16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

Union Army infantry regiment 16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Flag of Wisconsin.svg 100 Flag of Wisconsin January 31, 1862July 12, 1865 United States Union Union Army Infantry Regiment American Civil War Battle of Shiloh Battle of Corinth Vicksburg Campaign Atlanta campaign Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta March to the Sea Carolinas campaign Battle of Bentonville Benjamin Allen Colonel Thomas Reynolds Lt. Col. Cassius Fairchild Colonel William F. Dawes Major Joseph Craig Major Wisconsin U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 17th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment The 16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. For much of the war, the regiment was commanded by Cassius Fairchild, the brother of Wisconsin's 10th governor Lucius Fairchild. Service thumb|Index card for Nelson Knapp, 16th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment The 16th Wisconsin was raised at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service January 31, 1862. +16th Wisconsin Company OrganizationWisconsin. 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 CongressEastabrook 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 2021-10-31 2025-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20211031225756/http://historyweb.digitalhistory.bsu.edu/jklinger/ensuringloyaltykentucky/Documents/Wiadj.pdf bot: unknown CompanyEarliest MonikerPrimary Place of RecruitmentCompany CommandersAWaushara and Green Lake County RangersWaukesha, Green Lake, and Waushara Counties Edward Saxe † George A. Spurr John W. Cotanch Anthony Gallagher † John L. Vidal James A. BiggertBOconomowoc Rifles Dodge, Waukesha, and Milwaukee Counties George Henry FoxCDodge County GuardsDodge and Dane Counties Horace Patch † Paschal M. Hovey † Ernest SeifertDHanchettville Union Guards The city of Marshall, Dane, Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson and Rock Counties Oliver D. Pease † Edwin B. RoysEAdams County Rifles Adams, Milwaukee, Washington County, and Green Counties William F. Dawes Rives C. Rowe Charles H. BassettFNorthern LightsJuneau, Vernon and Sheboygan Counties Harrison V. Train Bertram E. StevensGChippewa Valley GuardsOzaukee, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dane, and Pepin Counties John R. Wheeler Henry M. CulbertsonHTredway PumasWaushara, Marquette, Dane and Green Lake Counties Henry G. Webb Almon Dwight Gray John CoomerIDarlington Light Infantry Lafayette, Dane and Milwaukee Counties Sylvester W. Osborn Bertram E. Stevens William S. Monroe Davillo SaundersKOzaukee RiflesOzaukee County George C. Williams Richard P. Derickson Daniel F. Vail John S. Steadman The regiment was mustered out on July 12, 1865. Casualties The 16th Wisconsin suffered 6 officers and 141 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 4 officer and 248 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 399 fatalities.Union Regimental Histories: Wisconsin. Civil War Archive. The six-man color guard were all killed on April 6, 1862. They are memorialized with cenotaphs at what was the apex of the Shiloh Military Cemetery overlooking the Tennessee River.https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-16th-wisconsin-at-shiloh.170443/ The 16th Wisconsin at Shiloh | Shiloh / Pittsburg Landing American Civil War Forums Commanders Colonel Benjamin Allen (October 10, 1861July 17, 1863) was wounded at Shiloh and resigned due to lingering illness. Before the war he had served as a Wisconsin state senator. Lt. Colonel Thomas Reynolds (April 6, 1862April 1863) Commanded the regiment as major when Colonel Allen and Lt. Colonel Fairchild were recuperating from wounds after Shiloh. Later commanded the regiment as a lieutenant colonel while Colonel Fairchild commanded the brigade. He received an honorary brevet to colonel at the end of the war. Colonel Cassius Fairchild (July 17, 1863July 12, 1865) was also wounded at Shiloh. He commanded the brigade during the last phase of the war and received an honorary brevet to brigadier general. Before the war he had served as a Wisconsin state legislator. After the war he was appointed United States marshal for Wisconsin. Major William F. Dawes (July 21, 1864December 21, 1864) commanded the regiment when Colonel Fairchild commanded the brigade and Lt. Col. Reynolds was wounded. Mustered out at the end of his three-year enlistment. He was previously captain of Co. E. Major Joseph Craig (December 21, 1864April 1865) commanded the regiment as a captain when Colonel Fairchild commanded the brigade. Promoted to major in April 1865. He was previously captain of Co. F. Notable members George Caldwell was enlisted briefly in Co. D. He had originally been enlisted in the 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, but was transferred to the 16th Wisconsin Infantry in June 1865. Jacob Fawcett was a corporal in Co. I and was wounded at Shiloh and Atlanta. After the war he became a justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court. David G. James was enlisted in Co. F and later transferred to Co. C. He was taken prisoner during the Atlanta campaign. When mustering out, he received an honorary brevet to captain. After the war he became a Wisconsin state senator. Norman L. James was a private in Co. F. After the war he became a Wisconsin state senator. Robert Macauley was drafted into Co. G. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator and judge. Sylvester W. Osborn was captain of Co. I for the first year. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator. Horace Patch was captain of Co. C. He was wounded at Shiloh and died of disease two months later. He had served as a Wisconsin legislator before the war. George Myron Sabin was adjutant of the regiment and was detailed to serve as a judge advocate in Vicksburg from 1863 until civil courts resumed operation, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Prior to joining the 16th Wisconsin, he was a corporal in the 1st Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and was commissioned quartermaster in the 11th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. After the war, he was appointed United States district judge for the District of Nevada. Wiley Scribner was first lieutenant of Co. E and later quartermaster. After the war he became secretary of the Montana Territory and was acting governor in 1870. Henry G. Webb was the first captain of Co. H, but only served a few months and never left Wisconsin. Later he served as a Wisconsin state senator and Kansas state legislator and judge. See also American Civil War List of Wisconsin Civil War units Wisconsin in the American Civil War References Further reading Ballard, Michael B. Vicksburg: The Campaign that Opened the Mississippi. University of North Carolina Press, 2004. 0-8078-2893-9. Bear, Edwin C. The Vicksburg Campaign. 3 volumes, Morningside Press, 1991. 0-89029-308-2. Cozzens, Peter. The Darkest Days of the War: The Battles of Iuka and Corinth. University of North Carolina Press, 1997. 0-8078-2320-1. Magdeburg, F. H. Wisconsin at Shiloh. Wisconsin Shiloh Monument Commission, 1909. McPherson, James M. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. Oxford University Press, 1988. 0-19-503863-0. Quiner, E. B. The Military History of Wisconsin. Clarke & Co., 1866. 0-9674777-0-0. 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