5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | July 12, 1861 to July 11, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Williamsburg Battle of Glendale Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Siege of Petersburg |
The 5th Wisconsin was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
The 5th Wisconsin was assembled at Madison, Wisconsin, on July 12, 1861.
Three companies of the regiment mustered out on June 24, 1865, and the remainder of the regiment on July 11, 1865.
[edit] Total enlistments and casualties
The 5th Wisconsin Infantry initially mustered 1108 men and later recruited an additional 832 men, for a total of 1940 men.[1] The regiment suffered 15 officers and 180 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 2 officers and 132 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 329 fatalities.[2]
[edit] Colonels
- Colonel Amasa Cobb - May 28, 1861, to December 25, 1862 - resigned.
- Colonel Thomas S. Allen - December 25, 1862, to August 20, 1865 - mustered out.
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