Lucius Fairchild

Lucius Fairchild
Lucius Fairchild
	Fairchild c. 1887
23rd United States Minister to Spain
	In office; January 26, 1880 – December 20, 1881
President	Rutherford B. Hayes; James A. Garfield;
Preceded by	James Russell Lowell
Succeeded by	Hannibal Hamlin
10th Governor of Wisconsin
	In office; January 1, 1866 – January 1, 1872
Lieutenant	Wyman Spooner; Thaddeus C. Pound
Preceded by	James T. Lewis
Succeeded by	Cadwallader C. Washburn
8th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
	In office; January 4, 1864 – January 1, 1866
Governor	James T. Lewis
Preceded by	James T. Lewis
Succeeded by	Thomas S. Allen
Personal details
Born	December 27, 1831; Franklin Mills, Ohio
Died	May 23, 1896 (aged 64); Madison, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery; Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic (pre war); Republican (post war)
Spouse	Frances Bull Fairchild
Children	5
Parents	Jairus C. Fairchild (father); Sally (Blair) Fairchild (mother);
Relatives	Cassius Fairchild (brother)
Profession	Clerk, Politician, Soldier
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers; Union Army
Years of service	1858–1863
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	Iron Brigade; Army of the Potomac
Commands	2nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Manassas campaign Battle of Hoke's Run (Cpt, Co.K, 1st Wis.); ; Northern Virginia campaign (Lt.C., 2nd Wis.) First Battle of Rappahannock Station; Second Bull Run (Took command, 2nd Wis.); ; Maryland campaign (Col., in command, 2nd Wis.) Battle of South Mountain; Battle of Antietam; ; Fredericksburg campaign Battle of Fredericksburg; ; Chancellorsville campaign Battle of Chancellorsville; ; Gettysburg campaign Battle of Gettysburg (WIA); ;

Lucius Fairchild (December 27, 1831 – May 23, 1896) was an American politician, soldier, and diplomat. He served as the tenth Governor of Wisconsin and represented the United States as Minister to Spain under presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and James A. Garfield. He served as a Union Army colonel during the American Civil War and lost an arm at Gettysburg.

Lucius Fairchild
Fairchild c. 1887

23rd United States Minister to Spain
In office January 26, 1880 – December 20, 1881
President	Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield
Preceded by	James Russell Lowell
Succeeded by	Hannibal Hamlin
10th Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 1, 1866 – January 1, 1872
Lieutenant	Wyman Spooner Thaddeus C. Pound
Preceded by	James T. Lewis
Succeeded by	Cadwallader C. Washburn
8th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
In office January 4, 1864 – January 1, 1866
Governor	James T. Lewis
Preceded by	James T. Lewis
Succeeded by	Thomas S. Allen

Personal details
Born	(1831-12-27)December 27, 1831 Franklin Mills, Ohio
Died	May 23, 1896(1896-05-23) (aged 64) Madison, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic (pre war) Republican (post war)
Spouse	Frances Bull Fairchild
Children	5
Parents	Jairus C. Fairchild (father) Sally (Blair) Fairchild (mother)
Relatives	Cassius Fairchild (brother)
Profession	Clerk, Politician, Soldier
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers Union Army
Years of service	1858–1863
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	Iron Brigade Army of the Potomac
Commands	2nd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Manassas campaign Battle of Hoke's Run (Cpt, Co.K, 1st Wis.) Northern Virginia campaign (Lt.C., 2nd Wis.) First Battle of Rappahannock Station Second Bull Run (Took command, 2nd Wis.) Maryland campaign (Col., in command, 2nd Wis.) Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Fredericksburg campaign Battle of Fredericksburg Chancellorsville campaign Battle of Chancellorsville Gettysburg campaign Battle of Gettysburg (WIA)