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11th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
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File:Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin flag | |
Active | October 18, 1861 to September 5, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Battle of Big Black River Siege of Vicksburg Assault on Fort Blakely |
The 11th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The 11th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on September 5, 1865 at Mobile, Alabama.
Total enlistments and casualties[]
The 11th Wisconsin initially mustered 1,045 men and later recruited an additional 622 men, for a total of 1,667 men.[1] The regiment lost 8 officers and 80 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 4 officers and 253 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 280 fatalities.[2]
Colonels[]
- Colonel Charles L. Harris
See also[]
- List of Wisconsin Civil War Units
References[]
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