Hollon Richardson
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Jump to navigationJump to searchHollon Richardson was a Colonel in the 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on July 10, 1861 in the 7th Wisconsin Infantry / Company A
- 1st Lieutenant July 26, 1862
- Major on January 13, 1864
- Lieutenant Colonel August 3, 1864
- Brevet Lieutenant Colonel of U.S. Volunteers on December 2, 1864
- Brevet Colonel and Brigadier General March 13, 1865
- Colonel December 29, 1864 (not mustered)
- Wounded in action at the Battle of Petersburg
- Wounded in action at the Battle of Five Forks
- Mustered out on July 3, 1865
Post-War Career
Family
Notes
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 538, 540)
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 7th Wisconsin Infantry
- Wisconsin Officers
- Soldiers from Chippewa County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
- Source: RWV (1) 0538
- Source: RWV (1) 0540
- Wisconsin Wounded
- 7th Wisconsin Infantry Wounded
- Wisconsin Wounded at Petersburg
- 7th Wisconsin Infantry Wounded at Petersburg
- Wisconsin Wounded at Five Forks
- 7th Wisconsin Infantry Wounded at Five Forks