The Sacrifice of the 24th Michigan

*This was originally written on May 25th, 2020*

Today is Memorial Day, originally Decoration Day. It is our day as Americans to honor our war dead, those men and women who gave their all for our country.

As a historian, I always think about the unit that first captured my attention as a young boy, my hometown unit, the 24th Michigan. Caught in the maelstrom of the first day of Gettysburg with the rest of the Iron Brigade, in their first major combat, they set the record in the US Army for the Civil War for a single day loss of an infantry regiment, with 80.4% falling in one day. But their service cannot be summed by up nor was their sacrifice confined to just one day. 318 men from the regiment died in service to their country in just under three years of service. Today, take a minute and remember them and why they died.

Major Wight's address at Gettysburg dedicating the 24th Michigan's monument is a poignant reminder for all of us on this day.

"...For perhaps we increasingly need to learn what patriotism really signifies and what a wealth of meaning is infolded in that lofty, loyal spirit which places love of country and devotion to that country's best interests far above and beyond all petty sectional feeling and party success. Gleaning then an object lesson on this patriotic field, our presence here shall be productive of unquestioned good...

...At Gettysburg, every one did full soldierly duty and filled the niche he was called upon to occupy. Officer and man, rank and file, all were in the places assigned them and all were equally brave and deserving of the highest praise.

We grasp the hand of the living and try to show them how glad we are that an over-ruling Providence protected them and spared their lives, not only through the terrible storm of shot and shell that fell about them on that first July day, but for so many years thereafter and has brought them safely onward to this present and has granted them the possession of so many earthly enjoyments.

We would pay fitting homage to the silent ones who peacefully sleep on yonder hill or in the quiet God's Acres in our own State and would garland their resting place with amaranthine flowers. Their memory we shall ever cherish as a priceless treasure. Many of the heads I see before me are tinged with gray ; the upright forms of long ago are bending over towards Mother Earth ; the old time lope has given way to the slow and measured pace and the eyes are losing much of their pristine brightness.

These facts touch us solemnly as we reflect that this may be, for some of us, our last Reunion. Since we have met and have traversed these hills and valleys together, there has come to us a sense of sadness and disappointment. For we find not here all that we sought or hoped to see.

How changed is all the landscape. And, as with all the goodly things around us, so with us time has wrought most startling changes. Nature here has covered with her mantle of green or has hidden with great growths of shrub or forest the spots which we thought that we could easily recognize. And as we gaze about us, we stand amazed at the outlook ; for the scars of conflict are all concealed, if not wholly blotted out.

Is it not, my friends, one of God's loving ways of teaching us that he is constantly seeking to overlay our heart-sorrows with greater and more lasting heart-joys?"

KILLED ON THE BATTLEFIELD. Capt. William J. Speed of D, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 31. Capt. Malachi J. O'Donnell of E, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 24. Capt. George Hutton of E, at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; age 36. 1st Lt. Sirel Chilson (Staff), at Petersburg, June 18, 1864; age 21. 1st Lt. Walter H. Wallace of K, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 23. 1st Lt. Winfield S. Safford of C, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 22. 1st Lt. Newell Grace of H, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 36. 1st Lt. Wm. B. Hutchinson of C, at Wilderness, May 6, 1864; age 23. 2d Lt. David Burrill of K, at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; age 25, 2d Lt. R. H. Humphreyville of K, at Gettysburg, July 1,- 1863; age 30. 2d Lt. Lucius L. Shattuck of C, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 26. 2d Lt. Gilbert A. Dickey of G, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 20.

Company A.—Corp. Joseph Carroll, at Gettysburg; age 22. Corp. William Ziegler (Color Guard) at Gettysburg; age 24. Pvt. Garrett Chase, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 28. Pvt. John Dingwall, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 21. Pvt. Augustus Jencks, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 41. Pvt. Michael Tiernay, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 24. Pvt. William Dusick, at Bethesda Church, Va., June 3, 1864; age 22. Wounded also, at Gettysburg.

