Andrew J. Langworthy
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Jump to navigationJump to searchAndrew J. Langworthy was a Captain in the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery / Battery A.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on April 21, 1861 in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / (I) Company K
- Promoted to Captain on April 30, 1861
- Wounded at the Battle of (I) Bull Run
- Hesitant to continue war service when the state began to register 3 year units, fearing for his (and partners') business prospects, decided to continue in the spirit of patriotism[1]
- Transferred to the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery / Battery A on December 8, 1861 pursuant to General Orders #78
Postwar Career
Family
Notes
- ↑ Herdegan, IBiCWaM, 9.
Sources
Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 373)
Other Sources
- A.J. Langworthy Papers, Wisconsin Historical Society
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery
- 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery / Battery A
- Wisconsin Officers
- Soldiers from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Source: RWV (1) 0373
- Wisconsin Wounded
- Wisconsin Wounded at (I) Bull Run
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Wounded at (I) Bull Run
