List of Wisconsin Civil War units
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The state of Wisconsin
enrolled 91,379 men total for service in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
. Some 3,794 of these men were killed in action or mortally wounded, 8,022 died of disease and 400 were killed in accidents; the total mortality was thus 12,216 men, approximately 13.4 percent of total enlistments.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
enrolled 91,379 men total for service 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...
. Some 3,794 of these men were killed in action or mortally wounded, 8,022 died of disease and 400 were killed in accidents; the total mortality was thus 12,216 men, approximately 13.4 percent of total enlistments.
Infantry units
- 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months)1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Months)The 1st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years)1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years)The 1st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Wisconsin was raised at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 19, 1861...
- 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a member of the famous Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac.-Service:...
- 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 3rd Wisconsin was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Wisconsin assembled at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service on June 19, 1861....
- 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 5th Wisconsin was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 5th Infantry was assembled at Camp Randall, in Madison on July 12, 1861. It left Wisconsin for Washington, D.C. on July 24, 1861. During the war it moved through Virginia, Maryland,...
- 6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment6th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 6th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a member of the famous Iron Brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Service:...
- 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 7th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It spent most of the war as a member of the famous Iron Brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Service:...
- 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 8th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 8th Wisconsin's mascot was Old Abe, a bald eagle that accompanied the regiment into battle.-Service:...
- 9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment9th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 9th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 9th Wisconsin was raised at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 26, 1861....
- 10th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment10th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 10th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 10th Wisconsin was raised at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 14, 1861....
- 11th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment11th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 11th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 11th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1861....
- 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 12th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 12th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1861....
- 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 13th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 13th Wisconsin was raised at Janesville, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 17, 1861....
- 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 14th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Four of its members received the Medal of Honor for service in the Battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4, 1862; among them the Color-Sergeant Denis J. F...
- 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment15th Wisconsin Volunteer RegimentThe 15th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, more popularly known as the "Scandinavian Regiment", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 16th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 16th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service January 31, 1862....
- 17th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment17th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 17th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 17th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service March 15, 1862....
- 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 18th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 18th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service March 15, 1862....
- 19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 19th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 19th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service April 30, 1862....
- 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 20th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 20th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 23, 1862....
- 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 21st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 21st Wisconsin was organized at Oshkosh, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service September 5, 1862....
- 22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 23rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 23rd Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 30, 1862....
- 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 24th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 24th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 15, 1862. The regimental adjutant was Arthur MacArthur Jr....
- 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 25th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 25th Wisconsin was organized at La Crosse, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service September 14, 1862....
- 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 26th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 26th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service September 17, 1862....
- 27th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment27th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 27th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 27th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service March 7, 1863....
- 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 28th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 28th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 14, 1862...
- 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 29th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 29th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service September 27, 1862....
- 30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment30th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 30th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 31st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment31st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 31st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 31st Wisconsin was organized at Prairie du Chien and Racine, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service December 24, 1862.Companies A-F were mustered out...
- 32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 32nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 32nd Wisconsin was organized at Oshkosh, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service September 25, 1862....
- 33rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment33rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 33rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 33rd Wisconsin was organized at Racine, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1862....
- 34th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment34th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 34th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 34th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service December, 1862....
- 35th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment35th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 35th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 35th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service February 27, 1864....
- 36th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment36th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 36th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 36th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service on March 23, 1864....
- 37th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment37th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 37th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 37th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service on April 9, 1864....
- 38th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment38th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 38th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 38th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service on April 15, 1864....
- 39th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment39th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 39th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men, an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war...
- 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 40th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men, an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war...
- 41st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment41st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 41st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men, an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war...
- 42nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment42nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 42nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 42nd Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service on September 7, 1864....
- 43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment43rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 43rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 43rd Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service by companies between August 8 and September 30, 1864.The Forty-Third...
- 44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment44th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 44th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 45th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment45th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 45th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 45th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service on November 8, 1864...
- 46th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment46th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 46th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 46th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service on March 2, 1865....
- 47th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment47th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 47th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 47th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service on February 27, 1865....
- 48th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment48th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 48th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 49th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment49th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 49th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 50th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 51st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment51st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 51st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 52nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment52nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 52nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 52nd Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service in April, 1865....
- 53rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment53rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentThe 53rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
Cavalry units
- 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment1st Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry RegimentThe 1st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Ripon and Kenosha, Wisconsin between September 1, 1861 and February 2, 1862 and mustered into Federal service on March...
- 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer CavalryThe 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsinbetween December 30, 1861 and March 10, 1862....
- 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment3rd Wisconsin CavalryThe 3rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Janesville, Wisconsin November 30, 1861 through January 31, 1862, and mustered in on January 28, 1862 under the command...
- 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment4th Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry RegimentThe 4th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Wisconsin Cavalry was originally organized as the 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Racine, Wisconsin on July 2, 1862...
Artillery units
- 1st Regiment Wisconsin Heavy Artillery1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery RegimentThe 1st Regiment Wisconsin Heavy Artillery was an artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery was originally organized by companies over a considerable period of time and did not serve together as a complete...
- 1st Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery1st Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 1st Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 1st Independent Battery was mustered into service at LaCrosse, Wisconsin on October 10, 1861....
- 2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 2nd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 2nd Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin on October 10, 1861....
- 3rd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery3rd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 3rd Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery , nicknamed the "Badger Battery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 4th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery4th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 4th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 4th Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin on October 10, 1861....
- 5th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery5th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 5th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 5th Independent Battery was mustered into service at Racine, Wisconsin on October 10, 1861....
- 6th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery6th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 6th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, nicknamed the "Buena Vista Artillery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 7th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery7th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 7th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, nicknamed the "Badger State Flying Artillery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 8th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery8th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 8th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, nicknamed the "Lyons' Pinery Battery," was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
- 9th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery9th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 9th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was often referred to as "Lyons' Pinery Battery".-Service:...
- 10th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery10th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 10th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 10th Independent Battery was mustered into service at New Lisbon, Wisconsin on February 10, 1862....
- 11th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery11th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 11th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 11th Independent Battery was mustered into service at Madison, Wisconsin on February 22, 1862...
- 12th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery12th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 12th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 12th Independent Battery was mustered into service at St...
- 13th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery13th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light ArtilleryThe 13th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...