Company B.—Sgt. Asa W. Brindle, at Fitzhugh Crossing, April 30, 1863; age 23. 1st Sgt. Andrew J. Price, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 26. Sgt. George Cline, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 30. Corp. William Carroll, at Gettysburg, July 1. 1863; age 25. Corp. John H. Pardington, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 24. Pvt. Mathew Duncan, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 31. Sgt. Arthur G. Lynch, at Spotsylvania, May 17, 1864; age 19 (serving with B, 4th US Artillery). Corp. Anton Krapohl, at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; age 29. Wounded at Gettysburg. Pvt. Samuel Davis, on Vidette Post, Va., Dec. 6, 1864; age 20. Pvt. David Reed, at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; age 20. Pvt. Elisha Wheeler, at North Anna, May 23, 1864; age 32. Wounded at Gettysburg. Pvt. William Lawrence (R), at Laurel Hill, May 12, 1864; age 18.

Company C.—Color Sgt. Abel G. Peck, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 43. Sgt. Charles Pinkerton, at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; age 24. Corp. Otis Southworth, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 29. George L. Cogswell, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 25. Pvt. Oliver C. Kelley, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 21. Pvt. John E. Ryder, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 20. Pvt. Forest C. Brown, at Fitzhugh Crossing, April 29, 1863; age 26. Pvt. James McKee, at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; age 26. Wounded at Fitzhugh’s Crossing.

Company D.—Corporal William Funke, at Bethesda Church, May 30, 1864; age 20. Sgt. Joseph Eberly, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 25. Corp. David E. Rounds, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 22. Corp. James Sterling, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 24. Pvt. John Dwyer. at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 18. Pvt. John Groth, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 19. Pvt. William H. Houston, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; aged 20. Corp. Michael O'Brien at Laurel Hill, May 12, 1864; age 25. Corp. Albert A. Wallace, at Laurel Hill, May 12, 1864; age 21. Pvt. Reuben Cory, at Laurel Hill, May 10, 1864; age 27. Pvt. Lorenz Raiser, at Laurel Hill, May 12, 1864; age 20. Pvt. Horace Rofe, at Laurel Hill, May 10, 1864; age 23. Pvt. Richard Downing, at Petersburg, June 18, 1864; age 37. Wounded also, at Fitzhugh Crossing. Theodore Palmer, at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; age 27.

Company E.— Sgt. William Floyd, at Laurel Hill, Va., May 12, 1864; age 28. Wounded at Gettysburg. Corp. Charles Bellore, at Gettysburg, while carrying the flag; age 32. Pvt. William Kelley, at Gettysburg, while carrying the flag; age 23. Pvt. James Doyle, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 23. Pvt. Thomas S. Orton, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 27. Pvt. Patrick J. Kinney, at Laurel Hill, May 12, 1864; age 32. Wounded and prisoner at Gettysburg.

Company F.—Frederick Chavey, at Laurel Hill, May 13, 1864; age 27. 1st Sgt. Charles Bucklin, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 31. Corp. Iltid W. Evans, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age. Pvt. William S. Bronson, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 43. Pvt. James Hubbard, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 33. Sgt. Erastus W. Hine, at Wilderness; age 27, Wounded at Gettysburg. Pvt. John Stoffold, at Wilderness; age 20. Wounded at Gettysburg. Pvt. George F. Neef, at Laurel Hill; age 36. Wounded at Gettysburg. Sgt. Oren S. Stoddard, at Wilderness May 5, 1864; age 28. Pvt. Joseph Coryell, at Fitzhugh Crossing, April 29, 1863, age 32. Corp. Timothy O. Webster, at Petersburg, June 18, 1864; age 23. Pvt. John B. Beyette (R-), at Petersburg, June 18, 1864; age 27. Pvt. John B. Cicotte, at Petersburg, June 18, 1864; age 35.

Company G.—Corp. John W. Welsh, at Gettysburg; age 22. Sgt. George O. Colburn, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 30. Sgt. William H. Luce, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 24. Corp. Jerome P. Fayles, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 20. Pvt. Ernest F. Argelbeim, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 19. Pvt. Elias B. Browning, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 19. Pvt. George A. Codwise, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 26. Pvt. Charles Coombs, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 22. Pvt. Patrick Hefferman, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 34. Pvt. John Martin, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 25. Sgt. George H. Pettinger, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 28. Pvt. John Shoane, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 23. Pvt. Albert Wassow, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 18. Sgt. William Maiers, at Petersburg, June 18, 1864; age 28. Corp. Orville C. Simonson, at Petersburg, June 18, 1864; age 30. Sgt. John Tait, at Fitzhugh Crossing, April 20, 1863; age 37. Corp. Edward H. Hamer, at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; age 33. Edwin Delong, at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; age 20. Andrew J. Marden, at Laurel Hill, Va., May 10, 1864; age 31. Charles A. Wilson, at Laurel Hill, Va., May 10, 1S64 ; age 18. William Scerle, at Bethesda Church, June 3, 1864; age 20. John Henderson (R.), Dabney's Mill, February 7, 1865; age 24.

