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The 24th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was part of the Union Iron Brigade . It was chosen to be the honor guard for the Funeral of Abraham Lincoln .
The Michigan Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of volunteer cavalry during the latter half of the war. Composed primarily of the 1st, 5th, 6th and 7th Michigan Cavalry Regiments the Michigan Brigade fought in every major campaign of the Army of the Potomac from the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court ...
The 24th Michigan was transferred up north to Camp Butler (Illinois) for guard duty in February, 1865. The 6th Wisconsin and 7th Wisconsin fought together until the end of the war. The 24th Michigan was selected to be the honor guard for the Funeral of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.
Before the Civil War, President James Buchanan took a weak position amid a looming South secession crisis. [1] Secretary of State Lewis Cass of Michigan, a 78-year-old elder statesman who had been Michigan's U.S. senator and governor of Michigan Territory, resigned from Buchanan's cabinet in protest, remarking that "he had seen the Constitution born and now feared he was seeing it die".
Marine Cpl. Eric Calley of Williamston stands by a Civil War battle flag of the 21st Michigan Infantry, which hangs inside the Ionia County Courthouse, as seen on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. The 21st ...
Units and formations of the Union army by state or territory from Michigan in the American Civil War. Pages in category "Units and formations of the Union army from Michigan" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
George H. Eldridge was born in Sackets Harbor, New York on May 12, 1844. He later moved to Michigan where, at the start of the American Civil War, he joined the 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry which along with the 2nd, 6th and 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry regiments, would form the "Iron Brigade" of the Army of the Potomac.
Hall's Battalion was organized at Marshall, Michigan between August 27 and November 2, 1864. The battalion was attached to the 16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was amalgamated with it on April 10, 1865.