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.

Creator

Hempstead, Henry Mortimer

Date

1861-09-19/1865-09-01

Subject

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

Type

Text, Image

Format

pdf

Language

English

Coverage

Marshall (Mich.)

Identifier

MDL.LH.002.001

Item ID

#1101