3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 3rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Janesville , Wisconsin November 30 , 1861 through January 31 , 1862 , and mustered in on January 28 , 1862 under the command of Colonel William Augustus Barstow . The regiment was attached to Solomon ' s 1st Brigade , Herron ' s 1st Division , Army of the Frontier , Department of Missouri , to November 1862 . Cavalry Command , Herron ' s Division , Army of the Frontier , to June 1863 . District of the Frontier , Department of Missouri , to December 1863 . 3rd Brigade , District of the Frontier , to January 1864 . Unassigned , District of the Frontier , VII Corps , Department of Arkansas , to April 1864 . Unassigned , Little Rock , Arkansas , VII Corps , to September 1864 . 4th Brigade , Cavalry Division , VII Corps , to February 1865 . Cavalry Brigade , Post of Little Rock , VII Corps , to April 1865 . Unassigned , 1st Division , VII Corps , to June 1865 . District of South Kansas , to September 1865 . All but two companies of the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry mustered out of service at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas on September 29 , 1865 . Company L mustered out on October 23 , 1865 and Company L mustered out on October 27 , 1865 , also at Fort Leavenworth . Detailed service . Moved to St . Louis , Mo . , March 26 – 28 , 1862 , and duty at Benton Barracks , Mo . , until May 23 . Moved to Fort Leavenworth , Kan . , May 23 – 27 . Assigned to frontier and provost duty in Kansas until September 1862 . Company D at Atchison ; Company G at Shawnee ; Company L at Aubrey ; Companies B and H at Fort Leavenworth ; Companies A , E , and K at Leavenworth City . Companies C , F , I , and M moved to Fort Scott , Kan . , June 12 – 17 . Company C stationed at Trading Post until August ; Company I at Carthage until August . Action at Monticello August 5 . Rocky Bluff August 7 . Taberville August 11 . Expedition to Montevallo August 14 – 24 . Hickory Grove August 23 . Regiment assembled at Fort Scott September . Expedition from Fort Leavenworth to Independence August 12 – 14 , 1862 . ( Companies I and M at Fort Scott until May 1863 ; also Companies C and G , December 1862 to July 1863 ; Company G relieved and ordered to the regiment . ) 1st and 3rd Battalions in Blount ' s Campaign in Missouri and Arkansas against Raines and Parsons September to December 1862 . Cross Hollows September 27 – 28 . Newtonia September 30 . Occupation of Newtonia October 4 . Cane Hill November 28 . Battle of Prairie Grove , Ark . , December 7 . Expedition over Boston Mountains to Van Buren , Ark . , December 27 – 29 . Dripping Springs December 28 . Carthage , Mo . , January 13 , 1863 . Moved to Forsythe , thence to Springfield , Mo . Duty there and at Drywood until June . Scouting in southwest counties of Missouri and northwest Arkansas , and operating against Patty ' s , Livingston ' s and Quantrill ' s guerrillas , with numerous skirmishes in Barton , Jasper and Newton Counties . Action at Carrollton March 2 . Yellville March 4 . The Island March 30 . Clapper ' s Saw Mill , near Crooked Creek , Indian Territory , March 31 ( detachment ) . Jackson County April 2 . Companies B , O , H , I , and M marched to Fort Blount , Cherokee Nation , as escort to train , May 14 – 30 . Near Fort Gibson May 20 and 25 , and near Fort Blount May 30 . Regiment moved to Fort Blount June 20 - July 5 . Action at Cabin Creek July 1 – 2 ( Company B ) . Honey Springs July 17 and August 22 . Perryville August 26 . Marias Des Cygnes August 31 . At Schuyleyville , Cherokee Nation , until October · Expedition through Jackson , Cass , Johnson and Lafayette Counties September 8 – 23 ( Companies B and L ) . Choctaw Nation October 2 . Baxter Springs October 6 ( Companies C and I ) . Fort Blair , Waldron , October 7 . Choctaw Nation October 7 . Waldron October 16 . Clarksville October 28 . Raid from Van Buren to Dallas November 12 – 22 . Duty at Van Buren November 1863 to March 1864 . Moved to Little Rock March 30 - April 16 . Veterans on furlough March 30 - June 16 , then moved to Little Rock via St . Louis , Memphis and Devall ' s Bluff June 16 - July 27 . Clarendon July 14 ( non - veterans ) . Expedition from Little Rock to Little Red River August 6 – 16 . Hickory Plains and Bull ' s Bayou August 7 . Bull ' s Bayou and Jacksonport August 26 . Pursuit of Shelby ' s forces August 28 - September 7 . Expedition from Little Rock to Fort Smith September 25 - October 13 ( detachment ) . Clarksville September 28 and October 19 . Expedition from Lewisburg to Benton November 2 – 3 . Duty at Little Rock until April 1865 ( Companies B , E , G , H , I , K , and L ) . Expedition up White River to Devall ' s Bluff December 13 – 15 , 1864 . Regiment reorganized into 5 companies April 16 , 1865 . Moved to Duvall ' s Bluff April 21 , and duty there until June 3 . Moved to St . Louis , Mo . , June 3 , thence to Rolla and Springfield , Mo . , and marched to Fort Leavenworth , Kan . , July 18 - August 3 . Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth September 8 , 1865 . Companies A , C , D , F , and M served detached in District of the Border October 1863 to January 1864 . In District of Kansas to September 1864 . District of South Kansas to April 1865 , and District of North Kansas to September 1865 , serving at different posts in Missouri and Kansas , Sub - District of Fort Scott , at Forts Insley , Mo . , Hamer , Mo . , Curtis , Mo . , McKean , Mo . , Pawnee Creek , Kan . , etc . Arkansas Creek near Fort Larned November 13 , 1863 ( detachment ) . Dogwood Creek May 16 ( Company C ) . Lane ' s Prairie , Marian County , May 26 . Actions at Montevallo , Mo . , June 12 , 1864 ( detachment ) . Big North Fork Creek Mo . , June 16 ( Company C ) . Near Dogwood July 7 . Osage Mission , Kan . , September 26 . Operations against Price in Missouri and Arkansas September to November 1864 . Lexington October 19 ( detachment ) . Near Montevallo October 19 . Little Blue October 21 . Big Blue and State Line October 22 . Battle of Westport October 23 . Engagement at the Marmiton or Battle of Chariot October 25 . Mine Creek , Little Osage River , October 25 . Newtonia October 28 . Drywood October 29 . Company A changed to Company K , Company C to Company H , Company D to Company I , and Company M to Company G , April 16 , 1865 . Companies F and H on expedition to explore country from Fort Riley , Kan . , to Denver , Colo . , Smoky Hill Route , March to July 1865 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 217 men during service ; 3 officers and 61 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 6 officer and 147 enlisted men died of disease .