Joe Donovan's Detroit History: The Johnny Rebs Across The River

As Detroit first made its mark as "Arsenal of Democracy," Confederate secret agents soon flooded Windsor to sabotage the Northern Civil War effort by luring Americans to desert and dodge the draft.

As tensions with Britain got hot, the Michigan Home Guard turned Belle Isle into a fortress against an invasion from Ontario. But the USA was grateful for the tens of thousands of Canadians who joined the Union Army in its hour of maximum need.

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