Country United States Branch Cavalry | Allegiance Union | |
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Active September 1, 1861 to July 19, 1865 Engagements Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Selma | ||
The 1st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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Service
The 1st Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Ripon and Kenosha, Wisconsin between September 1, 1861 and February 2, 1862 and mustered into Federal service on March 10, 1862.
The regiment participated in the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on May 10, 1865.
The regiment was mustered out at Edgefield, Tennessee on July 19, 1865.
Total strength and casualties
The 1st Wisconsin Cavalry initially recruited 1,124 officers and men. An additional 1,417 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 2,541 men.
The regiment suffered 6 officers and 67 enlisted men killed or died from wounds in action, and 7 officers and 321 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 401 fatalities.