The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-27
MILITARY DEPARTMENT, MICHIGAN, }
QUARTERNIAsTER GENERAL OFFICE.
DetIoit. Febrnary. ~.


Detroit, February, 1874.
DEAR SIR In the State Capitol now being
built at Lansing, there is ia..sSo room con
neetgd With the Offices OF the I!uartermaeter
General, and set apart for Military Muscun'
to be open to all, without restriction or ex-
pense. in which will be arranged for exhibition
and preservation Of the old Regimental Flags
carried in the late war by Michigan Regiments,
together with such mementoes and relics OF
the war a. can be gathered there, including the
captured Flags and other trophies.
For the purpose OF tnakiHg the collection As
complete az possible, all officers and soldiers
possessed of any trophy, rehc, curiosity, or
memento, or any article which ia connected in
any manner with the history ~ the war, or OF
any march, slirmish, battle or engagement. or
OF his personal military history, or Of the mill
tary history OF Michigan in the late var, are
earnestly requested 10 contribute the same to
the State Military Museum. where they VIII be
moro safe and better preserved than they can
be in the possession OF individuals. and, at the
same time afford source or pleasure and in
numbered, casalogued, and arranged IN eases
for the inspection OF all our citizens of the
present and future generations, and Will form
a most interesting and valuable part OF the
history OF Michigan n the great struggle for
national existence. Articles from Michigan
soldiers (or their iriendsl. who took part in the
Mexican War; or War Of 1872 and from officers
and sailors in the Navy, also from the State
Militia, and any other article or memeTNo CON
nected with the military histCry OF Michigan.
are desired for preservation IL the Museum,
where they will be properly classified and ar
nnged. Please give with any article you may
send, full name, rank and regiment with de-
scuption and full history of each article, upon
receipt OF which, each will be numbered, and
the number, name OF contributor and history
in full will be entered in a record prepared for
that purpose.
With the acknowledgment receipt will re-
turn u neat certificate Numbered to correspond
with the catalogue numbers of the articles,
and giving the name and rank OF donor, and
description OF articles.
In addition to the above 1 desire to get, 80
far as possible, a card Photograph OF every
Officer, Soldier and Sailor who went into the
Army or Navy from Michigan, to be arranged
by regiments IN large albums made expressly
for exhibition in the museum. This
OF Photographs will be most in
teresting feature and it Is desirable to have it
as full and complete as it can be made. Please
endorse on back Of each Photograph the name,
rank, and regiment in full. Would prefer to
have them in uniform when possible.
In order to get all and every interesting art- |
Gle OF the character named for the purpose
stated, earnestly request the relatives and |
friends Of deceased, or absent comrades, to |
make contributions in their names, and ask |
of those who have survived the storms OF bat |
tie to cooperate with mo by taking an active |
interest in making our State Military Museum |
one OF the finest and most complete in exist |
ence, and IN which every Michigan soldier and |
sailor will take prde, as having personal in
terest for himself and friends in the coutribu-
tons of his own, which can be seen there.
1t is desirable to have the delivery OF articles
at once, in order that they may be
classified and catalogued, TO be placed perma-
nently in the Museum, as soon as the building
Is completed.
Packages can be sent to my address by ex-
press at the expense of this department, or
small packages and photographs by mail, and
he receipt thereof will be promptly acknowl-
sdged. K
Very Respectfully.
WIN. A. THROOP,
Quartermaster General
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