William H. Rexford
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Jump to navigationJump to searchWilliam H. Rexford was a private in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company B.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on July 26, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company B at Detroit, Michigan at organization as 1st Lieutenant
- Commissioned on July 26, 1862
- Mustered in August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 26 years old
- Commissioned Captain on December 13, 1862
- Mustered on December 20, 1862
- Wounded in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Discharged for disability on November 21, 1863 on account of wounds
- Ordnance Storekeeper for the U.S. Army on May 16, 1865
Post-War Career
- Captain and Military Storekeeper July 28, 1866
- Major from December 6 1889 - November 1898
- Retired November 3, 1898
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 124)