[History Hounds] “The Worst Colonel I Ever Saw”: Francis Quinn and The 12th Michigan Infantry with Robert Myers, Historical Society of Michigan

Colonel Francis Quinn of Niles led the 12th Michigan Infantry into action in the Battle of Shiloh, but his incompetence and quarrelsome personality led to disaster. Michigan Governor Austin Blair dubbed him “The worst colonel I ever saw.”

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