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Michigan Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee Accomplishments, August 2011
On the heels of hosting the first CWS event in the nation in March 2009, Michigan was notably busy during Fall 2010 with a second CWS-related conference at Grand Valley State University in October, convening of the full complement of Partners in November at the Center, the unveiling then of the website and logo, and [...]
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The Whipping Man at JET Theatre Company
The Whipping Man
by Matthew Lopez
Directed by Gary Anderson
In co-production with Plowshares Theatre Company
September 7 – October 2, 2011
www.JETtheatre.org
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Civil War letters
Civil War Collection
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Sesquicentennial Logo
The following is an interview by Jack Dempsey, chairman of the Sesquicentennial committee, of Nicky Intralan, student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit who designed the logo for the commemoration.
N:Assistant Professor, Graphic Design, College for Creative Studies.
J:Member, Michigan Historical Commission Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee.J: Hello, Nicky.
N: How are you Jack?
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Henry McKinstry
“Way off in the distance, I could hear the muskets roar. They said it was J.E.B. Stuart’s Cavalry, come to give us all what for…”
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Five Brothers Serve the Union
In an article from the Grand Rapids Daily Eagle (newspaper), May 24, 1864, Vol 8, No. 257, page 1, column 2:
Another Sacrifice – “…Charles Page, son of L.M. Page of this city, was killed … a few days since. This is the second terrible affliction to Mr. Page and family caused by the Slaveholder’s Rebellion. In the siege of Yorktown, one of his sons had both feet shot off, which, of course makes him a cripple for life. Oh, the sacrifice of human life and the bleeding hearts caused by this awful war! And the end is not yet; but, thanks to God and the Army of Freedom, from present indications, it draws nigh.”
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Michigan’s Civil War Legacy
The American Civil War is the single greatest event in our Nation’s history — “grand and terrible at the same time, tragic in every moment and in every overtone, eternally bewildering and yet lit with an unmistakable significance for the world of today.” – Bruce Catton of Frankfort, Michigan
Terrible and tragic? Michigan suffered the loss [...]
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The legacy of the Civil War is that it brought forth a new birth of freedom for this great Nation of ours.
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