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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. Some 3,802 of these men were killed in action or mortally wounded, and 8,499 died from other causes; the total mortality was thus 12,301 men.
This is a list of American Civil War units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. Many states had soldiers and units fighting for both the United States and the Confederate States (Confederate States Army).
With the outbreak of the American Civil War, the northwestern state of Wisconsin raised 91,379 soldiers for the Union Army, organized into 53 infantry regiments, 4 cavalry regiments, a company of Berdan's sharpshooters, 13 light artillery batteries and 1 unit of heavy artillery.
List of Wisconsin Civil War units; 0–9. 1st Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery; 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment; 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment;
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The 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.The regiment is most notable as one of two cavalry regiments credited with the final capture of Confederate president Jefferson Davis on May 10, 1865.
I and later 1st lieutenant in Co. E. After the war, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and was elected United States Senator from Wisconsin (1893–1899). Herman L. Page was the first lieutenant colonel of the regiment, but resigned after recruitment was completed. Before the war, he was the 11th mayor of Milwaukee.
Before joining the 30th Wisconsin Infantry, he was captain of Co. B in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. After the war he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly . Major John Clowney (February 8, 1865 – September 20, 1865) had command of the regiment when Colonel Dill and Lt. Colonel Edward M. Barlett were assigned to provost and court ...