William Bruske
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Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 5, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company E at Detroit, Michigan
- Mustered in on August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 19 years old
- Taken prisoner in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Died on February 11, 1865 while a prisoner at Salisbury Prison at Salisbury, North Carolina
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 21)
Categories:
- Michigan Soldiers
- 24th Michigan Infantry
- Michigan Enlisted
- Soldiers from Wayne County, Michigan
- Soldiers from Detroit, Michigan
- Source: RSMVCW (24) 0021
- Michigan Prisoners
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners
- Michigan Prisoners at Gettysburg
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners at Gettysburg
- Michigan Prisoners at Salisbury Prison
- 24th Michigan Infantry Prisoners at Salisbury Prison
- Michigan Killed
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed