13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | October 17, 1861 –November 24, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Engagements | American Civil War Capture of New Orleans Battle of Nashville Knoxville campaign |
Commanders | |
Colonel | Maurice Maloney |
Colonel | William P. Lyon |
Wisconsin U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | |
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The 13th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 13th Wisconsin was raised at Janesville, Wisconsin, and mustered into federal service October 17, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on November 24, 1865, at San Antonio, Texas.
The 13th Wisconsin suffered 5 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 188 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 193 fatalities. [1]
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Pliny Norcross was an American lawyer, businessman, and Republican politician from Janesville, Wisconsin. He was the 20th mayor of Janesville, and an important character in the development of the city—responsible for the first electric power generating plants in the city. He represented Rock County in the Wisconsin State Assembly for four terms spread across the 1860s, 1880s, and 1900s, and served four years as district attorney. Earlier in life, he served as an officer in the Union Army through most of the American Civil War and was described as the first University of Wisconsin student to volunteer for the war.