by Gordon Thorsby The Captured of Jonesboro When the regiment arrived near Jonesboro in late August 1864, only nine men remained of the...

by Gordon Thorsby The Second Michigan Infantry was cooking up rations when a large group of new soldiers walked into the camp near the...

By Gordon Thorsby Governors raised recruits from about their respective states but in 1862, that was not entirely true. As casualties...

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...

by Gordon Thorsby Wounded from Spotsylvania, 1864. Andress is prone and facing the camera. (photo M. Brady) Canadians didn't have to join...

by Gordon Thorsby Painting by Thure de Thulstrup The 26th Michigan Volunteer Infantry mustered-in on December 12, 1862, with 903 men. Its...

by Gordon Thorsby The Interior of the Confederate Fortifications at Port Hudson (holes were dug by soldiers hiding from large caliber...

by Gordon Thorsby From Currier and Ives The 14th Michigan Infantry was officially organized in the Detroit area but only three companies...

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...

by Gordon Thorsby Disease and battle took many soldiers in four years and permanent wounds to many others. The best the soldier could do...

by Gordon Thorsby 21st Michigan (Geo. Schanzel was in the regt.) From my youth, I have seen the dull red obelisk and have always...

by Gordon Thorsby Traverse City Asylum for the Insane In the Saginaw...

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....

by Gordon Thorsby (Ft Stevens, Washington City, LOC) The Thirteenth Michigan Light Artillery was technically named the Thirteenth Battery...

by Gordon Thorsby View near Knoxville of the Tennessee River Maj. Gen Ambrose Burnside established a delaying defense so the could get...

by Gordon The 23rd Michigan experienced the war when it became its ugliest. Soldiers no longer spoke of glory, grand victory, or...

by Gordon Thorsby ( De Golyer's Battery and Michigan Marker at Vicksburg (courtesy of NPS) Samuel De Golyer was a lieutenant in the 4th...

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...