10th Wisconsin Infantry Monument - Chickamauga National Park
N 34° 55.991 W 085° 15.323
16S E 659337 N 3867022
One of many Civil War monuments in this large park. This one is dedicated to the 10th Wisconsin Infantry.
Waymark Code: WM6WBE
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2009
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10th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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The 10th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 10th Wisconsin was raised at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service October 14, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on October 25, 1864 and the Veterans and later recruits transferred to the 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Total Enlistements and Casualties
The 10th Wisconsin initially mustered 1,029 men and later recruited an additional 601 men, for a total of 1,630 men.[1] The regiment lost 5 officers and 91 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 1 officer and 147 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 244 fatalities.[2]
Colonels
Colonel Alfred R. Chapin
Colonel John G. McMynn
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