The 19th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry

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

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 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 19th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, 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 April 30, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on August 9, 1865 at Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

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Casualties

The 19th Wisconsin suffered 2 officers and 41 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 115 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 161 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwiinf1.htm#19th

Colonels

• Horace T. Sanders
  Horace T. Sanders
  Horace T. Sanders was an American politician, lawyer, and military officer.Born in Sheldon, New York, Sanders received his education in Lockport, New York and was admitted to the New York Bar. In 1842, he moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where he served as district attorney of Racine County, Wisconsin...
  
  , colonel

Casualties included CPT Patrick J. Bennett, E Co Commander Killed in Action (KIA) in Fair Oaks sector during Siege of Petersburg on October 27, 1864.