1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery
Recruitment, Training, and Active Service In June 1863 a battalion of four batteries of heavy artillery was organized in Wisconsin. The following September this was enlarged to recruit a number of companies to form a regimental organization. Company K of the Second Wisconsin Infantry had been detached and equipped as
1st Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery
Recruitment and Training The First Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery (1st Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery) was organized at LaCrosse and later moved to Camp Utley in Racine, WI. They mustered into service October 10, 1861. The battery left the state on January 23, 1862 for Louisville, KY. Active Service In April
3rd Wisconsin Cavalry
Recruitment and Training The Third Wisconsin Cavalry (3rd Wisconsin Cavalry) was organized at Camp Barstow in Janesville, Wisconsin between November 30, 1861 and January 31, 1862. It mustered into service on January 28, 1862. The regiment left the state on March 26 for St. Louis, Missouri. While in transit near
2nd Wisconsin Cavalry
Recruitment and Training The Second Wisconsin Cavalry (2nd Wisconsin Cavalry) was organized at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin between December 30, 1861 and March 10, 1862. Active Service On March 24, 1862, the regiment left Wisconsin for Benton Barracks in St. Louis, MO. From this point battalions from the regiment were
4th Wisconsin Cavalry
Recruitment and Training The Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry (4th Wisconsin Cavalry) was organized as the 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment at Camp Utley, Racine, WI. The unit mustered into the service July 2, 1861. It left the state on the July 15th for camp at the Relay House, MD, August 5, 1861.
Old Abe Wisconsin’s War Eagle
Old Abe, an icon in Wisconsin Civil War history was an American bald eagle who served with the Eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He participated in over 30 battles, narrowly avoiding wounds on several occasions. During the war, he became a rallying point to Union troops and an anathema to