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The 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, reconstituted in 1898, was as an
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that served in the
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during the
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. The regiment served out its term of service within the continental United States, and did not see action during the war.


Service

The 4th Wisconsin Infantry was raised in response to the second call for volunteers, but before they mustered into service they were sent north to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to prevent violence at a massive
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strike. On July 11, 1898, the regiment mustered into federal service at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, with a strength of 46 officers and 1,265 enlisted men. They remained in Wisconsin through the end of hostilities in August, but in September they were sent to Camp Shipp in
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, for garrison duty. The 4th Wisconsin Infantry returned to Wisconsin and was mustered out of service on February 28, 1899. At the time of mustering out, the unit consisted of 46 officers and 1,090 enlisted men.


Casualties

The 4th Wisconsin Infantry suffered 16 enlisted men and 1 officer who died of disease. 86 additional men were discharged for disability, court martial, or other causes, and 6 men deserted.


Commanders

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Horace M. Seaman


Notable people

* Edward E. Burns, captain of Co. C, later became a Wisconsin state legislator. *
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, lieutenant colonel, later served as a
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in
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.


See also

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4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment The 4th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, primarily in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, Western Theater. It was later mounted and became the 4th Wiscons ...


References

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