Welcome to the web site of the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, "E" Company. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, but with members residing in New York State as well. The 2nd is a family oriented organization with members as young as 9.6 years of age ( Elizabeth is VERY touchy about that .6 ) and going all the way up to 49 years of age with the older members also being touchy about their ages. But for different reasons. The unit was formed in 1992 and involves a group of people who all are amateur historians with a particular interest in the American Civil War (1861-1865).

An active re-enacting historical company the Deuce recreates the both the military and civilian aspects of this tragic time in America's history. We are always looking for new people to join our group and we ask that you read the history of the unit. Then decide if our hobby is something you wish to enlist in during the late spring, summer, and early fall months.

When people ask us why we are doing an American historical impression we are offered an opportunity to tell them of the 50,000 British North American's (Canadians) who served in the armies of the Union. We can also tell them of the almost 10,000 Canadians, although the true number will never be known, who served in the armies of the Confederacy. Canadians should be proud to count , and boast, that amongst our collective ancestors we have 29 Congressional Medal of Honor winners. But it also our belief that our American cousins should also be proud of, and boast, of the 28 Victoria Cross winners they have in their nations history. Most, if not all, of those medals for bravery awarded while serving in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in World War I and in the Canadian Armed Forces in World War II.

When General U.S. Grant's Union Army captured Vicksburg, Mississippi, after a 47 day seige the news electrified the people of Windsor, Upper Canada. That night bonfires lit up the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River for miles on either side of the town. The reason being that many of the families in the area had fathers, brothers, uncles, and cousins serving in the army that captured it. Five thousand of the 50,000 Canadians serving in the Union Army would not live to see the final victory. One French-Canadian Union man after serving for three years would come home and ,in time, write our National Anthem.

Does history hold a fascination for you? Do you like camping out in spring, summer, and early fall? Do names like Lincoln, Lee, Jackson, Grant, Gettysburg, and Shiloh stir your imagination and interest in history?