Wisconsin in the Civil War
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WISCONSIN 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
Date of Organization: 01 October 1861
Date of Muster:       20 July 1865

Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded:     3
Officers Died of Disease or Accident:    3
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded:    93
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident:  224

Battles Fought
Battle at Big Shanty, Georgia
Battle at Decatur, Georgia
Battle at Wartrace, Tennessee
Battle at Holly Springs, Mississippi on 29 November 1862
Battle on 25 December 1862
Battle on 28 January 1863
Battle at Germantown, Pennsylvania on 13 March 1863
Battle at Coldwater, Mississippi on 09 April 1863
Battle at Hernando, Mississippi on 18 April 1863
Battle at Grand Gulf, Mississippi on 29 April 1863
Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 18 June 1863
Battle at Vicksburg, Mississippi on 21 June 1863
Battle at Bolton, Mississippi on 04 February 1864
Battle at Decatur, Alabama on 12 February 1864
Battle at Rome, Georgia on 03 June 1864
Battle at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia on 15 June 1864
Battle at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia on 16 June 1864
Battle at Atlanta Campaign on 18 June 1864
Battle at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia on 23 June 1864
Battle at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia on 30 June 1864
Battle at Nickajack Creek, Georgia on 05 July 1864
Battle at Nickajack Creek, Georgia on 08 July 1864
Battle at Nickajack Creek, Georgia on 09 July 1864
Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia on 13 July 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 15 July 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 21 July 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 22 July 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 23 July 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 28 July 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 31 July 1864
Battle on 04 August 1864
Battle on 06 August 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 11 August 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 12 August 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 14 August 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 16 August 1864
Battle at Atlanta, Georgia on 17 August 1864
Battle on 21 August 1864
Battle on 23 August 1864
Battle on 26 August 1864
Battle at Jonesboro, Georgia on 31 August 1864
Battle at Lovejoy Station, Georgia on 02 September 1864
Battle at Lovejoy Station, Georgia on 03 September 1864
Battle at Lovejoy Station, Georgia on 04 September 1864
Battle at Marietta, Georgia on 05 September 1864
Battle at Georgia on 20 November 1864
Battle on 07 December 1864
Battle at Savannah, Georgia on 19 December 1864
Battle at Pocotaligo, South Carolina on 14 January 1865
Battle at Salkehatchie, South Carolina on 28 January 1865
Battle at Pocotaligo, South Carolina on 30 January 1865
Battle at Columbia, South Carolina on 19 February 1865
Battle at Columbia, South Carolina on 21 February 1865
Battle at Fayetteville, North Carolina on 11 March 1865
Battle at Bentonville, North Carolina on 18 March 1865






BURIALS OF WISCONSIN INFANTRY SOLDIERS

Mason, L.B. – Chaplain – Forest Hills Cemetery, Regent and Speedway St., Madison,  WI

Pulham, William – Co. A – Victory Cemetery (unknown location)
Womack, James H. – Co. A – Hokah Cemetery, Hwy. 16, Hokah, MN

Bell, Mark C. – Co. B –  Pine Eden Cemetery, Wonewoc, WI
Feight, George - Co. B - 1843 to 1937 - Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, WI
Fuller, Henry – Co. B – Hillside Cemetery, Cazenovia, WI
Jordan, William – Co.B –  Debello Cemetery, Hwy. EE, s. of Hillsboro, WI
Lind, Henry - Co. B - 10-8-34 to 7-17-1913 - Hillsboro Cemetery, Hillsboro, WI
Palmer, H.G. – Co. B – Oak Lawn Cemetery, LaValle,  WI
Sanborn, John – Sgt. Co. B – Oak Lawn Cemetery, LaValle,  WI
Thompson, Austin – Co.B – Oakdale Cemetery, Cty. N, Oakdale, WI

Braman, Edward I. – Co. D – LaGrange Cemetery on Monroe County Hwy M Northwest of Tomah, WI
VanKirk, Jeremiah – Pvt. – Co.D – Angelo-Oak Grove Cemetery, Gage Rd., Angelo, WI

Beardsley, Hiram – Co. E – Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, WI
Clary, Aldridge C. - Co. E. - 1827 to 1920 - Chapel Hill Cemetery, LaFarge, WI
Cornish, J.G. – Co. E – Sorenson Cemetery, Horizon Rd. off Cty. W, Monroe County, WI
Milling, A. – Co. E – Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, WI
Olson, Soren – Co. E – French Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ettrick, WI
Phillips, Jason T. – Co. E – Oak Grove Cemetery, Hwy. 16, LaCrosse, WI

