Civil War | Battle Map Spotsylvania Court House | Todd's Tavern | May 7, 1864 BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust’s map of the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia on May 8, 1864
Civil War | Biography Garrett A. Graveraet Born in approximately 1840 on the upper part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula to Franco-Ottawa merchant-fur trader Henry Graveraet and his Ojibwe wife...
Civil War | Article Company K of the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters It was 1861 when Michigan’s legislature dismissed the idea of George Copway — a popular Methodist minister and Chippewa — to recruit a regiment of...
Civil War | Quiz How Well Do You Know the Battles of Gaines' Mill and Cold Harbor? How well do you know the battles of Gaines' Mill and Cold Harbor? Test your knowledge on these battles with our quiz!
Civil War | Article 10 Facts: Richmond, Virginia Settled by Native Americans, burned by the British, defended by Patriots, targeted by Civil War armies, and scene of struggles for African-American...
Civil War | Article They Called Grant a Butcher. But can a butcher have regrets? Cold Harbor. Two words that conjure images of brutality and futility. Out of 13 days of fighting, it is one charge on one day that came to...
Civil War | Article John Patterson at the Wilderness An account of the brave actions of Medal of Honor recipient John Patterson during the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864.
Article The Evolution and History of Staff Rides The military staff ride has long been a part of the training experience for professional American soldiers, and it was on the great battlefields of...
Article The "Detroit Light Guard:" 1225th Support Battalion The 1225th Support Battalion has served the city of Detroit since before Michigan was a state. Formed in 1830-1 as the Detroit City Guard, the unit...
Civil War | Article Bloody Horror of Upton’s Charge "We are lying low, and not a word is spoken above a whisper in our ranks,” recalled a member of the 49th Pennsylvania Infantry. “We see the duty we...
Civil War | Article Spotsylvania Court House: Hell Defined With more than 150,000 troops engaged and some 30,000 casualties inflicted during almost two weeks of combat, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House...
Civil War | Article Cold Harbor Morning This page describes the morning of June 1, 1864, during the Battle of Cold Harbor.