William Emerson Strong

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William Emerson Strong was a Brigadier General in the Union Army.

Antebellum

War Career

  • Enlisted on April 23, 1861 in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company F
  • Promoted to Captain on April 24, 1861
  • Promoted to Major of the 12th Wisconsin Infantry on September 7, 1861
  • Assistant Inspector General on December 13, 1862
  • Brevet Colonel of United States Volunteers on September 1, 1864
  • Lieutenant Colonel of the 12th Wisconsin Infantry on November 21, 1864
  • Brigadier General of United States Volunteers on March 21, 1865
  • Mustered out on September 1, 1866

Postwar Career

  • Died on April 10, 1891 in Florence, Italy

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