Milo S. Hascall
| Milo Smith Hascall | |
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Milo Smith Hascall
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| Born |
August 5, 1829 LeRoy, New York |
| Died | August 30, 1904 (aged 75) Oak Park, Illinois |
| Place of burial | Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Union |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1852–1853, 1861–1864 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Commands held | 17th Indiana Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | banker, real estate executive |
Milo Smith Hascall (August 5, 1829 – August 30, 1904) was an American soldier, banker, and real estate executive who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Milo S. Hascall was born in LeRoy in Genesee County, New York. In 1846 he moved to Goshen, Indiana, where he clerked in a store and taught school. Two years later, he was appointed as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1852. He was assigned as a second lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Artillery and was stationed in New England doing garrison duty in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island. After a year of service in the Regular Army, he resigned his commission.
Hascall went back to Goshen, where he became a lawyer and filled various political offices. He also was a railroad contractor, district attorney, and the clerk of the county courts. He practiced law in Goshen, Indiana, from 1855 till 1861, serving as prosecuting attorney of Elkhart and Lagrange counties from 1856 till 1858, and school examiner and clerk of courts from 1859 till 1861.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted as a private, but was soon appointed aide-de-camp to General Thomas A. Morris, with the rank of captain, and assisted in organizing six volunteer regiments. On June 12, 1861, he was made colonel of the 17th Indiana Infantry and took part in the successful West Virginia campaign under Major General George B. McClellan. In December 1861, he was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, and placed in command of a brigade consisting of the 17th Indiana, 6th Ohio, 43d Ohio, and 15th Indiana regiments, assigned to the division commanded by General William "Bull" Nelson. Later that month, he was given charge of a brigade in Thomas J. Wood’s division of Don Carlos Buell’s forces in the Army of the Ohio. His troops arrived at Shiloh the day after fighting ended, but did take part in the Siege of Corinth.
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