18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization  The Eighteenth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment) organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into the service of the United States on March 15th, 1862. They left Wisconsin on March 30, and disembarked at Pittsburg Landing, TN, April 5, 1862, at once moving up to the front.    Active

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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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8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Organization The Eighth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment), also known as the Eagle Regiment, mustered into the service of the United States on September 13, 1861, at Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin. They left the state on October 12th for Missouri. Active Duty At the start, they engaged in

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12th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery

Organization The Twelfth Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery (12th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery) was enlisted and mustered into the service of the United States in February and March 1862 as a company for the 1st Missouri Light Artillery where they were known as the 12th Wisconsin Battery. Active Duty To begin

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