Richard Hamilton
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRichard Hamilton was a private in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company D.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on October 7, 1864 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company D at Detroit, Michigan
- Mustered in on October 7, 1864 for a 3 year term of service
- 18 years old
- Missing in action on May 5, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness
- Joined regiment at Springfield, Illinois on March 10, 1865
- Deserted at Springfield, Illinois on April 11, 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 64)
