18th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Brief History
The 18th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it was mustered in March 15,1862. It moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and was mustered out July 18,1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 18th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 16 November 2012).
 * The Wikipedia Article, 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 16 November 2012).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,213 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

The following company links are to rosters taken from Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, found on the Internet Archives web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks.

Company A - Roster page 84.

Company B - Roster page 87.

Company C - Roster page 90.

Company D - Roster page 93.

Company E - Roster page 95.

Company F - Roster page 98.

Company G - Roster page 100.

Company H - Roster page 103.

Company I - Roster page 106.

Company K - Roster page 108.

Unassigned Recruits - Roster page 111.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Wisconsin in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Wisconsin in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Wisconsin, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Hetzel, Bev. Wisconsin deaths at Shiloh, Tennessee. (West Bend, Wisconsin : B. Hetzel, [199-?]),.

Regimental History and Roster

 * Wisconsin volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, arranged alphabetically, by Wisconsin. Adjutant-general's Office, Publisher Madison, Wis., Printing Democrat Co., 1914, Online at: