THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT MEMORIAL MARKER
THE "24TH" ALSO KNOW AS "THE DETROIT AND WAYNE COUNTY REGIMENT" BECAME PART OF THE FAMOUS IRON BRIGADE. AT GETTYSBURG THEY ENTERED THE BATTLE WITH 496 MEN. AFTER THE FIRST DAY'S FIGHT, ONLY 99 MEN REMAINED WITH THEIR FLAG. THE SACRIFICE OF THE 24TH MICHIGAN AND THE IRON BRIGADE HELPED SLOW THE CONFEDERATE ADVANCE UPON GETTYSBURG AND ALLOWED FEDERAL FORCES TO GAIN A POSITION FOR VICTORY.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
War Memorial Historical Wayside Markers
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
1995
Photograph By:
R.C.
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