22nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 22nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry ( nicknamed the " Abolition Regiment " ) was an infantry regiment from Wisconsin that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was commanded by Colonel William L . Utley , a politician and former Adjutant General of Wisconsin . His second - in - command was Lt . Colonel Edward Bloodgood , with whom he would eventually feud bitterly . Service . Organized at Racine , Wis . , and mustered in September 2 , 1862 . Left State for Cincinnati , Ohio , September 16 , thence moved to Covington , Ky . , September 22 . Attached to 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , Army of Kentucky , Dept . of the Ohio , to November , 1862 . 1st Brigade , 3rd Division , Army of Kentucky , to February , 1863 . Coburn ' s Brigade , Baird ' s Division , Army of Kentucky , Dept . of the Cumberland , to June , 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 1st Division , Reserve Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to October , 1863 . Coburn ' s Unattached Brigade , Dept . of the Cumberland , to December , 1863 . Post of Murfreesboro , District of Nashville , Dept . of the Cumberland , to January , 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 1st Division , 11th Army Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to April , 1864 . 2nd Brigade , 3rd Division , 20th Army Corps , Army of the Cumberland , to June , 1865 . SERVICE . - - March from Covington to Georgetown , Lexington , Sandersville and Nicholasville October 7 - November 13 , 1862 . Duty at Nicholasville until December 12 . Moved to Danville , Ky . , December 12 and duty there until January . 26 , 1863 . Moved to Louisville , Ky . ; thence to Nashville , Tenn . , January 26 - February 7 , 1863 , and to Brentwood Station February 21 , thence to Franklin . Reconnaissance toward Thompson ' s Station , Spring Hill , March 3 – 5 . Action at Thompson ' s Station March 4 – 5 . ( Nearly 200 of Regiment captured by Bragg ' s Cavalry forces under Van Dorn , nearly 18 , 000 strong . ) Ordered to Brentwood Station March 8 . Action at Little Harpeth , Brentwood , March 25 . Regiment surrounded and surrendered to Nathan Bedford Forrest . Exchanged May 5 . Regiment reorganizing at St . Louis until June 12 . Ordered to Nashville , Tenn . , June 12 , thence to Franklin June 22 ; to Murfreesboro , Tenn . , July 3 , and garrison duty there until February , 1864 . Moved to Nashville , Tenn . , February 24 , and duty there until April . March to Lookout Valley , Tenn . , April 19 – 28 . Atlanta ( Ga . ) Campaign May 1 to September 8 . Battle of Resaca May 14 – 15 . Cassville May 19 . Now Hope Church May 25 . Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5 . Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10 - July 2 . Pine Hill June 11 – 14 . Lost Mountain June 15 – 17 . Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15 . Muddy Creek June 17 . Noyes Creek June 19 . Kolb ' s Farm June 22 . Assault on Kenesaw June 27 . Ruff ' s Station July 4 . Chattahoochie River July 5 – 17 . Peach Tree Creek July 19 – 20 . Siege of Atlanta July 22 - August 25 . Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26 - September 2 . Occupation of Atlanta September 2 - November 15 . March to the sea November 15 - December 10 . Siege of Savannah December 10 – 21 . Campaign of the Carolinas January to April 1865 . Lawtonville , S . C . , February 2 . Taylor ' s Hole Creek , Averysboro , N . C . , March 16 . Battle of Bentonville March 19 – 21 . Occupation of Goldsboro March 24 . Advance on Raleigh April 10 – 14 . Occupation of Raleigh April 14 . Bennett ' s House April 26 . Surrender of Johnston and his army . March to Washington , D . C . , via Richmond , Va . , April 29 - May 19 . Grand Review May 24 . Mustered out June 12 , 1865 . Casualties . The 22nd Wisconsin suffered 2 officers and 75 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds , plus another 3 officers and 163 enlisted men who died of disease , for a total of 243 fatalities .