The National tribune., 1895-05-16
Tho ed wis.

This regiment was organized at Madison,
| Wis, June IL. 1861, to serve three years.
Co. X was transferred to and designated Co.
| A, LIST Wis. III. A, Dec. 9, 1861. A company
was organized at Madison the same month
| TO serve three years, and was assigned to
! this regiment. On the expiration of its
term of service the original members, except
| veterans, were mustered out, and the organi-
cation, composed Of veterans and recruits, re-
| tanned in ths service until November, 1864,
when it was consolidated with the 9th Wis
The commanders Of the regiment were: Gel.
s. p. Coon resigned July 81. 1861 Col.
Edgar OCOnner, graduate of West Point,
killed in action at Gainesville, Ga, Aug. %,
| 1862; Col. Lucius Fairchild, an officer Of the
| Regular Army, promoted to Brigadier-Gen-
eral Oct 20, 1863; Col. John Mansfield, dis
charged at expiration Of his term, Aug Ia,
| 1854. Maj. VIM. l.. Parsons was In COM
mand at time of muster-out. The regiment
left the State a few days after its muster
into the United States service, and soon
after engaged in the first battle of Bull Run.
1t lost in that engagement "a men killed So
wounded, besides quite number missing
While in tn. famous "Iron Brigade of the
West" at Manassas its loss aggregated
nearly 300. 1t also lost heavily at ADtietam,
l
| Col. Fox this regiment lost a larger percent
age of its enrolment than any other regi-
ment in the Union army. Its total was 10
officers and 22s men killed and II men
| died; the enrolment was 1203-which
makes loss almost 20 per cent. The total of
killed and wounded was 753.
The 26th wis.
regiment was organized at Mil
| waukee, Wis, Sept. IL, 1862, to serve three
| years. and was mustered out of service June
| 10, 1865. Col William III. Jacobs resigned
| JAN a. 1864. When mustered cut of service
Brevet Brig. Gen. Frederick c. Winkler was
in command. The War Department credits
the regiment with 10 battles. The regiment
left the State in October, 1862, and was as
signed to Krzyzanowskis Brigade, Schurzs
Division. Eleventh Corps. At Chancellors-
vile it lost heavily. Twenty-three were
killed, 135 wounded, and quite a number
missing. 1t lost at Gettysburg 26 killed,
129 wounded, and over 60 missing. 1t also
served in Cogswells Brigade, Wards Divis-
ion, Twentieth Corps. 1t took part IN the
Atlanta campaign, and was at the Grand
Review at Washington. It's total loss was
12 officers and 176 men killed and II men
died. 1t is one of the 300 fighting regiments
given by Col. Fox.
The Sd Battery Conn. L. A.
Organized at New Haven, Conn, from
Aug. 25 to Oct. 90 1864, to serve for the
term of one year. On June %, 1865, the
original members were mustered out, and
the veterans and recruits transferred to the
LIST Conn. III. A. The battery was COM
manded by Capt. Thomas s. Gilbert. Three
men died in the service.
The 42d Mass.
Organized at Readville, Mas s., Nov. III
1862, to serve nine months, and was mus
tered out by reason of expiration Of term
Aug. 30, 1863 Col. Isaac b. Burrell COM
manded the regiment. 1t served in Sher-
mans Division, Nineteenth Corps. Total
loss, four men killed and two officers and A
men died.
The 32d Mass.
The regiment was organized at Boston,
Concord, Cambridge, and Lynnield, Mass,
from November, 1861. to August. 1862, to
serve three years, and was mustered ont June
90. 1866. The commanders of the regiment
were: Col Francis j. Parker, resigned Dec.
81, 1862; Col. George L. Prescott, died of
wounds received in action June 10, 1864 !;
and J. c. Edmonds, Brevet Brigadier-Gen-
eral, in command at time of muster out.
The War Department credits the regiment
with 10 battles. 1t served In Sweitzer's
Brigade, Griffin's Division, Fifth Corps.
During its service the regiment received the
| remnants of large number of commands.
Among these were the 9th, 18th, 18th, 18th,
| odd, and 39th Mass. The regiments heaviest
| loss was at SpOttsylvania. The total enroll
ment was 2,41S. The total loss was five
| officers and 139 men killed and two officers
i 81 MOI, disd 0nA of the 200
fighting regiments given by Col. Fox.
The Sd Mo. Cav.
This regiment was organized, with the
exception of Cos. l. and M, at Palmyra and
st. Louis, Mo-, from Oct. Is, 1861, to March
| 6. 1862, to serve three years. Cos. G and III,
9th Mo. Cav, were organized at st. Louis
and Rolla, Mo-, Nov. 5, 1852, to serve three
wears, and were transferred to the Sd Cav. as
| Cos l. and M. The entire regiment vet
eranized and was consolidated into bat
TALON. which was retained in service until
June IA, 1865. Col John M. Glover resigned
March IS, 1864 Lieut.-Col. John H. Reed
was in command of the regiment at time of
muster-out. The War Department credits
the organization with 10 battles 1t served
| in the Cavalry Division, Seventh Corps, and
| lost during its entire term three officers and
81 men killed and one officer and 205 men
| died.
| The 18th Conn.
Organized at New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 25,
| 1862, for the term of three years; original
members. were mustered out June 81, 1865,
and the recruits transferred to the 7th Conn.
| Col. Dexter Wright resigned Feb. Is. 1863.
COL Charles L. Upham was in command at
| time of muster-out. The regiment served
| in Carter's Division, Twenty-third Corps.
It's loss was four officers and "a men killed
| and five officers and AL men died.
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