The first coins were made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver that occurred naturally in local rivers. In the 6th century BC, Croesus, king of Lydia, began to strike coins of solid gold and silver. Soon afterwards, cities and rulers all over...
Andrew Buck was a member of the Amphictyon Literary Society while a student at Hillsdale College. He wrote several letters to the Amphictyons while he was serving with the 1st Michigan. He was a first a student in 1859 and returned to Hillsdale...
Andrew Buck was another student who left Hillsdale College to enlist. He served in the 7th Michigan Cavalry. He survived the war and returned to Hillsdale College to complete his degree, receiving his B.A. in 1870. He was a member of the clergy...
In 1864, an umarried man of 29, N. W. Bassett ( Nehemiah W. Bassett) left Hudson and went south to work for the U.S. Army. He reports on camp life in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His connection to Hillsdale College is unknown and how this journal...
This handwritten diary covers the years of 1863-1864. There is much written about the Civil War as Lauretta had two brothers serving in the Union Army and was interested in Asher LeFleur, another local soldier. Asher was seriousily wounded at the...
Simon Hadley writes to his sister, Etta, of the joy of receiving a letter after not hearing from home in six weeks, during which time he has been in battle five times. He describes being on a march and coming under fire from an ambush.
After the Fire of 1874, the College needed to replace two-thirds of the Central Building. It was decided, rather than replicate the original design, it would be more prudent to build five separate buildings. This appeal was widely sent to alumni...
Battlefields; Military officers; Military life; Military service; Prisoner exchanges; Prisoners; Prisoners of war; War;
Captain Thomas DeKay Kimball, Jr. enlisted as a private in 1862 in Company I, 88th Indiana Infantry. He took part in the battles of Perrysville and Stone River. He was captured at the Battle of Chickamauga. He was imprisoned at Libby Prison,...
