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  Three Years in the Sixth Corps. A concise narrative of events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the close of the rebellion, April 1865

  6th Army Corps
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  A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin infantry

  3rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
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  Service with the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers

  6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
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  History of the Third Regiment of Wisconsin Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865

  3rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
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  The Army of the Potomac. Behind the scenes. A diary of unwritten history; from the organization of the army to the close of the campaign in Virginia, about the first day of January, 1863

  5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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  Personal reminiscences of the war of 1861-5 : in camp--en bivouac--on the march--on picket--on the skirmish line--on the battlefield--and in prison

  2nd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment
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  Gen. Edward S. Bragg, U.S.A.

  Lieutenant Colonel Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827 - 1912) Home State: Wisconsin Command Billet: Commanding Regiment Branch of Service: Infantry Unit: 6th Wisconsin Infantry On the Campaign-In command of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry, part of the famous 4th 'Black Hat' Brigade of the 1st Division, I Corps. He led his Regiment on the South Mountain assault on September 14th. The Brigade was the spearhead of the initial I Corps attack down the Hagerstown Pike against the Confederate Left early on the 17th. He was wounded in the arm on that morning, and retired to the rear soon after. Command at that point devolved on Major Dawes.
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  Gen. Lucius Fairchild, Col. 2nd Wisc. Regt.

  Colonel Lucius Fairchild (1831 - 1896) Home State: Wisconsin Education: Carroll College (WI) Command Billet: Commanding Regiment Branch of Service: Infantry Unit: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry On the Campaign-He was in command of the 2nd Wisconsin Regiment part of the famous Fourth ("Black Hat") Brigade (later known as the "Iron Brigade") of the First Division/First (I) Corps on the Campaign. He was ill and relieved by Lieutenant Colonel Allen at Antietam on 17 September.
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  Bv't. Brig. General R. R. Dawes, portrait

  Major Rufus Robinson Dawes (1838 - 1899) Home State: Ohio Education: Marietta College (OH), Class of 1860 Command Billet: Regimental officer Branch of Service: Infantry Unit: 6th Wisconsin Infantry On the Campaign-He succeeded the wounded Lieutenant Colonel Bragg in command of the regiment on 17 September.
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  Service with the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers

  6th Wisconsin Regiment