12th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
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The 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was formed on June 14, 1861, in Boston, Massachusetts. Its original commander was Colonel Fletcher Webster, son of the famed U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Daniel Webster. The unit was known as the Webster Regiment after its first colonel.[1]
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12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | June 14, 1861āJuly 8, 1864 |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Union Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | 1,522 |
Part of | In 1863: 2nd Brigade (Baxter's), 2nd Division (Robinson's), I Corps, Army of the Potomac |
Nickname(s) | "Webster Regiment" |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Colonel Fletcher Webster Colonel (later Brigadier General) James L. Bates |
Insignia | |
I Corps badge (2nd Division) |
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