Wisconsin Civil War Union Artillery Units

The information in this list of Wisconsin Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors website (CWSS). This website can also be searched by the name of a soldier.


 * 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Heavy Artillery The various batteries were organized at different dates and places. They also mustered out at different dates and places.


 * 1st Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 10, 1861. Duty at New Orleans and Baton Rouge until July, 1865. Mustered out July 18, 1865.


 * 2nd Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at LaCrosse and mustered in at Racine, Wisconsin, October 10, 1861 At Point Lookout, Maryland, January 20,1865 until July. Mustered out July 10, 1865.


 * 3rd Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 10, 1861. Moved to Murfreesboro and garrison duty there until July. Mustered out July 20, 1865.


 * 4th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized and mustered in at Racine, Wisconsin, October 1, 1861.Occupation of Richmond April 3 and duty there until July. Mustered out July 3, 1865.


 * 5th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 10, 1861. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, April 29-May 17. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 6, 1865.


 * 6th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 2, 1861. Mustered out at Madison, Wisconsin, July 3, 1865.


 * 7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Artillery Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at Racine and mustered in October 4, 1861. Mustered out July 6 and honorably discharged July 20, 1865.


 * 8th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at Racine Wisconsin and mustered in January 8, 1862. Moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and garrison duty there until August, 1865. Mustered out August 10, 1865.


 * 9th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at Burlington, Wisconsin, and mustered in January 27, 1862. Battery mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, September 30, 1865.


 * 10th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at New Lisbon, Wisconsin, and mustered in February 10, 1862. April 10-14. Non-veterans ordered to Madison, Wisconsin, April 12, and there mustered out April 26.


 * 11th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery See 17th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry - Wisconsin 11th Battery, Light Artillery or "Oconto Guards."


 * 12th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at St. Louis, Missouri, under authority of Governor Harvey, as a Company for the 1st Missouri Light Artillery, to be known as the 12th Wisconsin Battery February and March, 1862. April 29-May 20. Grand Review Washington, D.C. May 24. Mustered out June 26, 1865.


 * 13th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in December 29, 1863. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 17, and garrison duty there until July, 1865. Mustered out July 20, 1865.