Alexander C. Getty was mustered in at Detroit on April 16, 1864, into Co. B of the 6th. Regiment of Heavy Artillery of Michigan. He and his brother, William, were both involved in the siege of Fort Morgan, Alabama.

It was during this siege that he was wounded and as a result of those wounds, contracted meningitis. He died in the regimental hospital at Mobile Point, Alabama, on November 5, 1864.

Alexander was eighteen years old when he enlisted, and still only eighteen when he fought in one of the major battles of the Civil War. He was only a boy when he died, never to see his home and family again.

Shown below is the Declaration of Recruit, which shows that Alexander Getty is volunteering for a term of three years in the Union Army. This was filled out in Detroit on March 19, 1864, and signed by Alexander Getty.