12th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was formed on June 14, 1861, in Boston, Massachusetts. Its original commander was Colonel Fletcher Webster, son of the famed U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Daniel Webster. The unit was known as the Webster Regiment after its first colonel.
| 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
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Memorial on the Manassas National Battlefield Park to Colonel Fletcher Webster, original commander of the 12th Massachusetts Infantry | |
| Active | June 14, 1861–July 8, 1864 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 1,522 |
| Part of | In 1863: 2nd Brigade (Baxter's), 2nd Division (Robinson's), I Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| Nickname(s) | "Webster Regiment" |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Colonel Fletcher Webster Colonel (later Brigadier General) James L. Bates |
| Insignia | |
| I Corps badge (2nd Division) | |
| Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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