmicw.com - http://www.macombmicw.com/

Michigan in the American Civil War __ An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_in_the_American_Civil_War

Michigan in the Civil War __ "Michigan in the Civil War: A Guide to the Resources in the Bentley Historical Library." You will learn about an important collection. - From umich.edu - http://bentley.umich.edu/research/guides/civilwar/

Michigan in the Civil War 1861-1866 __ You will find a number of good resources. - From michiganinthewar.org - http://www.michiganinthewar.org/cwmireg.htm

Michigan Civil War Links__ Here is a large collection of resources about Michigan and the Civil War. - From cwartillery.org - http://www.cwartillery.org/milinks.html

A Michigan Civil War Physician's Diary__ "Dr. Cyrus Bacon, Jr. (1837-1868), Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Army, was a physician from Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan. He kept a diary about his experiences caring for the wounded, sick and dying. The following are excerpts from his complete diary, which is in the State Archives." - From State of Michigan - http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-52963--,00.html

Michigan Regimental Rosters __ Basic information about the rosters along with name and rank of unit members. - From michiganinthewar.org - http://www.michiganinthewar.org/rosters.htm

Union Regiments - Michigan__ Organization and service history of Michigan military units (cavalry, artillery, infantry). - From The Civil War Archive - http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionmi.htm

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