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
11th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery
Organization The Eleventh Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery (11th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery) partially organized at Camp Randall, Madison, WI. They left the state on April 6th, 1862, for Camp Douglas, Illinois, where its organization was completed. Active Duty The battery formally mustered into the service of the United States as
10th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery
Organization The Tenth Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery (10th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery) organized at New Lisbon, Wisconsin, and mustered into the service of the United States at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 10, 1862. From here the battery was assigned to Camp Utley, Racine, Wisconsin. The unit left the state on the
9th Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery
Organization The Ninth Wisconsin Light Artillery (9th Light Artillery Battery) was organized at Burlington, WI, and mustered into the service of the United States on January 27, 1862. Active Duty In the latter part of March, the battery was transferred to Camp Utley, Racine, Wisconsin, and from there to St.
1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery
Company A 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 2nd Wisconsin Infantry had been detached and equipped as a battery of
1st Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery
Recruitment and Training First Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery (1st Wisconsin Light Artillery Battery) was organized at La Crosse, Wisconsin, and it mustered into service on October 10, 1861. The battery then moved to Camp Utley in Racine, Wisconsin, where it continued to train and prepare for service. Active Service On
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
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