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Roll of Honor. The Dead of the Twenty-Fourth. The following is a list of the killed of the Twenty-Fourth Michigan Infantry, and of those who died of wounds or disease in the service, with the date and place of decease, so far as could be ascertained. Members of the Regiment, or other persons who may see this list, and may be in possession of any additional information respecting any of the deceased members, will confer a favor by sending the same to the Secretary of the Twenty-Fourth Michigan Association, at Detroit, as it is desirable to make the record complete and correct, for publication with a history of the Regiment in permanent form.
Detroit, [ca. 1865]. Broadside, 13.75” x 8.25”, list of the killed printed in three columns below. CONDITION: Very good, a few light and tiny stains, light fading to some of the text, but no losses. A rare broadside consisting of a list of the killed of the Twenty-Fourth Michigan Infantry (AKA the Iron Brigade), providing the date and place of decease, and featuring a note soliciting further information about the circumstances of the deaths of these soldiers for a future publication on the regiment’s history. This broadside is organized by Company (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K), and separates enlisted men from commissioned and non-commissioned officers and staff. Some of the unfortunate fates these men met included drowning (in the Sangamon River, the Rappahannock River, while on—or off, as it were—the steamer Gen. Lyon, etc.), dying in prison, being killed on picket, dying of wounds, etc. A number of men here perished at the infamous Andersonville Prison, at the Battle of Gettysburg (1–3 July 1863), and at a host of other major battles during the war. The only non-commissioned staff member listed here is Demain Wheelhouse, who was a musician and died some time in between 1862 and 1863. Organized in Detroit, Michigan and mustered into service on 15 August 1862, the Twenty-Fourth Michigan Infantry served in the Army of the Potomac. By October of 1862, the brigade's commander Gen. John Gibbon requested a new regiment be added to his command because its four original regiments—the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin and the 19th Indiana—had been severely depleted by action and numbered fewer than 1000 men. Gibbon's request was granted and the 24th Michigan joined the brigade, seeing its first action at the Battle of Fredericksburg. At the Battle of Gettysburg, the 24th suffered a total of 363 casualties, having entered the battle with 496 men. The sacrifice of the 24th helped slow the rebel advance upon Gettysburg and allowed Union forces to gain the upper hand. The 24th participated in all Army of the Potomac campaigns and battles thereafter. The regiment was selected as escort at the funeral of President Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, and was mustered out on 30 June 1865. The casualties of the 24th ranked among the highest of the war. The unit sustained the greatest numerical loss of all the Union regiments at Gettysburg. No copies recorded in OCLC.
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