Henry R. Whiting
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Jump to navigationJump to searchHenry R. Whiting was a Brevet Major in the United States Army. He previously served as a Captain in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company E.
Antebellum
War Career
- Entered service in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company A at organization as 2nd Lieutenant
- Commissioned July 26, 1862
- Mustered on August 13, 1862
- ? years old
- Taken prisoner in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Paroled on March 14, 1864
- Commissioned Captain of Company E on May 6, 1864
- Brevet Major of United States Volunteers on April 1, 1864 for gallant and meritorious services in front of Petersburg, Virginia at the Battle of Five Forks
- Aide-de-Camp on staff of General Crawford, 5th Army Corps / 3rd Division from February to June 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 158)