Gordon Thorsby
The Boys of Cos. A and E, 14th Michigan at Jonesboro
by Gordon Thorsby The Captured of Jonesboro When the regiment arrived near Jonesboro in late August 1864, only nine men remained of the...
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Gordon Thorsby
Oct 13, 20224 min read
Replacements for the Second Michigan Infantry Before Petersburg
by Gordon Thorsby The Second Michigan Infantry was cooking up rations when a large group of new soldiers walked into the camp near the...
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Gordon Thorsby
Sep 15, 20225 min read
The First Illinois Artillery at Shiloh, 39 Were Michigan Men
By Gordon Thorsby Governors raised recruits from about their respective states but in 1862, that was not entirely true. As casualties...
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Gordon Thorsby
Sep 12, 20225 min read
Desertion By Michigan Men in the American Civil War
by Gordon Thorsby Five Men of the 118th PA for desertion executed Before the V Corps, 1863. From Alfred Waud (LOC) Desertion in the Civil...
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Gordon Thorsby
Aug 22, 20224 min read
Michigan Soldiers from Canada in the Civil War
by Gordon Thorsby Wounded from Spotsylvania, 1864. Andress is prone and facing the camera. (photo M. Brady) Canadians didn't have to join...
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Gordon Thorsby
Aug 11, 20225 min read
The Twenty-Sixth Michigan, Used Up Before They Knew It in 1864
by Gordon Thorsby Painting by Thure de Thulstrup The 26th Michigan Volunteer Infantry mustered-in on December 12, 1862, with 903 men. Its...
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Gordon Thorsby
Jul 27, 20225 min read
The Sixth Michigan Infantry In the Heat of Louisiana
by Gordon Thorsby The Interior of the Confederate Fortifications at Port Hudson (holes were dug by soldiers hiding from large caliber...
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Gordon Thorsby
Jun 29, 20225 min read
The 14th Michigan Mounted Infantry; Temporarily
by Gordon Thorsby From Currier and Ives The 14th Michigan Infantry was officially organized in the Detroit area but only three companies...
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Gordon Thorsby
Jun 27, 20224 min read
A Bloody Exchange, 16th Michigan vs. Palmetto Sharpshooters at Gaines Mill
by Gordon Thorsby Map of the Battle of Gaines Mill (LOC) In four years of the American Civil War, there were hundreds of instances where...
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Gordon Thorsby
Jun 14, 20223 min read
Struck by Lightning; the Third Michigan Cavalry Arkansas,1864
by Gordon Thorsby Disease and battle took many soldiers in four years and permanent wounds to many others. The best the soldier could do...
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Gordon Thorsby
Jun 6, 20224 min read
Who Were the 42 Unknown Soldiers of Chesaning Michigan?
by Gordon Thorsby 21st Michigan (Geo. Schanzel was in the regt.) From my youth, I have seen the dull red obelisk and have always...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 26, 20226 min read
Evidence of PTSD Experienced by Michigan Civil War Veterans
by Gordon Thorsby Traverse City Asylum for the Insane In the Saginaw...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 3, 20224 min read
A Michigan Man in the 123rd Illinois Mounted Infantry
by Gordon Thorsby Soldier in 123rd IL. notice the two pistols (William Perisho, Co. G) he died of disease 1863. Yes, Tom is my ancestor....
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 27, 20223 min read
The Thirteen Michigan Light Artillery, They Needed no Letter
by Gordon Thorsby (Ft Stevens, Washington City, LOC) The Thirteenth Michigan Light Artillery was technically named the Thirteenth Battery...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 12, 20224 min read
The Michiganders Meet the Lancaster Grays and the Invincibles
by Gordon Thorsby View near Knoxville of the Tennessee River Maj. Gen Ambrose Burnside established a delaying defense so the could get...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 4, 20224 min read
Brutality in Fighting With the 23rd Michigan
by Gordon The 23rd Michigan experienced the war when it became its ugliest. Soldiers no longer spoke of glory, grand victory, or...
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Gordon Thorsby
Mar 24, 20225 min read
Mid-Michigan's Contribution to De Golyer's Battery
by Gordon Thorsby ( De Golyer's Battery and Michigan Marker at Vicksburg (courtesy of NPS) Samuel De Golyer was a lieutenant in the 4th...
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Gordon Thorsby
Mar 16, 20224 min read
"Until the End" With the Fourth Michigan Cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby In the Flushing History Museum near Flint, MI, a banner from the local GAR is proudly displayed of those that fought in...
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