35th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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The 35th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry
Infantry
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 regiment
Regiment
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 that served in the Union Army
Union Army
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 during the American Civil War
American Civil War
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Service

The 35th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

and mustered into Federal service February 27, 1864.

The regiment was mustered out on March 15, 1866.

Casualties

The 35th Wisconsin suffered 2 enlisted men killed or fatally wounded in action and 3 officers and 271 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 276 fatalities.http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwiinf2.htm#35th
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