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.
To search these regiments by a family surname and read the individual men who served, with their rank, company, and side, explore any location in Wisconsin.
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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, Battle of the Wilderness
- 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, Battle 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: First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Antietam
- 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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