1st Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
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The 1st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry
regiment
that served in the Union Army
during the American Civil War
.
and Kenosha, Wisconsin
between September 1, 1861 and February 2, 1862 and mustered into Federal service on March 10, 1862.
The regiment participated in the capture of Confederate
President
Jefferson Davis
on May 10, 1865.no
The regiment was mustered out at Edgefield, Tennessee on July 19, 1865.
The regiment suffered 6 officers and 67 enlisted men killed or died from wounds in action, and 7 officers and 321 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 401 fatalities.
Cavalry
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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...
.
Service
The 1st Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at RiponRipon, Wisconsin
Ripon is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,828. The City of Ripon's official website claims the city's current population to be 7,701. The city is surrounded by the Town of Ripon....
and Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...
between September 1, 1861 and February 2, 1862 and mustered into Federal service on March 10, 1862.
The regiment participated in the capture of Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
President
President
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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...
on May 10, 1865.no
The regiment was mustered out at Edgefield, Tennessee on July 19, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The 1st Wisconsin Cavalry initially recruited 1,124 officers and men. An additional 1,417 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 2,541 men.The regiment suffered 6 officers and 67 enlisted men killed or died from wounds in action, and 7 officers and 321 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 401 fatalities.
Colonels
- Colonel Edward DanielsEdward DanielsEdward Daniels was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but moved west to Wisconsin at the age of 21 to pursue a career as a geologist and academic...
- December 3, 1861 to February 5, 1863 - Colonel Oscar H. LaGrange - February 5, 1863 to July 19, 1865