Letter, September 7, 1862.
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Mudd, John January, 1820-1864.
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Mudd enlisted as major of the 2nd Illinois Cavalry on September 23, 1861. Promoted to lieutenant colonel on December 31, 1862 and colonel on February 16, 1863, he was killed on May 3, 1864 during the Red River campaign. From the description of Letter, September 7, 1862. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 304458096 Colonel in the 2nd Illinois Cavalry who died in Louisiana during the Red River Campaign. From the description of Papers, 1861,...
United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1862).
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Crocker, Marcellus Monroe, 1830-1865
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Crocker was born in Franklin, Indiana. He entered the United States Military Academy in 1847, but left at the end of his second year. He subsequently studied law and practiced in Des Moines, Iowa. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he entered the army as the captain of the 2nd Iowa Infantry in May 1861. He was promoted to colonel of the 13th Iowa Infantry on December 30, 1861. Crocker fought with distinction in the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, where he assumed command of a brigade during ...
