William Funke
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Jump to navigationJump to searchWilliam Funke was a Sergeant in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company D.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on July 24, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company D at Detroit, Michigan as a Corporal
- Mustered in on August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 18 years old
- Promoted to Sergeant on June 1, 1865
- Killed in action on May 30, 1864 at the Battle of Bethesda Church
- Buried in National Cemetery at Cold Harbor, 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 56)
Categories:
- Michigan Soldiers
- 24th Michigan Infantry
- Michigan Non-Commissioned Officers
- Soldiers from Wayne County, Michigan
- Soldiers from Detroit, Michigan
- Source: RSMVCW (24) 0056
- Michigan Killed
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed
- Union Killed at Bethesda Church
- Michigan Killed at Bethesda Church
- 24th Michigan Infantry Killed at Bethesda Church