19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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19th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | April 30, 1862 to August 9, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Battles/wars | Siege of Suffolk Battle of Drury's Bluff Battle of Fair Oaks |
The 19th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 19th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service April 30, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on August 9, 1865 at Richmond, Virginia.
[edit] Casualties
The 19th Wisconsin suffered 2 officers and 41 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 115 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 161 fatalities.[1]