12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
| 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | October 18, 1861 – July 20, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel | George E. Bryant |
| Colonel | James Kerr Proudfit |
The 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The 12th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on July 20, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky.
Total enlistment and casualties[]
The 12th Wisconsin lost 3 officers and 93 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 224 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 323 fatalities.[1]
Commanders[]
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External links[]
- http://www.secondwi.com/wisconsinregiments/12th.htm - Transcription of the 12th Wisconsin entry in Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin, 1866
- Story of the service of Company E: and the Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion beginning with September 7th, 1861, and ending with July 21st, 1865 (1893) at the Internet Archive
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