William R. Dodsley
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Jump to navigationJump to searchWilliam R. Dodsley was a Captain in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company K.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 5, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company H at Detroit, Michigan as a Sergeant
- Mustered in on August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service
- 22 years old
- Discharged to accept promotion on December 29, 1862
- Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on December 29, 1862
- Mustered on December 29, 1862
- Wounded in action on July 1, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Commissioned 1st Lieutenant of the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company K on September 1, 1863
- Mustered on September 7, 1863
- Commissioned Captain on November 22, 1863
- Mustered on February 1, 1864
- Mustered out at Detroit, Michigan on June 30, 1865
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 44)