Albert M. Edwards
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Jump to navigationJump to searchAlbert M. Edwards was a Lieutenant Colonel of the 24th Michigan Infantry.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 18, 1861 in the (I) 1st Michigan Infantry / Company K at Adrian, Michigan as a Sergeant
- Mustered in on May 5, 1861 for a 3 month term of service
- 25 years old
- Taken prisoner in action on July 21, 1861 at the (I) Battle of Bull Run
- Exchanged
- Mustered out on May 20, 1862
- Re-entered service as a Captain of the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company F at organization
- Commissioned on July 26, 1862
- Mustered on August 15, 1862
- Commanding Regiment from July -, 1863 to February -, 1864
- Commissioned Major on November 23, 1863
- Mustered on February 1, 1864
- Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel on June 9, 1864
- Mustered July 17, 1864
- Commanding Regiment from January 25, 1865 to March -, 1865
- Promoted to Brevet Colonel of United States Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for gallant and meritorious services during the war
- Mustered out and honorably discharged at Detroit, Michigan on June 30, 1865
Post-War Career
Family
Notes
Sources
- Michigan and George H. Turner, Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Volume 24. (Kalamazoo, Mich.: Ihling bros. & Everard, printers, 1900). (Page 48)
Categories:
- Michigan Soldiers
- 1st Michigan Infantry
- 24th Michigan Infantry
- Michigan Officers
- Soldiers from an Unknown County, Michigan
- Soldiers from an Unknown City, Michigan
- Source: RSMVCW (24) 0048
- Michigan Prisoners
- 1st Michigan Infantry Prisoners
- Michigan Prisoners at (I) Bull Run
- 1st Michigan Infantry Prisoners at (I) Bull Run