| Collection Name: |
Michigan in the Civil War: A Guide to the Resources in the Bentley Historical Library |
| Repository Name: |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Bentley Historical Library [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
| URL: |
http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/mhchome/cw/civilwar.htm |
| Description: |
The Bentley Library has more than four hundred collections pertaining to the participation of Michigan men and military units in the Civil War. Collections range in size from a single letter or diary fragment up to many folders of letters home, volumes of diaries or notebooks, or reminiscences. These collections vary in degree of literacy, legibility, and content. Diary entries might be brief comments about daily weather conditions or detailed descriptions of camp life and battles participated in. The collections of letters are strongest for what was going on the war front with less information about activities of those who remained behind. Many collections also include photographs as well as army orders and other documents. |
| Broad Subjects: |
Military; Wars and Conflicts |
| ASP Subjects: |
Autobiographies; C.S.A. Army; Confederate States of America; Diaries; First person narrative; Letters; Michigan; U.S. Army; U.S. Civil War, 1861-1865; United States; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Female; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0005758 |
