12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
| 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | October 18, 1861 – July 20, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel | George E. Bryant |
| Colonel | James Kerr Proudfit |
The 12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 12th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on July 20, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky.
Total enlistment and casualties
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.[1]
Commanders
Notable people
- Van S. Bennett was captain of Co. I. After the war he served as a Wisconsin state senator.
- 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.
- 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.
- Michael J. Cantwell was 1st lieutenant in Co. C and acting quartermaster. After the war he served as a Wisconsin legislator.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Daniel Robbins Sylvester was captain of Co. K through most of the war. After the war he served as a Wisconsin legislator.
- 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.
See also
Notes
References
External links
- 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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