Luhn, John M. – Sgt. Co. F 12th Wis. Inf. – Rienzi Cemetery, Rienzi Road, Fond du Lac, WI

Grignon, Ignace – Pvt. Co.G – Bayview Cemetery, Necedah, WI
Rathbun, Nahum F. – Sgt. Co. G – Chapel Hill Cemetery, LaFarge, WI
Smith Joseph W. – Co.G – Riverside Cemetery, Nekoosa, WI

Buckmaster, William – Co.H – Oak Grove Cemetery, Hwy. 16, LaCrosse, WI
Clark, C.D. – Lt. Co. H – Stuart Cemetery, Stuart Cemetery Rd. Crawford County, WI
Kish, Henry – Co. H – Haukley Cemetery, Newton Rd., west of Viroqua, WI

Benn, Jacob - Co. I. - 1847 to 1930 - Viola Cemetery, Viola, WI
Bennett, Van S. - Capt. Co. I. - 3-15-1836 to  8-24-1914 - Rockton Cemetery, Hwy. 131, Rockton, WI
Clift, Winsor P. - Co. I - 1845 to 1916 - Viola Cemetery, Viola, WI
Dobson, Thomas L. - Corp. Co. I - 1840 to 1923 - Viola Cemetery, Viola, WI
Dowell, William - Co. I - 5-6-1837 to 1-12-1912 - Viola Cemetery, Viola, WI
Hubbard, Jonas - Co. I - 8-13-1825 to 5-7-1903 - Forest Cemetery, Rt. 33, West of Hillsboro, WI
Jennings, Jared - Co. I - Died: 4-12-1884 Age 61y 2m - Viola Cemetery, Viola, WI
Kellogg, L.S. - Co. I - Kickapoo Center Cemetery, Hwy. 131 S. of Viola, WI
Keyes, Stephen P. - Co.I – Strong’s Prairie Cemetery, Chicago Ave.  Adams County, WI
Lialtate, William – Co.I – Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, WI
Payne, Emery - Sgt. Co.I - Chapel Hill Cemetery, LaFarge, WI
Teal, Horatio J. - Corp. Co. I - Rockton Cemetery, Hwy. 131, Rockton, WI

Bunnell, B.H. - Co. K - Pleasant Mound Christ Cemetery, Pleasant Mound Rd., Crawford County, WI
Chapman, Andrew – Co. K – Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, WI
Davenport, Philip – Co.K – Mook Cemetery, Hwys.61 and 171, south of Soldier’s Grove, WI
Ferrel, John T. – Sgt. Co. K – Wayne Cemetery, Hwy. 60, Crawford County, WI
Ferrell, S.S. – Corp’l. Co. K – Wayne Cemetery, Hwy. 60, Crawford County, WI
Giroler (Girdler), Frank B. – Pvt. Co.K – Gays Mills Cemetery, Gays Mills, WI
Kelley, Lloyd – Co. K – Gays Mills Cemetery, Gays Mills, WI
Lysne, Thomas J. – Co.K – Oak Grove Cemetery, Hwy. 16, LaCrosse, WI
Munns, George R. – Sgt.  Co.K – Bethel Cemetery, County Rd. T, Fennimore, WI
Munns, Henry R. – Co.K – Bethel Cemetery, County Rd. T, Fennimore, WI
Peckham, Salmon C. – Co.K – Bethel Cemetery, County Rd. T, Fennimore, WI
Potter, Abijah P. – Pvt. Co. K – Hokah Cemetery, Hwy. 16, Hokah, MN
Ravens, H.B. – Co.K – Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, WI
Rogers, Edwin – Co.K – Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, WI
Schofield, Henry E. – Co.K – Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, WI
Shaver, (?) P. – Co.K – Rienzi Cemetery, Rienzi Road, Fond du Lac, WI
Shields, Thomas – Co. K – St. Patrick’s Cemetery – N. Irish Ridge Rd. in Crawford County, WI
Taylor, George C. – Co.K – Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, WI
Tuffley, George – Co.K – Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, WI
Wayne, Francis – Co. K – Wayne Cemetery, Hwy. 60, Crawford County, WI
Wayne, Lewis – Sgt. Co. K – Wayne Cemetery, Hwy. 60, Crawford County, WI
Wayne, Nathaniel L. – Co. K – Wayne Cemetery, Hwy. 60, Crawford County, WI
Willis, Richard – Co. K - Hickory Grove Cemetery on County T in Grant County, WI
Wheeler, Alfron W. – Co.K – Boscobel Cemetery, Boscobel, WI

Edwards, J.A. – Co. L – Mauston Cemetery, Mauston, WI