John Saxton (1)

John Saxton was a private in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company E.

Antebellum

• Enlisted from Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

War Career

• May 18, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company E
• June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
• July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • June 1, 1863 - Wounded in action
• June 28, 1864 - Mustered out when term expired

Postwar Career

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Family

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Sources

• Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 361)