A Union Soldier's Diary of His Civil War Service with the Second Michigan Cavalry
A typed transcript of the letters and diary of Civil War Union soldier, Henry Hempstead. Transcribed by the author. Includes the constitution of "The Marshall Boys in Blue" and a list of members. Also includes a list of soldiers mustered into the Second Michigan Cavalry on 2 Oct 1861 in Grand Rapids. A copy of a photo of the author was provided with the document and has been included here.
Civil War; Boys in Blue (Marshall, Mich.); Second Michigan Cavalry (1861-1865); Corinth (Miss.), Battle of, 1862; Shelbyville (Tenn.), Battle of, 1863; Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863; Dandridge (Tenn.), Battle of, 1863; Nashville (Tenn.), Battle of, 1864
Marshall (Mich.); Tiptonville (Tenn.); Corinth (Miss.); Rienzi (Miss.); Columbus (Ky.); New Haven (Ky.); Louisville (Ky.); Nashville (Tenn.); Franklin (Tenn.); Eagleville (Tenn.); Shelbyville (Tenn.); Decherd (Tenn.); Chickamauga (Ga.); Cowan (Tenn.); Winchester (Tenn.); Sparta (Tenn.); Postoak (Tenn.); Knoxville (Tenn.); Strawberry Plains (Tenn.); Dandridge (Tenn.); New Market (Tenn.); Calhoun (Tenn.); Cleveland (Tenn.); Jefferson (Ind. : Township); Indianapolis (Ind.); Pulaski (Tenn.); Waterloo (Ala.); Lawrenceburg (Tenn.); Eastport (Miss.); Chickasaw (Ala.); Ypsilanti (Mich.); Macon (Ga.); Thomaston (Ga.); Jackson (Mich.)