Royal L. Potter
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRoyal L. Potter was a private in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company F.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 14, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company F at Detroit, Michigan
- Mustered in August 15, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 42 years old
- Taken prisoner in action on December 13, 1862 at the Battle of (II) Fredericksburg
- Paroled
- Died at Richmond, Virginia on January 8, 1863
- Buried at Richmond, Virginia
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 119)
Categories:
- Michigan Soldiers
- 24th Michigan Infantry
- Michigan Enlisted
- Soldiers from Wayne County, Michigan
- Soldiers from Detroit, Michigan
- Source: RSMVCW (24) 0119
- Michigan Prisoners
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners
- Union Prisoners at (II) Fredericksburg
- Michigan Prisoners at (II) Fredericksburg
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners at (II) Fredericksburg
- Michigan Killed
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed