29th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
29th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | September 27, 1862 – June 22, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements | American Civil War
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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.
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References[]
Categories:
- Military units and formations established in 1862
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
- Units and formations of the Union Army from Wisconsin
- 1862 establishments in Wisconsin
- American Civil War unit and formation stubs