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This biographical dictionary documents the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Entries are arranged first by state and then by regiment, and provide a biographical sketch of each colonel focusing on his Civil War service. Many of the colonels covered herein never rose above that rank, failing to win promotion to brigadier general or brevet brigadier general, and have therefore received very little scholarly attention prior to this work.
Elizabeth Ann Weaver (1848-1928) married John Hunter, a Canadian immigrant to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1870, and later moved to Deadwood, South Dakota. Her sister, Gwinnie (Nettie) Wilhelmina Weaver (1857-1945), married Eleazer Curtis (Lee) Dickey in 1886, and another sister, Hannah Ella Weaver (1861-1907), married Thompson Anthony (Tom) Lathrop in 1882. Descendants lived in Minnesota, South Dakota, New England, Michigan, California and elsewhere.
Henry Wilson appears to have emigrated from England in 1639. He settled in Dedham, Massachusetts in 1640. Henry married Mary Metcalf and they became the parents of five children. One of the children was Michael Wilson (1644-1731) who lived in Wrentham, Massachusetts and married Mary Hamant. They were the parents of six children. The numerous descendants of Henry and Mary Wilson live throughout the United States.
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. number.