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Consists of statements of service and narratives.

Consists of statements of service and narratives.

Consists of statements of service and narratives.

Consists of statements of service and narratives.

Consists of statements of service and narratives.

Consists of statements of service and narratives.

The John King papers consists of papers relating to the Civil War record of John King (1864-1865) of Company D, Sixth Michigan Infantry (heavy artillery). Included are King's discharge papers (1864 and 1865) and documentation of his promotion to corporal (August 20, 1864). The collection also includes two letters written by Phebe Trego, the mother of John King. The letters, dated October 16, 1864 and July 28, 1865, were addressed from Bristol (Eckhart County) Indiana.

Consists of statements of service and narratives.

Consists of statements of service and narratives.

 This collection contains Civil War letters from Justus A. Balcom and George Woodward. The letters from Justus talk about his experience as a solider during his service. The letter from George references the death of Justus.

 This collection contains five items: the first is a lithograph of Company G, 21st Michigan Volunteer Regiment in Color Ink on paper. It lists names of officers and enlisted men. Decorations include an eagle, pillars with flag burning, and drawing of Mount Vernon (Virginia), near top. Second, there is an image of a Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington D.C. depicting street and buildings with soldiers parading and citizens cheering from the sides. Third, a birds-eye view depicting Andersonville Prison in Sumter County, Georgia. Prison stockade and camp outside of stockade. Fourth, a Diploma for Degree of Flora for Mrs. J.W. Ernest. Finally, a view of Libby prison in Richmond, Virginia. Drawing of Confederate flag, tents and soldiers in the backgound.

 This collection contains letters to and from various members of the Bush family. The letters largely focus on the Civil War, or aspects of the conflict.

 This collection consists of two folders. The first contains original correspondence and typed transactions of that correspondence. The second folder contains a compact disc of digitally scanned images of the same correspondence. The letters date 1863, except for one, which dates 1898. C.L. Leach wrote the 1898 letter to George Bush, and in it Leach notes that he is now married and lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He mentions people that he and George both know and asks George to write with any news. Frederick wrote some of the 1863 letters, and Christian, Jr. wrote the others. They are all addressed to their father, Christian Sr., and their brother George. The brothers reflect on the war and describe their experiences. They reveal a disdain for both abolitionists and African Americans and seem to regard the abolitionists in particular as a main cause of the war. The brothers describe some of their combat experiences. Gettysburg is among the battles described by Frederick (Christian was apparently hospitalized at the time). The brothers provide opinions of other men and officers and on the progress of the war. They seemed to often feel that generals were too slow to attack. They sometimes commented on medical care, their health and the weather and expressed longings to return home.

 This collection consists of correspondence exchanged between various members of the Cook (Cooke) family in New York state with members who emigrated to Michigan. There is a collection of Civil War letters (1861-1864) from both Michigan and New York regiments.

 Journal and ledger kept at Quartermaster's Department in Detroit by Andrew J. Weston, a clerk and bookkeeper, during the Civil War. Contains items of clothing issued to members of Company G, Second Michigan Infantry.

 This collection consists of muster-out and voucher forms dating 1864-1866. There are four types of records in the collection: detachment muster-out forms (showing name, rank, age, when, where, and by whom enrolled and mustered, when and by whom last paid, allowances given for travel, subsistence, clothing, equipment, and remarks); individual muster-outs (shows the same information as the first, plus data on pay rate and bounty received); regimental muster-outs (gives same information as the second, but does so for all members of a given company); and vouchers documenting pay to officers for salary, clothing, subsistence, and hired private servants. The servants were black, and the forms give their name, height, eye color, and hair color. The collection is arranged numerically by regiment, with infantry and cavalry units listed first. A name index has been prepared for easy access to the records.

This collection contains digital collections that are not associated with a single Archives of Michigan record group or manuscript collection. The collection includes Civil War battle flags, Civil War photographs and Civil War volunteer registries.

 This collection consists of papers relating to the Fifth Michigan Infantry and Hamilton Potter (ca. 1839-1919). Potter served in Company B of that regiment. He mustered into the regiment at Pontiac (January 19, 1864), was wounded in action (May 5, 1864), and discharged on a disability certificate (May 9, 1865). The collection includes Potter's pension certificate (1910) and that of his widow, Rosetta Potter (1919). The papers also include photographs of the Fifth Michigan reunions at Mount Clemens (1919) and Detroit (1920), and brochures documenting the 1907 reunion of the Fifth Michigan Infantry, the 1903 reunion of the Fifteenth Michigan Infantry, and the 1927 encampment of veterans from the Civil War, Spanish American War, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. The few newspaper clippings, gathered by Harold Reichtmyer, detail the number of Civil War veterans still living in the late 1930s. The collection also includes an undated obituary of Rosetta Potter, who married Hamilton Potter in 1867, and lived to the age of 80.

 This collection consists of twenty-three discreet items (18 folders), which are arranged chronologically. Most of the documents date from the Civil War period.

This collection consists of a notebook, dating 1864, kept by Rev. James R. Gordon (1835-1876). Gordon was from Oak Grove, Livingston County, Mich. In Sept. of 1864, he joined the U.S. Chrisitian Commission and left for the east coast to look after Michigan soldiers at the Armory Hospital in Washington, D.C. The contents of this notebook are printed instructions to Commission members, a diary of daily activities, Latin exercises, and address list of ministers, and a record of Michigan soldiers encountered. The collection is arranged chronologically.