Civil War combat, by comparison ... The brother of John Hildt, the Michigan soldier who lost his arm and sanity after the Seven Days Battle, wrote a letter in their native German, in hopes ...

The envelope was addressed simply: POSTMASTER NEWAYGO, MICHIGAN 49337 The postmark indicated that it had been mailed the day before—April 23, 2015—from Grand Rapids, 36 miles away; the careful ...

Ten years old when he ran away from home and joined the second Michigan Regiment ... As many as 20% of Civil War soldiers were younger than 18. That was the minimum recruiting age for Union ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A soldier from Mid-Michigan who fought and died in the Pacific theater during World War II has been ...

In August, Austin, the son of David and Elizabeth Ingall of Temperance, learned he was one of just 10 U.S. students selected for the annual Youth Leadership Team by the American Battlefield Trust.