Company H.—Edward B. Harrison, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 21. Sgt. John Powell, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 27. Robert R. Herman, M.D., at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 46. Gilbert Dubuc, at Wilderness, May 5. 1864; age 26. George Teufil, at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; age 21. Jacob Eisele, at Bethesda Church, June 4, 1864; age 42.

Company I.—1st Sgt. George H. Canfield, at Dabney's Mill, Va., February 7, 1865; age 21. Wounded at Gettysburg. Corp. George N. Bentley, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 25. Corp. James B. Myers, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 26. Pvt. James Mooney, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 19. Pvt. Adolphus Shephard, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 26. Pvt. Henry Viele, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 41. Pvt. Louis Hattie, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; age 18. Pvt. William Irving, in battery, at Laurel Hill. May 12, 1864; age 20. Pvt. Isaac J. Kibbee, at Dabney's Mill, February 7, 1865; age 23. Pvt. George Wallace (R.), at Dabney's Mill, February 7, 1865; age 18.

Company K.—Sgt. Wallace W. Wight, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; age 18. Corp. Jerome T. Lefevre, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 25. Pvt. Peter Case, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 19. Pvt. David F. Delaney, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 19. Pvt. Conrad Gundlack, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 46. Pvt. Lewis Harland, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 25. Pvt. Henry W. Jameson, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 21. Pvt. Elijah P. Osborne, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 21. Pvt. Andrew Smith, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 29. Pvt. August Ernest, with flag, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 19. Corp. James T. Rupert, at Laurel Hill, May 12, 1864; age 32. Pvt. Isaac L. Vandecar, in battery, at Laurel Hill, May 8, 1864; age 20. Pvt. James R. Ewing, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; age 19. Pvt. John Litogot, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; age 27. Pvt. Francis Pepin, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; age 19.

DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN BATTLE. Company A.—1st Sgt. William J. Nagle, at Baltimore, Md., November 8, 1863; age 24. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 1st. Pvt. Philip Blissing, Locust Grove, Va., May 19, 1864; age 38. Wounded at Laurel Hill, May 12th. Pvt. Stephen Jackson (R), at City Point, Va., July 6, 1864; age 20. Wounded at Bethesda Church, June 3d. Pvt. James Malley (R), at home in Ash, Mich., June 6, 1864; age 30. Wounded at Wilderness, May 5th.

Company B.—Frank Tscham (R.) at Washington, D. C, July 16, 1864; aged 32. Wounded at Bethesda Church, Va., June 3d. Sgt. John M. Reed, at Washington, D. C. May 17, 1864; age 31. Mortally wounded at Laurel Hill, May 12th. Leg amputated. Wounded also at Gettysburg. Corp. Edward Dwyer, at Gettysburg, October i, 1863; age 21. Wounded July 1st. Pvt. Henry C. McDonald, at Gettysburg, July 13, 1863; age 30. Wounded July 1st. Pvt. John B. Rider, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 24, Arm amputated. Pvt. William Williams, at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; age 31. Leg amputated.

Company C.—Corp. John A. Bartlett, at Wilderness, May 9, 1864, with the enemy; age 27. Wounded May 5th. Prisoner at Gettysburg. Corp. George P. Hubbell, at Laurel Hill, May 17, 1864; age 22. Wounded May 12th. Corp. Thomas B. Ballou, at Pittsburg, Pa., November 28, 1863, while coming home; age 23. Wounded on color guard at Gettysburg, July 1st. Pvt. Edward M. Corey, at Gettysburg, July 7, 1863; age 38. Wounded July 1st. Pvt. Lucius W. Chubb, at Philadelphia, August 17, 1863; age 20. Transferred from Company E, and wounded July 1st, at Gettysburg. Pvt. Ezra E. Derby, at City Point, Va., June 23, 1864; age 24. Wounded at Petersburg, June 18. Pvt. William McLaughlin, at Wilderness, May 9, 1864, with the enemy ; age 37. Wounded May 5th. Pvt. George M. Velie (R.), at Washington, D. C, July 18, 1S64 ; age 27. Wounded at Bethesda Church, Va., June 3d.

