18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Union Army infantry regiment 18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Flag of Wisconsin.svg 100 Flag of Wisconsin March 15, 1862July 18, 1865 United States Union Infantry Regiment American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Second Battle of Corinth Vicksburg Campaign Battle of Port Gibson Battle of Champion Hill Siege of Vicksburg Atlanta campaign Battle of Allatoona Pass Sherman's March to the Sea Carolinas campaign Battle of Bentonville Bennett House Surrender James S. Alban Colonel Gabriel Bouck Colonel Charles H. Jackson Lt. Colonel Wisconsin U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 17th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 19th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment The 18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army in the western theater of the American Civil War. A large portion of the regiment was captured in their first battle, at Shiloh, but they went on to participate in the Vicksburg Campaign, and Sherman's campaigns in Georgia and the Carolinas. For much of the war, the regiment was commanded by Gabriel Bouck, who would later become a U.S. congressman and speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Service The 18th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service March 15, 1862. The regiment was mustered out on July 18, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky. +Organization of Regiment in 1861.Outright Murder: The 18th Wisconsin at Shiloh https://dan-masters-civil-war.blogspot.com/2023/06/outright-murder-18th-wisconsin-at-shiloh.html 2025-09-30 Outright MurderUnited States. Adjutant-General's Office http://archive.org/details/listofsynonymsof00unit List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65 Fallon John T. 1885 Washington, Govt. Print. Off. New York Public LibraryEastabrook Charles E. http://historyweb.digitalhistory.bsu.edu/jklinger/ensuringloyaltykentucky/Documents/Wiadj.pdf Annual Reports of the Adjutant General of the State of Wisconsin for Years 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864. Democrat Publishing Co. 1912 Madison, Wisconsin. 1912 75 2021-10-31 2025-09-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20211031225756/http://historyweb.digitalhistory.bsu.edu/jklinger/ensuringloyaltykentucky/Documents/Wiadj.pdf bot: unknown Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office http://archive.org/details/rosterofwisconsi02wisco Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, war of the rebellion, 1861-1865 1886 Madison, Democrat printing co., state printers The Library of Congress 83CompanyEarliest MonikerPrimary Places of RecruitmentEarliest CaptainATaycheedah Union GuardsWisconsin Daily Journal, Dec 5, 1861, p. 1Fond du Lac, Lamartine, Gravesville, Charlestown, and Neillsville.James P. MillardBEagle Light InfantryMonroe, Spring Grove, Brodhead, Argyle, Milwaukee, Glenmore, and Green County.Charles Henry JacksonCBad Axe Tigershttp://archive.org/details/historyofvernonc00spri History of Vernon County, Wisconsin, together with sketches of its towns, villages and townships, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens; history of Wisconsin.. 1884 Springfield, Union New York Public Library 203Viroqua, Springville, Sterling, Readstown, La Crosse, and Vernon County.Newton May Layne†DNorthernwestern RangersSparta, Angelo, Franklin, Springville, Vernon and Monroe counties.George Augustus FiskENorthernwestern Light Infantry or Portage Light InfantryStockton, Plover, Linwood, Stevens Point, Belmont, and Portage County.William Alexander BremmerFOshkosh Rangers/ Algoma RiflesOshkosh, Eureka, Eldorado, Rushford, Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties.Joseph W. RobertsGAlban Pinery RiflesGrand Rapids, Kilbourn, Portage, Green Bay, Oxford, Buena Vista, Portage and Wood counties.John H. Compton†HGreen Lake CountyRiflesBerlin, Waukau, Milwaukee, Poy Sippi, Neshkoro, Winnebago and Waushara counties.David H. SaxtonILewis RangersColumbus, Portage, Milwaukee, Dekorra, Elba, Pepin, Columbia, Dodge, and Pepin counties.William A. ColemanKUnion GuardsMonroe, Plover, Big Spring, Columbus, and New Haven among other cities.William J. Kershaw Casualties The 18th Wisconsin suffered 4 officers and 52 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 2 officers and 167 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 225 fatalities. thumb|Monument to the 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry located at Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi. Commanders Colonel James S. Alban (March 15, 1862April 7, 1862) was killed at the Battle of Shiloh. Before the war he had been a Wisconsin state senator. Colonel Gabriel Bouck (April 29, 1862January 4, 1864) was commissioned colonel after serving a year as captain of Co. E in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. He resigned in 1864. Before the war he had been the 6th attorney general of Wisconsin. After the war he became the 24th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and served two years in the United States House of Representatives. Lt. Colonel Charles H. Jackson (January 4, 1864July 18, 1865) began the war as captain of Co. B, and was promoted to major in 1862 and lieutenant colonel in 1864. He was designated for promotion to colonel but never mustered into federal service at that rank. He was the younger brother of Thomas A. Jackson, who was also an officer in this regiment. Notable people Jeremiah Wallace Baldock was enlisted in Co. K and rose to the rank of sergeant. He was captured at Shiloh and later designated for a commission as second lieutenant, but was never mustered into federal service at that rank. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator. Samuel Beall was lieutenant colonel of the regiment. He was severely wounded at Shiloh and lost a leg. After leaving the regiment, he was commissioned as a major in the Veteran Reserve Corps and served as overseer of a prisoner of war camp. Before the war he had been Wisconsin's 2nd lieutenant governor. Phineas A. Bennett, son of Alden I. Bennett, was second lieutenant in Co. K, was wounded at Shiloh and discharged. Edward Colman was first lieutenant of Co. A and later became adjutant of the regiment. He was wounded twice—at Shiloh and Champion Hill. After the war he became a Wisconsin state senator. Ira Ford was first lieutenant and later captain of Co. I. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Shiloh. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator. Thomas A. Jackson was first lieutenant and later captain of Co. B. He was captured at Shiloh but paroled after seven months captivity. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator. Addison W. Merrill was enlisted in Co. H and rose to the rank of corporal. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator. Fred Ties was enlisted in Co. B and rose to the rank of first sergeant. He was wounded and captured at Jackson, Mississippi, and later designated for a commission as second lieutenant, but was never mustered into federal service at that rank. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator. See also American Civil War List of Wisconsin Civil War units Wisconsin in the American Civil War References The Civil War Archive Category:Military units and formations established in 1862 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Wisconsin Category:1862 establishments in Wisconsin