Michigan Civil War Association Book Launch
Save the Flags was honored to attend a book launch event sponsored by the Michigan Civil War Association, the Jackson County, Michigan Historical Society, and the Ella Sharp Museum on September 10th, 2025. The event featured Editor and Author--Mr. Jack Dempsey-- and his presentation on the newest book of the MCWA, Radical of Radicals, a recently released collection of the pre-war and wartime speeches and letters of Michigan Civil War Governor Austin Blair.
The MCWA has published a number of books on Michigan during the Civil War, all book profits go towards the MCWA goal of erecting a monument to Michigan at the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland.
(left) Radical of Radicals by Jack Dempsey. (right) Mr. Jack Dempsey (photo courtesy of UGA Press).