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Federal (USV)

Musician

Jefferson Wright

Home State: Wisconsin

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 3rd Wisconsin Infantry

Before Antietam

From Oshkosh, he enlisted in Company B, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry on 22 April 1861 as Musician. He was appointed Drum Major 14 July 1862.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Antietam.

The rest of the War

He returned to his Company (as Private?) on 31 January 1863. He mustered out with his Company on 18 July 1865.

References & notes

Basic information from Bryant1.

Notes

1   Bryant, Edwin Eustace, History of the Third Regiment of Wisconsin Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865, Madison: Arthur H Clark Co. for the Veteran Association of the Regiment, 1891, pp. 412 - 413  [AotW citation 15178]