Civil War

Current State #32 | February 26, 2013

Current State — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:37:10 +0000

Today on Current State: Climate change in Michigan, a tour of the MSU Surplus and Recycling Center; Michigan and the Civil War; Civil Rights era jazz; Spartan basketball in 1979 and now; and the creative process of magazine information graphics.

Michigan In the Civil War: Fredericksburg

Scott Pohl — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:00:01 +0000

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War’s bloody battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia.

MICHIGAN AND THE CIVIL WAR: Antietam

Scott Pohl — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:00:01 +0000

Historian Roger Rosentreter marks the 150th anniversary of the bloodiest day in American history.

MICHIGAN AND THE CIVIL WAR: Senator Zachariah Chandler

Scott Pohl — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:01 +0000

WKAR's Scott Pohl has been periodically talking with Michigan State University historian Roger Rosentreter about the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, with an eye on Michigan's role in the war. Today, they discuss the Joint Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War. Michigan Senator Zachariah Chandler was an outspoken member of the committee.

MICHIGAN AND THE CIVIL WAR: First Battle of Bull Run

Scott Pohl — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:14:22 +0000

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East Lansing, MI – EAST LANSING, MI (WKAR) - The Union lost the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, but a Colonel from Michigan, Orlando Willcox, would go on to great prominence as a Civil War figure.

MICHIGAN AND THE CIVIL WAR: 150th anniversary of the Michigan First

Scott Pohl — Wed, 11 May 2011 13:44:51 +0000

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EAST LANSING, MI – EAST LANSING, MI (WKAR) - Historian Roger Rosentreter recounts the crucial role played by the first western regiment to protect Washington. The Michigan First mustered on this date in Detroit in 1861.