More than 3,000 Kalamazoo County men served in the Union forces during the Civil War.
Residents reacted jubilantly to the capture of Richmond, the Confederate capit.
A peace rally held by local Democrats was interrupted by Lincoln supporters who viewed the Democrats as traitors.
The war tested the area not just on the battlefield but in its collective back yard and, at times, its front yard.
They fought in the most horrific battles from Blackburn\'s Ford to Appomattox, and 396 did not return home.
More than 3,000 Kalamazoo County men served in the Union forces during the Civil War