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21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
{{Infobox military unit , unit_name= 21st Michigan Infantry Regiment , image=21st Michigan Infantry - NARA - 524713.jpg , caption= , dates= September 9, 1862, to June 8, 1865 , country= {{flag, United States , allegiance= Union , branch= Infantry , equipment= , battles= Battle of PerryvilleBattle of Stones RiverBattle of Chickamauga Battle of Chattanooga March to the SeaSiege of SavannahBattle of BentonvilleBattle of Averasborough The 21st Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 21st Michigan Infantry was mustered into Federal service at Ionia, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 9, 1862. The regiment recruited its members starting on July 15, 1862, from the 4th Congressional District which included the Michigan counties of Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Mason, Manistee, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manitou, Osceola, Emmet, Mackinac, De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln. It was opposed by the secessionist Confederate States of America (CSA), informally called "the Confederacy" or "the South". The Union is named after its declared goal of preserving the United States as a constitutional union. "Union" is used in the U.S. Constitution to refer to the founding formation of the people, and to the states in union. In the context of the Civil War, it has also often been used as a synonym for "the northern states loyal to the United States government;" in this meaning, the Union consisted of 20 free states and five border states. The Union Army was a new formation comprising mostly state units, together with units from the regular U.S. Army. The border states were essential as a supply base for the Union invasion of the Confederacy, and Lincoln realized he could not win the war without control of them, especially Maryla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry County, Michigan
Barry County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 62,423. The county seat is Hastings. History Before the present era, the Michigan peninsula was long occupied by bands of the Potowatomi and Ojibwe of the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians. The United States government forced the tribes to cede their extensive territories to the federal government, in exchange for annuities and small reservations. The federally recognized Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottowatomi has a reservation in Allegan County, just west of Barry County. Barry County was described and delineated by act of the Territorial legislature on April 29, 1829, carved out of previously unorganized lands in the Territory. It was named to honor William Taylor Barry, who was serving as United States Postmaster General at the time of the county's proclamation. Barry was one of US President Andrew Jackson's cabinet members who were memorialized in name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitou County, Michigan
Manitou County was an insular county in the U.S. state of Michigan consisting of Beaver Island and its surrounding islands, together with the North and South Manitou Islands and Fox Islands in Lake Michigan. The county existed from 1855 to 1895. The county seat was at St. James on Beaver Island. Before 1855: islands attached to mainland counties Before the 1836 Treaty of Washington extinguished Native American claim to most of the land in the northwest part of Northern Michigan, the islands were nominally a part of Michilimackinac County (later renamed Mackinac County). In 1840, that portion of Mackinac County lying in the lower peninsula was divided into counties that remained attached for administrative purposes to Mackinac. The Manitou Islands were a part of Leelanau County, while the Beaver Island group was a part of Tonedagana County (quickly renamed Emmet County). In 1853 county government was organized in Emmet County and the administrative attachment of Leelanau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leelanau County, Michigan
Leelanau County ( ) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the population was 22,301. Since 2008, the county seat has been located within Suttons Bay Township, Michigan, Suttons Bay Township, one mile east of the unincorporated village of Lake Leelanau, Michigan, Lake Leelanau. Before 2008, Leelanau County's seat was Leland, Michigan, Leland. Leelanau County is included in the Traverse City, Michigan, Traverse City Traverse City micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area of Northern Michigan. The largest settlement in Leelanau County by population is Greilickville, Michigan, Greilickville, itself a suburb of Traverse City, Michigan, Traverse City. Leelanau County is coterminous with the Leelanau Peninsula, a roughly triangular-shaped peninsula that extends about off of Michigan's Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Lower Peninsula into Lake Michigan. East of Leelanau County is Grand Traverse Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Grand Traverse County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,238, making it the largest county in Northern Michigan. Its county seat is Traverse City. The county is part of the Traverse City micropolitan area, which also includes neighboring Benzie, Kalkaska, and Leelanau counties. Long a part of territory under the Council of Three Fires (comprising the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi), Grand Traverse County's first European settlement was established in 1839. It was originally created in 1840 as Omeena County, however it was reorganized in 1851 was Grand Traverse County. The county itself and Traverse City are named after Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. Interlochen Center for the Arts, a prestigious boarding school, is located within the county. History Early history As a duty of the federal government under the Treaty of Washington (1836), the first permanent settlement in the county was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manistee County, Michigan
