16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
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The 16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. For much of the war, the regiment was commanded by Cassius Fairchild, the brother of Wisconsin's 10th governor Lucius Fairchild.
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16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | January 31, 1862 ā July 12, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Union Army |
Role | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Colonel | Benjamin Allen |
Lt. Col. | Thomas Reynolds |
Colonel | Cassius Fairchild |
Major | William F. Dawes |
Major | Joseph Craig |
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