Mark Flanigan
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Jump to navigationJump to searchMark Flanigan was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 24th Michigan Infantry.
Antebellum
War Career
- Entered service on August 15, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry at Detroit, Michigan as Lieutenant Colonel
- Commissioned on August 15, 1862
- Mustered in on August 15, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 37 years old
- Wounded in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Promoted to Brevet Colonel of United States Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for gallantry at the Battle of (I) Fredericksburg
- Promoted to Brevet Brigadier General of United States Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for meritorious conduct in the campaign of Gettysburg and for service in that engagement
Post-War Career
- Died on October 4, 1886
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 53)