Survivors of the 24th Michigan Regiment, Civil War Monument Dedication at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1889
THF154305 / Survivors of the 24th Michigan Regiment, Civil War Monument Dedication at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1889
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Artifact Overview
The 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry was part of the famed "Iron Brigade," one of the most celebrated northern units during the Civil War. At Gettysburg in July 1863, this regiment was engaged in fierce fighting--and they suffered the most casualties of any Union regiment there. In June 1889, the 24th Michigan's aging veterans gathered on the Gettysburg battlefield to dedicate their unit's monument. Then they posed for this photograph.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1889
Subject Date
12 June 1889
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.95.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Wood (Plant material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 21.25 in (with frame)
Width: 23.25 in (with frame)
Thickness: 1.5 in (frame)
Height: 12.5 in (image seen in frame only)
Width: 16 in (image seen in frame only)
Inscriptions
Text printed under image:
SURVIVORS OF THE 24TH MICHIGAN REGIMENT /
AT THE /
Dedication of their Monument at Gettysburg, June 12, 1889 /
1st (Iron) Brig., 1st Div., 1st Corps.
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