| 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 |
The 16th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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 all were killed on 6 April 1862. They are buried at what was the apex of the Shiloh Military Cemetery overlooking the Tennessee River.
Colonels[]
- Colonel Benjamin Allen
- Colonel Cassius Fairchild
Notable members[]
- Jacob Fawcett, jurist
- George Myron Sabin, jurist
- Wiley Scribner, politician and acting governor of Montana Territory
See also[]
References[]
- Ballard, Michael B., Vicksburg, The Campaign that Opened the Mississippi, University of North Bearss, Edwin C., The Vicksburg Campaign, 3 volumes, Morningside Press, 1991, ISBN 0-89029-308-2.
- Carolina Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8078-2893-9.Cozzens, Peter, The Darkest Days of the War,The Battles of Iuka and Cornith, The 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 History of the United States), 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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