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23rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Flag of Wisconsin
ActiveAugust 30, 1862 – July 4, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
SizeRegiment
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
ColonelJoshua James Guppey
Lt. ColonelWilliam Freeman Vilas
Lt. ColonelEdgar P. Hill
MajorJoseph E. Green
Lt. ColonelEdmund Jüssen
Wisconsin U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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The 23rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

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The 23rd Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service on August 30, 1862.[1]

Duty at Newport, Ky., till October 8, 1862. Moved to Paris, Ky., October 8-15, thence to Lexington and Nicholasville, Ky., October 22-31. Moved to Louisville; thence to Memphis, Tenn., November 8-27. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Expedition from Milliken's Bend to Louisiana & Shreveport Railroads, December 25-26. Chickasaw Bayou, December 26-28. Chickasaw Bayou, December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault on and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post , January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La., January 15, and duty there till March 8. Expedition to Cypress Bend, Ark., February 14-29. Moved to Milliken's Bend, La., March 8, and duty there till April 25. Movement on Bruinsburg and turning Grand Gulf April 25-30. Battle of Port Gibson , May 1 (Reserve). Battle of Champion's Hill, May 16. Big Black River , May 17. Siege of Vicksburg , Miss., May 18-July 4. Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Camp at Vicksburg till August. Ordered to New Orleans, La., August 24. Expedition to New and Amite Rivers September 24-29. Western Louisiana Campaign October 3-November 30. Carrion Crow Bayou November 3. At New Iberia till December 7. Moved to Berwick, December 7-10. Moved to Brashear City, thence to Algiers and to Matagorda Pennisula, Texas, December 13, 1863-January 1, 1864. Reconnoissance on Matagorda Peninsula January 21, 1864. Duty at DeCrow's Point till February 22. Moved to Algiers, La., February 22-26. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to Alexandria March 14-26. Bayou de Paul, Carroll's Mill, and battle of Sabine Cross Roads, April 8. Monett's Ferry, Cane River Crossing, April 23. At Alexandria April 26-May 13. Construction of dam at Alexandria April 30-May 10. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura , May 16. Moved to Baton Rouge May 24, and duty there till July 8. Moved to Algiers, La., July 8, thence to Morganza July 26. Expedition to Mobile Bay August 18-September 2. Operations near Morganza September 16-25. Expedition to Bayou Sara October 3-6. Bayou Sara and Thompson's Creek, near Jackson, October 5. Moved to Helena, Ark., October 10, and duty there till February 23, 1865. Ordered to New Orleans, La., February 23. Campaign against Mobile, Ala., and its defences March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8. Assault on and capture of Fort Blakely , April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. Duty at and near Mobile till July.[2] The regiment was mustered out on July 4, 1865, at Mobile, Alabama.[3]

Company Earliest Moniker Primary Place of Recruitment Earliest Captain
A Madison Zouaves[4] Madison, Fitchburg, Sun Prairie, Verona, Cottage Grove, and Dane County, Wisconsin[5] William F. Vilas
B Lafayette Guards[4] Belmont, Darlington, and Lafayette County, Wisconsin[6] Charles M. Waring †
C Portage Rifles[4] Portage, Fort Winnebago, Marcellon Lewiston, and Columbia County, Wisconsin[7] Edgar P. Hill
D Guppy Guards[8] Madison, Pleasant Springs, Blue Mounds, Cottage Grove, Albion, Mazomanie, Berry, and Dane County, Wisconsin[9] Joseph E. Green
E Lewis Guards[4] Madison, Fitchburg, Sun Prairie, Verona, Cottage Grove, Blue Mounds and Dane County, Wisconsin[10] James M. Bull
F Baraboo Guards[11] Baraboo, Lodi, Portage, Excelsior, Westfield, and Sauk County, Wisconsin[12] Jacob A. Schlik
G Columbus Guards[8] Columbus, Hampden, Elba, Portland, Dodge and Columbia counties[13] James S. Hazelton
H Lodi Badgers[4] Lodi West Point, Arlington, and Columbia County, Wisconsin[14] Edmund Howard Erwin
I Capitol Guards[11] Madison, Fitchburg, Sun Prairie, Verona, Cottage Grove, Blooming Grove and Dane County, Wisconsin[15] Anson R. Jones
K Sauk Rifle Rangers[16] Prairie du Sac, Sauk City, Madison, Spring Green, Roxbury, and Sauk County, Wisconsin[17] Nathaniel S. Frost †

Casualties

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The 23rd Wisconsin suffered 1 officer and 40 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 5 officers and 262 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 308 fatalities.[18]

Commanders

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  • Colonel Joshua James Guppey (August 30, 1862 – July 4, 1865) was nominal commander through the entire life of the regiment, but was absent for the second half of 1863 and first half of 1864 due to illness and injury. By the time he was well enough to return, in July 1864, he was made an acting brigade commander. After the war he received an honorary brevet to brigadier general.
    • Lt. Colonel William Freeman Vilas (June 5, 1863 – August 25, 1863) mustered in as captain of Co. A, and was promoted to major then lieutenant colonel. He had command of the regiment in the summer of 1863 when Colonel Guppey was incapacitated by illness. He resigned his commission in August 1863. After the war he became a United States senator.
    • Lt. Colonel Edgar P. Hill (August 25, 1863 – January 1864, June 1864 – January 1865) was originally captain of Co. C. He was acting commander of the regiment after the resignation of Lt. Colonel Vilas.
    • Major Joseph E. Green (January 1864 – June 1864, January 1865 – June 1865) was originally captain of Co. D. He was acting commander of the regiment while Lt. Colonel Hill was on leave in Wisconsin.

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References

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  1. ^ "American Civil War Archive - facts, history, letters and battle". American Civil War Archive.
  2. ^ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  3. ^ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  4. ^ a b c d e United States. Adjutant-General's Office; Fallon, John T. (1885). List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65. New York Public Library. Washington, Govt. Print. Off. p. 171.
  5. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 232–233.
  6. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 235–236.
  7. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 237–239.
  8. ^ a b United States. Adjutant-General's Office; Fallon, John T. (1885). List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65. New York Public Library. Washington, Govt. Print. Off. p. 169.
  9. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 239–241.
  10. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 241–243.
  11. ^ a b United States. Adjutant-General's Office; Fallon, John T. (1885). List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65. New York Public Library. Washington, Govt. Print. Off. p. 168.
  12. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 244–246.
  13. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 246–248.
  14. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 248–250.
  15. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 250–252.
  16. ^ United States. Adjutant-General's Office; Fallon, John T. (1885). List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65. New York Public Library. Washington, Govt. Print. Off. p. 173.
  17. ^ Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office (1886). Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865. The Library of Congress. Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers. pp. 253–255.
  18. ^ "Union - Wisconsin Infantry (Part 1)". www.civilwararchive.com.
  19. ^ a b c "Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids: Summary Information". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
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