Oliver M. Moon
From Warriors of the Rebellion
Jump to navigationJump to searchOliver M. Moon was a private in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company D.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 11, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company D at Detroit, Michigan
- Mustered in August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 24 years old
- Taken prisoner in action on December 16, 1862 at the Battle of (I) Fredericksburg
- Confined at Libby Prison until January 8, 1863
- Transferred to Invalid Corps on March 31, 1864
- Discharged at Detroit, Michigan on July 6, 1865 as Corporal of VRC / 2nd Regiment / Company H
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 104)