22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization  The Twenty-Second Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment) organized at Camp Utley, Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered into the service of the United States on September 2, 1862.  They left Wisconsin on the 16 for Covington, KY.   Active Duty  In Covington, they were assigned to active duty as part

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16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization  The Sixteenth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment) organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin, and their muster into the service of the United States was completed on the January 31, 1862.  The Sixteenth left the state on March 13 for Pittsburg Landing, TN, which was reached on March

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5th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery

Recruitment and Training The Fifth Light Artillery Battery (5th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery) organized at Camp Utley, Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered into the service of the United States on October 10, 1861.  The unit left the state on March 15, 1862, for St. Louis, Missouri, then proceeded down the river

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