Camp of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, 1865
Camp of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, 1865Library of Congress · LC-DIG-cwpb-04036
The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Wisconsin in the Civil War

Wisconsin was raised entirely for the Union. Of the 72 regiments recorded in Wisconsin, 72 served the United States, and none the Confederacy.

72
Regiments raised
127,317
Men in the records
72
Union
14
Pinned to a town

Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Wisconsin, 14 of the 72 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Wisconsin was the 3 Wisconsin Infantry, with 4,908 men in the records.

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Union regiments raised in Wisconsin

72 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 3 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Fond du Lac · 4,908 men
  • 1 Wisconsin Cavalry · Raised in Wisconsin · 4,233 men
  • 3 Wisconsin Cavalry · Raised in Wisconsin · 3,823 men
  • 17 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 3,684 men
  • 4 Wisconsin Cavalry · Raised in Wisconsin · 3,512 men
  • 2 Wisconsin Cavalry · Raised in Wisconsin · 3,450 men
  • 5 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 3,414 men
  • 6 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 3,371 menFought at: Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg
  • 16 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 3,247 men
  • 14 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 3,243 men
  • 1 Wisconsin Heavy Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 3,182 men
  • 12 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,955 men
  • 7 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,816 menFought at: Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Skirmishes near Falmouth and occupation of Fredericksburg
  • 11 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,650 men
  • 1 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,572 men
  • 13 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,496 men
  • 21 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,455 men
  • 9 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,410 men
  • 15 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,346 men
  • 22 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,214 men
  • 18 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Milwaukee · 2,213 men
  • 25 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised at LaCrosse · 2,174 men
  • 32 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,153 men
  • 27 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Milwaukee · 2,087 men
  • 26 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,056 men
  • 35 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,045 men
  • 2 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 2,034 menFought at: Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg
  • 19 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Madison · 1,983 men
  • 8 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,925 men
  • 37 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Madison · 1,909 men
  • 30 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,844 men
  • 20 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Madison · 1,793 men
  • 23 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,739 men
  • 34 Wisconsin Militia Inf. · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,735 men
  • 24 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Milwaukee · 1,731 men
  • 31 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,678 men
  • 51 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,676 men
  • 44 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,645 men
  • 29 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,597 men
  • 36 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Madison · 1,569 men
  • 45 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,545 men
  • 33 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,523 men
  • 28 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised at Milwaukee · 1,498 men
  • 10 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,479 men
  • 50 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,457 men
  • 48 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,432 men
  • 49 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,380 men
  • 47 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Madison · 1,358 men
  • 42 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised at Madison · 1,351 men
  • 38 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,326 men
  • 43 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,313 men
  • 46 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 1,197 men
  • 39 Wisconsin Infantry. (100 Days, 1864.) · Raised at Milwaukee · 948 men
  • 40 Wisconsin Infantry. (100 Days, 1864.) · Raised in Wisconsin · 839 men
  • 52 Wisconsin Infantry · Raised in Wisconsin · 765 men
  • 41 Wisconsin Infantry. (100 Days, 1864.) · Raised in Wisconsin · 704 men
  • 53 Wisconsin Infantry. · Raised in Wisconsin · 666 men
  • 8 Indpt. Battery, Wisconsin L. Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 604 men
  • Provisional Permanent Battalion, Camp Randall, Madison, Wisconsin. · Raised in Wisconsin · 534 men
  • 4 Indpt. Battery Wisconsin Light Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 507 men
  • 1 Wisconsin Infantry. (3 Months, 1861.) · Raised at Milwaukee · 482 men
  • 1 Indpt. Battery, Wisconsin L. Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 474 men
  • 6 Indpt. Battery Wisconsin Light Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 450 men
  • 12 Indpt. Battery, Wisconsin L. Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 438 men
  • 10 Indpt. Battery, Wisconsin L. Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 424 men
  • 9 Indpt. Battery, Wisconsin L. Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 387 men
  • 3 Indpt. Battery, Wisconsin L. Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 371 men
  • 2 Indpt. Battery, Wisconsin L. Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 371 men
  • 7 Indpt. Battery Wisconsin Light Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 360 men
  • 5 Indpt. Battery, Wisconsin L. Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 347 men
  • 13 Indpt. Battery, Wisconsin L. Art'y. · Raised in Wisconsin · 219 men
  • 7 Arty. Wis. · Raised in Wisconsin · 1 men

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