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MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN.
This regiment moved to Fort Leavenworth, whence it waa ordered to Fort Rice, in Dakotah Territory, where they arrived on the 10th of October. Colonel Clark was placed in command of the post, where the regiment has since been stationed up to the time of the present writing, February 15th, 1866.
Regimental Statistics.— Original strength, 942. Gain — by re¬ cruits in 1865,16; total, 958. Loss — by death, 28 ; deserted, 141; discharged, 127. Not mustered out.
FIFTY-FIRST INFANTRY
The companies composing this regiment, were recruited under the superintendence of Colonel Leonard Martin, and were organ¬ ized at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, during the months of Feb¬ ruary, March, April and May, 1865, and were forwarded to Ben¬ ton Barracks, the regimental rendezvous, the last company being organized on the 29th of April. The other four companies not having left the State, were mustered out and discharged at Mil¬ waukee, on the 6th of May, under the general orders of the "War Department, for the reduction of the army. The regiment was organized as follows :
Colonel—LEONARD MARTIN.
Lieutenant CbZonei—John B.Vliet; ilia;;or—Alfred Taggart; ^djMja?W—Andrew J. Sutherland; Quartermaster—Havij) S. Ordway; Surgeon—Orestes H.Wood; First Assistant Surgeon—H. Bennett; Second Assistant Surgeon—SamveJj Hall.
Co. Captains. First Lieutenants. Second Lieutenants.
A—Loring J. Edwards, James Flanagan, Ellas H. Webb,
B —J. Clifford Sackett, George Maxwell, Oliver A. Keyes,
C —Thomas R.Williams, Malcolm G. Clark, Morris S. Rice,
D—Ira B.Warner, Theodore W. Mason, Orlando T. Sowle,
E—John V. Frost, Daniel E. Reilly, George Stewart,
F —George W. Gibson. Samuel Elmore. Henry G. Klinefelter.
G—Mustered out May 6th, 1865, by order of the War Department.
H— Do. do. do. do. do, do.
I— Do. do, do. do. do. do.
K— Do. do, do. do. do. do.
The companies composing the regiment were placed on duty at Warrensburg, Mo., and employed in guarding the construction of the Pacific Railroad from Holden to Pleasant Hill.
On the 11th of June, 1865, the Fifty-third regiment, (four companies,) by order of the War Department, was consolidated with the Fifty-First
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| Title | 42nd to 53rd Infantry, chapter 48 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Source Title | 42nd to 53rd Infantry, chapter 48 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Regiment | 42nd Infantry; 43rd Infantry; 44th Infantry; 45th Infantry; 46th Infantry; 47th Infantry; 48th Infantry; 49th Infantry; 50th Infantry; 51st Infantry; 52nd Infantry; 53rd Infantry; |
| Author/Creator | Quiner, E. B. (Edwin Bentley), d. 1868. |
| Description | This is an excerpt from E.B. Quiner's thousand-page volume, The Military History of Wisconsin: a record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous, regimental histories, sketches of distinguished officers, the roll of the illustrious dead, movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc. (Chicago: Clarke & co., 1866). Because the entire work is so unwieldy and most users want to consult only a single chapter, we have divided it into smaller portions covering discrete topics. The entire work is online at Google Books and the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) in the most popular ereader formats. |
| Source Type | history |
| Place of Publication | Chicago |
| Source Creation Date | 1866 |
| Source Publisher | Clarke & Co. |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0000zp |
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| Title | 868 |
| Source Title | 42nd to 53rd Infantry, chapter 48 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Wisconsin (Chicago, 1866) |
| Regiment | 51st Infantry |
| Source Type | history |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN. This regiment moved to Fort Leavenworth, whence it waa ordered to Fort Rice, in Dakotah Territory, where they arrived on the 10th of October. Colonel Clark was placed in command of the post, where the regiment has since been stationed up to the time of the present writing, February 15th, 1866. Regimental Statistics.— Original strength, 942. Gain — by re¬ cruits in 1865,16; total, 958. Loss — by death, 28 ; deserted, 141; discharged, 127. Not mustered out. FIFTY-FIRST INFANTRY The companies composing this regiment, were recruited under the superintendence of Colonel Leonard Martin, and were organ¬ ized at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, during the months of Feb¬ ruary, March, April and May, 1865, and were forwarded to Ben¬ ton Barracks, the regimental rendezvous, the last company being organized on the 29th of April. The other four companies not having left the State, were mustered out and discharged at Mil¬ waukee, on the 6th of May, under the general orders of the "War Department, for the reduction of the army. The regiment was organized as follows : Colonel—LEONARD MARTIN. Lieutenant CbZonei—John B.Vliet; ilia;;or—Alfred Taggart; ^djMja?W—Andrew J. Sutherland; Quartermaster—Havij) S. Ordway; Surgeon—Orestes H.Wood; First Assistant Surgeon—H. Bennett; Second Assistant Surgeon—SamveJj Hall. Co. Captains. First Lieutenants. Second Lieutenants. A—Loring J. Edwards, James Flanagan, Ellas H. Webb, B —J. Clifford Sackett, George Maxwell, Oliver A. Keyes, C —Thomas R.Williams, Malcolm G. Clark, Morris S. Rice, D—Ira B.Warner, Theodore W. Mason, Orlando T. Sowle, E—John V. Frost, Daniel E. Reilly, George Stewart, F —George W. Gibson. Samuel Elmore. Henry G. Klinefelter. G—Mustered out May 6th, 1865, by order of the War Department. H— Do. do. do. do. do, do. I— Do. do, do. do. do. do. K— Do. do, do. do. do. do. The companies composing the regiment were placed on duty at Warrensburg, Mo., and employed in guarding the construction of the Pacific Railroad from Holden to Pleasant Hill. On the 11th of June, 1865, the Fifty-third regiment, (four companies,) by order of the War Department, was consolidated with the Fifty-First |
| Digital Identifier | CWOT0889 |