Duncan McDonald
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Jump to navigationJump to searchDuncan McDonald was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry.
Antebellum
- "An outgoing and friendly" businessman from Milwaukee
- Nicknamed "Dunc"
- Colonel of the Juneau Guards city militia company
- Railroad clerk and ticket agent
- Officer of Phoenix Insurance Company
- Enlisted from Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
War Career
- May 9, 1861 - Appointed Major
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- July 29, 1861 - Appointed Lieutenant Colonel
- August 9, 1861 - Resigned
Post-War Career
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Family
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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). (Page 345)
Other Sources
- Herdegan, IBiCWaM, 21-22
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Officers
- Union Officers on 1861.05.09 (Major)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1861.05.09 (Major)
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Union Officers on 1861.07.29 (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1861.07.29 (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Union Resigned on 1861.08.09 (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Wisconsin Resigned on 1861.08.09 (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Source: RWV (1) 0345
