Old Detroit; Civil War Scenes. - Detroit Light Guard leaving for Civil War .

Description:: View of soldiers in formation with crowd of people across from them for presentation of colors to the 1st Michigan Infantry on their departure, May 11, 1861, ceremony on the Campus Martius with buildings such as Andrews Rail Road Hotel and Marcus Stevens & Co. in background.
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Date Issued:: 1861-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
Collection:: Virtual Motor City
Place:: Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Detroit
Subject Topic:: United States, History, Crowds, and Plazas
Subject Name:: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
Format:: photographs
Rights:: Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
URL:: http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc832