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He’d gone off to war with the First Michigan Infantry, so he leads our first troops off to the Civil War. He saw a fair amount of action in the first battle, that’s the battle of Bull Run.
It's time to mark another 150th anniversary of an important Civil War event. The First Battle of Bull Run was fought on July 21st, 1861. WKAR's Scott Pohl discussed the battle with Roger ...
MUSKEGON, MI - A Civil War mystery and treasure hunt with Muskegon at its center was the focus of “The Curse of Civil War Gold” on the History channel last year – and it’s returning for a ...
It's wanted by state officials at the Michigan History Museum in Lansing, where about 160 other Civil War flags rest in archival-safe storage, for the sake of preservation.
The Disney film "Johnny Shiloh" was based in part on the most famous drummer boy of the Civil War, who served in the 22nd Michigan Infantry Regiment.
The Civil War is the greatest single event of American history and as we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg July 1-4, we have to look no further than Michigan’s Bruce ...
The grave of a Civil War soldier who died in 1910 was given a headstone in a northern Michigan cemetery. Ruel Boynton was a veteran who had eight children.
Allendale Township — While century-old symbols of the Confederacy tumble in the South, a Civil War statue has inflamed this West Michigan community. People who feel the sculpture is racist are ...
Clovese called a Pontiac newspaper looking for a Civil War veterans group, only to learn Michigan’s last living Civil War veteran had recently died. The paper ran a story about Clovese.