Charles Willard
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Jump to navigationJump to searchCharles Willard was a private in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company A.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 7, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company A at Detroit, Michigan
- Mustered in August 15, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 21 years old
- Missing in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Returned to regiment on August 16, 1863
- Taken prisoner on August 19, 1864
- Died on November 23, 1864 in prison at Salisbury, North Carolina
- Buried at Salisbury, North Carolina
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 160)
Categories:
- Michigan Soldiers
- 24th Michigan Infantry
- Michigan Enlisted
- Soldiers from Wayne County, Michigan
- Soldiers from St. Johns, Michigan
- Source: RSMVCW (24) 0160
- Michigan Missing
- 24th Michigan Infantry Missing
- Michigan Missing at Gettysburg
- 24th Michigan Infantry Missing at Gettysburg
- Michigan Prisoners
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners
- Michigan Killed
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed