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Title: History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment ..
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Curtis, O. B. (Orson Blair), 1841?-1901
Subjects: United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 24th (1862-1865) United States. Army Michigan Infantry Regiment, 24th (1861-1965) United States. Army Iron Brigade United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental historiese
Publisher: Detroit, Mich., Winn & Hammond
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ree inches.John Renton of the same company was next in height, being one-halfinch shorter. D also had forty-eight men between twenty andtwenty-five years, the greatest number of like ages in any company. Company E had the greatest number (14) over forty years old.In average age G was next to the youngest company. It containedthe youngest member of the regiment, Willie Young, barely thirteenyears of age, who served as drummer through the war. The twoyoungest in the ranks who carried guns were Patrick Cleary andAugust Lahser of Company I. Company K had seventy-two farmers,the most of any; also the oldest man, James Nowlin, who was seventyyears old. It also contained the greatest number of boys (46) whowere twenty years old and under. Company C had the greatestnumber of American born (92), and Company E the greatest number(65) of foreign born. DEPARTURE FROM HOME. As the day of departure drew near, activity increased in camp.Happy he who obtained a furlough to visit home and friends once
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DEPARTURE FOR THE WAR, AUGUST 59, 1862. 48 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. / more. Familiar faces- in suits of blue hastened about. Sad thehearths which soon will have vacant chairs. Up yonder shadedwalk move two affianced hearts vowing eternal fidelity and devotiontill this cruel war is over. Blue forms bend over sleeping babes,whom the infants eyes will never more behold. Mothers press sonsto their hearts again and again, then go to their closets to pray.Fathers grasp tender hands they so often have led in younger days,try to talk in old familiar tones, and with a God bless you, partwith their sons forever! Friday, August 29, 1862, dates our departure for the front.Knapsacks are packed, ranks formed, and at 5 oclock in the afternoonthe regiment bade farewell to Camp Barns, and keeping step to thegrand music of the Union, marched down Woodward avenue, thenceup Jefferson avenue to greet General O. B. Wilcox, just returned fromSouthern captivity, thence to the Michigan Central w

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