51st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 51st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during February, March, and April, 1865. Eight companies left the State in the latter part of April, and proceeded to St. Louis, MO.  The other four companies were shortly thereafter mustered out.  Active Duty The eight companies

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50th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 50th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, and left the state by companies in late March and early April, 1865, proceeding to St. Louis, MO.  Active Duty After Missouri,  the regiment was moved to Ft. Leavenworth, KS and thence to Fort Rice, Dakota Territory. 

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49th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 49th Wisconsin Infantry regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, leaving the State on March 8, 1865, and proceeding to St. Louis, MO.  Active Duty From here, the regiment was assigned to duty in western Missouri, where they remained actively employed until August 17, when they returned

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48th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 48th Wisconsin Infantry regiment was organized at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during February and March, 1865.  Eight Companies left the State on March 22 proceeding to Sedalia, MO, then terminus of the railway.  Active Duty From the railway, the regiment marched to Paola, KS, where the several Companies

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47th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 47th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 27, 1865. Active Duty The regiment left the state on February 27th and traveled to Louisville, Kentucky. Shortly thereafter, it was transferred to Tullahoma, Tennessee. The regiment was stationed in Tullahoma until late August

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46th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 46th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, on March 1, 1865. The last company was mustered into the service of the United States on that date. Active Duty The regiment left Wisconsin on March 5, 1865 and traveled to Athens, Alabama,. There, the

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45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Sigel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was sent forward by companies to Nashville, TN, in the latter part of 1864 and the early part of 1865.  Active Duty A portion of the regiment held a position in the trenches near Ft. Negley

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44th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 44th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, and sent forward by companies. Active Duty Company A left the state on October 10, 1864, going directly to Nashville, Tennessee, and was followed by four other companies at various dates before the Battle of Nashville

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43rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 43rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Washburn in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in September and October 1864. The companies were mustered into service at different dates in September and left the state on October 9, 1864, under orders to report to General Sherman at Atlanta. Active Duty By

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42nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The 42nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment  organized at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin, with the last company mustered into service on September 7, 1864. The regiment left the state on September 20 and proceeded directly to Cairo, Illinois, where they stationed for post and garrison duty. Active Duty On October

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