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- Sepia-toned print of (left to right) General Ulysses S. Grant; General John Rawlings; Major General Joseph D. Webster; Colonel Clark B. Lagow; and Colonel Killyer, are amongst the foliage and rock formations during the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Printed on the verso, "Gen. Grant on Lookout Mtn. 1863."
- Date Issued:
- 1863-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sheet music for the song "Where is My Boy To Night", by J. Henry Whittemore, published by the composer. Dedicated to the Mothers of Our Volunteers.
- Date Issued:
- 1863-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Record detailing the "Volunteer Descpritve List and Account of Pay and Clothing of Non [?] Co. A 2nd Mich. Cavl." Details the account of pay and clothing of three men from Company A of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry in the Civil War, dated August 27th, 1864 at Franklin, Tennessee. The three men whose accounts are listed are Sylvester B. Hulbert, Barnard F. Bourassa, and David G. Walton. Signed by Walter Whittmore, Commanding the Company, on the bottom right.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white enlargement of a full-length portrait photo of Dr. Edward Batwell, clad in a Union frock coat and wearing a sabre, posted next to a pillar. "Dr. Edward Batwell; Surgeon in 14th Michigan Infantry; Photo taken in 1861" is handwritten on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Hazen S. Pingree's military discharge papers from his service in the 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery unit during the Civil War. The top left corner is stamped, "Paid in full by Maj. A. Brodhead, Paymaster U.S.A." The form reads: To all whom it may Concern: Know ye, That Hazen S. Pingree a Private of Captain Joseph H. Clark Company, M, First Regiment of Mass. Heavy Arty Volunteers, who was enrolled on the 4th day of March one thousand eight hundred and sixty four to serve three years or during the war, is hereby Discharged from the service of the United States this 16th day of August 1865, at Washington District of Columbia by reason of S.C. No. 1940 [?] Dept. of Washington. (No objection to his being re-enlisted is know to exist.*) Said Hazen S. Pingree was born in Denmark in the state of Maine, is Twenty three years of age, Five feet Ten inches high, Light complexion, Blue eyes, Light hair, and by occupation, when enrolled, a Soldier. Given at Fort [...], this 16th day of August 1865. A blank oath of identity form is on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- United States Army Diploma issued to Hiram N. Smith, Company I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery. The diploma shows Civil War scenes, with regimes marching in the background and Union soldiers standing, sitting, and laying in the foreground. A portrait of George Washington bordered by an eagle and American flags and a banner reading "All Honor to the Brave" is above the text of the diploma. The text of the diploma is as follows: "The United States Army Diploma This Certifies that Hiram N. Smith has served as a volunteer in Comp. I 1st [?] and has been engaged in the battles of McDowell, Cross Keys, Sulphur Springs, Bull Run 2nd, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga and has on all occasions been a good and brave Soldier." The diploma is signed by several officers of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery, including Clark Scripture, H. Dilgere, and Charles F. Chase. Small printed text at the bottom left reads "Entered according to Act Congress in the 1863 by Gibson & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio." Text at bottom center reads "Published by McMullen & Gates, No. 143 Walnut St. Cincinnati."
- Date Issued:
- 1863-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- 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
