John B. Callis
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Jump to navigationJump to searchJohn B. Callis was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 7th Wisconsin Infantry.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on June 10, 1861 in the 7th Wisconsin Infantry / Company F
- Captain June 27, 1861
- Wounded in action at the (II) Battle of Bull Run
- Major on January 5, 1863
- Lieutenant Colonel March 3, 1863
- Wounded in action at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Resigned on December 29, 1863 on account of disability
- Appointed Lieutenant Colonel in V.R.C. on February 11, 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, 558)
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 7th Wisconsin Infantry
- Wisconsin Officers
- Soldiers from Grant County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Lancaster, Wisconsin
- Source: RWV (1) 0538
- Source: RWV (1) 0558
- Wisconsin Wounded
- 7th Wisconsin Infantry Wounded
- Wisconsin Wounded at (II) Bull Run
- 7th Wisconsin Infantry Wounded at (II) Bull Run
- Wisconsin Wounded at Gettysburg
- 7th Wisconsin Infantry Wounded at Gettysburg
- V.R.C.