William A. Herrendeen
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Jump to navigationJump to searchWilliam A. Herrendeen was a private in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company C.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 8, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company C at Plymouth, Michigan
- Mustered in August 15, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 21 years old
- Taken prisoner in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Returned to regiment on October 27, 1864[1]
- Wounded in action on May 6, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness
- Taken prisoner near Petersburg, Virginia on September 5, 1864
- Died of disease at Washington, D.C. on February 6, 1865
Post-War Career
Family
Notes
- ↑ Printed as 1864, meant as 1863? Would make more sense with the rest of his timeline
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 70)
Categories:
- Michigan Soldiers
- 24th Michigan Infantry
- Michigan Enlisted
- Soldiers from Wayne County, Michigan
- Soldiers from Plymouth, Michigan
- Source: RSMVCW (24) 0070
- Michigan Prisoners
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners
- Michigan Prisoners at Gettysburg
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners at Gettysburg
- Michigan Prisoners at Petersburg
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners at Petersburg
- Michigan Wounded
- 24th Michigan Infantry Wounded
- Michigan Wounded at the Wilderness
- 24th Michigan Infantry Wounded at the Wilderness
- Michigan Killed
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed
- Michigan Killed by Disease
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed by Disease
