Jacob M. Howard (Jr.)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchJacob M. Howard (Jr.) was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company F and a Brevet Lieutenant Colonel of United States Volunteers.
Antebellum
War Career
- Entered service in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company F at Detroit, Michigan at organization as 2nd Lieutenant on July 31, 1862
- Commissioned to date July 26, 1862
- Mustered in August 15, 1862
- 20 years old
- Aide-de-Camp on staff of General Hartsuff from January 20, 1863 to February -, 1863
- On staff of General Hartsuff from January 20, 1863 to April -, 1863
- Resigned on August 15, 1863
- Commissioned Captain and Aide-de-Camp of U.S. Volunteers to rank from May 4, 1863
- Captain and Assistant Adjutant General of U.S. Volunteers on March 18, 1864
- Major on March 29, 1865
- Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on August 11, 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war
- Mustered out on September 19, 1865
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 75)