Benjamin W. Hendricks
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Jump to navigationJump to searchBenjamin W. Hendricks was a Captain in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company G.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 12, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company G at Detroit, Michigan as a Sergeant
- Mustered in on August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 25 years old
- 1st Sergeant on January 13, 1863
- Wounded in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Discharged to accept promotion on April 29, 1864
- Commissioned 1st Lieutenant of 24th Michigan Infantry / Company E on November 21, 1863
- Wounded in action May 6, 1864
- Commissioned Captain of the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company G on October 14, 1864
- Mustered on November 17, 1864
- 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 69)
