12th Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Encyclopedia
The 12th Missouri Volunteer Infantry was a unit organized during the American Civil War
. The majority of the soldiers in the 12th were descendants of German immigrants. This intermixed German-American unit also saw a large portion of its ranks filled by volunteers from Illinois
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Regimental Commanders
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. The majority of the soldiers in the 12th were descendants of German immigrants. This intermixed German-American unit also saw a large portion of its ranks filled by volunteers from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Regimental Commanders
- Colonel Peter Joseph Osterhaus
- Lt. Col. Otto Schadt
- Maj. Hugo Aurelius Wangelin