John A. Sherwood
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Jump to navigationJump to searchJohn A. Sherwood was a Corporal in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company H.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 9, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company H at Plymouth, Michigan
- Mustered in August 15, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 31 years old
- Taken prisoner in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Returned to regiment on October 8, 1863
- Corporal
- Wounded in action on May 5, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness
- Taken prisoner in action on August 19, 1864 at Weldon Railroad, Virginia
- Died of disease while a prisoner at Salisbury, North Carolina on January 10, 1865
- Buried at Salisbury, North Carolina
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 133)
Categories:
- Michigan Soldiers
- 24th Michigan Infantry
- Michigan Non-Commissioned Officers
- Soldiers from Wayne County, Michigan
- Soldiers from Nankin, Michigan
- Source: RSMVCW (24) 0133
- Michigan Prisoners
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners
- Michigan Prisoners at Gettysburg
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners at Gettysburg
- Michigan Prisoners at Weldon Railroad
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners at Weldon Railroad
- Michigan Wounded
- 24th Michigan Infantry Wounded
- Michigan Wounded at the Wilderness
- 24th Michigan Infantry Wounded at the Wilderness
- Michigan Killed
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed
- Michigan Killed by Disease
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed by Disease