Account of the Battle of Bull Run, 1861

Year 1861 From Wm. P. Ames. Res. & P.O. address 175 Meldrum Ave - Detroit - Pages one to Seventeen 1 to 17- The bombardment of Fort Sumpter commenced upon April 12th; The Fort surrendered upon the 13th; and was evacuated by its garrison and occupied by Confederate troops upon the 14th 1861. Upon the 15th of April, President Lincoln issued a call for 75000 militia for three month's service, and summoned Congress to assemble on the 4th of July. Under this call for troops, the quota for Michigan was, one regiment, an aggregate of officers and men, of 780. Upon the 16th, our patriotic Governor, Austin Blair, prompt in action, and energetic, met at the Michigan Exchange in Detroit the State Military Officers and many leading citizens and capitalists, in order to carry out the call for troops, and to uniform, arm and equip them, it was estimated that $100,000. would be required at once. A resolution was passed, pledging a loan, from the City of Detroit, to the State, of $50.000, and a Subscription paper circulated at this meeting secured $23.000. Thereupon (Apr. 16th) Governor Blair issued a Proclamation, calling for ten companies of Militia who would volunteer for this service and proposed to accept the first ten companies of Infantry which should be mustered into the Service of the United States for three months; such companies to report forthwith, through their Company Commanders to the Adjutant General at Detroit; The companies which were accepted were to fill up, as follows: for each company - one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, two sergeants, four corporals, two musicians and sixty-five privates. Those companies not immediately required, were to be formed into one or more regiments. The Adjutant General was instructed to issue and enforce