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12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

April 09, 2024

The 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. They served primarily in the western theatre, participating in battles and campaigns including the Siege of Vicksburg, the Jackson expedition, and Sherman's March to the Sea.

Service edit

The 12th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1861. It departed Madison for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on January 11, 1862, arriving there on February 16. Marched from Fort Leavenworth To Fort Scott, Kansas March 1–7. Duty there till March 27. Ordered to Lawrence, Kansas March 27. Ordered to Fort Riley April 20, then to Fort Leavenworth May 27. They were attached to the Department of Kansas to June, 1862.[1] the 12th moved to various locations from March 1, 1862, to April 18, 1863.[2]

The Vicksburg Campaign edit

The 12th was ordered to the Siege of Vicksburg May 11, arriving there on May 22, and staying at the siege until July 4 when it was finished. At Vicksburg the 12th was part of the Third Brigade of the Fourth Division of the Sixteenth Army Corps.[3] Immediately after, the 12th marched towards Jackson, Mississippi, and participated in the siege of the city. Ordered back to Vicksburg until August 15, when it went on an expedition to Tupelo September 1–8, capturing Fort Beauregard on September 4.[2] It joined General Sherman's army in the Meridian Campaign, and then returned to Vicksburg until April, when the regiment left for Cairo, Illinois. After that, they moved to Clifton, Tennessee, then to Acworth, Georgia.[2]

The Atlanta Campaign and follow ups edit

The regiment assaulted Kenesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864. After that, they were engaged in several battles around Chattahoochee River from July 2 through 17. They sieged Atlanta July 22 through August 25. After that, they participated in the Battle of Jonesborough (August 31 – September 1).[2]

On November 15, "Sherman's March to the Sea" commenced, ending on December 10, at Savannah, Georgia. On January 1, Sherman's army began the Carolinas campaign. They captured Pocotaligo on January 14, were engaged at Salkehatchie Swamp February 2–5 and at Binnaker's Swamp on the 9th. They then captured Orangeburg on February 11–12, and Columbia on February 16–17. They participated in the Battle of Bentonville on March 19–21. They occupied Goldsboro on March 24, then Raleigh on April 14. On April 29, they started marching towards Washington, D.C., and reached it on May 19.[2]

The regiment was mustered out on July 20, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky.[4]

Total enlistments and casualties edit

1667 people were enlisted in the 12th.[5] Some sources say the 12th Wisconsin lost 3 officers and 93 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 224 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 323 fatalities, while others say they lost 329.[6][5]

Commanders edit

Notable people edit

  • Van S. Bennett was captain of Co. I. After the war, he served as a Wisconsin state senator.[8]
  • Harlan P. Bird was enlisted in Co. F and was then promoted to sergeant major of the regiment. In 1863, he was commissioned 2nd lieutenant of Co. G and was later promoted to 1st lieutenant. He was wounded at Vicksburg and was subsequently detailed as an adjutant for the brigade, quartermaster for XVII Corps, and ordinance officer for the division. After the war, he served as a Wisconsin state senator.[9]
  • Ephraim Blakeslee was 1st sergeant of Co. B for one year, and was then commissioned 2nd lieutenant of Co. H, rising to the rank of captain near the end of the war. After the war, he served as a Wisconsin legislator.[10]
  • Michael J. Cantwell was 1st lieutenant in Co. C and acting quartermaster. After the war, he served as a Wisconsin legislator.[11]
  • Luther H. Cary was surgeon of the regiment for the first two years and was appointed medical inspector for XVI Corps. After the war, he served in the Wisconsin and California state legislatures.[12]
  • Joseph M. Copp, son of William J. Copp, was enlisted in Co. A through nearly the entire war and rose to the rank of corporal, he was briefly a prisoner of war after Atlanta. Later in life, he became a lawyer.[13]
  • John Gillespie was captain of Co. E. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Atlanta and remained a prisoner for the last year of the war. After the war, he served as a Wisconsin legislator.[14]
  • Michael Griffin was a sergeant in Co. E and was wounded at Atlanta. He was commissioned 2nd lieutenant shortly before the end of the war. After the war, he served as a U.S. congressman.[15]
  • Daniel Howell was captain of Co. G but resigned due to illness in 1863. Before the war he served as a Wisconsin state senator.[16]
  • James Lennon was a sergeant in Co. H and was commissioned 2nd lieutenant near the end of the war. After the war, he served as a Wisconsin legislator and sheriff.[17]
  • Orrin T. Maxson was captain of Co. A through September 1864. Before the war, he served as a Wisconsin state legislator and was a founder of Prescott, Wisconsin.[11]
  • Frank Howell Putney, a nephew of Daniel Howell, was enlisted in Co. G, rising to the rank of second lieutenant. He was later detailed as a brigade adjutant and staff officer. After the war, he became a county judge.[18]
  • Charles Reynolds was sergeant major of the regiment, then second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and finally captain of Co. A. Near the end of the war, he was detached as assistant adjutant to General Charles Ewing. After the war, he served as a Wisconsin legislator.[19]
  • Daniel Robbins Sylvester was captain of Co. K through most of the war. After the war, he served as a Wisconsin legislator.[20]
  • Charles M. Webb was 1st lieutenant of Co. G for the first year of the war. After the war, he served as a Wisconsin legislator and circuit judge and was a U.S. attorney under presidents Grant and Hayes.[21]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, Wisconsin Volunteers., 12th Wisconsin Regiment Infantry". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  3. ^ Kountz, John S. (1901). Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg. p. 28.
  4. ^ "12th Wisconsin Infantry History". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  5. ^ a b "Image 9 of Wisconsin in war, 1861-1898". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  6. ^ "Civil War Archive". from the original on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
  7. ^ a b Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 702.
  8. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 731.
  9. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 703, 721, 724.
  10. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 708, 727.
  11. ^ a b Quiner, E. B. (Edwin Bentley) (1866). The military history of Wisconsin : a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous--regimental histories--sketches of distinguished officers--the roll of the illustrious dead--movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc. The Library of Congress. Chicago, Clarke & co. pp. 574–589.
  12. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 702.
  13. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 704.
  14. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 717.
  15. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 717.
  16. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 724.
  17. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 727.
  18. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 724.
  19. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 703–704.
  20. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 735.
  21. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. p. 724.

