20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 20th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

20th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
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ActiveAugust 23, 1862, to July 14, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of Prairie Grove
Siege of Vicksburg
Siege of Fort Morgan

Service

The 20th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 23, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on July 14, 1865, at Galveston, Texas.

Casualties

The 20th Wisconsin suffered 5 officers and 100 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 1 officer and 145 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 251 fatalities.

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