Rufus I. Whipple
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRufus I. Whipple was a Corporal in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company K.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 9, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company K at Brownstown, Michigan
- Mustered in August 14, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 39 years old
- Corporal March 1, 1864
- Wounded in action on August 19, 1864 at the Battle of Weldon Railroad
- Died on August 26, 1864 of wounds received
- Buried in National Cemetery at Arlington, 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 157)
Categories:
- Michigan Soldiers
- 24th Michigan Infantry
- Michigan Non-Commissioned Officers
- Soldiers from Wayne County, Michigan
- Soldiers from Brownstown, Michigan
- Source: RSMVCW (24) 0157
- Michigan Wounded
- 24th Michigan Infantry Wounded
- Michigan Wounded at Weldon Railroad
- 24th Michigan Infantry Wounded at Weldon Railroad
- Michigan Killed
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed
- Michigan Wounded at Killed Railroad
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed at Weldon Railroad
