George H. Canfield
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Jump to navigationJump to searchGeorge H. Canfield was a 1st Sergeant in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company I.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 2, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company I at Redford, Michigan as a Sergeant
- Mustered in on August 14, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 19 years old
- Wounded in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- 1st Sergeant
- Killed in action on February 7, 1865 at the Battle of Dabney's Mills
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 25)
Categories:
- Michigan Soldiers
- 24th Michigan Infantry
- Michigan Non-Commissioned Officers
- Soldiers from Wayne County, Michigan
- Soldiers from Redford, Michigan
- Source: RSMVCW (24) 0025
- Michigan Wounded
- 24th Michigan Infantry Wounded
- Michigan Wounded at Gettysburg
- 24th Michigan Infantry Wounded at Gettysburg
- Michigan Killed
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed
- Michigan Killed at Dabney's Mills
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed at Dabney's Mills