Lucius Fairchild
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Jump to navigationJump to searchLucius Fairchild was a Colonel in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry.
Antebellum
- Nickname "Lush"
- "Man of reputation in the pre-war Wisconsin Militia movement"[1]
- Left Prairieville Academy (now Carroll University, Waukesha) after one semester, rumored his father couldn't pay tuition costs
- Age 17 went to California to participate in Gold Rush
- Returned in 1855 with some wealth, though perhaps more as a result of his merchandising skills and careful selection of business partners
- Worked briefly for Madison and Watertown Railroad (father owned an interest)
- Active social life
- 1860 - Admitted to bar, elected to clerk of Dane County,
- Officer of Governor's Guard, Madison militia group, drilled with E. Elmer Ellsworth before his fame with U.S. Zouave Cadets in Chicago
- Enlisted from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 17, 1861 - Enlisted in the (I) 1st Wisconsin Infantry / Company K
- April 20, 1861 - Captain
- April 27, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- August 5, 1861 - Promoted to Captain of 16th United States Infantry (granted leave of absence to serve in volunteer service)
- August 9, 1861 - Promoted to Major of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- August 20, 1861 - Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
- August 30, 1862 - Promoted to Colonel
- July 1, 1863 - Wounded in action at the
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania- left arm amputated - October 19, 1863 - Resigned Volunteer service commission
- October 20, 1863 - Promoted to Brigadier General
- November 2, 1863 - Resigned commission as Brigadier General
Post-War Career
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Family
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Notes
- ↑ Herdegan, IBiCWaM, 40
Sources
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 309, 345)
- Wikipedia - Lucius Fairchild
Other Sources
- Manuscript, Wisconsin Historical Society
- IMAGE Herdegan, IBiCWaM, 41
- Sam Ross: The Empty Sleeve: A Biography of Lucius Fairchild
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from Dane County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Union Enlisted on 1861.04.17
- Wisconsin Enlisted on 1861.04.17
- Wisconsin Officers
- Union Officers on 1861.04.20 (Captain)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1861.04.20 (Captain)
- Union Officers on 1861.08.05 (Captain)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1861.08.05 (Captain)
- Union Officers on 1861.08.09 (Major)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1861.08.09 (Major)
- Union Officers on 1861.08.20 (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1861.08.20 (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Union Officers on 1862.08.30 (Colonel)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1862.08.30 (Colonel)
- Wisconsin Wounded
- Union Resigned on 1863.10.19 (Captain)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1863.19.20 (Captain)
- Union Officers on 1863.10.20 (Brigadier General)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1863.10.20 (Brigadier General)
- Union Resigned on 1863.11.02 (Brigadier General)
- Wisconsin Officers on 1863.11.02 (Brigadier General)
- Source: RWV (1) 0309
- Source: RWV (1) 0345
