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William Alexander Throop

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William Alexander Throop

Birth
Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, USA
Death
21 Oct 1884 (aged 46)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Plot
Section H, Lot 73
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served during the Civil war first as Colonel and commander of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry, then as Acting Assisstant Inspector General on the staff of Brig. General Charles Griffin. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 15, 1865 for "attention to duty and discipline". After the war he served as Michigan's Quartermaster General from 1870 to 1875.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served during the Civil war first as Colonel and commander of the 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry, then as Acting Assisstant Inspector General on the staff of Brig. General Charles Griffin. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 15, 1865 for "attention to duty and discipline". After the war he served as Michigan's Quartermaster General from 1870 to 1875.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Mutt
  • Added: Oct 5, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5824511/william_alexander-throop: accessed ), memorial page for William Alexander Throop (26 Jul 1838–21 Oct 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5824511, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.