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The 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.It was popularly known as the Norwegian Regiment or the Scandinavian Regiment, due to its composition of mostly Norwegian American, Swedish American, and Danish American immigrants.
The state of Wisconsin enrolled 91,327 men for service in the Union Army during the American Civil War, 77,375 in the infantry, 8,877 in the cavalry, and 5,075 in the artillery.
Hans Christian Heg (December 21, 1829 – September 20, 1863) was a Norwegian American abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier, best known for leading the Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment on the Union side in the American Civil War. He died of the wounds he received at the Battle of Chickamauga. [1]
The 15th Infantry Regiment's casualties during World War II included 1,633 killed, 5,812 wounded, and 419 missing in action. Korean War. On 1 December 1948, the 15th Infantry was transferred from occupation duty in Germany to Fort Benning, Georgia. As part of the 3d Infantry Division, the regiment sailed for Korea on 31 August 1950.
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On March 26, 1862, McKee was commissioned lieutenant colonel for the new 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (The "Scandinavian Regiment"). [1] McKee met the regiment at Island Number Ten on the Mississippi River, near New Madrid, Missouri, after the battle there. [2]
15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment This regiment, composed predominantly of Norwegian-speaking immigrants, enlisted many Norwegian-Americans from Minnesota. Company K was organized in Freeborn County, Minnesota , with the bulk of its recruits from Minnesota.
15th Field Artillery Regiment (Canada) 15th Infantry Regiment (South Korea) 15th Regiment of Foot, United Kingdom; 15th Infantry Regiment (United States) 15th Infantry Regiment (USAFIP-NL), part of United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon