Fundraising and Awareness

To stimulate awareness, and to clearly establish Michigan’s role during the battle, Jack Dempsey and Brian James Egen co-authored, Michigan at Antietam: The Wolverine State’s Sacrifice on America’s Bloodiest Day.  All proceeds from this book, along with several others written by Jack Dempsey on Civil War topics, has raised seed money to get the project jumpstarted.  Other books written by Jack Dempsey for fundraising include Michigan at Antietam: The Wolverine State’s Sacrifice on America’s Bloodiest Day, Michigan’s Civil War Citizen-General Alpheus S. Williams, Heart in Tatters: Eunice Hunt Tripler and the Civil War, His Sword a Scalpel: General Charles Stuart Tripler MD - USA, and Warriors for Liberty - William Dollarson and Michigan's Civil War African Americans.

Since the time of acquiring the easement, MCWA has been in the quiet phase of fundraising.  With the pandemic and the process of contracting with an artist, the effort has been slower than anticipated.  It is hoped that in 2024, the active phase of fundraising will commence.  From sales of the books, donations, and passing the hat during book talk and presentations, nearly $40,000 has been raised.  A major donation of $25,000 was given to the MCWA in the winter of 2024.