Company D.— Pvt. Eliphalet Carleton, at Philadelphia, July 19, 1863; age 20. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 1st. Pvt. Mason Palmer, at Gettysburg, July 23, 1863; age 23. Wounded July 1st. Arm amputated. Death hastened by his jumping out of a window in delirium. Pvt. Charles Ruff, at Gettysburg, July 22, 1863; age 20. Wounded July 1st.

Company E.— Pvt. Henry Aldridge (R.), at City Point, Va., February 22, 1865; age 29. Wounded at Dabney's Mill, February 7, 1865. Corp. John Walls, at Gettysburg, July 5, 1863; age 43. Wounded July 1st. Pvt. Charles Paton, at Gettysburg, July 5, 1863; age 21. Wounded July 1st.

Company F.— Pvt. Elisha C. Reed, at Alexandria, Va., September 7, 1864; age 42. Wounded at Petersburg, June 18th. Pvt. John McNish, at Gettysburg, July 23, 1863; age 31. Wounded July 1st. Pvt. Josiah P. Turner, at Baltimore, Md., September 7, 1863; age 29. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 1st.

Company G.—Corp. John T. Paris, at Washington, May 19, 1864; age 23. Wounded May 10th, on color guard. Leg amputated. Corp. Charles Suggett, at Gettysburg, August 2, 1863; age 21. Wounded on color guard, July 1st. Pvt. Henry Crothine, at Fort Schuyler, N. Y., July 23, 1863; age 24. Wounded July 1st, at Gettysburg. Pvt. William H. Jamieson, at Fitzhugh hospital. May 25, 1S63 ; age 24. Wounded at Fitzhugh Crossing, April 29th. Foot amputated.

Company H.—Corp. Charles E. Crarey, at Philadelphia, August 3, 1863; age 24. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 1st. Pvt. Myron Demary, at Washington, D. C, Dec 9, 1863; age 19. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 1. Pvt. Henry McNames, (R.), at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; age 20. Mortally wounded and body supposed to have been burned up in the woods. Pvt. Nathaniel J. Moon, at Alexandria, Va., Aug. 4, 1864; age 20. Wounded near Petersburg, June 18. Pvt. Edwin J. Ranger, at Baltimore, Md., Feb. 22, 1865; age 26. Wounded at Dabney's Mill, Feb. 7.

Company I— Pvt. Seymour L. Burns, at Wilderness, May 5, 1864. Wounded and body supposed to have been burned up in the woods. Pvt. Henry Coonrad, at Washington, D. C, June 13, 1864; age 42. Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 12. Leg amputated. Pvt. John Dubois, at Gettysburg, Sept. 20, 1863; age 28. Wounded July 1. Pvt. Nelson Harris, at Gettysburg, July 5, 1863; age 23. Wounded July 1. Pvt. Hiram A. Williams, at Gettysburg, July 5, 1863; age 32. Wounded July 1. Pvt. August Lahser, at Washington, D. C, May 23, 1864; age 18. Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 12. Pvt. John Matrie, at Washington, D. C, May 23, 1864; age 25. Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 10. Pvt. Theodore B. Thomas, at Washington, D. C, July 11, 1864; age 50. Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18.

Company K—Corp. Evan B. McClure, at Washington, D. C, May 30, 1864; age 25. Wounded at North Anna, Va., May 23. Corp. Rufus J. Whipple, at City Point, Va., Aug. 26, 1864; age 41. Wounded in action on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19. Pvt. John H. Fryer, at Alexandria, Va., June 21, 1864; age 20. Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8. Pvt. Francis E. Miller, at Washington, D. C, May 22, 1864; age 20. Wounded in leg and shoulder in Wilderness, May 5. Doing well until night of May 9, when, in a stampede from a supposed guerrilla attack, someone trod on his wounds, rendering them mortal. Wounded also at Gettysburg.

DIED IN CONFEDERATE PRISONS, 1st Lt. Ara W. Sprague, at Charleston, S. C, Oct. 14, 1864; age 41.

