This fascinating narrative tells the story of a remarkable regiment at the center of Civil War history. The real-life adventure emerges from accounts of scores

Orvey S. Barrett's 'Reminiscences, Incidents, Battles, Marches and Camp Life of the Old 4th Michigan Infantry: 1861-1864' provides a firsthand account of the ex

The Fourth Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was organized at Adrian, Michigan, and Mustered into United States Service June 20, 1861, for three years. It wa

On the hot summer evening of July 2, 1863, at the climax of the struggle for a Pennsylvania hill called Little Round Top, four Confederate regiments charge up t

The 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry was one of the first Michigan regiments to answer President Lincoln's call for troops in 1861. The regiment served from June