The 42nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a
volunteer infantry regiment that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
Service
The 42nd Wisconsin was organized at
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service on September 7, 1864.
The regiment was mustered out on June 20, 1865.
Casualties
The 42nd Wisconsin suffered 58 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 58 fatalitie
Commanders
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Colonel (United States), Colonel Ezra T. Sprague
See also
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List of Wisconsin Civil War units
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Wisconsin in the American Civil War
With the outbreak of the American Civil War, the northwestern state of Wisconsin raised 91,379 soldiers for the Union Army, organized into 53 infantry regiments, 4 cavalry regiments, a company of Berdan's sharpshooters, 13 light artillery batter ...
References
The Civil War Archive
External links
from the Civil War Index.
Military units and formations established in 1864
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Units and formations of the Union Army from Wisconsin
1864 establishments in Wisconsin
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