12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Encyclopedia
The 12th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
, and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on July 20, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky
.
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Service
The 12th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, WisconsinMadison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on July 20, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
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Total enlistment and casualties
The 12th Wisconsin lost 3 officers and 93 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 224 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 323 fatalities.External links
- http://www.secondwi.com/wisconsinregiments/12th.htm - Transcription of the 12th Wisconsin entry in Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin, 1866