"My Brave Mechanics": The First Michigan Engineers and Their Civil War

by Mark Hoffman

An important and little-known chapter of Michigan's Civil War history, drawn from the letters, diaries, and regimental records of the First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics regiment.

As volunteer engineers for the Union army, the First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics regiment was made up of skilled artisans, craftsmen, railroad men, and engineers whose behind-the-scenes work was crucial to the Union victory. Charged with maintaining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814332927
• ISBN13: 9780814332924
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"