Company A— Pvt. Jonathan D. Chase, at Florence, S. C, in December, 1864; aged 22. Captured at Wilderness, May 5. Pvt. Anthony Long, at Florence, S. C., in December, 1864; aged 25. Captured June 22. Pvt. Charles Willaird, at Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 22, 1S64 ; aged 23. Captured Aug. 19, 1864, in action on Weldon Railroad. Wounded at Fredericksburg.

Company B— Pvt. Lewis A. Baldwin, at Andersonville, Georgia, Oct. 22, 1864; age 33. Captured at Wilderness, May 5. Pvt. Peter Viele, (R.), at Libby Prison, Richmond, June 21, 1864; age 28. Captured at Wilderness, May 5.

Company C—Corp. John A. Sherwood, at Salisbury, N. C, Jan. 9, 1865; age 33. Captured at Gettysburg; also on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864. Pvt. Charles R. Dobbins, at Florence, S. C, in 1864; age 20. Captured at Wilderness, May 5. Pvt. John Passage, Jr., near Salisbury, N. C, in February, 1865; age 29. Wounded at Laurel Hill. Captured on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864. Pvt. Alfred C. Willis, at Andersonville, Ga., in 1864; age 20. Wounded at Gettysburg. Prisoner at Wilderness, May 5, 1864.

Company D.—Corp. John M. Andres, at Andersonville, Ga., in 1864; age 24. Prisoner at Gettysburg; also on the color guard, at Wilderness, May 5, 1864. Pvt. George H. Lang, at Belle Isle, Dec. 16, 1863; age 24. Prisoner at Gettysburg. Pvt. Andrew Rich, near Fitzhugh, Va., June 15, 1863; age 20. Hospital captured by the enemy after our army left for Gettysburg, June 12.

Company E.—Corp. Frederick Woods, at Andersonville, Oct. 21, 1864; age 20. Prisoner at North Anna, May 23. Sgt. William Bruskie, at Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 10, 1865; aged 21. Prisoner at Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864. Pvt. Robert Gaunt, at Andersonville, in 1864; age 26. Wounded and prisoner at Gettysburg. Taken south. Prisoner at North Anna, May 23, 1864. Pvt. Frederick Stotte, at Libby Prison, Jan. 29, 1864; age 36. Prisoner at Gettysburg, July 1.

Company F.—Corp. Royal L. Potter, at Libby Prison, Jan. 8, 1863; age 42. Prisoner at Fredericksburg, Dec. 16, 1862. Pvt. Daniel Bourassas, at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. —, 1864; age 31.- Prisoner on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864. Pvt. Antoine La Blanc, at Libby Prison, Jan. 6, 1864; age 35. Prisoner at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863.

Company G.— Pvt. George Martin, at Andersonville, Ga., in November, 1864; age 23. Captured June 22. Pvt. Clement Saunier (R.), at Andersonville, Ga., June 29, 1864; age 27. Captured at Wilderness, May 5.

Company H.—Sgt. Richard A. Riley, at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 19, 1864; age 25. Wounded at Gettysburg. Captured at North Anna, May 23, 1864. Corp. Marshall Bills, at Andersonville, Ga., in 1864; age 21. On Color Guard. Captured at North Anna, May 23. Pvt. Philip T. Dunroe, at Andersonville, Ga., Nov. 22, 1864; age 30. Prisoner at Gettysburg. Taken south. Returned March 4, 1864. Prisoner at Wilderness, May 5, 1864. Pvt. Marquis L. Lapaugh, at Florence, S. C, in 1864; aged 26. Prisoner at Gettysburg. Taken south. Returned Sept. 11, 1863. Prisoner at Wilderness, May 5, 1864. Pvt. George M. Riley, died on "Steamer Geo. Leary," off Hilton Head, S. C, Nov. 23, 1864; age 27. Had been in Andersonville. Captured at Wilderness, May 5, 1864. Pvt. Clark W. Butler (R.), at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 28, 1864; age 18. Captured in action on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864. Pvt. Thomas Burnett (R.). at Salisbury, N. C, Jan. 16, 1865; age 38. Captured in action on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864.

