Second Wisconsin
Company Location Map
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The Second Wisconsin Volunteers This is only a general guide to the homes of men in the Second Wisconsin. When the Regiment was raised in June 1861, many volunteers came from counties other then those home to a particular company. Later replacement volunteers could and did come from anywhere in Wisconsin. The counties listed reflect the original places where the companies formed.. |
Company |
Company Name |
County |
A. |
The Citizen's Guard |
Dodge |
B. |
The La Crosse |
La Crosse |
C. |
The Grant County Grays |
Grant |
D. |
The Janesville Volunteers |
Rock |
E. |
The Oshkosh Volunteers |
Winnebago |
F. |
The Belle City Rifles |
Racine |
G. |
The Portage City Guards |
Columbia |
H. |
The Randall Guards |
Dane |
I. |
The Miner's Guards |
Iowa |
K. |
The Wisconsin Rifles |
Milwaukee |
K.* |
|
Dane and Milwaukee |
*Replaced original Company K in January, 1862, after the original
was
detached and converted to heavy artillery.
Wisconsin filled the her old regiments with new volunteers which meant that even with many replacements there was always a core of veterans. This was a practice which General Sherman thought was a great strength in Wisconsin Regiments.
Twenty-five percent of the volunteers were born in Wisconsin the remainder came from places as far a way as the Sandwich Islands.