Civil War

When he was 30, Payson Wolfe enlisted in the Union Army in August of 1863 at Northport and was in the service for 3 years. He became a member of the all-Native Company K of the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters.

Treasure ships of the Great Lakes: Your guide to over a billion dollars in gold, silver, jewelry, rare coins, and valuable cargoes aboard treasure ships in the Great Lakes

Weber was actually a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan and at 20 years old in 1860, he had initially only applied for a three-month enlistment in the Union Army, and even served as a recruiter in Kalamazoo for some time

Listings don't give many details but do say this home holds some Jackson History. Could the "Withington Mansion" have belonged to a local civil war hero?

Just when you think the news is all the same...

But these shipwrecks now just cause more questions.

The history nerd in me is bummed.

My guess - we'll be seeing more episodes next year.

Two words that prove it - "extra mules".

151 years ago today, a young guy from Clinton County became a hero.