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- Description:
- Signed half-tone black and white photo portrait of Nathan Church seated in a chair wearing formal attire. "Sincerely Yours - (Col. 26th Mich. Infty.) N. Church." is inscribed along the bottom border of the photo. "Uncle Nathan" is handwritten on the verso along with a faded stamp which reads, "Ben B. Marsh 175 Irvine Lane Grosse P[…] Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1861-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Final Pay Authorization for Lt. C.H. Curtiss, dated June 12, 1864. Acknowledges honorable discharge from 7th Michigan Volunteers.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One lithograph entitled "Depot Prisoners of War on Johnsons Isld. [Island]." The lithograph is printed in black ink on white paper and was originally sketched by Edward Gould, Co. B, 128th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The sketch was printed by "Middleton, Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, O." The elevated view shows the steamer, Eastern (or Little Eastern), in the left foreground along with the warship, USS Michigan, in the right foreground. The U.S. Army post and parade ground can be seen in the left background and the walled prison compound for Confederate soldiers along with dormitory buildings can be seen in the right background area of the drawing.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Michigan Soldiers' Monument Union, awarded to Willie Quirk by the Schools of Michigan in exchange for his donation of 10 cents toward the construction of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The design includes a central image of two women, three uniformed soldiers, and a dog mourning around a flag-draped casket. Battlefield scenes decorate the corners of the borders.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sheet music for the song "The Soldier's Loved Ones", words by W. W. Montgomery, music by J. Henry Whittemore, published by J. Henry Whittemore.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Steel-plate engraving print of George B. McClellan seated at camp by Johnson, Fry, and Company of New York, from a painting by Alonzo Chappel.
- Date Issued:
- 1862-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned portrait photo of Jacob Guthard of Company H of the 9th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, housed inside a beige cardstock folder. Guthard is pictured in a reversed oval-shaped half length portrait wearing a Union army jacket, an eagle shoulder breast sling plate, and kepi hat with an "H" insignia pin holding his rifle. The folder's cover bears an embossed image of a coat of arms, and the handwritten note, "Company H 9th Michigan; Volunteer Infantry; Aug 1861; Jacob Guthard." "Picture of Jacob Guthard who enlisted in the Co. 14. 9th Michigan; Volunteer Infantry Aug. 1861 - at the age of sixteen years. Property of Mrs. W. J. Strudley 3019 McClellan Ave. Detroit" is handwritten on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Proclamation, printed on paper and mounted on linen, appointing Russell A. Alger to the position of Major in the Second regiment of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade in 1862, signed by Michigan Governor Austin Blair, Deputy Secretary of State George H. Honse, and Adjutant General John Robertson. The text of the document is as follows: "To all who shall see these Presents, Greeting: Know Ye, That, reposing special trust and confidence in the Patriotism, Valor, Ability and Fidelity of Russell A. Alger in the name and by the authority of the People of the State of Michigan, I do hereby appoint him Major Second Regiment, Michigan Cavalry Brigade, Division, in the Militia of said State; to rank as such from the Eighteenth day of October 1862. He is therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duties of Major by doing and performing all things thereunto belonging. And I do strictly charge and Require all Officers and Soldiers under his command to be obedient to his orders as Major. And he is to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as he shall receive from the President of the United States of America, from the Governor of the State of Michigan, or the General or other Superior Officers set over him, according to the rules and discipline of War. This commission to continue in force during the pleasure of the Governor of the State of Michigan, for the time being. In Testimony Whereof, I have caused these Letters to be made patent, and the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand, at Lansing, this Eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty-sixth. By the Governor: Austin Blair George H. Honse Dep Secretary of State. Jno. Robertson Adjutant General."
- Date Issued:
- 1862-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- A receipt sent to Lt. C.H. Curtiss from the Treasury Department, second auditors office, dated June 1864. The letter is to acknowledge the return of materials from the 7th Michigan Volunteer Regiment.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Cabinet card bearing a sepia-toned head-and-shoulders portrait photo of Private Andrew Bee of the 4th Michigan Cavalry, Company L, clad in a coat and vest pinned with several medals. "Andrew Bee. 4th Michigan Cavalry Company L. Captor of Jeff Davis," is printed on the bottom edge of the card. "B Norway. D. Martin Mich. Sept. 16th 1894. He visited Mr. Davis some years after the Civil War at Beauvoir Miss. Mr. Davis remembered him and confirmed his account of the captain in every important detail. Property of W. M. Butler, Oakmont, PA." is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
