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SUMMARY:The Road to Andersonville: Michigan Native American Sharpshooters in the Civil War
DESCRIPTION:
 Presented by Chris Czopek, author of Who Was Who 
 in Company K\n
 Cosponsored by the MSU American 
 Indian Studies Program and the Libraries' 
 Diversity Committee, in commemoration of Verterans' 
 Day 2014\n
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 When Union forces were in 
 need of additional sharpshooters during the 
 Civil War, a law was changed that previously 
 prohibited Native American military service. 
  The members of the Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Chippewa 
 Tribes quickly responded to the Union's 
 call. The documentary is their story, the 
 story of Company K, First Michigan Sharp Shooters, 
 the only all Native American unit in the 
 North.  In May 2010 the Ogitchewdaw Warriors 
 Society, a group of modern day Native American 
 veterans, traveled from Michigan to Andersonville, 
 Georgia, to honor the graves of their 
 ancestors who were imprisoned, died and buried 
 there.\n
 Michigan historian and author Chris 
 Czopek will be here to introduce the film 
 and answer questions.  He has spent over 15 
 years researching Michigan Native Americans in 
 the Civil War and has published a book called 
 Who Was Who in Company K, the first book ever 
 written about Company K and a resource for 
 those wanting to know more about its members 
 and their service...and their last resting 
 place.\n
 \n\n
 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: Administration\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://www.lib.msu.edu\n
 Contact name: Holly Flynn\n
 Contact phone: 517-884-0901\n
 Contact email: flynnhol@msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 http://www.lib.msu.edu/general/events/?e=12\n
LOCATION:Main Library, W449 (4th Floor, West Wing)
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