. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . 00. It contains 3,583 graves of soldiers,979 of whom have only the word unknown for their stands third in the number slain and first in rank ofpopulation. The Michigan lot contains 172 known dead. Thefrequent names of the Twenty-fourth Michigan are seen among rest lie in the unknown lot, except such as were removed byfriends to burial grounds at home. Rev. Dr. Potts, in his memorialaddress there, truly said: It is an honor to rest on such a spot asthis. I c
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . 00. It contains 3,583 graves of soldiers,979 of whom have only the word unknown for their stands third in the number slain and first in rank ofpopulation. The Michigan lot contains 172 known dead. Thefrequent names of the Twenty-fourth Michigan are seen among rest lie in the unknown lot, except such as were removed byfriends to burial grounds at home. Rev. Dr. Potts, in his memorialaddress there, truly said: It is an honor to rest on such a spot asthis. I could wish no higher honor for my mortal frame than to belaid by my comrades in this beautiful retreat. THE MICHIGAN MONUMENTS. A few years ago the Second Massachusetts Infantry erected onCulps Hill, where it fought, a monument to its dead. The plan thusoriginated, of marking with monuments, the positions of regimentson that battlefield, was first adopted by that State, and soon otherStates emulated the good example, until 300 monuments may be seenon the field, erected by the States under the auspices of the. TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN MONUMENT AT BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. MICHIGAN DAY AT GETTYSBURG. 407 Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, who have purchasedsites and avenues along the battle lines. In 1887, the Michigan Legislature appropriated $20,000 for theerection of its monuments there. Colonel Geo. G. Briggs (SeventhMichigan Cavalry), Lieutenant George W. Crawford (Sixth MichiganCavalry) and Lieutenant Peter Lennon (Fifth Michigan Infantry),were appointed a commission by the Governor to expend theappropriation. They paid $2,500 to the Battlefield Association for aconveyance of all privileges needed to protect Michigans interests onthe field. They served without compensation and were able to setapart $1,350 to each of the eleven regiments for its monument, $1,000to the battery and $500 to the four sharpshooter companies. In the spring of 1889 tne mon
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