References edit

  • The Civil War Archive

External links edit

  • http://www.secondwi.com/wisconsinregiments/12th.htm - Transcription of the 12th Wisconsin entry in Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin, 1866
  • Story of the service of Company E: and the Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion beginning with September 7th, 1861, and ending with July 21st, 1865 (1893) at the Internet Archive

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The 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War They served primarily in the western theatre participating in battles and campaigns including the Siege of Vicksburg the Jackson expedition and Sherman s March to the Sea 12th Wisconsin Infantry RegimentFlag of WisconsinActiveOctober 18 1861 July 20 1865CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnion WisconsinBranchInfantrySizeRegimentEngagementsAmerican Civil War Vicksburg campaign Siege of Vicksburg Battle of Jackson Mississippi Meridian campaign Atlanta campaign Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Battle of Jonesborough Savannah campaign Carolinas campaign Battle of BentonvilleCommandersColonelGeorge E BryantColonelJames Kerr Proudfit Contents 1 Service 1 1 The Vicksburg Campaign 1 2 The Atlanta Campaign and follow ups 2 Total enlistments and casualties 3 Commanders 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksService editThe 12th Wisconsin was raised at Madison Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 18 1861 It departed Madison for Fort Leavenworth Kansas on January 11 1862 arriving there on February 16 Marched from Fort Leavenworth To Fort Scott Kansas March 1 7 Duty there till March 27 Ordered to Lawrence Kansas March 27 Ordered to Fort Riley April 20 then to Fort Leavenworth May 27 They were attached to the Department of Kansas to June 1862 1 the 12th moved to various locations from March 1 1862 to April 18 1863 2 The Vicksburg Campaign edit nbsp Monument at Vicksburg National Military Park The 12th was ordered to the Siege of Vicksburg May 11 arriving there on May 22 and staying at the siege until July 4 when it was finished At Vicksburg the 12th was part of the Third Brigade of the Fourth Division of the Sixteenth Army Corps 3 Immediately after the 12th marched towards Jackson Mississippi and participated in the siege of the city Ordered back to Vicksburg until August 15 when it went on an expedition to Tupelo September 1 8 capturing Fort Beauregard on September 4 2 It joined General Sherman s army in the Meridian Campaign and then returned to Vicksburg until April when the regiment left for Cairo Illinois After that they moved to Clifton Tennessee then to Acworth Georgia 2 The Atlanta Campaign and follow ups edit The regiment assaulted Kenesaw Mountain on June 27 1864 After that they were engaged in several battles around Chattahoochee River from July 2 through 17 They sieged Atlanta July 22 through August 25 After that they participated in the Battle of Jonesborough August 31 September 1 2 On November 15 Sherman s March to the Sea commenced ending on December 10 at Savannah Georgia On January 1 Sherman s army began the Carolinas campaign They captured Pocotaligo on January 14 were engaged at Salkehatchie Swamp February 2 5 and at Binnaker s Swamp on the 9th They then captured Orangeburg on February 11 12 and Columbia on February 16 17 They participated in the Battle of Bentonville on March 19 21 They occupied Goldsboro on March 24 then Raleigh on April 14 On April 29 they started marching towards Washington D C and reached it on May 19 2 The regiment was mustered out on July 20 1865 at Louisville Kentucky 4 Total enlistments and casualties edit1667 people were enlisted in the 12th 5 Some sources say the 12th Wisconsin lost 3 officers and 93 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds plus another 3 officers and 224 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 323 fatalities while others say they lost 329 6 5 Commanders editColonel George E Bryant 7 Colonel James Kerr Proudfit 7 Notable people editVan S Bennett was captain of Co I After the war he served as a Wisconsin state senator 8 Harlan P Bird was enlisted in Co F and was then promoted to sergeant major of the regiment In 1863 he was commissioned 2nd lieutenant of Co G and was later promoted to 1st lieutenant He was wounded at Vicksburg and was subsequently detailed as an adjutant for the brigade quartermaster for XVII Corps and ordinance officer for the division After the war he served as a Wisconsin state senator 9 Ephraim Blakeslee was 1st sergeant of Co B for one year and was then commissioned 2nd lieutenant of Co H rising to the rank of captain near the end of the war After the war he served as a Wisconsin legislator 10 Michael J Cantwell was 1st lieutenant