Tennessee in the American Civil War was one of the most divided states in the country at the outset of the war. Before the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Tennessee was staunchly pro-Union, though there were still a few secessionist hot beds in the western and middle portion of the state. The situation rapidly changed when Fort Sumter was bombarded and Lincoln made the call for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion. Tennesseans saw this as a threat to their "southern brethren," and though Tennessee voted to secede, there were still areas scattered all over state that had strong Union sympathies. The areas Unionism was most prominent
Minor Michigan infantry units of the American Civil War Minor Michigan infantry units of the American Civil War Minor Michigan Infantry Units of the American Civil War The State of Michigan raised a pair of company-sized infantry units for the American Civil War. The Stanton Guard was organized at Detroit, Michigan in April 1862 by Captain Grover S. Wormer and mustered in on May 10, to serve as guards over General William G. Harding, Washington Barrow and Judge Joseph C. Guild, three Confederate sympathizers from Nashville, TN sent as prisoners to the fort on Mackinac Island. Upon the removal of the prisoners, it was mustered out of service on