Michigan and the Civil War A Great and Bloody Sacrifice

Name: Michigan and the Civil War A Great and Bloody Sacrifice
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ISBN: 9781609491734

ISBN-10: 1609491734

ISBN-13: 9781609491734

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jack M. Dempsey

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With Lively Narration, telling anecdotes and vivid battlefield accounts, Michigan and the Civil War presents, as never before, the story of Michigan's heroic role in saving the Union. Beginning with Michigan's antebellum period and antislavery heritage, the book describes the state's rapid response to President Lincoln's call to arms, its involvement in the greatest battles and its most interesting personalities. In the triumphant conclusion, Custer corners Lee at Appomattox, and the Fourth Michigan Cavalry apprehends the fleeing Davis. Based on thorough and new research, this volume is surprising in breadth, at times awe-inspiring and a continual revelation of long-overlooked Civil War…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication date: 2/2/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Rockets' Red Glare


The Coming Fury


Answering Lincoln's Call


1862: Swings of the Pendulum


Women of War


War on Water


Special Forces


Turning the Tide


The Fighting 102<sup>nd</sup>


The Generals


The War Politicians


POWs: The Hard Life and Andersonville


1864: Year of Ascendancy


Coda: Appomattox, Irwinville and the Sultana


Epilogue: Furling the Flags


Acknowledgments


Appendix: Roster of Michigan Units


Notes


Partial Bibliography: Michigan-Related Civil War Works


Index


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