Tag: Confederate

Hillsdale Sultana Memorial pays tribute to locals who died during this disaster

April 29, 2011

On April 27, 1865, a tragic explosion aboard the steamship Sultana took place. While the conclusion of the Civil War should have been a time of celebration, this fatal disaster was a sad blow for the families of soldiers who had managed to survive the cruelties of war only to perish upon their return trip … More Hillsdale Sultana Memorial pays tribute to locals who died during this disaster

Civil War guidebook of Southeast Michigan

April 24, 2011

Get your updated copy of Glory, Valor and Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan’s Contribution to the Civil War today! Click here for info on our narrated bus tours to these sites From the chair President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in to the hometown of the infamous Civil War hero General George Armstrong Custer, Glory, Valor & Sacrifice: Southeast Michigan’s … More Civil War guidebook of Southeast Michigan

Tour General Custer’s hometown with the Little Big Horn Associates on June 4, 2010

May 26, 2010

For Immediate Release Public invited to revisit the life and times of General George Armstrong Custer in Monroe, Michigan with Little Big Horn Associates as they tour historic city on June 4. LBHA 37th Annual Conference in Monroe coincides with 100th anniversary of the city’s equestrian monument that commemorates the young General’s valor during the … More Tour General Custer’s hometown with the Little Big Horn Associates on June 4, 2010

Daughter of 24th Michigan to sing at Saturday’s Custer 170th Birthday Celebration

December 4, 2009

For Immediate Release: Canton resident Kristina Austin Scarcelli sings Civil War songs at 170th Custer Birthday Celebration this Saturday Grosse Ile, MI – December 3, 2009-Canton’s Kristina Austin Scarcelli will perform Civil War era songs on Saturday, December 5, 2009 to commemorate the 170th birthday of America’s most controversial military leader General George Armstrong Custer … More Daughter of 24th Michigan to sing at Saturday’s Custer 170th Birthday Celebration

Woodward and Jefferson: markers and monuments commemorate Detroit’s rich history

August 10, 2009

History abounds at the corner of Detroit’s Woodward and Jefferson Avenue. Recently I spent a wonderful afternoon shooting pictures for my Civil War guide. I hadn’t been to Hart Plaza in years, but needed to visit this site for research. You see, a significant event occurred at the foot of Woodward during the Civil War. … More Woodward and Jefferson: markers and monuments commemorate Detroit’s rich history