Company I—Sgt. Eugene F. Nardin, at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 31, 1864; aged 26. Wounded and prisoner at Wilderness, May 5. Escaped and captured in action on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19. Pvt. Hiram Bentley, at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 7, 1864; age 20. Captured at Wilderness, May 5. Pvt. William A. Flynn, at Libby Prison, Richmond, Oct. 23. 1863; age 36. Captured at Gettysburg, July 1. Corp. Henry L. Houk, at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 28, 1864; age 23. Captured in Wilderness, May 5. James Johnson, (R.), at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 23, 1864; age 41. Captured in Wilderness, Va., May 5. Joseph Peyette, (R.), at Andersonville, Ga., in 1864; age 18. Captured in Wilderness, May 5.

Company K—Albert Ganong, at Libby Prison, Va., Jan. 11, 1863; age 18. Captured at Fredericksburg. Dec. 16, 1862. Charles S. Hosmer, at Libby Prison, Richmond, Nov. 19, 1S63 ; age 19. Captured at Gettysburg, July 1. John Chapman, (R.), at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 9, 1S64 ; age 19. Captured in action on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 18. Max Pischa, (R.), at Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., in 1864; age 43. Captured at Wilderness, May 5.

DIED COMING HOME FROM CONFEDERATE PRISONS. Company B— Pvt. Oscar A. Eckliff, at Annapolis Parole Camp, Md., Dec. 13, 1863; age 28. Captured at Gettysburg, July 1.

Company C— Pvt. William A. Herrendeen, at Washington, Feb. 6, 1865; age 23. Prisoner at Gettysburg. Wounded at Wilderness. Captured on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864. Pvt. Andrew B. Lanning, drowned on "Steamer Gen. Lyon," destroyed by fire on the ocean, March 6, 1865, while carrying exchanged prisoners to New York. Captured in Wilderness, May 5, 1864, and taken to Andersonville, Ga., where he kept the burial records of the Union dead. His death with the loss of his diary was irreparable. Age 23.

Company E—Sgt. John Roache died coming from Salisbury prison, N. C, in February, 1865; age 21. Captured on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864. Corp. Thomas G. Norton, in Detroit, of prison mistreatment, April 18, 1865, just after his arrival home; age 23. Prisoner at Gettysburg. Exchanged and again captured on Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864, and taken to Salisbury, N. C.

Company I—Sgt. Emile Mettetal, drowned on " Steamer Gen. Lyon," burned at sea, March 6, 1865; age 22. Captured in Wilderness, May 5, 1864, and taken to Andersonville, Ga. Corp. Frederic Bosardis died at Baltimore, Md., March 18, 1865; age 21. Prisoner at Gettysburg. Exchanged and captured again June 22, 1864, and taken to Andersonville, Ga. Pvt. Peter Jackson died at Annapolis, Md., Nov. 28, 1S63 ; age 21. Captured at Gettysburg and taken to Andersonville, Ga.

Company K— Pvt. John J. Post died at Annapolis, Md., Aug. 31, 1863; age 26. Captured at Gettysburg and taken south.

DIED OF DISEASE DURING THEIR SERVICE. Capt. John C. Merritt, H, at Georgetown, D. C, July 9, 1863; age 24. 1st Lt. George H. Pinkney, K, at Alexandria, Va., Aug. 15, 1864; age 31. Demain Wheelhouse, (N. C. S.) at Rappahannock. Sta., Nov. 30, 1863; age 24.

Company A.—Corp. John Sterling, at Culpepper, Va., March 3, 1864; age 23. Pvt. Christopher Beahm, at Brooks' Station, Va., Dec. 19, 1862; age 18. Pvt. Charles Quandt, drowned in the Rappahannock, Aug. 8, 1863; age 29. Detailed to B, 4th U.S. Artillery, Feb. 9, 1863. Pvt. Lewis D. Moores (R.), at Culpepper, Va., April 14, 1864; age 18 Pvt. Peter G. Zoll (R.), at Camp Butler, 111., March 30, 1865; age 45.

Company B.— Pvt. Clark Davis, at City Point, Va., June 24, 1864, of pneumonia; age 29. Wounded at Fredericksburg. Pvt. Henry Wallace, at Philadelphia, Oct. 14, 1864; age 37. Wounded at Gettysburg.

