![]() [no picture yet] | Federal (USV)CaptainGeorge C. JoslinHome State: MassachusettsBranch of Service: Infantry Unit: 15th Massachusetts Infantry |
Before the Antietam Campaign: He was in Company I. In the Antietam Campaign: He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862. References, Sources, and other notes: Basic information from Commonwealth of Massachusetts1. Age 21, a salesman from Worcester when he was commissioned Captain on 5 August 1861. Promoted to Major on 13 November 1862, Lieutenant Colonel 17 April 1863. Was commissioned (but not mustered as) Colonel 4 July 1863. Captured in action 27 November 1863 at Mine Run, VA and released in 1864. | |
Notes1 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Adjutant General, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, 8 Vols, Norwood (MA): Norwood Press, 1931-35, Vol. 2, pp. 191 - 193 [AotW citation 5925] « Search for Another Participant | |