15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment

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15^th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment
Flag of Wisconsin
Active	February 14, 1862–February 13, 1865
Allegiance	Federal
Branch	Union Army
Type	Regiment
Role	Infantry
Garrison/HQ	Camp Randall (Madison, Wisconsin)
Nickname	Scandinavian Regiment
Motto	"For Gud og Vort Land!" ("For God and Our Country!")
Battles/wars	American Civil War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Hans Christian Heg Jurgen Wilson Ole Johnson

The 15th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

1 Service
2 Casualties
3 Colonels
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Service

The 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, more popularly known as the "Scandinavian Regiment", was a regiment that participated in the American Civil War. Originally formed by Col. Hans Christian Heg, the majority of its members were made up of Norwegians (some say as many as 90%), the rest mainly of Danish, Swedish and Dutch immigrants. It was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service January 31, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out of service by companies between December 1, 1864 and February 13, 1865.

[edit] Casualties

The 15th Wisconsin suffered 8 officers and 86 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 1 officer and 241 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 336 fatalities.[1]