Wisconsin Civil War Union Units 1st through 17th

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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 1st through 2nd

 * 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 Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry Organized at Rippon and Kenosha, Wisconsin, September 1, 1861, to February 2, 1862. Mustered in March 10, 1862. Mustered out at Edgefield, Tennessee, July 19, 1865.


 * 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Camp Scott, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 19, 1861. Non-Veterans ordered to Nashville, Tennessee, September 21. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 21st Wisconsin Infantry. Regiment mustered out October 13, 1864.


 * 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry (3 months, 1861) Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into State service April 27, 1861. Mustered into United States service May 17, 1861 Edwards' Ferry, Maryland. July 29. Mustered out August 21, 1861.


 * 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 Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 30, 1861, to March 10, 1862. March to Austin, Texas, and there mustered out November 15, 1865.


 * 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in June 11, 1861. Mustered out Madison, Wisconsin, July 2, 1864. Battalion consolidated with 6th Wisconsin Infantry as Companies "G" and "H" November 30, 1864.


 * 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.

Units 3rd through 5th

 * 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry Organized at Janesville, Wisconsin, November 30, 1861, to January 31, 1862. Mustered in January 28, 1862. Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, September 29, 1865. Companies "G" and "L" mustered out October 26, 1865.


 * 3rd Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and mustered in June 19, 1861. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June 11-16, and there mustered out July 18, 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 Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Organized at Racine, Wisconsin and mustered in July 1861. Mustered out at Brownsville May 28, 1866. Moved to Madison, Wisconsin, June 3-18, and discharged June 19, 1866.


 * 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 Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in July 12, 1861. Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D. C., May 18-June 2. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out June 24 (three Companies) and July 11, 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.

Units 6th through 9th

 * 6th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in July 16, 1861.Washington, D. C., May. Grand Review May 23. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June 17. Mustered out July 2, 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 Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 2, 1861. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June 16 and mustered out July 2, 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 Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in September 13, 1861. Mustered out at Demopolis, Alabama, September 5, 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 Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 26, 1861. Duty at Little Rock until January, 1866.Mustered out January 30, 1866.


 * 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.

Units 10th through 17th

 * 10th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 14, 1861. Guard duty near Kenesaw Mountain until October 16.Mustered out October 25, 1864. Veterans and recruits transferred to 21st Wisconsin Infantry.


 * 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 Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 18, 1861. Moved to Mobile July 23 and duty there until September. Mustered out September 5, 1865.


 * 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized in Madison, Wisconsin, October 18 to December 13, 1861. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June. Mustered out July 20, 1865


 * 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 Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Janesville, Wisconsin, and mustered in October 17, 1861. San Antonio, Texas, until November. Mustered out November 24, 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.


 * 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and mustered in January 30, 1862. Moved to Mobile August 27 and duty there until October. Mustered out October 9, 1865.


 * 15th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in February 14, 1862.Companies "A," "B" and "E" mustered out December 1, 1864;Company "C" January 1, Companies "F" and "G" January 14, Companies "I" and "K" February 11 and Companies "D" and "H" February 13, 1865.


 * 16th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin,and mustered in January 31, 1862.Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June 7. Mustered out July 12, 1865.


 * 17th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered in March 15, 1862. Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and there mustered out July 14, 1865.