The 47th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service on February 27, 1865, arriving at Louisville, Kentucky, on February 28. They then travelled to Nashville, then Tullahoma, Tennessee, at the junction of the McMinnville and Manchester Railroad with the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. They remained here on guard duty until August, when they returned to Nashville where they were mustered out.
The regiment returned to Madison, Wisconsin, on September 4, 1865, where they were paid and disbanded.
Casualties
The 47th Wisconsin suffered 39 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 39 fatalities.[1]
Quiner, Edwin B. (1866). "Regimental History – Forty Second to Fifty Third Infantry". The Military History of Wisconsin. Chicago: Clark & Co. pp. 863–864.
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47th, wisconsin, infantry, regiment, volunteer, infantry, regiment, that, served, union, army, during, american, civil, flag, wisconsinactivefebruary, 1865, september, 1865countryunited, statesallegianceunionbranchinfantrysizeregimentengagementsamerican, civil. The 47th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War 47th Wisconsin Infantry RegimentFlag of WisconsinActiveFebruary 27 1865 September 4 1865CountryUnited StatesAllegianceUnionBranchInfantrySizeRegimentEngagementsAmerican Civil WarCommandersColonelGeorge Clay Ginty Contents 1 Service 2 Casualties 3 Commanders 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingService EditThe 47th Wisconsin was organized at Madison Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service on February 27 1865 arriving at Louisville Kentucky on February 28 They then travelled to Nashville then Tullahoma Tennessee at the junction of the McMinnville and Manchester Railroad with the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad They remained here on guard duty until August when they returned to Nashville where they were mustered out The regiment returned to Madison Wisconsin on September 4 1865 where they were paid and disbanded Casualties EditThe 47th Wisconsin suffered 39 enlisted men who died of disease for a total of 39 fatalities 1 Commanders EditColonel George Clay GintyNotable people EditNels Anderson 1st Lt of Co D later a Wisconsin state legislator Charles H Baxter Captain of Co K later a Wisconsin state legislator Thomas J Shear later a Wisconsin state legislator William Young Captain of Co A later a Wisconsin state legislator See also Edit American Civil War portalList of Wisconsin Civil War units Wisconsin in the American Civil WarReferences EditThe Civil War ArchiveFurther reading EditQuiner Edwin B 1866 Regimental History Forty Second to Fifty Third Infantry The Military History of Wisconsin Chicago Clark amp Co pp 863 864 This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 47th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1052227607, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
