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Book

Kalamazoo County and the Civil War

Call Numbers

  • 977.417 G4488 (CEN, OSH)
  • H 977.417 G4488 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2021.

Physical Description

174 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Summary

"More than 3,000 Kalamazoo County men served in the Union forces during the Civil War. They fought in the most horrific battles from Blackburn's Ford to Appomattox, and 396 did not return home. The war tested the area not just on the battlefield but in its collective back yard and, at times, its front yard. A "peace rally" held by local Democrats was interrupted by Lincoln supporters who viewed the Democrats as traitors. Residents reacted jubilantly to the capture of Richmond, the Confederate capital, and mourned the assassination of Lincoln, who had visited the village of Kalamazoo before the war. As veterans, the former combatants left behind indelible reminders of their sacrifice. Local historian Gary L. Gibson uncovers long-lost stories, many never before told, of Kalamazoo County during and after America's bloodiest conflict."--Back cover.

Notes

Includes an appendix of the Kalamazoo County Roll of Honor.

Contents

  • A time of growth
  • Abraham Lincoln's visit to Kalamazoo
  • The war comes to Kalamazoo County
  • Kalamazoo prepares for war
  • The Black community
  • The homefront
  • The war ends
  • The postwar years
  • Stories of the veterans.

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