Richmond Danforth Ainsworth

Richmond Danford Ainsworth was born in 1827 in New York, USA. He married Elmira Porter on 08 Jan 1847 in Solon, Cortland, New York, USA. He lived in Taylor, Cortland, New York, USA in 1850. He lived in Taylor, Cortland, New York, USA in 1850. He lived in Wayne, Michigan, USA in 1860. He lived in Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, USA in 1860. He served in the military on 08 Aug 1862 in Nankin, Michigan. He died on Unknown date. He lived in Nankin, Michigan. He lived in Wayne, Michigan, USA. He was buried in Inkster, Wayne, Michigan, USA (Union Chapel Cemetery ).

Richmond Ainsworth served in the 24th Michigan Infantry during the Civil War. Since he enlisted in Aug 08, 1862, he would have been at the Battle of Gettysburg but he was in the hospital instead. He received a disability discharge from Company K, 24th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 13 Aug 1863 at Baltimore, MD.

Over 2.8 million men (and a few hundred women) served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War.
For Union army soldiers, there are three major records in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) that provide information on military service: (1) compiled military service record (CMSR); (2) pension application file; and (3) records reproduced in microfilm publication M594, Compiled Records Showing Service of Military Units in Volunteer Union Organizations (225 rolls).