1st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Brief History
The 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Scott, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 19, 1861. The non-Veterans were ordered to Nashville, Tennessee, September 21. The Veterans and Recruits were transferred to the 21st Wisconsin Infantry. The regiment was mustered out October 13, 1864.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section,1st Regiment Infantry (3 Years), (accessed 16 November 2012).
 * The Wikipedia Article, 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment (3 Years), (accessed 16 November 2012).

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 313.

Company B - Roster page 317.

Company C - Roster page 319.

Company D - Roster page 322.

Company E - Roster page 325.

Company F - Roster page 329.

Company G - Roster page 331.

Company H - Roster page 334.

Company I - Roster page 337.

Company K - Roster page 340.

Unassigned Recruits - Roster page 344.

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 2,572 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster

 * Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion. By Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office. Madison: Democrat printing co., state printers, 1886. Online at: Internet Archive

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.


 * Damon, Herbert C. History of the Milwaukee Light Guard. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993),.