Search for Wisconsin in the Civil War
Learn about individuals from Wisconsin in the Civil War here. You can search the database by any combination of Name, Residence (town), regiment, Reg Name, Reg #, Company, and Notes. Please contact the Reference Archivist if you have noticed an error in the database or if you have any other questions or concerns about the database.
Russell Horton
Reference Archivist
Contact Russ: 608.267.1790 or
Russell.Horton@dva.wisconsin.gov
Name
When searching this field, remember to try alternate spellings (e.g. Hanson and Hansen).
Rank
This field is most useful for searching if you know the exact rank of the soldier (i.e. Private, First Lieutenant, etc.).
Unit
This field contains both the company and the regiment in this format: Company A, 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. If you would like to search with this field, please enter the soldier’s information in that format.
City
Most of the companies from Wisconsin were drawn from a particular community and its surrounding towns and villages. This field contains the name of that community.
County
Useful for searching for all veterans from a particular county.
Notes
This field contains information about transfers to different units or details of casualties.