29th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

29th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Flag of Wisconsin
Active	September 27, 1862 – June 22, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	American Civil War Vicksburg Campaign Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg Jackson Expedition Red River Campaign Battle of Sabine Cross Roads
Commanders
Colonel	Charles R. Gill
Colonel	William A. Greene
Lt. Colonel	Bradford Hancock

The 29th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service[]

The 29th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service September 27, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on June 22, 1865, at Shreveport, Louisiana.

Casualties[]

The 29th Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 76 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 242 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 322 fatalities.[1]

Commanders[]

• Colonel Charles R. Gill (September 27, 1862 – July 9, 1863) resigned.
• Colonel William A. Greene (July 9, 1863 – January 26, 1865) resigned.
• Lt. Colonel Bradford Hancock (January 26, 1865 – June 22, 1865) mustered out with the regiment.

See also[]

• List of Wisconsin Civil War units
• Wisconsin in the American Civil War

References[]

• 29th Wisconsin Infantry History at the Wisconsin Historical Society
• The Civil War Archive

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