Collection number: MS 7
Size:
(1 item)
(0.10 cu.ft.)
About William Badger
William Badger (1823/1826-1897) was born in Gilmanton, NH, son of William Badger and Hannah Pearson (Cogswell) Badger. He mustered in Company D, of the Fourth Infantry Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers on Sept. 18, 1861 as a captain. He was dismissed from service, but later exonerated 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 in the 10th Regiment of the New Hampshire Militia, and then with the 6th United States Infantry.
Badger is buried in the family plot in the Smith Meeting House Cemetery, Gilmanton, under an impressive tombstone.
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)