Manistee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 25,032. The county seat is Manistee. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from ''ministigweyaa'', "river with islands at its mouth". ''See also'', List of Michigan county name etymologies and Kaministiquia River. History The county was set off in 1840 and organized in 1855. Historical markers There are thirteen recognized Michigan historical markers in the county: * Harriet Quimby / Childhood Home * John J. Makinen Bottle House * First Congregational Church, Manistee * Great Fire of 1871 * Holy Trinity Episcopal Church * Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Rectory * Kaleva, Michigan * Manistee City Library * Manistee Fire Hall * Our Saviour's Lutheran Church * Ramsdell Theatre * Trinity Lutheran Church rcadia* William Douglas House Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason County, Michigan
Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 29,052. The county seat is Ludington. Mason County comprises the Ludington, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The county is named for Stevens T. Mason, Governor of Michigan from 1835 to 1840. It was created by the Michigan Legislature in 1840 as Notipekago County, then renamed Mason County in 1843. The county was administered by Ottawa County prior to the organization of county government in 1855. Mason County, does not have an official flag. Geography According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (60%) is water. Major highways * – runs east–west through central part of county. Runs from Ludington through Amber, Scottville, Custer, and Branch. * – enters Mason County at 2 miles (3.2 km) east of SW corner; runs north to intersect US-10 near Ludington. Runs concurrent with US-10 east for 5 miles (8&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mecosta County, Michigan
Mecosta County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 39,714. The county seat is Big Rapids. The county is named after Chief Mecosta, the leader of the Potawatomi Native American tribe who once traveled the local waterways in search of fish and game. Chief Mecosta was one of the signers the Treaty of Washington in 1836. The easily navigated waterways soon led to a boom in lumber industry growth. Workers settled the area in 1851, and the county was officially settled and the government officially organized in 1859. Mecosta County is home to over 100 lakes, rivers, and streams with the Muskegon River winding its way through the county seat and largest city Big Rapids (originally named Leonard). Mecosta County was set off on April 1, 1840, but remained attached for administrative purposes to Kent County until 1857, when it was attached to Newaygo County. The county government was organized on February 11, 1859. Mecost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newaygo County, Michigan
Newaygo County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 49,978. The county seat is White Cloud. The county was created in 1840, and was organized in 1851. It was either named for an Ojibwe leader who signed the Treaty of Saginaw in 1819 or for an Algonquian word meaning "much water". Geography According to the US Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which is land and (5.6%) is covered by water. The county is considered to be part of West Michigan. The county has more than 230 natural lakes. The combined total length of all the county's rivers and streams exceeds 350 miles (560 km). Three huge dams, Croton, Hardy, and Newaygo, were built at the beginning of the 20th century. The Hardy Dam is the largest earthen dam east of the Mississippi. Over half of the county is in the Manistee National Forest. Rivers * Muskegon River * Pere Marquette River * Rogue River * White River Major highways * runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceana County, Michigan
Oceana County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 26,659. The county seat is Hart. Long known as part of the large Ojibwe territory, the county was founded by European Americans in 1840 and organized in 1855. Settlers were attracted by access along the White River, which reaches its mouth on Lake Michigan in Muskegon County to the south. Two possibilities have been put forward to explain the county's name: Oceana County may have been named for Lake Michigan, a freshwater "ocean," which forms its western border; or it was named for the book ''Oceana'', written by English author James Harrington in 1656. Oceana County is famous as the "Asparagus Capital of the World" for its high production of asparagus. The annual Asparagus Festival includes a parade and crowning of the Asparagus Queen. History In the 1850s about 1400 Odawa were relocated here from Ionia County, Michigan by the federal government. The county econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muskegon County, Michigan
Muskegon County is a Counties of the United States, county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. The county seat is Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon. Muskegon County comprises the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, Michigan, Kentwood-Muskegon, MI Grand Rapids metropolitan area, Combined Statistical Area. The White River (White Lake), White River flows through the county to its mouth at Lake Michigan. History Around 1812, Jean Baptiste Recollect and Pierre Constant set up trading posts in the area. By the Treaty of Washington (1836), Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native Americans ceded parts of Michigan, including future Muskegon County, to the United States. This opened up the area to greater settlement by European Americans, who developed farms. Prior to 1859, the majority of Muskegon County was part of Ottawa County, Michigan, Ottawa County (the Southern thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa County, Michigan
Ottawa County ( ) is a Counties of the United States, county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, United States 2020 Census, the population was 296,200. The county seat is Grand Haven, Michigan, Grand Haven. The county is named for the Odawa people, Ottawa Nation. It was set off in 1831 and organized in 1837. Ottawa County is included in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids-Kentwood, Michigan, Kentwood, MI Grand Rapids metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Before European settlers arrived, this area was home to the Potawatomi and Ottawa (tribe), Ottawa people for centuries. The Grand River was used as a trade route into the interior of Michigan. Much of what we know about the Native American presence in Ottawa County comes from the excavation of archeological artifacts at places like the Battle Point Site. The city dates its European-American founding to French colonial settlers. A fur trading outpost called ''Gab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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