Calendar of Events 2011

         Education Meetings

         Times may change

Info@deltatownshiphistory.org

517-974-5523

Moon House Tour scheduled for September 15, 2011 has been moved to February 2012.

Board Meeting

Wednesday, September 14

6:00 p.m.

Delta Township District Library



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Michigan Civil War Battle Flag Collection

Thursday, September 15

6:00 p.m.

Delta Township Admin. Building, Room A

7710 W. Saginaw, 2^nd Floor

Matt VanAcker

Director, State Capitol Tours

Through battle, death, defeat and victory, Michigan men like Daniel Crotty and the men of the Third Michigan Infantry rallied to their regiment's flags. Bullets shredded the banners. Blood stained their folds. Yet more than 160 of these flags survive. Presented to regiments on behalf of their communities, flags represented home as well as the fight for the Union. In battle, the large brilliantly colored banners marked the position of each unit—and made the flag bearer’s targets of enemy fire.

After the Civil War, the battle flags came to symbolize the sacrifice of war. In 1866, when many of Michigan's flags were returned to the state, Governor Henry Crapo promised the veterans that their flags would "not be forgotten and their histories left unwritten." When the state opened its new Capitol in 1879, the flags had a place of honor. Today, citizens from Michigan and beyond contribute to their conservation and preservation. The battle flags are cared for by a unique partnership between the Michigan Historical Museum and the Michigan Capitol Committee.

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Who Was Who in Company K”

1^st Michigan Sharpshooters – Company K

Thursday, October 20,

6:00 p.m

Elmwood room 

Delta Township District Library

Historian Chris Czopek

The Grand River flows through Delta Township. One of Michigan's prominent tribes lived along it. They were called the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians.

During the Civil War, many of them enlisted in the Union Army.

Chris will focus on the local tribe of Delta Township, their names, and tell what they did in the war.  One soldier was nominated for the Medal of Honor. These Grand River Ottawa are an important part of Michigan's role in the Civil War.

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The 4th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War

Thursday, November 10

6:00 p.m.

Elmwood room 

Delta Township District Library

Kim Crawford and Martin Bertera

Hear the story of a remarkable regiment at the center of Civil War history from Kim Crawford and Martin Bertera, authors of The 4^th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War.  The real-life adventure emerges from accounts of scores of soldiers who served, gleaned from their diaries, letters, and memoirs; the reports of their officers and commanders; the stories by journalists who covered them; and the recollections of the Confederates who fought against them.