Shephard L. Howard
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Jump to navigationJump to searchShephard L. Howard was a 1st Lieutenant in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company K.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 12, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company D at Detroit, Michigan
- Mustered in August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 31 years old
- Wounded in action on May 29, 1863 at the Battle of (II) Fredericksburg
- Corporal
- 1st Sergeant
- Commissioned 1st Lieutenant of Company I on October 4, 1864
- Mustered on December 3, 1864
- Transferred to Company K February 1, 1865
- Mustered out at Detroit, Michigan on June 30, 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)