29th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Brief History
The 29th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and it was mustered in September 27,1862. It was at Shreveport May 26-June 8, and had duty there until June 22. It was mustered out June 22,1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 29th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 21 November 2012).
 * The Wikipedia Article, 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 21 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 1,597 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 391.

Company B - Roster page 394.

Company C - Roster page 396.

Company D - Roster page 398.

Company E - Roster page 401.

Company F - Roster page 404.

Company G - Roster page 406.

Company H - Roster page 408.

Company I - Roster page 411.

Company K - Roster page 413.

Unassigned Recruits - Roster page 415.

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.


 * Twenty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Survivors Association. Reunion. Report of the proceedings of the ... annual reunion of the 29th Wisconsin Infantry [Regiment Survivors Association]. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),.


 * Whipple, Henry P. The diary of a private soldier : the exact copy of a record kept day by day during the Civil War. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),.