24th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
| 24th Missouri Volunteer Infantry "The Lyon Legion" | |
|---|---|
| Active | October 24, 1861 to February 1, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements |
Battle of Pea Ridge (5 companies) Battle of Iuka (Company E) Second Battle of Corinth (Company E) Yazoo Pass Expedition (Company E) Battle of Port Gibson (Company E) Battle of Raymond (Company E) Battle of Jackson (Company E) Battle of Champion Hill (Company E) Siege of Vicksburg (Company E) Chattanooga Campaign (Company E) Battle of Missionary Ridge (Company E) Red River Campaign Battle of Pleasant Hill Battle of Franklin Battle of Nashville |
The 24th Missouri Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 24th Missouri Infantry was organized from recruits across the state of Missouri, October 24 through December 28, 1861 and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Sempronius Hamilton Boyd.
In addition to its Missouri state regimental number, the regiment bore the name "The Lyon Legion" in honor of Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, killed in action on August 10, 1861, leading Federal troops in the battle of Battle of Wilson's Creek.
The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, Army of Southwest Missouri, to February 1862. Unassigned, Army of Southwest Missouri, to July 1862. District of Eastern Arkansas, Department of the Missouri, to October 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Southeast Missouri, Department of the Missouri, to February 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Southeast Missouri, to March 1863. District of Southeast Missouri to June 1863. District of Columbus, Kentucky, 6th Division, XVI Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to January 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XVI Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to March 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XVI Corps, Department of the Gulf, to June, and Department of the Tennessee to October 1864.
Company E served detached from May 1862. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Mississippi, May 1862 to November 1862. 2nd Brigade, 7th Division, Left Wing, XIII Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to December 1862. 2nd Brigade, 7th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January 1863, 2nd Brigade, 7th Division, XVII Corps, to September 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, XVII Corps, to December 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, XV Corps, to October 1864.
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