Memorial on the Manassas National Battlefield Park to Colonel Fletcher Webster, original commander of the 12th Massachusetts Infantry
Active
June 14, 1861–July 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)
Military unit
Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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13th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
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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