Michigan's Company K : Anishinaabe soldiers, citizenship, and the Civil War / Michelle K. Cassidy.

"This book considers the Civil War from the perspective of Company K of the First Michigan Sharpshooters, which was composed mainly of Anishinaabe-Odawa, Ojibwe, and Boodewaadamii-soldiers"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cassidy, Michelle K. (Author)
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
United States. > Army. > Michigan Sharpshooters Regiment, 1st (1863-1865). > Company K.
Ojibwa people > Michigan > Government relations.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Indian.
Military participation > Indian.
Ojibwa Indians > Government relations.
Michigan.
United States.
1861-1865
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Anishinaabe Warriors in the Great Lakes, 1763-1814
  • Chapter 2. Anishinaabe Strategies to Remain in their Homelands
  • Chapter 3. Anishinaabe Struggles for Religious and Political Authority
  • Chapter 4. Anishinaabe Enlistment in the First Michigan Sharpshooters
  • Chapter 5. Company K Soldiers in the Civil War
  • Chapter 6. Anishinaabe Veterans, Citizenship, and Land Disputes
  • Chapter 7. Anishinaabe Pension Claims
  • Epilogue. Remembering Company K
  • Appendix. Indigenous Soldiers in Company K, sorted by Enlistment Date.