Company C.—Sgt. Clark Eddy, near Petersburg, Va., Jan. 18, 1865, of typhoid fever; age 22. Wounded at Gettysburg and Wilderness. Pvt. Charles Burr, at Washington, D. C, June 19, 1864; age 24. Pvt. Roswell B. Curtiss, at Harewood Hospital, Washington, D. C, Nov. 8, 1862, of diphtheria induced by rain march of Oct. 26 ; age 21. Pvt. John H. James, at Washington, D. C, Jan. 11, 1863; age 27. Pvt. Bristol A. Lee, at Frederick City, Md., Aug. 13, 1S63 ; age 26. Wounded at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. Pvt. Daniel B. Stevens, at Washington, D, C, Dec. i, 1862; age 19. Pvt. George W. Soper, at York, Pa., Nov. 27, 1862; age 27. Pvt. Andrew E. Mitchell (K.), at Camp Butler, 111., April 22, 1865; age 29. Pvt. Gideon B. Stiles (R.), at Niles, Mich., Nov. 5, 1864; age 22.

Company D.— Pvt. Ludovico Bowles, at Camp Butler, 111., April i, 1865, of typhoid fever; age 26. Wounded at Fitzhugh Crossing, wounded again at Laurel Hill, Va. Pvt. Francis Demay, at Camp Butler, 111., April 17, 1865; age 21. Pvt. Anthony Eberts, at Camp Butler, 111., March 19, 1865; age 23. Detailed to B, 4th U.S. Artillery for two years. Wounded at Gettysburg. John Hamley (Wagoner), at Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1863, while coming home on furlough; age 37. Detailed to B, 4th U.S. Artillery Pvt. Henry H. Mills, at Baltimore, Md., Dec. 12, 1863, while coming home on furlough; age 22. Pvt. John Newman, at Washington, D. C, April 2, 1864; age 20. Pvt. Henry Palmer, at Belle Plain, Va., March 10, 1863; age 25. Pvt. George B. Parsons, in ambulance, D. C, Sept. 8, 1862, from fright induced by sudden call to arms ; age 44. Pvt. Henry Carpenter (R.), at Pittsburg, Sept. 1, 1864; while en route to join the regiment; age 21. Pvt. James L. Collard (R.) at Culpepper, Va., April 2. 1864; age 20. Pvt. Frederick Maths, (R.) at Culpepper, Va., March i8, 1864; age 22.

Company E.— Pvt. Michael Cavanaugh, in Detroit, Aug. 28, 1862; age 35. Died before the regiment left home. First death. Pvt. Martin Devine, at Alexandria, Va., July 28, 1863, of pneumonia ; age 42. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 1. Pvt. George Curtis (R.), at Camp Butler, III, April 7, 1865; age 38.

Company F.— Pvt. Jasper Burt, at Belleville, Mich., Oct. 15, 1863; age 28. Injured by kick of a mule in the face, June 12. Had no teeth when he enlisted and procured a set to pass surgeon's inspection. Pvt. James Burns, at Washington, D. C, March 24, 1864; age 32. Pvt. Joseph Gohir, at Belle Plain, Va., Dec. 28, 1862; age ig. Pvt. Peter P. Rivard, found dead in his tent at Culpepper, Va., March 29, 1864; age 24. Wounded twice at Gettysburg. Returned March 22, 1864. Pvt. James Robertson, in hands of enemy near Fitzhugh's, Va., July 12, 1863; age 38. Hospital fell into enemy's hands after start of our army for Gettysburg, June 12. Pvt. Marcus G. Wheeler, at Belle Plain, Va., Dec. 29, 1862; age 18. Daniel D. Webster (musician), at Camp Butler, Il., March 9, 1865; age 21. Prisoner at Fredericksburg. Pvt. Albert A. Doty (R.), at Camp Butler, Il., March 30, 1865; age 40.

Company G.— Pvt. Arden H. Olmstead, on boat going from Belle Plain to Washington, a few hours after his discharge, Jan. 28, 1863; age 24. Pvt. Charles O. Baldwin, at Brooks' Station, Va., Dec. 6, 1862; age 24. Pvt. Henry Collins, at Culpepper, Va., March 18, 1864; age 21. Pvt. John Foster, at Camp Butler, 111., March 11, 1865; age 21. Pvt. Edwin Johnson, at Fort Schuyler, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1864; age 25. Pvt. Simon G. Taylor (R.), at Camp Butler, 111., March 28, 1865; age 33.

