Ira W. Fletcher

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Ira W. Fletcher was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company K.

Antebellum

War Career

  • Enlisted on July 31, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company K at Brownstown, Michigan as a Corporal
  • Mustered in on August 14, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
  • 18 years old
  • Promoted to Sergeant on December 15, 1862
  • Taken prisoner in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
  • Paroled on September 23, 1863
  • Promoted to 1st Sergeant on November 1, 1864
  • Promoted to Sergeant Major on January 7, 1865
  • Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company K on March 30, 1865
  • Mustered on April 19, 1865
  • Mustered out at Detroit, Michigan on June 30, 1865

Post-War Career

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