"Regimental records/diaries of the 1st Michigan Cavalry?" Topic
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| CATenWolde | 28 Jul 2017 11:59 a.m. PST |
Hi, I recently discovered that I have a relative (through marriage) that was in the 1st MI Cav. It seems that it was probably this fellow: link Does anyone know where more detailed records on the regiment might be kept? Or, is there an unofficial historian of the regiment, as I know there sometimes are for some regiments? Cheers, Christopher |
DisasterWargamer  | 28 Jul 2017 12:08 p.m. PST |
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| CATenWolde | 28 Jul 2017 12:37 p.m. PST |
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| dBerczerk | 28 Jul 2017 1:41 p.m. PST |
Gotta love Hollywood's take on the 1st Michigan: YouTube link |
| John Miller | 29 Jul 2017 1:27 p.m. PST |
dBerczerk: Errol Flynn at his hard ridin, sabre swingin best. I loved that movie when I was a kid, after viewing that I remember why I still do. Thanks for posting that, John Miller |
| donlowry | 31 Jul 2017 8:42 a.m. PST |
A great book on the Michigan cavalry brigade is A Cavalryman with Custer by J. H. Kidd, who rose through the ranks of the 6th Mich. Cav. to command the brigade (of which the 1st Mich. was part, of course). That's the title on a paperback copy I have. Evidently the original title (and book) was a bit longer:
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