12th Missouri Volunteer Infantry

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The 12th Missouri Volunteer Infantry was a unit organized during the American Civil War. The majority of the soldiers in the 12th descendents of German immigrants. This intermixed German-American unit also saw a large portion of its ranks filled by volunteers from Illinois.

Regimental Commanders

Colonel Peter Joseph Osterhaus Lt. Col. Otto Schadt Maj. Hugo Aurelius

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