31st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
| 31st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | December 24, 1862 – July 8, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Engagements | American Civil War
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| Commanders | |
| Colonel | Francis H. West |
| Colonel | Isaac E. Messmore |
The 31st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service[]
The 31st Wisconsin was organized at Prairie du Chien and Racine, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service December 24, 1862.
Companies A-F were mustered out on June 20, 1865. Companies G-K followed on July 8, 1865.
Casualties[]
The 31st Wisconsin suffered 23 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 86 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 112 fatalities.[1]
Commanders[]
- Colonel Francis H. West
- Colonel Isaac E. Messmore
Majors[]
Robert B. Sevenson
Captains[]
Company A: Henry A. Chase
Company B: Nathaniel B. Treat
Company C: Ira D. Burdick
Company D: Ornsby B. Thomas
Company E: Daniel B. Dibble
Company F: Charles W. Burns
Company G: Farlin Q. Ball
Company H: Edward K. Buttrick
Company I: John B. Vliet
Company K: Edwin Augustus Bottum
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
- The Civil War Archive
- Message of the Governor of Wisconsin Together with the Annual Reports 1863
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