Frank A. Haskell | |
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Born | Tunbridge, Vermont | July 13, 1828
Died | June 3, 1864 Cold Harbor, Virginia | (aged 35)
Buried | Silver Lake Cemetery Portage, Wisconsin |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–64 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands | 36th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry 1st Brig., 2nd Div., II Corps |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Other work | lawyer, author |
Franklin Aretas Haskell (July 13, 1828 – June 3, 1864) was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Cold Harbor. Haskell wrote a famous account of the Battle of Gettysburg that was published posthumously.