17th Wisconsin Infantry

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Regimental History and Service Record

In Brief

DESIGNATIONS

  • 1st Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to July, 1862
  • 1st Brigade, 6th Division, District of Corinth, Miss., to November, 1862
  • 1st Brigade, 6th Division, Left Wing (I) 13th Army Corps, Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862
  • 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1863
  • 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, 17th Army Corps, to September, 1863
  • 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 17th Army Corps, to April, 1864
  • 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, to November, 1864
  • 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 17th Army Corps, to July, 1865

SERVICE

1862

1863

1864

1865

  • January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
    • Pocotaligo, S.C., January 14
    • Barker's Mills, Whippy Swamp, February 1
    • Salkehatchie Swamp February. 2-5
    • South Edisto River February 9
    • North Edisto River February 12-13
    • Columbia February 16-17
    • Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina, March 19-21
    • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24
    • Advance on Raleigh April 10-14
    • Occupation of Raleigh April 14
    • Bennett's House April 26
      • Surrender of Johnston and his army
  • March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Virginia, April 29-May 19
  • Grand Review May 24
  • Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and there mustered out July 14, 1865
1862

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Regimental Roster

Field and Staff Officers

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Company A

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Company B


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17th Wisconsin Infantry / Company B (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain Hugh McDermott Kenosha, WI November 28, 1861
Captain John McKenna Kenosha, WI April 22, 1865
1st Lieutenant John E. Mahoney Brighton, WI January 10, 1862
1st Lieutenant Martin Schulte Eagle, WI February 18, 1863
1st Lieutenant Garritt B. Walsh St. Louis, MO April 22, 1865
2nd Lieutenant Bernard Meyer Eagle, WI April 22, 1865
1st Sergeant Anthony C. Gavan Darlington, WI ?
1st Sergeant Henry Hoye Kenosha, WI ?
Sergeant James Finley Kenosha, WI ?
Sergeant William Harding Darlington, WI ?
Sergeant Edmund Henneberry Racine, WI ?
Sergeant Michael D. Kelly Racine, WI ?
Sergeant Michael Lane Kenosha, WI ?
Sergeant John Lowry Benton, WI ?
Sergeant William Neeson Chicago, IL ?
Sergeant Adolph Thomas Chicago, IL ?
Sergeant Joseph Toner Kenosha, WI ?
Corporal Michael Cooney Chicago, IL ?
Corporal James Dougherty Herman, WI ?
Corporal George W. Dunn Kenosha, WI ?
Corporal John Fahey Madison, WI ?
Corporal John Garde Kenosha, WI ?
Corporal Stephen Gascoigne Somers, WI ?
Corporal Coral W. Gifford Madison, WI ?
Corporal John Hoye Kenosha, WI ?
Corporal Michael Kelly Brighton, WI ?
Corporal Emanuel Meyer Columbus, WI ?
Corporal John Mullen Racine, WI ?
Corporal Charles Okes Kendall, WI ?
Corporal Daniel Scanlan Portage, WI ?
Corporal James Scanlan Stoughton, WI ?
Corporal Antoine Schulte Eagle, WI ?
Corporal John F. Stewart Vicksburg, MS ?
Principal Musician Charles Anderson Chicago, IL ?
Principal Musician William Hill Somers, WI ?
Colored Cook Elias Casey ? May 1, 1863
Colored Cook Calvin Ranolds Smith's Plantation, LA May 1, 1863
Musician Francis Keegan Chicago, IL ?
Musician John Phelan Milwaukee, WI ?
Musician William A. Short Milwaukee, WI ?
Wagoner Peter Jordan Chicago, IL ?

