48th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

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48th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Flag of Wisconsin.svg
ActiveFebruary 1865 March 24, 1866
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Size Regiment
Engagements American Civil War
Commanders
Colonel Uri B. Pearsall
Lt. ColonelHenry B. Shears

The 48th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Service

The 48th Wisconsin was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service in February and March 1865. It was organized under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel Henry B. Shears, Colonel Uri B. Pearsall being at the time in service as lieutenant colonel of a colored regiment.

The regiment was mustered out on March 24, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Casualties

The 48th Wisconsin suffered 16 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 16 fatalities.

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