19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
19th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
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Wisconsin flag | |
Active | April 30, 1862 to August 9, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements |
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.
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.
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.
Colonels
- Horace T. Sanders, colonel
- Samuel K. Vaughan, colonel
Casualties included CPT Patrick J. Bennett, E Co Commander Killed in Action (KIA) in Fair Oaks sector during Siege of Petersburg on October 27, 1864.
See also
- List of Wisconsin Civil War Units