23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 24rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | August 30, 1862 to July 4, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
The 23rd 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 23rd Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 30, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on July 4, 1865 at Mobile, Alabama.
[edit] Casualties
The 23rd Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 40 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 5 officers and 262 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 308 fatalities.[1]
