Gilbert A. Dickey

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Gilbert A. Dickey[1] was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company G.

Antebellum

War Career

  • Enlisted on August 12, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company E at Detroit, Michigan
  • Mustered in on August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
  • 19 years old
  • Promoted to Commissary Sergeant on December 2, 1862
  • Promoted to Sergeant Major on January 27, 1863
  • Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company G on March 10, 1863
  • Killed in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
  • Buried in National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Post-War Career

Family

Notes

  1. RSMVCW (24) 0042 also spells his name Gilbert M. Dickey. For now, it has been left this way.

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