23rd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 23rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
23rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
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Wisconsin flag | |
Active | August 30, 1862, to July 4, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Engagements | Battle of Champion Hill |
The 23rd Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service on August 30, 1862.[1]
The regiment was mustered out on July 4, 1865, at Mobile, Alabama.
Casualties
The 23rd Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 40 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 5 officers and 262 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 308 fatalities.[2]
Commanders
- Colonel Joshua James Guppey
- Colonel Edmund Jüssen
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References
- "American Civil War Archive - facts, history, letters and battle". American Civil War Archive.
- "Union - Wisconsin Infantry (Part 1)". www.civilwararchive.com.
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