52nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

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52nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
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ActiveApril 1865 June 28, 1865
Country United States
Allegiance Union
Branch Infantry
Size Regiment
Engagements American Civil War
Commanders
Lt. ColonelHiram J. Lewis

The 52nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army near the end of the American Civil War.

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The regiment was organized at Madison, Wisconsin, but only five companies were raised. Those five companies were mustered as a battalion in April 1865 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hiram J. Lewis, and sent to St. Louis, Missouri. They were then sent to Holden, Missouri, to guard workmen on the Pacific Railroad until June 21. The battalion was mustered out on June 28, 1865. During its service the battalion lost nine men to disease. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Dyer (1959), Volume 3. p. 1,689.
  2. Quiner, Edwin B. (1868). "Fifty-Second Infantry". The Military History of Wisconsin. Clarke & Co. p. 869. Retrieved October 29, 2021.