31st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
| 31st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Active | December 24, 1862 to July 8, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Atlanta Campaign Battle of Bentonville |
The 31st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 31st Wisconsin was organized at Prairie du Chien and Racine, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service December 24, 1862.
Companies A-F were mustered out on June 20, 1865. Companies G-K followed on July 8, 1865.
Casualties
The 31st Wisconsin suffered 23 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 3 officers and 86 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 112 fatalities.[1]
Commanders
- Colonel Francis H. West
- Colonel Isaac E. Messmore
Majors
Robert B. Sevenson
Captains
Company A: Henry A. Chase
Company B: Nathaniel B. Treat
Company C: Ira D. Burdick
Company D: Ornsby B. Thomas
Company E: Daniel B. Dibble
Company F: Charles W. Burns
Company G: Farlin Q. Ball
Company H: Edward K. Buttrick
Company I: John B. Vliet
Company K: Edwin Augustus Bottum
See also
Notes
References
- The Civil War Archive
- Message of the Governor of Wisconsin Together with the Annual Reports 1863
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