Benjamin J. Sweet

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Benjamin J. Sweet was a Lieutenant Colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry.

Antebellum

  • Born in New York, cam to Wisconsin at 16, father homesteaded
  • Studied law
  • Elected to Wisconsin Senate

War Career

  • Gave a speech admonishing Lemonweir Minute Men for tardiness upon arrival at first camp

Postwar Career

Family

Notes


Sources

Other Sources

  • Herdegan, IBiCWaM, 58
  • Frank L. Clement - Dark Lanterns: Secret Political Societies, Conspiracies, and Treason Trials in the Cvil War