[5] It was perhaps named in commemoration of Union victory in the Civil War.

U.S. Route 31 runs north to south along the township's eastern border.

[1] The Lincoln River, with its north and south branches, drains the central and southern part of the township, while the northern part drains to the Big Sable River, which crosses the northwest corner of the township as part of Hamlin Lake.

At the 2000 census,[3] there were 1,444 people, 497 households and 376 families residing in the township.

20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.