49th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 49th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 49th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
 Wisconsin flag | |
| Active | December 24, 1864, to November 8, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | None |
Service
The 49th Wisconsin was organized at Camp Randall in Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into federal service between February 8, 1865, and March 6, 1865.[1] It left the state on March 8, 1865, and was assigned to duty in western Missouri. Companies B, C, and D were mustered out on November 1, 1865, and the remaining companies were mustered out on November 8, 1865.[2]
Casualties
The 49th Wisconsin suffered 54 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 54 fatalities.[3]
Commanders
- Colonel Samuel Fallows[1]
- Colonel Edward Colman
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References
- Charles E. Estabrook (Ed.). Records and Sketches of Military Organizations: Population, Legislation, Election and Other Statistics Relating to Wisconsin in the Period of the Civil War. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., 1914, p. 180.
- Estabrook, p. 164.
- The Civil War Archive
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