Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009 Series: Case Files, 1790 - 1911 File Unit: Halligan, Elizabeth v. Blaisdell, William
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Blaisdell, William E., 1815-1864
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William E. Blaisdell was an enlisted man in the Regular Army of the United States prior to and during the Mexican–American War. After Mexican War, he returned to civilian life as an inspector in the Boston Customs House. At the commencement of the Civil War he was offered the rank of captain in the Regular Army but instead chose to serve in the Volunteer Army, accepting the rank of lieutenant colonel with the 11th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was eventually promoted to colonel a...
