12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer . . .
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Allegiance | Union |
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Branch | Union Army |
Type of business | Infantry |
Founded | 1861 |
Nickname(s) | "Webster Regiment" |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2197092 |
About 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer . . .
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.