Title: Michigan and the Civil War : a great and bloody sacrifice /
Authors: Dempsey, Jack, 1952-
Publisher: History Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Michigan History; United States History
Abstract: Overview: With Lively Narration, telling anecdotes and vivid battlefield accounts, Michigan and the Civil War presents, as never before, the story of Michigan's heroic role in saving the Union. Beginning with Michigan's antebellum period and antislavery heritage, the book describes the state's rapid response to President Lincoln's call to arms, its involvement in the greatest battles and its most interesting personalities. In the triumphant conclusion, Custer corners Lee at Appomattox, and the Fourth Michigan Cavalry apprehends the fleeing Davis. Based on thorough and new research, this volume is surprising in breadth, at times awe-inspiring and a continual revelation of long-overlooked Civil War contributions of the Great Lake State.
Contents: Rockets' red glare -- The coming fury -- Answering Lincoln's call -- 1862: swings of the pendulum -- Women of war -- War on water -- Special forces -- Turning the tide -- The fighting 102nd -- The generals -- The war politicians -- POWs: the hard life and Andersonville -- 1864: year of ascendancy -- Coda: Appomattox, Irwinville, and the Sultana.