Company A - First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry

Company A - First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry (HM1HA4)

Location: Plattsmouth, NE 68048 Cass County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 0.681', W 95° 53.212'

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1861-1866

When the outbreak of war between the states became imminent in the spring of 1861, the citizens of Plattsmouth were quick to respond to the impending crisis. Without waiting for President Lincoln's call for volunteers, Dr. Robert R. Livingston organized a company of infantry to be held in readiness for Federal service. The men elected Livingston their captain and the women of Plattsmouth sewed a flag which they presented to the company.



On June 11, 1861, the Plattsmouth volunteers were mustered in as Company A, First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry. For three years, the regiment campaigned in the South, participating in major battles at Fort Donelson and Shiloh in Tennessee. Returning to Nebraska in 1864, the regiment (by then a cavalry unit) was sent to Fort Kearny. From there, small detachments were deployed to protect emigrant wagon trains, mail and passenger coaches, and road ranches against the threat of Indian attack. The regiment continued in service on the plains until July, 1866, when it was mustered out at Omaha. Robert R. Livingston rose to command the First Nebraska, with the rank of Brevet Brigadier General, before returning to private life at Plattsmouth.
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HM NumberHM1HA4
Series This marker is part of the Nebraska: Nebraska State Historical Society series
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Marker Number242
Placed ByPlattsmouth Lions Club and Nebraska State Historical Society.
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 8:38pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 257237 N 4544032
Decimal Degrees41.01135000, -95.88686667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 0.681', W 95° 53.212'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 0' 40.86" N, 95° 53' 12.72" W
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Area Code(s)402
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 646 Main St, Plattsmouth NE 68048, US
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