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The comprehensive Michigan Civil War travel guide you’ve been waiting for – and just in time for spring and summer travels!
“This guidebook is an invaluable resource for discovering Civil War heritage. It documents history that should never be forgotten. There is nothing comparable, whether career historian or casual tourist, to seeing such monuments and locations up close and personal.” Jack Dempsey, Michigan Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee Chairman
“The authors of this guide have identified, located and copiously compiled an amazing array of Michigan Civil War facts. Exhaustively researched, this volume will direct the user to hundreds of sites including museums and libraries, historic homes and landmarks, monuments and historical markers as well as graves of generals and medal of honor recipients that represent many aspects of Michigan’s participation in America’s fratricidal conflict. Published during the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, this book provides a wealth of fascinating information that will be enthusiastically welcomed by everyone that possesses an interest in the history of the Wolverine State.” David Finney, Michigan Civil War historian and author__________________________
Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Michigan Sites Significant to the Civil War is the comprehensive guide you’ve been waiting for! From Monroe to Copper Harbor, this travel guide features over 200 sites such as historic homes, monuments, markers, museum exhibits, grave sites and forts related to Michigan and the Civil War. It also identifies numerous sites related to abolition and Michigan’s role in the Underground Railroad.
The foreword is written by Jack Dempsey, author of Michigan and the Civil War: A Great and Bloody Sacrifice.
Retail price – $20
$1 from every book sale will be donated to the Michigan Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee.
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Pick up your copy of Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Michigan Sites Significant to the Civil War at the following retail stores:
Michigan Historical Museum Shop, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing 48909 (517) 373-1375
Book Nook, 42 S. Monroe Street, Monroe 48161 (734) 241.2665
Monroe County Historical Museum, 126 S. Monroe Street, Monroe 4811 (734) 240-7780
Ellis Library and Reference Center, 3700 South Custer Road, Monroe 48161 (734) 241-5277
Grosse Ile Historical Museum, 25000 East River Road, Grosse Ile 48138 (734)675-1250
Bedford Branch Library, 8575 Jackman Road, Temperance 48182 (734) 847-6747
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Great to see a book of this nature published, reflecting Michigan in the Civil War. I’ll be sure to purchase one.
Douglas M. Casamer
Author
Thank you Douglas! As a former history teacher, I personally was amazed by the important role Michigan played in this conflict. I wanted to make this information easily accessible to teachers, families, students. While we don’t go into great detail, I hope we pique their interest in exploring this topic further. Also, the lack of including any Michigan sites in the Civil War Trust Discover Trail prompted this book.
http://www.civilwardiscoverytrail.org/select_state.php
They could find and list sites in the UK, Bermuda, France, but not one Michigan site? H’mmm, let’s see. There is Fort Wayne (still in existence), the Lincoln assassination chair, a floor in a local museum dedicated to the commander of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade General George Armstrong Custer. Gee, I could go on – guess we did in the book, LOL!
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