24th Michigan Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
 
 
 In Brief
DESIGNATIONS
* Defences of Washington, D.C., to October, 1862
* 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1862
* 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, to June, 1863
* 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864
* 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps, to August, 1864
* 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to September, 1864
* 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to February, 1865
* Springfield, Ill., Northern Department, to June, 1865.
SERVICE
1862
* Organized at Detroit, Michigan, and mustered in August 15, 1862
* Moved to Washington, D.C., August 29, 1862
* Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., until October 1, 1862
* Moved to Frederick, Maryland, October 1
* Moved to Sharpsburg, Maryland, October 6 
* Moved to Warrenton, Virginia, October 20-November 6
* Guard Richmond, Fredericksburg and Aquia Creek Railroads November 25-December 6
* Advance to Falmouth December 6-11
* Battle of (I) Fredericksburg December 12-15
1863
* "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863 
* At Belle Plain, Virginia until April
* Expedition to Port Royal and Port Conway April 22-23
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2
*** Battle of Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-30
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* Operations on Northern Neck May 20-26 
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Division was first Infantry force under fire (Regiment lost in first day's fight 316 killed, wounded and missing, out of 496)
** Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24
* Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan until October
* Bristoe Campaign October 9-22
** Haymarket October 19
* Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8
* Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2
1864
* Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 8, 1864 - Combat at Laurel Hill, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
*** May 25, 1864 - Engagement at Jericho Ford, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
*** June 1-3, 1864 - Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia
* Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864 to February 11, 1865
** Before Petersburg June 16-18
** Battle of Weldon Railroad August 18-21, 1864
** Battle of Boydton Plank Road and Battle of (I) Hatcher's Run, October 27-28
** Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12
1865 
* Continued operations around Petersburg
** Dabney's Mills February 5-7, 1865
* Ordered to Baltimore, Maryland, for special duty February 11, 1865
* Moved to Springfield, Illinois, February 15, and assigned to garrison and guard duty there at Draft Rendezvous until June 19
* Regiment selected as escort at funeral of President Lincoln
* Mustered out June 30, 1865.
 
 
 1862
The 24th Michigan Infantry was recruited primarily in Wayne County, Michigan and rendezvoused at Detroit, Michigan. The regiment was mustered into service on August 15, 1862 with the following officers:
Henry A. Morrow - (Colonel)Mark Flanigan - (Lieutenant Colonel)Henry W. Nall - (Major)James J. Barnes - (Adjutant)Digby V. Bell (Jr.) - (Quartermaster)John H. Beech - (Surgeon)Charles C. Smith - (Assistant Surgeon)Alexander Collar - (2nd Assistant Surgeon)William C. Way - (Chaplain)	Henry A. Morrow - (Colonel)Mark Flanigan - (Lieutenant Colonel)Henry W. Nall - (Major)James J. Barnes - (Adjutant)Digby V. Bell (Jr.) - (Quartermaster)John H. Beech - (Surgeon)Charles C. Smith - (Assistant Surgeon)Alexander Collar - (2nd Assistant Surgeon)William C. Way - (Chaplain)	Henry A. Morrow - (Colonel)Mark Flanigan - (Lieutenant Colonel)Henry W. Nall - (Major)James J. Barnes - (Adjutant)Digby V. Bell (Jr.) - (Quartermaster)John H. Beech - (Surgeon)Charles C. Smith - (Assistant Surgeon)Alexander Collar - (2nd Assistant Surgeon)William C. Way - (Chaplain)	Henry A. Morrow - (Colonel)Mark Flanigan - (Lieutenant Colonel)Henry W. Nall - (Major)James J. Barnes - (Adjutant)Digby V. Bell (Jr.) - (Quartermaster)John H. Beech - (Surgeon)Charles C. Smith - (Assistant Surgeon)Alexander Collar - (2nd Assistant Surgeon)William C. Way - (Chaplain)
Company 	Captain 	1st Lieutenant 	2nd Lieutenant
A 	Edwin B. Wright 	Richard S. Dillon 	Henry R. Whiting
B 	Isaac W. Ingersoll 	William H. Rexford 	F. Augustus Buhl
C 	Calvin B. Crosby 	Charles A. Hoyt 	Winfield S. Safford
D 	William J. Speed 	John M. Farland 	Charles C. Yemens
E 	James Cullen 	John J. Lennon 	Malachi J. O'Donnell
F 	Albert M. Edwards 	Asa W. Sprague 	Jacob M. Howard
G 	William A. Owen 	William Hutchinson 	George W. Burchell
H 	Warren G. Vinton 	John C. Merritt 	Newell Grace
I 	George C. Gordon 	Henry P. Kinney 	John M. Gordon
K 	William W. Wright 	Walter H. Wallace 	David Birrell
 
 
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 1865
 
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== Regimental Roster ==
 
 
 Field and Staff Officers
 
 
 Company A
 
 
 Company B
 
 
 Company C
 
 
 Company D
 
 
 Company E
 
 
 Company F
 
 
 Company G
 
 
 Company H
 
 
 Company I
 
 
 Company K
 
 
 Unassigned
 
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== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 12 Officers and 177 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 3 Officers and 136 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 328	None
Fox 	
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 130th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (11th of the Michigan troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 827, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 936, 937, 938, 940, 941, 1291-1292)
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