*** Welcome to piglix ***

1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment

1st Regiment Wisconsin Heavy Artillery
Flag of Wisconsin (1866-1913).png
Active December 9, 1861, to September 21, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Artillery

The 1st Regiment Wisconsin Heavy Artillery was an artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery was originally organized by companies over a considerable period of time and did not serve together as a complete regiment.

Batteries "E" to "M" were mustered out on June 26, 1865.

The 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery initially recruited 1,777 officers and men. An additional 386 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 2,163 men.

The regiment suffered 4 enlisted men killed or died from wounds in action, and 2 officers and 77 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 83 fatalities.


...
Wikipedia

...