Roster of Company H, 24th Michigan Infantry

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Note about the roster. If there is a note on where a man lives after the war, this is accurate in about 1903.

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Adams Herbert

Lived in Detroit at enlistment. Enlisted in company H. as Sergeant on August 1, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 39. Mustered out August 13, 1862. Died of disease at Belle Plains, VA on January 5, 1863.

Altemann Peter Lived in Detroit at enlistment.  Enlisted in company H on July 25, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 32.  Mustered August 13, 1862.  Deserted at Detroit, MI, August 28, 1862.
Anderson Mathew Enlisted in company H on September 24, 1864 at Royalton, for I year, age 20. Mustered September 26, 1864. Deserted at Detroit, MI on June 6, 1865.
Arnold Amos Enlisted in company H on February 8, 1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered February 14, 1864. Joined the regiment at Culpepper, VA on February 24, 1864. Wounded in action June 2, 1864. No further record.
Austin Apollos Enlisted in company H on September 12, 1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 35. Mustered September 12, 1864. Mustered out at Detroit, MI on June 30, 1865.
Benedict John

Born in New York, by trade a farmer. Lived in Farmington at enlistment. Enlisted in company H, Twenty-fourth Infantry, on Aug. 9, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Color Guard Dec, 1863. Died of disease at Culpepper, VA, Feb. 22, 1864. Buried in National Cemetery, Alexandria, VA.

Benjamin Montville Lived in Flushing at enlistment. Enlisted in company H, Twenty-fourth Infantry, on March 27, 1865, at Flint, for 1 year, age 29. Mustered March 27, 1865. Joined regiment at Springfield, IL on March 30, 1865. Mustered out at Detroit, MI, June 30, 1865
Bills Charles

Born in Romulus, by trade a farmer. Lived in Romulus at enlistment. Enlisted in company H, Twenty-fourth Infantry, on Aug. 13, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 19. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Mustered out at Detroit, MI, June 30, 1865.

Bills Marshall

Born in Romulus, by trade a farmer. Lived in Romulus at enlistment. Enlisted in company H, Twenty-fourth Infantry, on Aug. 13, 1862, at Detroit, for 3.years, age 19. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Missing in action at Jericho, VA, May 23, 1864. No further record.

 
Bolger Robert E.

Born in Ireland, a laborer by trade. Lived in Detroit at enlistment. Enlisted in company H, Twenty-Fourth Infantry, on Aug. 13, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 20. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, PA, July 1, 1863. Promoted to Corporal Aug. 1, 1863. Together with William Dodsley and 50 other men, rallied around a battery when the brigade collapsed at the battle of North Anna, VA in May, 1864. Taken prisoner Aug. 19, 1864 at Weldon Railroad. Returned to regiment at Springfield, IL May 10, 1865. Promoted to Sergeant June 1, 1865. Mustered out at Detroit, MI, June 30, 1865. Last residence, Detroit, MI.

 
Brabbeau, or Brabau Anthony Born in Michigan, a farmer by trade. Lived in Detroit at enlistment. Enlisted in company H, Twenty-Fourth Infantry, on Aug. 7, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 33. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Discharged for disability at Detroit, MI, Sept. 4, 1863, on account of wounds received in action at Gettysburg, PA, July 1, 1863.  
Brokenshaw William H.

Enlisted in company H, Twenty-Fourth Infantry, on March 22, 1865 at Pontiac, for 1 year, age 24. Mustered March 22, 1865. Joined regiment at Springfield, IL on March 30, 1865. Mustered out at Detroit, MI, June 30, 1865. Last known residence, Oxford, MI.

 
Burnett Thomas, or Theodore.

Enlisted in company H, Twenty-Fourth Infantry, on Feb. 4, 1864, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 37. Mustered Feb. 11, 1864. Joined regiment at Culpepper, VA on Feb. 22, 1864. Taken prisoner Aug. 19, 1864. Died in prison at Salisbury, NC on Jan. 16, 1865. Buried, at Salisbury, NC.

 
Butler Clark W

Enlisted in company H, Twenty-Fourth Infantry, on Dec. 12, 1863, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Dec. 12, 1863. Joined regiment at Culpepper, VA on Feb. 17, 1864. Taken prisoner Aug. 19, 1864. Died while prisoner at Salisbury, NC on Dec. 28, 1864.

 
Butterfield Dewitt C

Born in Michigan, a farmer by trade. Lived in Dewitt at enlistment. Enlisted in company H, Twenty-Fourth Infantry, on Aug. 9, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Discharged for disability at Belle Plains, VA on Feb. 21, 1863.

 
Cady George G.

Born in Michigan, a farmer by trade. Lived in Oakland County at enlistment. Enlisted in company H as a Wagoner, Aug. 7, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 27. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Discharged for disability Sept. 25, 1862.

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Calkins Edmond

Lived in Flushing at enlistment. Enlisted in company H on March 24, 1865, at Flint, for 1 year, age 31. Mustered March 27, 1865. Mustered out at Detroit, MI on June 30, 1865.

 
Campbell Barney F or J

Born in New York, a saddler by trade. Lived in Detroit at enlistment. He was 5’8” tall with dark complexion and grey eyes. Enlisted in company H on July 26, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 42. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, PA on July 1, 1863. Returned to regiment Sept. 17, 1863. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Dec. 19, 1863. Discharged for disability at Washington, D.C, April 21, 1864. He applied to be admitted into the Asylum for Disabled Veterans Jan. 11, 1868 as he apparently had no recollection of what happened between April 1864 and Dec. 1867. He was not eligible for a pension and lived in the Poor House in Wayne County; admitted to Harper’s Hospital in Detroit complaining of partial paralysis, asthma and partial loss of sight in both eyes; he married sometime after the war and died in 1881.

 
Ceaser Uriah Lived in Dearborn at enlistment. Enlisted in company H, Twenty-fourth Infantry, Dec. 18, 1863, at Dearborn, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Dec. 18, 1863. Joined the regiment at Culpepper Court House, VA, March 18, 1864. Mustered out at Detroit, MI, June 30, 1865.  
Clark Levi From Smithville at enlisted in company H, Twenty-fourth Infantry, March 7, 1865, at Sumpter, for 1 year, age 18. Mustered March 9, 1865. Joined regiment at Springfield, IL on March 17, 1865. Mustered out at Detroit, MI, June 30, 1865. Present residence, Carleton, MI.  
Clegg James F. Born in Canada, a butcher by trade. Lived in Detroit at enlistment. Enlisted in company H, Twenty-fourth Infantry, July 29, 1862, at Detroit, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Aug. 13, 1862. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, PA, July 1, 1863. Discharged for disability at Springfield, IL on May 13, 1865.  
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
     
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