George C. Gordon
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Jump to navigationJump to searchGeorge C. Gordon was a Captain in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company I.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 14, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company I at Detroit, Michigan as a Captain
- Mustered in on August 15, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- Commissioned to date July 26, 1862
- 30 years old
- Taken prisoner in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Escaped on February 14, 1865
- Brevet Major of U.S. Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for gallant and meritorious services during the war
- Joined regiment on May 20, 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 60)
