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Troops for The Civil War
Raising the Troops
"The hopes of the rebellion are steadily perishing. The armies of the Republic are in the midst of their country, and they have not the power to expel them.
"Fill up the ranks once more, and the next blast of the bugle for an advance will sound the knell of revolution and herald in the return of peace.
"Fellow-citizens, let us do it willingly, gallantly, joyously. The people of Michigan have heretofore earned the gratitude of the country by their promptness and energy in the support of the Government. "
This appeal was received by the people of the State with the same cordial response that had characterized their action on all previous demands of the Government, and they went to work with their usual alacrity and success.
American Civil War
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