Michigan was a strong anti-slavery state. It
reacted quickly to the threat to the Union posed when 11 southern states
decided to secede and form their own country.
Explore the Civil War Gallery
More than 90,000 Michigan men served in the Civil War. This was 23% of Michigan's
male population. Michigan soldiers included whites, Blacks and Native Americans.
They fought in almost every major battle in the war even though
no battles took place in Michigan. They served in 31 regiments of
infantry, 11 of cavalry, one of engineers, one of sharpshooters and
in 14 batteries of artillery; 498 joined the Navy. This photograph of Civil
War soldiers appears in the museum's Civil War exhibits.
Take a minitour of the Michigan Historical Museum's
Civil War gallery:
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on the Civil War soldier to return to this page.
Go to Kids' Stuff
and Teachers' Stuff
activities for the Civil War Gallery.
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