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17th Wisconsin Infantry / Company B (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private Joseph Alph Eagle, WI December 10, 1861
Private Ole Anderson Freeborn, MN March 3, 1862
Private Ferdinand Arndt ? September 23, 1864
Private Frederick Arnold ? October 1, 1864
Private David Atkinson Kenosha, WI December 4, 1863
Private Richard Avery Chicago, IL October 10, 1861
Private Henry Baker Blooming Grove, WI November 29, 1862
Private Charles H. Bannister Chicago, IL February 2, 1862
Private Isaac Berry Kenosha, WI December 1, 1861
Private Charles Bird Kenosha, WI October 14, 1861
Private John Bisher Kenosha, WI December 4, 1861
Private John Bombarger Appleton, WI February 11, 1862
Private Joseph Brady Dubuque, IA February 2, 1862
Private Arnold Branhorst Blooming Grove, WI December 2, 1862
Private Henry Brasse Blooming Grove, WI December 9, 1862
Private William Bratz ? September 22, 1864
Private John Breidenbach (I) Eagle, WI December 10, 1861
Private John Breidenbach (II) Palmyra, WI March 26, 1864
Private Bernard Breidenbach Eagle, WI December 10, 1861
Private John Bremer Kenosha, WI December 30, 1863
Private Thomas Brown Darlington, WI March 6, 1862
Private Louis Brust Jackson, WI December 6, 1864
Private Matthew Byrnes Appleton, WI February 11, 1862
Private John Campbell Beloit, WI November 1, 1861
Private John Campbell Chicago, IL February 2, 1862
Private Ernest Christian ? September 22, 1864
Private Hospild Claigg Kendall, WI March 31, 1864
Private John G. Clark Chicago, IL October 10, 1861
Private Hugh Collins Madison, WI September 13, 1862
Private Leander Comstock Arcadia, WI October 1, 1864
Private Michael Connell Milwaukee, WI December 15, 1861
Private John C. Copson Kenosha, WI October 14, 1861
Private Abraham Cornelius Milwaukee, WI November 25, 1864
Private John Danfield La Crosse, WI September 22, 1864
Private Hiram Daniels Eagle, WI December 10, 1861
Private Martin Devine Eagle, WI December 10, 1861
Private Patrick Doyle Brooklyn, WI January 10, 1862
Private Patrick A. Doyle Darlington, WI March 11, 1862
Private August Druger Eaton, WI September 30, 1864
Private Thomas Ducy Darlington, WI February 26, 1862
Private William Ebert ? September 22, 1864
Private Charles Efferts Auburn, WI October 14, 1864
Private Thomas Farrell Madison, WI December 8, 1862
Private Francis Farrell Kenosha, WI October 29, 1861
Private John Fink Eagle, WI December 10, 1861
Private James P. Finley Prairie du Chien, WI February 18, 1862
Private John Flaner Kenosha, WI February 1, 1864
Private John Fogarty Chicago, IL February 10, 1862
Private Timothy Foley Menasha, WI February 11, 1862
Private Landon Ford Kenosha, WI October 14, 1861
Private Thomas Gaffney Kenosha, WI October 29, 1861
Private Martin Gallagher Madison, WI December 4, 1862
Private Hugh Gallagher Clinton, NY February 13, 1862
Private George M. Gordon Chicago, IL December 10, 1861
Private Hugh Greenwood Kenosha, WI October 29, 1861
Private John Grogan Kenosha, WI January 10, 1862
Private Torbjen Gunderson La Crosse, WI September 22, 1864
Private Simon Harrison New Berlin, WI November 3, 1864
Private John Harrington Kenosha, WI October 10, 1861
Private Eugene Harkins Kenosha, WI January 10, 1862
Private William Hefferman Darlington, WI March 6, 1862
Private Frank Herb Black Creek, WI September 1, 1864
Private August Hoff ? September 22, 1864
Private Oliver J. Hoye Kenosha, WI December 30, 1861
Private Francis C. Hoye Kenosha, WI October 29, 1861
Private John Hoyt ? September 27, 1864
Private Thomas Huff Duck Creek, WI January 18, 1862
Private Andrew Jenson ? September 21, 1864
Private Samuel Johns ? September 21, 1864
Private Edwin Johnson Darlington, WI February 2, 1862
Private Cornelius Jordan Brighton, WI October 24, 1861
Private Malachi Kane Kenosha, WI November 10, 1861
Private Charles Kapfahl ? September 22, 1864
Private Louis Karl Palmyra, WI March 26, 1864
Private Nicholas Keefer Menomonie, WI December 1, 1864
Private Patrick Lally Sharon, WI October 18, 1864
Private Dennis Langan Kenosha, WI October 29, 1861
Private Conrad Lill Freedom, WI October 1, 1864
