In honor of the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, I interviewed historian Andrew Roscoe on the 24th Michigan of the famed Iron Brigade and its involvement in the battle. Taking 496 men into battle on July 1st, the regiment would muster only 99 at the conclusion, suffering over 80% casualties.
Websites and recommended books:
Civil War Digital Digest https://civilwardigitaldigest.com/
"The Iron Brigade," by Alan Nolan
"History of the 24th Michigan of the Iron Brigade," by O.B. Curtis
"Dear Sarah: Letters Home From A Soldier of the Iron Brigade," by John H. Pardington
"This Is From Walter, Letters Home from a Soldier of the 24th Michigan," Sanilac County Historical Society
University of Michigan Bentley Library
"Lee's Tar Heels" by Earl Hess
"Giants In Their Tall Black Hats, Essays On The Iron Brigade"
"The Rookie Wolverines: The 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Gettysburg," by Andrew Roscoe, Gettysburg Magazine, July 2019
"Who Commanded The Iron Brigade At Gettysburg," by Andrew Roscoe, Gettysburg Magazine, January 2019
