Living History at the Civil War Museum with The First Michigan Engineers

At their outdoor encampment, the 1st Michigan Engineers will show museum visitors the regiment’s role as combat engineers while displaying and explaining the many tools and pieces of equipment that were used to accomplish their surveying and construction duties. The living history group will also display items used by the engineers in combat roles.
The present-day 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, Company E, has been in the Chicago area since 1987. Over the years, the regiment has participated in combat and engineering roles at reenactments throughout the Midwest and national events at 1st Bull Run, Shiloh, Perryville (KY), and Bentonville (NC). Some of the items constructed at events include hand drawn field maps, bridges, a 33-foot signal tower, and plank roads.