George W. Burchell

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George W. Burchell was a Captain of the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company B.

Antebellum

War Career

  • Enlisted in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company G at Detroit, Michigan as a 2nd Lieutenant
  • Commissioned on July 26, 1862
  • Mustered in on August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
  • 33 years old
  • Commissioned 1st Lieutenant on March 10, 1863
  • Mustered on April 22, 1863
  • Wounded in action on April 29, 1863 at the Battle of Fitzhugh's Crossing
  • Commissioned Captain of the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company B on November 21, 1863
  • Mustered on January 22, 1864
  • Wounded in action on May 12, 1864 at the Battle of Spotsylvania
  • Resigned and honorably discharged on January 21, 1865

Post-War Career

  • Died on September 10, 1900

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