Back Ground In the early parts of the War of 1812, the United States lost Detroit to Tecumseh and Major General Isaac Brock. Tecumseh convinced Brock to attack Detroit, and he listened even when his own officers advised against it. Brigadier General…
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In December of 1862, The US Dakota war ended with an entire people exiled from their homeland, and hundreds dead including many casualties of America’s largest ever mass execution. Although, these events and the chain of events leading up to…
Comments closedThroughout the whole Black Hawk war, chief Black Hawk and his men were mistreated and oppressed, the same way many other natives and their tribes had been when the state men wanted to expand their land. The Battle of Wisconsin…
Comments closedThe Battle of Fallen Timbers Memorial was constructed to honor the American and Native soldier that died in the aforementioned battle. This battle had great significance, for it was the means, by which, the United States was able to…
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A few months after the Civil War broke out, the 7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment was formed and mustered into service in Monroe, MI on August 22, 1861. At the Battle of Gettysburg, they held a position on Cemetery Hill…
Comments closedOn November 6, 1811, warriors from Prophetstown, the headquarters for an Indian confederacy, led by Tenskwatawa, known as the Prophet, attacked US troops commanded by General Harrison near the Tippecanoe River. The battle lasted only two hours, resulting in heavy…
Comments closedIn 1835, Michigan and Ohio were at “war” with each other over a disputed part of land, called the Toledo Strip. Toledo was a very important trade hub, due to its location, and both sides wanted control of the city.…
Comments closedThe action at Nottawasaga happened in 1814, which was part of the battle late in the War of 1812. The purpose of this action was wrecking the supply base of the British troops in Nottawasaga so that the United States…
Comments closedThe Battle of Phillips Corners is proof of civil disunion that predates the Civil War. Where altercations of which have permanently changed the border lines of America’s maps as well as established the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s existence. The military…
Comments closedThe Civil War, a bloody conflict that engulfed the entire nation, fought by ordinary men who accomplished the extraordinary. Forever immortalized in monuments, these men came from the same towns as you and me. The 17th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment…
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