6th Wisconsin Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
DESIGNATIONS
Date(s) 	Designation 	Brigaded with
July 16, 1861 	N/A 	
* Organized at Madison, Wisconsin (Dane County)
* Mustered for 3 year term of service
October 1861 - March 1862	(II) Dept. of the Potomac / 2nd Div. / 3rd Brig.(Dept.) McClellan / (2) McDowell / (3) King 	
* 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
* 7th Wisconsin Infantry
* 19th Indiana Infantry
March 1862 - April 1863 	(III) Dept. of the Potomac / (I) 1st Corps / 3rd Div. / 3rd Brig.(Dept.) McClellan / (1) McDowell / (3) King / (3) Cutler	
* 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
* 7th Wisconsin Infantry
* 19th Indiana Infantry
 
 
 In Brief
* 3rd Brigade, King's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862
* 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862
* 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863
* 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864
* 1st Brigade, 4th Division. 5th Army Corps, to August, 1864
* 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to September, 1864
* 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to July, 1865
SERVICE
1861
* Organized at Camp Randall, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
* July 16, 1861 - Mustered into federal service
* Left State for Washington, D. C., July 28
* At Harrisburg, Pennsylvania until August 3, then moved to Washington
** Camp on Meridian Hill and duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. 
1862
* Continued to camp on Meridian Hill and duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. until March -, 1862
* Advance on Manassas, Virginia March 10-16
* Advance to Falmouth, Virginia April 9-19
** Duty at Falmouth and Fredericksburg until August 
* McDowell's advance on Richmond March 25-29
* Operations against Jackson June 2-11
* Reconnaissance to Orange Court House July 24-27
* Reconnaissance to Frederick's Hall Station and Spotsylvania Court House August 5-8
** Thornburg's Mills (or Massaponax Church) August 5-6
* Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9
* August 16-September 2, 1862 - The Northern Virginia Campaign
** Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23, 1862 
** August 28, 1862 - Engagement at Gainesville, Virginia 
** Battle of Groveton on August 29
** Battle of (II) Bull Run on August 30
** Battle of Chantilly on September 1 (Reserve) 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
* At Sharpsburg, Maryland until October 30 
** Advance to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 22
* Battle of (I) Fredericksburg December 12-15 
1863
* "Mud March" January 20-24 
* At Belle Plain until April 27
* Expedition to Heathville February 12-14
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2
*** Battle of Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-30
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
** Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Virginia July 5-24
* Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan until October
* Bristoe Campaign October 9-22
** Haymarket October 19
* Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8
* Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2
1864
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 8, 1864 - Combat at Laurel Hill, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
*** May 25, 1864 - Engagement at Jericho Ford, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
*** June 1-3, 1864 - Battle of Bethesda Church, VirginiaNot originally listed on unit homepage
* Before Petersburg June 16-18
* Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865
** Battle of Weldon Railroad August 18-21, 1864
** Battle of Boydton Plank Road and Battle of (I) Hatcher's Run, October 27-28
* November 30, 1864 - 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion consolidated with regiment as Companies G/H 
1865
* Continued operations around Petersburg
** Battle of Dabney's Mills and Battle of (II) Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865 
** Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9
*** Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29
*** Boydton and White Oak Roads March 30-31
*** Battle of Five Forks April 1
*** Fall of Petersburg April 2
** Pursuit of Lee April 3-9
** Appomattox Court House April 9 - Surrender of Lee and his army
* March to Washington, D.C., May
* Grand Review May 23
* Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June 17
* Mustered out July 2
 
 
 1861
Lysander Cutler - (Colonel)Julius P. Atwood - (Lieutenant Colonel)Benjamin J. Sweet - (Major)Frank A. Haskell - (Adjutant)Isaac N. Mason - (Quartermaster)Chandler B. Chapman - (Surgeon)Abram W. Preston - (1st Assistant Surgeon)Oscar F. Bartlett - (2nd Assistant Surgeon)Nahor A. Staples - (Chaplain)	Lysander Cutler - (Colonel)Julius P. Atwood - (Lieutenant Colonel)Benjamin J. Sweet - (Major)Frank A. Haskell - (Adjutant)Isaac N. Mason - (Quartermaster)Chandler B. Chapman - (Surgeon)Abram W. Preston - (1st Assistant Surgeon)Oscar F. Bartlett - (2nd Assistant Surgeon)Nahor A. Staples - (Chaplain)	Lysander Cutler - (Colonel)Julius P. Atwood - (Lieutenant Colonel)Benjamin J. Sweet - (Major)Frank A. Haskell - (Adjutant)Isaac N. Mason - (Quartermaster)Chandler B. Chapman - (Surgeon)Abram W. Preston - (1st Assistant Surgeon)Oscar F. Bartlett - (2nd Assistant Surgeon)Nahor A. Staples - (Chaplain)	Lysander Cutler - (Colonel)Julius P. Atwood - (Lieutenant Colonel)Benjamin J. Sweet - (Major)Frank A. Haskell - (Adjutant)Isaac N. Mason - (Quartermaster)Chandler B. Chapman - (Surgeon)Abram W. Preston - (1st Assistant Surgeon)Oscar F. Bartlett - (2nd Assistant Surgeon)Nahor A. Staples - (Chaplain)
Company 	Captain 	1st Lieutenant 	2nd Lieutenant
A 	Adam G. Malloy 	David K. Noyes 	Thomas C. Thomas
B 	Daniel J. Dill 	John F. Marsh 	Henry E. Serrill
C 	Alexander S. Hooe 	Philip W. Plummer 	Thomas W. Plummer
D 	John O'Rourke 	John Nichols 	Patrick H. McCauley
E 	Edward S. Bragg 	Edwin A. Brown 	Joseph H. Marston
F 	William H. Lindwurm 	Fred Schumacher 	Werner Von Bachellé
G 	M.A. Northrup 	George L. Montague 	William H. Allen
H 	John F. Hauser 	John D. Lewis 	John A. Tester
I 	Leonard Johnson 	Frank A. Haskell 	Amos T. Johnson
K 	Rufus R. Dawes 	John A. Kellogg 	John Crane
 
 
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 1865
 
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== Regimental Roster ==
 
 
 Field and Staff Officers
 
 
 Regimental Band
 
 
 Company A
 
 
 Company B
 
 
 Company C
 
 
 Company D
 
 
 Company E
 
 
 Company F
 
 
 Company G
 
 
 Company H
 
 
 Company I
 
 
 Company K
 
 
 Unassigned
 
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== Regiment Statistical Information ==
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 16 Officers and 228 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 1 Officer and 112 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 357	None
Fox 	
* 15 Officers and 229 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
* Total 244 (Combat Losses)
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 10th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Infantry units with over 200 casualties)
** 91st on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (7th of the Wisconsin troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
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* (Pages 760, 761, 828, 905, 906, 907, 916, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 941, 939, 940, 1675-1676)
* (Page 14)
* (Pages 23-29)
* (Page 3)
* (Pages 494-537)
Other sources
* http://www.7thwisconsin.org/6th-WI-Rosters/6th-WI-Index-Full-Company-Rosters.html
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