A Hanging in Detroit

A Hanging in Detroit

Author: David G. Chardavoyne

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780814331330

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The first historical study-and a riveting account-of the last execution in Michigan.


States at War

States at War

Author: Richard F Miller

Publisher: University of MICHIGAN REGIONAL

Published: 2020-04-15

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 0472131451

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Unlike most books about the Civil War, which address individual battles or the war at the national level, States at War: A Reference Guide for Michigan in the Civil War chronicles the actions of an individual state government and its citizenry coping with the War and its ramifications, from transformed race relations and gender roles, to the suspension of habeas corpus, to the deaths of over 10,000 Michigan fathers, husbands, sons, and brothers who had been in action. The book compiles primary source material—including official reports, legislative journals, executive speeches, special orders, and regional newspapers—to provide an exhaustive record of the important roles Michigan and Michiganders had in the War. Though not burdened by marching armies or military occupation like some states to the southeast, Michigan nevertheless had a fascinating Civil War experience that was filled with acute economic anxieties, intense political divisions, and vital contributions on the battlefield. This comprehensive volume will be the essential starting point for all future research into Michigan’s Civil War-era history.


Assassination of a Michigan King

Assassination of a Michigan King

Author: Roger Van Noord

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9780472084548

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The extraordinary life and assassination of a Mormon king on Michigan's Beaver Island


The 22nd Michigan Infantry and the Road to Chickamauga

The 22nd Michigan Infantry and the Road to Chickamauga

Author: John Cohassey

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2019-01-14

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1476671664

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Called upon to take a hill at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, the untested 22nd Michigan Infantry helped to save General George H. Thomas' right flank. Formed in 1862, the regiment witnessed slavery and encountered runaways in the border state of Kentucky, faced near starvation during the siege of Chattanooga and marched to Atlanta as General Thomas' provost guard. This history explores the 22nd's day-to-day experiences in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. The author describes the challenges faced by volunteer farm boys, shopkeepers, school teachers and lawyers as they faced death, disease and starvation on battlefields and in Confederate prisons.


Detroit Burning

Detroit Burning

Author: Tobin T. Buhk

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2024-07-11

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1476652015

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In March 1863, news of a controversial draft law hit the streets of Detroit as local saloonkeeper William Faulkner stood trial for raping two young girls. The sensational trial and accompanying lurid coverage in local newspapers inflamed festering racial animosities, resulting in an event dubbed "the bloodiest day that ever dawned upon Detroit." The Detroit riot of 1863 permanently altered the city's social landscape and later spurred the establishment of Detroit's first metropolitan police department. This history of the Detroit riot of 1863 illustrates the unique and complex social dynamic of Detroit during the Civil War. Featuring eyewitness testimonies from rare and seldom seen court records and trial transcripts, the book identifies the ringleaders, examines factors leading to the riot, and analyzes Faulkner's trial in the context of political events.


Performing Disunion

Performing Disunion

Author: Lawrence T. McDonnell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-06-21

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 131688497X

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This book traces how and why the secession of the South during the American Civil War was accomplished at ground level through the actions of ordinary men. Adopting a micro-historical approach, Lawrence T. McDonnell works to connect small events in new ways - he places one company of the secessionist Minutemen in historical context, exploring the political and cultural dynamics of their choices. Every chapter presents little-known characters whose lives and decisions were crucial to the history of Southern disunion. McDonnell asks readers to consider the past with fresh eyes, analyzing the structure and dynamics of social networks and social movements. He presents the dissolution of the Union through new events, actors, issues, and ideas, illuminating the social contradictions that cast the South's most conservative city as the radical heart of Dixie.


From The Cannon’s Mouth: The Civil War Letters Of General Alpheus S. Williams

From The Cannon’s Mouth: The Civil War Letters Of General Alpheus S. Williams

Author: General Alpheus S. Williams

Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

Published: 2015-11-06

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 1786253291

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A candidate for the title of “unsung hero” among the Union generals of the Civil War, Alpheus Williams, “Old Pap” to his men, wrote as frequently as he could to his family in Detroit of his successes, achievements and battles during that terrible period of strife. In this engaging collection of his correspondence he recounts the part he played in the battles both East and West at Second Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Atlanta and the Savannah campaign. A kind hearted man, he was deeply affected by the hardships suffered by the common soldiers under his command who he treated with great care and often sorrow at the awful casualties they suffered. Warmly recommended. “Superb war letters. . . . Old ‘Pap’ Williams possessed an unconscious literary flair that gives simple style and force to his letters. . . . Milo Quaife has added annotation that will enlighten the casual reader and satisfy the scholar.”—New York Times Book Review “Civil War scholars are always grateful for a volume of letters written by a high-ranking officer who held important commands in pivotal engagements. . . . A superior collection. . . . Especially useful to students of the war are his keen, detailed accounts of Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.”—American Historical Review


Jews in the Americas, 1776-1826

Jews in the Americas, 1776-1826

Author: Michael Hoberman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-06

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1315472554

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The period between 1776-1826 signalled a major change in how Jewish identity was understood both by Jews and non-Jews throughout the Americas. Jews in the Americas, 1776-1826 brings this world of change to life by uniting important out-of-print primary sources on early American Jewish life with rare archival materials that can currently be found only in special collections in Europe, England, the United States, and the Caribbean.