November 11, 1861

The War Department commissioned Horace T. Sanders of Racine as colonel to raise the Nineteenth Wisconsin Infantry.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitNovember 7, 1861

The Journal and Courier was transferred to Barrett H. and Lathrop B. [Smith], with N. O. Perkins's valedictory.

CountyNovember 11, 1861

1,493 Rock County men had been enlisted by actual count prior to this date.

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The regionNovember 11, 1861

The War Department commissioned Horace T. Sanders of Racine as colonel to raise the Nineteenth Wisconsin Infantry.

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The War Department commissioned Horace T. Sanders, a lawyer of Racine, as colonel, on the . 11th of November, 1861, that he might raise and organize the " Mneteenth Wisconsin Infantry. It was called an ," Independent" regiment, the colonel not having, as is usual, received his commission from the Governor of the State, although Governor Randall approved the appointment.

Love, William DeLoss. Wisconsin in the War of the Rebellion: A History of All Regiments and Batteries the State Has Sent to the Field. Chicago: Church and Goodman, 1866. Cornell University Library copy, Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924095623637.PDF p. 423 / book p. 389

1861 / November 11

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November 11, 1861

The War Department commissioned Horace T. Sanders of Racine as colonel to raise the Nineteenth Wisconsin Infantry.

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The evidence

The regionNovember 11, 1861

The War Department commissioned Horace T. Sanders of Racine as colonel to raise the Nineteenth Wisconsin Infantry.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

The War Department commissioned Horace T. Sanders, a lawyer of Racine, as colonel, on the . 11th of November, 1861, that he might raise and organize the " Mneteenth Wisconsin Infantry. It was called an ," Independent" regiment, the colonel not having, as is usual, received his commission from the Governor of the State, although Governor Randall approved the appointment.