Michigan in the Civil War

Beers, Thaddius, 1836-1862.

Thaddius Beers was a soldier with Company I, Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, 1st Regiment. He died of disease on October 24, 1862 in Nashville, Tennessee. The collection consists of his diary (1861-1862) with transcription detailing war-time activities; also also a portrait of Beers in uniform (1861) and tintype of two young women.