Edwin B. Wight
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Jump to navigationJump to searchEdwin B. Wight was a Major in the 24th Michigan Infantry.
Antebellum
War Career
- Entered service in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company A at organization as 2nd Lieutenant
- Mustered in July 24, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 24 years old
- Commissioned Captain on July 26, 1862
- Mustered on August 13, 1862
- Commissioned Major on July 1, 1863
- Mustered on June 22, 1863
- Wounded in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Discharged on account of disability on November 17, 1863
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 159)