John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon was a Captain in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company B.

War Career

• Enlisted on April 18, 1861 in the (I) 1st Michigan Infantry / Company A at Detroit, Michigan
• Mustered in May 4, 1861 for a 3 month term of service
• 22 years old
• Wounded in action on July 21, 1861 at the (I) Battle of Bull Run
• Mustered out on August 7, 1861
• Enlisted on July 24, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company B as 1st Sergeant
• Mustered in August 13, 1862 for a 3 month term of service
• Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on December 13, 1862
• Mustered December 21, 1862
• Commissioned 1st Lieutenant of Company C on September 1, 1863
• Mustered September 7, 1863
• Commissioned Captain on November 22, 1863
• Mustered February 1, 1864
• Wounded in action on May 5, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness
• Mustered out at Detroit, Michigan on June 30, 1865

Post-War Career

• Died on August 4, 1887

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 161)