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Union Army infantry regiment
Military unit
The
52nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
was a
volunteer
infantry
regiment
that served in the
Union Army
near the end of the
American Civil War
.
Service
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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.
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Commanders
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- Lt. Colonel Hiram J. Lewis (April 1865 – June 24, 1865) commanded the battalion for its full term of federal service.
Notable people
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- William C. Webb
was commissioned colonel for the regiment, but since the regiment did not reach full strength, he was never mustered. He had previously served as quartermaster of the
37th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
. After the war he served as a Kansas state legislator and judge.
See also
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References
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External links
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- Dyer, Frederick H. (1959).
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher.
LCCN
59-12963
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