in Co C and acting quartermaster After the war he served as a Wisconsin legislator 11 Luther H Cary was surgeon of the regiment for the first two years and was appointed medical inspector for XVI Corps After the war he served in the Wisconsin and California state legislatures 12 Joseph M Copp son of William J Copp was enlisted in Co A through nearly the entire war and rose to the rank of corporal he was briefly a prisoner of war after Atlanta Later in life he became a lawyer 13 John Gillespie was captain of Co E He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Atlanta and remained a prisoner for the last year of the war After the war he served as a Wisconsin legislator 14 Michael Griffin was a sergeant in Co E and was wounded at Atlanta He was commissioned 2nd lieutenant shortly before the end of the war After the war he served as a U S congressman 15 Daniel Howell was captain of Co G but resigned due to illness in 1863 Before the war he served as a Wisconsin state senator 16 James Lennon was a sergeant in Co H and was commissioned 2nd lieutenant near the end of the war After the war he served as a Wisconsin legislator and sheriff 17 Orrin T Maxson was captain of Co A through September 1864 Before the war he served as a Wisconsin state legislator and was a founder of Prescott Wisconsin 11 Frank Howell Putney a nephew of Daniel Howell was enlisted in Co G rising to the rank of second lieutenant He was later detailed as a brigade adjutant and staff officer After the war he became a county judge 18 Charles Reynolds was sergeant major of the regiment then second lieutenant first lieutenant and finally captain of Co A Near the end of the war he was detached as assistant adjutant to General Charles Ewing After the war he served as a Wisconsin legislator 19 Daniel Robbins Sylvester was captain of Co K through most of the war After the war he served as a Wisconsin legislator 20 Charles M Webb was 1st lieutenant of Co G for the first year of the war After the war he served as a Wisconsin legislator and circuit judge and was a U S attorney under presidents Grant and Hayes 21 See also edit nbsp American Civil War portalList of Wisconsin Civil War units Wisconsin in the American Civil WarNotes edit Frederick H Dyer Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Regimental Histories Wisconsin Volunteers 12th Wisconsin Regiment Infantry www perseus tufts edu Retrieved 2023 11 12 a b c d e Battle Unit Details The Civil War U S National Park Service www nps gov Retrieved 2023 06 27 Kountz John S 1901 Record of the organizations engaged in the campaign siege and defense of Vicksburg p 28 12th Wisconsin Infantry History Wisconsin Historical Society 2012 08 27 Retrieved 2023 06 27 a b Image 9 of Wisconsin in war 1861 1898 Library of Congress Washington D C 20540 USA Retrieved 2023 07 12 Civil War Archive Archived from the original on 2006 10 25 Retrieved 2006 10 25 a b Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 702 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 731 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers pp 703 721 724 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers pp 708 727 a b Quiner E B Edwin Bentley 1866 The military history of Wisconsin a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state in the war for the union with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous regimental histories sketches of distinguished officers the roll of the illustrious dead movements of the Legislature and state officers etc The Library of Congress Chicago Clarke amp co pp 574 589 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 702 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 704 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 717 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 717 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 724 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 727 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 724 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers pp 703 704 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 735 Wisconsin Adjutant General s Office 1886 Roster of Wisconsin volunteers war of the rebellion 1861 1865 New York Public Library Madison Democrat printing co state printers p 724 References editThe Civil War ArchiveExternal links edithttp www secondwi com wisconsinregiments 12th htm Transcription of the 12th Wisconsin entry in Quiner s Military History of Wisconsin 1866 Story of the service of Company E and the Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion beginning with September 7th 1861 and ending with July 21st 1865 1893 at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1208621074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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