Collection number: MS 7

Size: 1 item (0.10 cu.ft.)

About William Badger

William Badger was born in either 1835 or 1836. He mustered in in Company D, of the Fourth Infantry Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers on Sept. 18, 1861 as a captain. He was dismissed from service as a result of a misunderstanding at the front and a confusion about who was responsible for an order givent to retreat from a skirmish line. He was later exonerated by the war department and commissioned as a colonel of the regiment. However, there not being enough men he could not be mustered in. He later served in the regular army as a captain.

About the William Badger Muster Roll

Muster roll, taken at Folly Island, South Carolina, covering the period from February 28, 1863 to April 30, 1863.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

William Badger Muster Roll, April 30, 1863, MS 7, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Source unknown, Sept. 8, 1980 (Accession number: 047)