35th Wisconsin Infantry | Regimental History

All information on this page is from Dyer's reference. More detailed intro coming soon. If inforamation on this regiment is known, please contact me. All contributors will get acknowledged and linked to if applicable.

Organization

   
  • Organized at Milwaukee, Wis., and mustered in February 27, 1864.
  • Ordered to Alexandria, La., April 18.
  • Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., thence to New Orleans, La., April 26.
  • Ordered to report to Gen.
  • Williams at Port Hudson, La., arriving there May 7.
  • Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1864.
  • 4th Brigade, Reserve Corps; Military Division West Mississippi, to February, 1865.
  • 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, February, 1865.
  • 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi, to July, 1865.
  • Dept. of Texas to March, 1866.

Service

   
  • Duty at Port Hudson, La., till June 27, 1864.
  • Moved to Morganza, La., June 27, and duty there till July 24.
  • Moved to St. Charles, Ark., July 24, and duty there till August 6.
  • Return to Morganza August 6-12.
  • Expedition to Simsport October 1-10.
  • Moved to Devall's Bluff, Ark., October 11-18.
  • To Brownsville November 9, and guard Memphis & Little Rock Railroad till December 12.
  • Moved to Devall's Bluff December 12, and duty there till February 7, 1865.
  • Moved to Algiers, La., February 7, thence to Mobile Point, Ala., February 22.
  • Campaign against Mobile 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.
  • March to Mcintosh Bluff April 13-26.
  • Moved to Mobile May 9, and duty there till June 1.
  • Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 1-8, thence to Clarksville June 20, and to Brownsville August 2.
  • Duty at Brownsville till March, 1866.
  • Mustered out March 15, 1866.

Casualties

   
  • Regiment lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and 3 Officers and 271 Enlisted men by disease. Total 276.