16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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The 16th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...

 regiment
Regiment
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 that served in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...

 during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

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Service

The 16th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

and mustered into Federal service January 31, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out on July 12, 1865.

Casualties

The 16th Wisconsin suffered 6 officers and 141 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 4 officer and 248 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 399 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwiinf1.htm#16th

The six man Color Guard all were killed on 6 April 1862. They are buried at what was the apex of the Shiloh Military Cemetery overlooking the Tennessee River.
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