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19th
Wisconsin Infantry
| Regimental History |
| Nineteenth Infantry. — Cols., Horace T. Sanders, Samuel K. Vaughn;
Lieut. -Cols., Charles Whipple, Rollin M. Strong, Samuel K. Vaughn; Majs., Alvin E. Bovay,
Rollin M. Strong, Samuel K. Vaughn, Amos O. Rawley. This regiment was organized in the
winter of 1861-62, at Camp Utley, Racine, and was ordered to Camp Randall on April 20 to
guard Confederate prisoners sent from Fort Donelson. It was mustered in April 30, 1862,
left the state June 2, and was on garrison duty at Norfolk, Va., until April 14, 1863. It
was then on picket and guard duty at various points for about two weeks, when it was
assigned to duty at West Point and Yorktown until the middle of August, and at Newport
News until Oct. 8. It was then divided by companies for outpost and picket duty at points
near New Berne, N. C, and was in several small engagements with the enemy. It was ordered
to Yorktown, April 28, 1864, and on May 12 the right wing, acting as a skirmish line,
covered the 3d brigade. It accompanied the general advance upon Fort Darling, carried the
first line of the enemy's works, and occupied the road in the rear of Fort Jackson, where
the next day the regiment was united. It was compelled to fall back by the furious assault
of a heavy force, but it did so in good order. It took part in the operations about
Petersburg, doing siege and picket duty in the trenches. In August the veterans were sent
home on furlough but returned in October, and participated in the engagement at Fair Oaks,
a force of less than 200 men being engaged and suffering a loss of 136 wounded and
captured. They were joined by the non-veterans and the regiment was kept on picket duty in
front of Richmond until April 3, 1865, when it entered the city and planted the regimental
colors upon the city hall. It was on provost duty at Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Warrenton until Aug. 4, and was mustered out at Richmond Aug. 9, 1865. Its original
strength was 973. Gain by recruits, 187; substitutes, 54; veteran reenlistments, 270;
total, 1,484. Loss by death, 136; desertion, 46; transfer, 152; discharge, 345; mustered
out, 805. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 4
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