George H. Otis
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Jump to navigationJump to searchGeorge H. Otis was a Major in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 22, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company I
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- ? - Corporal
- ? - Sergeant
- August 22, 1861 - Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
- November 13, 1861 - Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
- March 25, 1862 - Promoted to Captain
- May 25, 1864 - Promoted to Major (not mustered)
- June 29, 1864 - Mustered out when term expired
Postwar Career
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Notes
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 345, 370)
Other Sources
- The Second Wisconsin Infantry, with Letters and Recollections by Other Members of the Regiment by Alan D. Gaff. originally published in Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph in 11 parts
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from Iowa County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Non-Commissioned Officers
- Wisconsin Officers
- Union Officers on 1861.08.22 (2nd Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1861.08.22 (2nd Lieutenant)
- Union Officers on 1861.11.13 (1st Lieutenant)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1861.11.13 (1st Lieutenant)
- Union Officers on 1862.03.25 (Captain)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1862.03.25 (Captain)
- Union Officers on 1864.05.25 (Major)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1864.05.25 (Major)
- Wisconsin Mustered Out
- Source: RWV (1) 0345
- Source: RWV (1) 0370