(I) 1st Wisconsin Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
* Organized at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
* [[April 15
* April 16, 1861 - Accepted into state service
* April 22, 1861 - Ordered to rendezvous at Camp Scott, Milwaukee
* April 27, 1861 - Mustered into State service for a term of 3 months
* May 17, 1861 - Mustered into United States service 
* June 9, 1861 - Left State for Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was accepted in state service for three months at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 16 April, 1861, and was ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, under the call for 75,000 volunteer militia to serve three months on 9 June, 1861, dated 15 April, 1861.
Dates 	Department 	Division 	Brigade 	Other Units
June 11, 1861-June 20, 1861 	Department of PennsylvaniaRobert Patterson(Major General)	2nd DivisionW.H. Heim(Major General)	5th BrigadeJ.S. Negley(Brigadier General) 	
* (I) 11th Pennsylvania Infantry
June 20, 1861August 21, 1861	Department of PennsylvaniaRobert Patterson(Major General)	2nd DivisionW.H. Heim(Major General)	6th BrigadeJ.J. Ambercrombie(Colonel, United States Volunteers)	
* (I) 11th Pennsylvania Infantry
* 4th Connecticut Infantry
* 2nd Massachusetts Infantry
Events (In Brief) 	Events (In Brief) 	Events (In Brief) 	Events (In Brief) 	Events (In Brief)
* Camp at Hagerstown until June 29
* Moved to Williamsport, Md., June 29-July 1
* July 2, 1861 - Action at Falling Waters, West Virginia
* Moved to Martinsburg July 3
* Duty at Charlestown, Harper's Ferry and guarding fords of the Monocacy River until August
* July 29, 1861 - Skirmish near Edward's Ferry, Maryland
* Mustered out August 22, 1861	
* Camp at Hagerstown until June 29
* Moved to Williamsport, Md., June 29-July 1
* July 2, 1861 - Action at Falling Waters, West Virginia
* Moved to Martinsburg July 3
* Duty at Charlestown, Harper's Ferry and guarding fords of the Monocacy River until August
* July 29, 1861 - Skirmish near Edward's Ferry, Maryland
* Mustered out August 22, 1861	
* Camp at Hagerstown until June 29
* Moved to Williamsport, Md., June 29-July 1
* July 2, 1861 - Action at Falling Waters, West Virginia
* Moved to Martinsburg July 3
* Duty at Charlestown, Harper's Ferry and guarding fords of the Monocacy River until August
* July 29, 1861 - Skirmish near Edward's Ferry, Maryland
* Mustered out August 22, 1861	
* Camp at Hagerstown until June 29
* Moved to Williamsport, Md., June 29-July 1
* July 2, 1861 - Action at Falling Waters, West Virginia
* Moved to Martinsburg July 3
* Duty at Charlestown, Harper's Ferry and guarding fords of the Monocacy River until August
* July 29, 1861 - Skirmish near Edward's Ferry, Maryland
* Mustered out August 22, 1861	
* Camp at Hagerstown until June 29
* Moved to Williamsport, Md., June 29-July 1
* July 2, 1861 - Action at Falling Waters, West Virginia
* Moved to Martinsburg July 3
* Duty at Charlestown, Harper's Ferry and guarding fords of the Monocacy River until August
* July 29, 1861 - Skirmish near Edward's Ferry, Maryland
* Mustered out August 22, 1861
* April 22, 1861 - The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Camp Scott on the old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. By Regimental Orders No. 1, Headquarters of Wisconsin Active Militia, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, the following companies were assigned to service with the first regiment:
Date 	Acceptance 	Company 	Location
January 16, 1860 	April 16, 1861	Company D (the Black Yager Rifles) 	Milwaukee
April 22, 1861 	April 16, 1861	Company F (the Beloit City Guards) 	Beloit
March 15, 1861 	April 16, 1861	Company H (the Milwaukee Riflemen) 	Milwaukee
July 23, 1860 	April 17, 1861	Company E (the Madison Guards) 	Madison
? 	April 17, 1861	Company G (the Kenosha/Park City Greys) 	Kenosha
April 20, 1861 	April 17, 1861	Company K (the Governor's Guards) 	Madison
November 15, 1860	April 18, 1861	Company C (the Horicon Light Guards) 	Horicon
April 23, 1861 	April 18, 1861	Company A (the Milwaukee Light Guards) 	Milwaukee
April 20, 1861 	April 19, 1861	Company B (the (Milwaukee) Union Rifles)	Milwaukee?
April 23, 1861 	April 20, 1861	Company I (the Fond du Lac Badger Boys) 	Fond du Lac
Note: Captain J C Starkweather, Milwaukee Light Guards, was appointed colonel, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, on 20 April, 1861, and colonel, reorganised the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, on 21 August, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel C L Harris, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, was appointed colonel, 11th Wisconsin Infantry, on 2 September, 1861, and Major D H Lane, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, was appointed colonel, 10th Wisconsin Infantry, on 12 September, 1861.
Madison, Dane County, to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Companies E & K, 25 April, 1861: The Governor's Guards (80) and the Madison Guards (80) were stationed at Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, on 24 April, 1861, and arrived by the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, in the afternoon on 25 April, 1861.
Note: The Milwaukee Union Rifles and the Milwaukee Light Guards were stationed at Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 26 April, 1861.
Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Company I, 2 May, 1861: The Fond Du Lac Badger Boys arrived by the La Crosse & Milwaukee Rairoad at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 2 May, 1861.
Note: The Fond du Lac Badger Boys was assigned to the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry by Executive Office, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, on 23 April, 1861, and to the 1st Wisconsin Infantry by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, 1st Wisconsin State Active Militia, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 30 April, 1861 (See the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry).
Mustered in three months, Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, & 25 April, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Companies D and H, were mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, by First Lieutenant J B McIntyre, 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, on 16 April, 1861; Companies E and G on 17 April, 1861; Companies B, I, and K on 20 April, 1861; Company F on 22 April, 1861; Company A on 23 April, 1861; and Company C on 25 April, 1861.
Organisation of 1st Wisconsin Infantry, 25 April, 1861: Colonel J C Starkweather, Lieutenant Colonel C L Harris, Major D H Lane; Company A, Milwaukee Light Guards, Captain G B Bingham; Company B, Milwaukee Union Rifles, Captain H A Mitchell; Company C, Horicon (Light) Guards, Captain O N Twogood; Company D, Black Yager Rifles, Captain P Draker; Company E, Madison Guards, Captain G E Bryant; Company F, Beloit City Guards, Captain W M Clarke; Company G, Park City Greys or Kenosha Greys, Captain D C McVean; Company H, Milwaukee Riflemen, Captain W Georg(e); Company I, Fond du Lac Badger Boys, Captain J V McCall; Company K, Governor's Guards, Captain L Fairchild
Old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 9-12 June, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry (745) was ordered to proceed by the Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 2 PM on 9 June, 1861, dated 7 June, 1861, and arrived at Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, at 11.20 AM on 10 June, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 1.30 PM the same day and arrived at 7 PM on 10 June, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 11.30 PM the same day and arrived at 9 AM on 11 June, 1861. The 1st Wisconsin Infantry arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 PM the same day and at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 AM on 12 June, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, on the Philadelphia Turnpike, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 5 AM the same day and was accompanied by Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.68, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Maryland, on 11 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Grounds of A K McClure, on the Philadelphia Turnpike, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 16 June, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 PM on 16 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Negley, on the Greencastle & Willaimsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 2 PM the same day.
Williamsport & Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at 7 AM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 18 June, 1861.
Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.76, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 20 June, 1861.
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Hagerstown to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, 29 June, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 29 June, 1861.
Downsville to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 1 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 AM on 1 July, 1861.
Skirmish at Falling Waters or Hoke Run, one mile south of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to proceed across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, west of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at W Porterfield's Farm, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 7 AM the same day. The regiment was engaged in a skirmish at Falling Waters or Hoke Run, one mile south of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Hoke Run, one mile south of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening the same day.
Hoke Run, one mile south of Hainesville, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 July, 1861, and arrived at 12 PM the same day.
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, & Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 4-5 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 AM on 4 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry. The regiment arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 5 July, 1861.
Note: Colonels P Jarrett and J C Starkweather, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry and 1st Wisconsin Infantry, respectively, were stationed at Hagerstown, washington County, Maryland, on 4 July, 1861, and the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry and the 1st Wisconsin Infantry were assigned to guard ordnance and commissary wagons between Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, and Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 5 July, 1861.
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 4 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway or Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 9 PM the same day.
Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washingtin County, Maryland, 23 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washingtin County, Maryland, in the morning on 23 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Starkweather, in the vicinity of Sandy Hook, Washingtin County, Maryland, between 23 and 25 July, 1861.
Vicinity of Sandy Hook, Washingtin County, Maryland, to the Poolesville Road, two miles west of Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, four & a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 25 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry arrived two miles west of Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, four and a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 25 July, 1861, and Companies B and I at the Monocacy Aqueduct, at the mouth of the Monocacy River, half a mile north of Spink's Ferry, on the Potomac River, Frederick County, Maryland; Companies C, G, and H were stationed at Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, four and a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland; Companies E and F at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland; and Companies A, K, and D, on the Poolesville Road, two miles west of Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, four and a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 23 and 25 July, 1861.
Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was assigned to guard duty between Edward's Ferry, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, and the Monocacy Aqueduct, at the mouth of the Monocacy River, half a mile north of Spink's Ferry, on the Potomac River, Frederick County, Maryland, between 25 July and 12 August, 1861, and two companies of the 1st Maryland Infantry were stationed at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 27 July, 1861 (See the Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis & Maryland).
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 12-17 August, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to procced by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 12 August, 1861, and arrived on 17 August, 1861.
Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, by Special Orders No.177, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 12 August, 1861.
Mustered out, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 22 August, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was mustered out at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, by Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, on 22 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 27 April, 1861. ''
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== Regiment Statistical Information ==
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 270, 759, 970, 1673)
* (Page 1)
* (Pages 294-311)
* http://www.firstbullrun.co.uk/NEV/Pennsylvania/sixth-brigade-second-division.html
=== Other Sources ===
* History of the Milwaukee Light Guard by Herbert C. Damon
* (Pages 270, 759, 970, 1673)
* Papers of the 1st Wisconsin, Series 1179, Box 1, Wisconsin Historical Society
* Regimental Order Book of the 1st Wisconsin Volunteers (3 Months), Milwaukee Public Museum
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