Wisconsin Civil War Union Units 18th through 53rd

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.

Units 18th through 24th

 * 18th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in March 15, 1862. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and mustered out July 18, 1865.


 * 19th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in March 15, 1862. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and mustered out July 18, 1865.


 * 20th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in August 23, 1862. Ordered to Galveston, Texas, June 22, and duty there until July 14. Mustered out July 14, 1865.


 * 21st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 5, 1862 Mustered out June 8 and discharged from service June 17, 1865.


 * 22nd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 2, 1862 Mustered out June 12, 1865.


 * 23rd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in August 30, 1862. Duty at and near Mobile until July. Mustered out July 4, 1865.


 * 24th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in August 15, 1862. Moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and duty there until June. Mustered out June 10, 1865.

Units 25th through 34th

 * 25th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 14, 1862. Mustered out June 7, 1865.


 * 26th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 17, 1862. Mustered out June 17, 1865.


 * 27th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 17, 1862. Mustered out June 17, 1865.


 * 28th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Milwaukee and mustered in October 14, 1862. Brownsville August 3. Mustered out August 23, 1865.


 * 29th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 27, 1862. Shreveport May 26-June 8, and duty there until June 22. Mustered out June 22, 1865.


 * 30th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 21, 1862. Companies "B," "E" and "G" moved to Frankfort, Kentucky, February, 1865, and duty there until June. Mustered out September 20, 1865.


 * 31st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Companies "A," "B," "C," "D," "E" and "F" organized at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 9 1862. Companies "G," "H," "I" and "K" organized at Camp Utley, Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered in December 24, 1862. Grand Review Washington, D.C. May 24. Companies "A" to "F" mustered out June 20, and Companies "G" to "K" mustered out July 8, 1865.


 * 32nd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 25, 1862. Mustered out June 12, 1865.


 * 33rd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 18, 1862. Moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, July 23-31. Mustered out August 8, 1865.


 * 34th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry (Militia) Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, December, 1862. Moved to Wisconsin August 16 and mustered out September 8, 1863.

Units 35th through 43rd

 * 35th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in February 27, 1864. Duty at Brownsville until March, 1866. Mustered out March 15, 1866.


 * 36th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in March 23, 1864. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June 17, and there mustered out July 12, 1865.


 * 37th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, April 9, 1864. Provost duty at Washington and Alexandria until July. Mustered out July 26, 1865.


 * 38th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D" organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in April 15, 1861. Companies "F," "G," "H," "I" and "K" joined October 1, 1864.Grand Review May 28. Second Battalion mustered out June 6, 1865. First Battalion on duty at Arsenal, Washington D.C. during trial and execution of President Lincoln's assassins. Mustered out July 26, 1865.


 * 39th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry (100 days, 1864) Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in June 3, 1864. Mustered out September 22,1864.


 * 40th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry (100 days, 1864) Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in June 14, 1864. Mustered out September 16,1864.


 * 41st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry (100 days, 1864) Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in June 8, 1864. Mustered out September 24,1864.


 * 42nd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 7, 1864. Mustered out June 20, 1865.


 * 43rd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Oganized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in by Companies August 8 to September 30, 1864 Mustered out June 24,1865.

Units 44th through 53rd

 * 44th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, by Companies October-November, 1864, and ordered to Nashville, Tennessee.Ordered to Paducah, Kentucky, April 3, and duty there until August. Mustered out August 28, 1865.


 * 45th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, November 8, 1864. Mustered out July 17, 1865.


 * 46th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in March 2, 1865. Mustered out September 27, 1865.


 * 47th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in February 27, 1865. Mustered out September 4, 1865.


 * 48th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February-March, 1865. "A," "E," "G" and "H" ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, December, 1865, and mustered out December 30, 1865. "B," "D," "F" and "I" moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, February, 1866, and mustered out February 19, 1866. "C" and "K" mustered out at Fort Leavenworth March 24, 1866.


 * 49th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, December 24, 1864, to March 5, 1865. Mustered out November 8, 1865.


 * 50th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, March and April, 1865. Mustered out April 19 to June 12, 1863.


 * 51st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 20-April 29, 1865. Companies "G," "H," "I" and "K" did not leave the State and were mustered out May 6, 1865. Company "A" at Crawford River; "B" at Carondelet; "C" and "D" at Kingville; "E" and "F" at Pleasant Hill. Mustered out at Madison, Wisconsin, August 16-30, 1865.


 * 52nd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, April, 1865.Mustered out July 28, 1865.


 * 53rd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry. Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, March and April,1865.