16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 16th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 16th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
 Wisconsin flag | |
| Active | January 31, 1862, to July 12, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Shiloh Battle of Corinth Vicksburg Campaign Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Atlanta Campaign March to the Sea Carolinas Campaign Battle of Bentonville |
Service
The 16th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service January 31, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out on July 12, 1865.
Casualties
The 16th Wisconsin suffered 6 officers and 141 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 4 officer and 248 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 399 fatalities.[1]
The six-man color guard were all killed on April 6, 1862. They are buried at what was the apex of the Shiloh Military Cemetery overlooking the Tennessee River.
Commanders
- Colonel Benjamin Allen
- Colonel Cassius Fairchild
Notable members
- George F. Caldwell, politician
- Jacob Fawcett, jurist
- Norman L. James, businessman and legislator
- Sylvester W. Osborn, politician
- Horace Patch, politician
- George Myron Sabin, jurist
- Wiley Scribner, politician and acting governor of Montana Territory
References
- Union Regimental Histories: Wisconsin. Civil War Archive.
Further reading
- Ballard, Michael B. Vicksburg: The Campaign that Opened the Mississippi. University of North Carolina Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8078-2893-9.
- Bear, Edwin C. The Vicksburg Campaign. 3 volumes, Morningside Press, 1991. ISBN 0-89029-308-2.
- Cozzens, Peter. The Darkest Days of the War: The Battles of Iuka and Corinth. University of North Carolina Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8078-2320-1.
- Magdeburg, F. H. Wisconsin at Shiloh. Wisconsin Shiloh Monument Commission, 1909.
- McPherson, James M. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN 0-19-503863-0.
- Quiner, E. B. The Military History of Wisconsin. Clarke & Co., 1866. ISBN 0-9674777-0-0.
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