Private Hugh Lowry Kenosha WI October 29, 1861
Private John Mack Madison, WI September 11, 1862
Private Timothy Maguire Kenosha, WI November 30, 1861
Private James Mahan Kenosha, WI November 2, 1861
Private Ernest Marks Blooming Grove, WI December 1, 1862
Private Frederick Martin Clyde, WI November 19, 1864
Private Frank Marston Kenosha, WI October 29, 1861
Private Joseph Maxwell ? ?
Private Edward McCaskell Kenosha, WI December 28, 1863
Private Charles McDermott Kenosha, WI February 12, 1864
Private William McKenna Pleasant Prairie, WI January 15, 1864
Private John McKey Darlington, WI February 6, 1862
Private Patrick McMahon Portage, WI December 12, 1861
Private Thomas McMahon Portage, WI December 12, 1861
Private John Mehan Kenosha, WI October 29, 1861
Private Peter Meilan Sterling, WI October 8, 1864
Private Jacob Metoxen Duck Creek, WI February 13, 1862
Private John Miller ? September 22, 1864
Private Patrick Murphy Chicago, IL February 14, 1862
Private John Murphy Kenosha, WI October 29, 1861
Private Carl Neuman ? September 22, 1864
Private Andrew J. Nott Kenosha, WI February 13, 1862
Private John O'Connell Arena, WI October 31, 1862
Private Richard B. O'Flaherty Milwaukee, WI January 10, 1862
Private Timothy O'Leary Darlington, WI February 2, 1862
Private John Pelz Kenosha, WI February 3, 1864
Private Gustav H. Peterson ? September 27, 1864
Private John Peterson Oshkosh, WI February 27, 1862
Private James Powderly Kenosha, WI October 19, 1861
Private Redmond Prindeville Madison, WI September 3, 1862
Private Lorenzo H. Pritchard Somers, WI January 25, 1864
Private James Randall Weston, WI October 11, 1864
Private Daniel Reistow Berlin, WI September 22, 1864
Private Charles Reimer Berlin, WI September 22, 1864
Private Frederick Rohloff Berlin, WI September 22, 1864
Private Joseph Rubens Kewaunee, WI October 18, 1864
Private Mathias Schmitz Milwaukee, WI December 1, 1864
Private Andrew Severson Vermont, WI October 14, 1864
Private Christian Shennan Gibson, WI September 29, 1864
Private Cobus Silas Duck Creek, WI February 13, 1862
Private John Sinninger Kenosha, WI February 3, 1864
Private Levi Smith Eau Galle, WI September 27, 1864
Private John Smith Somers, WI February 1, 1864
Private Frederick Smith Berlin, WI September 22, 1864
Private Charles Smith St. Louis, MO April 30, 1862
Private Frederick Steinhauer Madison, WI December 9, 1862
Private William Steinhauer Blooming Grove, WI December 9, 1862
Private Henry Steinhoff Eagle, WI December 10, 1861
Private Edwin Sykes Kenosha, WI October 29, 1861
Private Ralph M. Tappan Menomonee, WI October 29, 1864
Private Otto B. Thomas Madison, WI March 3, 1862
Private George Torgeson Stiles, WI October 24, 1861
Private Frederick Tranton Berlin, WI September 22, 1864
Private Herman Trautsch Fredonia, WI November 4, 1864
Private John A. Ullman Auburn, WI October 19, 1864
Private Jacob Von Reidan Eagle, WI December 10, 1861
Private Conrad Von Reidan Eagle, WI December 10, 1861
Private John Walsh Chicago, IL November 18, 1861
Private Philip Weber Lavalie, WI November 19, 1864
Private John H. Williams Pewaukee, WI September 22, 1864
Private Frederick Wisinger Blooming Grove, WI December 1, 1862
Private William Wolf Kenosha, WI November 8, 1861
Company C

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Company D

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Company E

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Company F

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Company G

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Company H

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Company I

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Company K

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Unassigned

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment lost during service 41 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 228 Enlisted men by disease. Total 269.[1]

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Legacy

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Notes

  1. ACWR 1681

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