Company H.— Pvt. Michael Cunningham, killed by fall of a tree in Canada while on furlough, March 9, 1864; age 21. Wounded at Gettysburg. Sgt. Herbert Adams, at Belle Plain, Va., Jan. 5, 1863; age 39. Pvt. John Benedict, at Alexandria, Va., Feb. 29, 1864; age 23. Pvt. William Morgan, at Belle Plain, Va., Feb. 24, 1863; age 21. Pvt. Daniel Steele, at Brooks' Station, Va., Dec. 7, 1862; age 19. Pvt. Edward Wilson, at Brooks' Station, Va., Dec. 8, 1862; age 20. Born in Detroit. Pvt. Robert D. Simpson, at Belle Plain, Va., March 4, 1863; age 21. Wounded at Fredericksburg.

Company I.— Pvt. William Charlesworth, in Redford, Mich., Dec. 5, 1864; age 23. Wounded at Gettysburg. Pvt. John B. Harris, at Brooks' Station, Va., Nov. 27, 1862; age 24. Pvt. Cross Harris, at Washington, D. C, Nov. 22, 1S62 ; age 20. Pvt. Charles Devantoy, at Washington, D. C, Sept. 20, 1863; age 36. Pvt. Isaac Innes, at Washington, D. C, Dec. 11, 1862; age 18. Pvt. John H. Townsend, at Belle Plain, Va., Feb. 23, 1863; age 36. Pvt. Wesley A. Tinkham, at Washington, D. C, Dec. 16, 1863; age 20. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863.

Company K.—Eli A. Blanchard (musician), in Livonia, Mich., June 21, 1865; age 21. Pvt. Orville Barnes, at Culpepper, Va., March 27, 1864; age 39. Pvt. Charles D. Hoagland, at Belle Plain, Va., Jan. 13, 1863; age 21. Pvt. Charles W. Lossee, at Brooks' Station, Va., Dec. 3, 1862; age 18. Pvt. Simon Miller, at Brooks' Station, Va., Dec. 3, 1862; age 50. Pvt. James Nowlin, at Brooks' Station, Va., Dec. 9, 1862; age 70. Hiram Ruff (wagoner), in Washington, Jan. 14, 1863; age 31. Pvt. Franklin Colbretzer (R.), Camp Butler, 111., April 25, 1865; age 28. Pvt. Edward Merriman, (R.), Camp Butler, 111., March 15, 1865; age 23. Pvt. Silas P. Tomlinson, (R), at Alexandria, Va., Dec. 5, 1864; age 22.

SPRINGFIELD RECRUITS WHO DIED AT CAMP BUTLER, ILL. Pvt. Thomas Checken, C, drowned in Sangamon River, June 4, 1865. Pvt. Thomas Shanahan, C, drowned in Sangamon River, June 4, 1S65. Pvt. George H. Barnum, K, died at East Saginaw, April 1, 1865. Pvt. Marshal B. Dunlap, unassigned, died May 3, 1865. Pvt. Lewis Mapes, unassigned, died March 24, 1865. Pvt. William H. Wright, unassigned, died May i, 1865. Pvt. William F. Henry, A, March 28. Pvt. Wm. H. Marsh, F. April 8. Pvt. William. White, A, April 8. Pvt. James W. Parker, H, March 21. Pvt. Benj. F. McNitt, C, April 27. Pvt. Wm. F. Rogers, H, April 12. Sgt. Joseph Booth, E, April 13. Pvt. Alfred Turner, H, April 22. Pvt. O. M. Armstrong, E, May 15. Pvt. William Gault, I, April 15. Pvt. Oren Carrack, E, May 21. Pvt. John Louw, I, April 17. Pvt. Edward Crow, E, May 14. Pvt. John Hewins, K, April 17. Pvt. R. E. Hammond, E, March 21. Pvt. Robert Miller, K, April 13. Pvt. W. C. Wilmarth, E, April 22. Pvt. Henry J. Philleo, K, April 7. Pvt. Charles W. Goodrich, F, April 29. Pvt. Henry H. Van Est, K, March 26.

SUMMARY. Killed on the battlefield, 126 Died of wounds, received in battle, 45 Wounded and burned in Wilderness, 2 Died in Confederate prisons, 39 Died after exchange, while coming home, 9 Died of disease while in service, 71 Springfield Recruits, died of disease, 24 Springfield Recruits, drowned, 2 Total dead of Twenty-fourth Michigan, 318