Their part in history is recorded in the, “Michigan Civil War Centennial Observance Commission’s, Negroes in Michigan during the Civil War,” published in 1966. It has been recorded that these Michigan men were very willing to take up the nation’s cause. African Americans from Michigan and from around the country were prevented from joining the ranks of the citizen soldier until the war seemed to drag into a long and desperate fight. There was a segment of the population, although willing to fight, that was not allowed to enlist at the initial call for men. In April of 1861, Michigan answered President Lincoln’s call for troops and through the course of the Civil War filled over 30 infantry units with Michigan men. Information about their military records are included in the book, “Civil War Veterans of Monroe County, Michigan.” Bromley died on Maand is buried in Woodland Cemetery.Īfrican American Civil War Soldiers from Michigan
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