| Description |
142 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prelude to the War -- 1861: War Comes to Lenawee -- 1862: The Year of Jubliee -- 1863: Lenawee on Two Fronts -- 1864: The War Drags on -- 1865: End of Hostilities -- Postwar Lenawee. |
| Summary |
Lenawee County was a hotbed for antislavery activities in the 1830s that translated into strong Union support in April 1861. Adrian, Tecumseh and Hudson sent hundreds of soldiers to fight and die in the Civil War. The Emancipation Proclamation propelled nearly fifty of the county’s African American residents to take up arms to preserve the nation and end slavery once and for all. Captain Samuel DeGolyer, creator of the Lenawee Guard, escaped Confederate prison in Richmond. On the homefront, residents like Laura and Charles Haviland sheltered fugitive slaves and even donated land to help families start anew. Join author Ray Lennard as he explores the events of the war that changed Lenawee County and the nation forever. |
| Subject(S) |
Soldiers -- Michigan -- Lenawee County -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Lenawee County (MI) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Michigan -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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| ISBN |
9781467135528 |
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1467135526 |
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