Gordon Thorsby
Mutiny of the Third Michigan Cavalry in Texas, 1865
by Gordon Thorsby Horse Shoeing of cavalry There were two mutinies that occurred with Union Cavalry regiments and the first occurred in...
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Gordon Thorsby
Civil War Notes
In the peace of Antietam National Cemetery, National Park Services
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Gordon Thorsby
- Jul 11, 2022
- 5 min
Of Six Men in the Seventh Michigan Cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby There is probably more written about the 7thMichigan Cavalry than any other cavalry regiment from Michigan but the...
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Gordon Thorsby
- Jul 7, 2022
- 4 min
Michigan Sailors on the Tinclad U.S.S. Forest Rose
by Gordon Thorsby Forest Rose at the construction of the Alexandia Dam 1864 Forest Rose was a sternwheeler tinclad #9, with a...
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Gordon Thorsby
- May 25, 2022
- 4 min
Excerpts From a Letter at Camp Lunacy; Lt. Frost of the 9th Mich. Cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby Robert Jennings Frost was 20, and from Albion when he enlisted April 29, 1863 as Sergeant in Co. G of the 9th Michigan...
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Gordon Thorsby
- May 10, 2022
- 5 min
Lost, Then Found, George Terry of the 7th Michigan Cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby The years of1861-1865 was a chaotic time for people in America. There is simply no way for us to understand how people...
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Gordon Thorsby
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
The Execution of Henry Anderson, 9th Michigan cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby Who was Henry Anderson? What was he like growing up? Was he a hard working young man? Did he have a girl or was he...
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Gordon Thorsby
- Apr 27, 2022
- 3 min
The Thirteen Michigan Light Artillery, They Needed no Letter
by Gordon Thorsby (Ft Stevens, Washington City, LOC) The Thirteenth Michigan Light Artillery was technically named the Thirteenth Battery...
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Gordon Thorsby
- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
Who was the Fourth Michigan Trooper Who Lost His Canteen
by Gordon Thorsby Paint may have old and the brush that it was applied was stiff The troopers of the 4th Michigan Cavalry had stories of...
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Gordon Thorsby
- Apr 7, 2022
- 4 min
Memories of War From David Webb, 3rd Michigan Infantry
by Gordon Thorsby David Webb, a veteran who survived the war, lived into the depression era dying in Chesaning, MI in 1936. We are...
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Gordon Thorsby
- Mar 16, 2022
- 4 min
"Until the End" With the Fourth Michigan Cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby In the Flushing History Museum near Flint, MI, a banner from the local GAR is proudly displayed of those that fought in...
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Gordon Thorsby
- Mar 3, 2022
- 5 min
Crusty Ben Colvin, One Part Character, Another Part Union Spy and Scout
by Gordon Thorsby He was described as old irreconcilable, a crank of the crankiest kind, a blackguard, and a murderer but he was much...
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Gordon Thorsby
- Feb 21, 2022
- 4 min
What Secessionville Wrought for a Small Place in Michigan
by Gordon Thorsby The 8th Michigan Infantry performed in some of the bloodiest actions in both the eastern and western Theaters of the...
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Gordon Thorsby
- Feb 10, 2022
- 9 min
The Forgotten Man and the Fight with CSS Juno in Charleston Harbor
He is known. by Gordon Thorsby Crew of the U.S.S. Wabash ST CHARLES UNION, Michigan May 10, 1917, Front Page, Col 1- BURIED WITH HONORS...
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