Wisconsin in the Civil War


WI Infantry Regiments WI Roots: WISCONSIN in the Civil War: Infantry Regiments




WISCONSIN 2ND INFANTRY REGIMENT Date of Organization: 11 June 1861 Date of Muster: 02 July 1864 Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 10 Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0 Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 228 Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 77   Battles Fought Battle at Lower Machodoc, Virginia Battle at Sulphur Springs, Virginia Battle at Blackburn's Ford, Virginia on 18 July 1861 Battle at Bull Run, Virginia on 21 July 1861 Battle on 15 July 1862 Battle at Beaver Dam, Virginia on 04 August 1862 Battle at Beaver Dam, Virginia on 06 August 1862 Battle at Mattapony Run, Virginia on 06 August 1862 Battle at Catlett's Station, Virginia on 20 August 1862 Battle at Rappahannock Station, Virginia on 21 August 1862 Battle on 22 August 1862 Battle at White Sulphur Springs, Virginia on 26 August 1862 Battle at Gainesville, Virginia on 28 August 1862 Battle at 2nd Bull Run, Virginia on 30 August 1862 Battle on 02 September 1862 Battle at South Mountain, Maryland on 14 September 1862 Battle at Antietam, Maryland on 17 September 1862 Battle on 23 September 1862 Battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia on 13 December 1862 Battle on 06 January 1863 Battle on 29 April 1863 Battle at Chancellorsville, Virginia on 03 May 1863 Battle at Beverly Ford, Virginia on 09 June 1863 Battle at Lexington, Virginia on 09 June 1863 Battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 01 July 1863 Battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 03 July 1863 Battle at Morrisville, Virginia on 07 November 1863 Battle on 05 May 1864 Battle at Wilderness, Virginia on 05 May 1864 Battle at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia on 10 May 1864 Battle on 15 May 1864 Battle at North Anna River, Virginia on 15 May 1864 Battle on 20 June 1864 Battle on 19 August 1864 Battle on 21 August 1864 Battle at Hatcher's Run, Virginia on 27 October 1864
BURIALS OF WISCONSIN INFANTRY SOLDIERS Bragg, Edward Stuyvesant – Brigadier General – Rienzi Cemetery, Rienzi Road, Fond du Lac, WI Note: General Bragg was the Commander of the famous “Iron Brigade”, consisting of the 2nd, 6th and 7th Regiments of Wisconsin Infantry, along with the 19th Indiana, and the 24th Michigan. Below you will find representatives of all of these regiments except the 24th Michigan. Company A : The Citizens' Guard : Dodge County Wright, Jacob N. – Co.A – Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, WI Company B : The La Crosse Light Guard : La Crosse County Bradford, B.J.K.P. – Co.B – Forest Hills Cemetery, Regent and Speedway St., Madison, WI McCune, Samuel – Co. B – The Old Ontario Cemetery on Cemetery Road in Ontario, WI Scott, Robert A. – Co.B – Oak Grove Cemetery, Hwy. 16, LaCrosse, WI Company C : The Grant County Grays : Grant County Holden, William – Sgt. Co. C – Hokah Cemetery, Hwy. 16, Hokah, MN Hughes, James – Co. C – Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, WI Hyde, George L. – Corpl. Co. C – Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, WI Hyde, James W. – Co. C – Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, WI Lafont(e), Louis – Co. C – St. Thomas Cemetery, Potosi, WI Loomis, Xenophon Stearns - Co. C. -Silver Lake Township Cemetery, Palo Alto County, Iowa b. Roxbury, Vt., Feb. 22, 1835; Ayrshire, Ia., Feb. 25, 1894. Miles, John W. – Co. C – Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, WI Showalter, Levi – Lt. Co. C – Beetown Cemetery, Boot Hill Ln., Beetown, WI Spies, Albert W. – Co. C – Aupperle Cemetery, Rt. 81 southeast of Lancaster, WI Waldorf, F.M. – Co. C – Beetown Cemetery, Boot Hill Ln., Beetown, WI Company D : The Janesville Volunteers : Rock County Company E : The Oshkosh Volunteers : Winnebago County Company F : The Belle City Rifles : Racine County Messer, L.W. – Co. F – Neshonoc Cemetery, Rt. 108, West Salem, WI Company G : The Portage City Guards : Columbia County Fry, John – Co. G – Cassville Cemetery, Cassville, WI Folmsby (Folensby), George – Co.G – Evergreen Cemetery, Hwy. 61 north of Winona, MN Harries, William Henry - 2nd Wis. Inf. - 1843 to 1921-Participated in: Bull Run, Antietam Gettysburg, The Wilderness - Evergreen Cemetery, Rt. 44 Caledonia, MN Kellogg, E.P. – Lt. Co.G – Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, WI Mueller, Henry – Co. G – Cassville Cemetery, Cassville, WI Nicholas, Frank – Co. G – Cemetery, 4th Street, Potosi, WI Burmeister, Frederick – Co.G – Bayview Cemetery, Necedah, WI SHERWOOD: Guy C. , Co. G, 2d, Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI SNIDER: James A. , Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI WILLIAMS: Wm. , Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Bull Run, Va., July 21, 1861. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI DAVIS: O.W. , Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI PARDEE: A.F. , Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI BLOOM: Chas. P. , Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI DEAN: W. , Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI ELTERMAN: Gustav , Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI LE CLAIR: Gustav , Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Killed at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI PLUMSTEAD: Walter, Co. G, 2d Reg., Wis. Vol. Killed in battle at Gainesville, Virginia, August 28, 1862*.Silver Lake Cemetery, Columbia County, WI FORD: John, Co. G., 2d Wis. Vol. Died Feb. 18, 1864.Catholic Cemetery, Portage Area, Columbia County, WI GRACE: Hamilton, Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Died at Madison, July 18, 1879.Catholic Cemetery, Portage Area, Columbia County, WI FLETCHER: Theodore , Co. G, 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Died September 16, 1862 of wounds received at Gainesville, August 28, 1862. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI BRISBOIS: Paul V. , Co. 2d Wis. Vol. Infantry. Died in Andersonville prison. From Columbia County, not buried in Columbia County, WI Company H : The Randall Guards : Dane County Company I : The Miner's Guards : Iowa County Stolper, David – Co. I – Woodlawn Cemetery, Cty C. & Hwy. 23, Plymouth, WI Company K : The Wisconsin Rifles : Milwaukee County Company K : Dane and Milwaukee Counties (Replaced original Company K in January,1862 after the original was detached and converted to heavy artillery.) Dettloff, August F. – Pvt. Co.K – Forest Hills Cemetery, Regent and Speedway St., Madison, WI Stahel, John – Co.K – Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, WI Unknnown Company Hill George 2nd WIS. VOL. INF. 1843 1923 buried Yates Center Cemetry, Yates Center, KS