Dedication
The work on this website has been inspired by the following individuals
as we attempt to understand their lives:
All members of the Regiment who would wish to add to this list their family members who fought in the Civil War only have to send the persons Name and Regimental information as you see below to us, to be included in the list, any family member North or South.
Names in Red died in the war.
Pvt. Bill Acheson
David McQuiston, Sr. Pvt. 1813-1864
Great-great-great-grandfather
78th Penn, Co. H
Died of Chronic Diarrhea in Hospital No. 8, Nashville, Tennessee
Pvt. David McQuiston, Jr. Pvt. 1843-1902
Great-great-granduncle (son of David McQuiston, Sr.)
78th Penn, Co. H
Pvt. William M. McQuiston Pvt. 1844-1922
1st cousin, 4 times removed (nephew of David McQuiston, Sr.)
87th Penn, Co. H
Pvt. Austin Parmenter Felt Pvt. 1841-1863
1st cousin, 4 times removed
5th Minn, Co. A
Died of Intermittent Fever on the hospital boat “Nashville”
enroute from Vicksburg to St. Louis
Pvt. John Lorenzo Edes, Jr. Pvt. 1844-1930
Great-great-granduncle
44th Wisc, Co. E
Michael Walburn Shafer, Sr. Pvt. 1821-1914
No direct relationship, he’s the father-in-law of a great-grandaunt
36th Wisc, Co. K
A . Arellano
Lewis M. Baker-Corporal Co, B
2nd WI Infty.
My wife Jeane Baker Arellano, Great Grand Father,
he was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863
Lewis died in the state of Oregon
Steve and Georgette Bechtold
Andrew Ballweg, Pvt., 1845-1914, Co. K,
2nd WI Infty.
Jeff Blakeley
Paul Selb, Pvt. Co. “C” (Eagle Company of the Eagle Brigade)
8th WI Vol. Inf.,
Mustered out after 3 years
Terry & Teri Brown
Terry’s:
William R. Brown – 21st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Co. H,
14 August 1862 -17 May, 1865.
Taken Prisoner on 1 December, 1862 exchange date unknown.
Mustered out of service due to wounds received at Resaca, Ga. 1864.
William V. Sheets – 13th Wisconsin Independent Light Artillery
15 September, 1863 – 20 July, 1865.
John Sheets – 48th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Co. I.
14 March, 1865 – 19 February, 1865.
He was one of the last five surviving member of the Waukesha Wisconsin G.A.R. post as of 1928.
Teri’s:
John A. Goeff – 133rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Co. I,
6 May, 1864 – 24 September, 1864.
100 Day volunteer, mustered out at the end of service.
Fred G. Cook Jr.
Tim Fairchild Family
Lucius Fairchild,
Brigadier General, 2nd,WI, 1831-1896
(lost left arm Gettysburg)
Cassuis Fairchild,
Brev. Brigadier General.,
1829-1868, 16th Wis. Died of Wounds,
Charles Fairchild,
Union Navy
Judith Halford Family
Andrew Clark -Corporal- , Co. K,
7th Wisconsin
Sept 9, 1861 Thru July 3, 1865, Veteranized, Wagoner.
John W. Campbell – Private – Co. D,
13th Virginia Infantry,
Enlisted May 27,1861, Winchester Virginia,
Killed in action at Gaines Mill, June 27, 1862
Andrew W. Walton – Private – Co. D,
13th Virginia Infantry,
Enlisted June 8, 1861, Harpers Ferry,
Wounded At Gaines Mill, June 27,1862
James H. Roberts – Private – Co. C, “Louisa Guards”,
56TH Virginia Infantry,
Enlisted Oct 1861, Later Joined Goochland Light Arty.,
Mustered Out June 17, 1865.
Edward P. Jones – Private – 1st Regt. of Colorado Infantry
(Later Known as 1st Colorado Cavalry)
Enlisted Oct. 8, 1861
Muster Out Nov. 15, 1864.
James Johnson Family
Samuel Carpenter, Pvt. Co. E,
1841-1863
147th New York Vol. Infty. 1st Corp.
Wounded July 1, 1863, Gettysburg Died July 10th 1863 Gettysburg
Wounded in area of the sunken railroad cut
Andrew J. Johnson, Sgt. Co. I 89th Illinois Vol. Infty.
Frederick R. Johnson, Pvt. Co. G, 77th Illinois Vol. Infty.
1841-1863 date of Death, Feb. 19th 1863
Stephen D. Chapin, Pvt., 1825-1868, Co. I,
2nd WI Cav.
Alonzo D. Chapin, Pvt., 1847-, Co. I,
2nd WI Cav.
James Huffman, Pvt., Co. D.,
11th WI, Infty
Daniel Richmond Johnson,
Pvt., 2d Tennessee Vol. Infty CSA (Walker Brigade)
Daniel W. Huffman, Pvt., Co. D.,
11th WI, Infty
Jos. M. Huffman, Corp., Co. D.,
11th WI, Infty
Emmett T. Johnson, 1st Corp.,
1842-Sept.17, 1862,
Died Antietam, MD, Co. K.,
3rd WI Infty.
Henry P. Johnson, Pvt.,1841-1906, Co. E.,
14th WI Infty.
Irville Johnson, Pvt., 1846-1920’s, Co. K.,
13th WI Infty.
James D. Johnson, Pvt., 1826-1895, Co. D.,
49th WI Infty.
Reuben F. Johnson, Pvt. A, 4th Mass. Infty
Stephen Norton Johnson, Pvt. Co; I, 4th Minnesota Vol. Infty
Rockwell Johnson, Pvt. Co.?, 52th New York Vol. Infty
David Knapp, Pvt. Co. E.,
14th WI, Infty.
Esrom Knapp, 1838-1890, Sgt., Co. H.,
1st WI Cav.
George M. Rickaby, Pvt., Co. D.,
16th WI, Infty
Oscar F. Rickaby, Pvt., 1834-1921, Co. H.,
21st WI Infty
Robert E. Rickaby, Pvt., Co. G.,
14th WI, Infty
Willard H. Rickaby, Sgt., 1839-1917, Co. A.,
5th WI, Infty
Wounded Lost a finger from hand.
Poem Robert D. Rickaby, his son’s are above
James Monroe Tyler, 1st Sgt, 1827-1914, Co. E.,
14th WI, Infty
Jedediah O. G. M. Tyler, Pvt, 1829-1894, Co. E.,
14th WI, Infty
Martin Curtis Tyler, Sgt., 1830-1916, Co. E.,
14th WI, Infty
Badly wounded thru neck at Vicksburg, Not expected to live, Rejoined Co. E and the march with Sherman
up the east coast guarding the pontoon train, ending with the Grand Review in Washington, Co. E 14th Wisconsin was at the end of the Western Grand Review Parade In Washington.
John A. Savage, Pvt. Co. K.,
13th WI Infty
Ezra Whitmore, Pvt., Co. F.,
33rd WI Infty
Died Woods, Wisconsin, February 25, 1925
George Parker, Pvt. Co. H, 9th New York, Vol. Inf.
Susan Johnson
Ammon Raine, Pvt. 1844-May 3, 1863,
Died Chancellorsville, Va.
Pvt., Co. H.,
12th N.J. Infty.
Ezra H. Peterson, Co. K, New Jersey, Vol. Inf.
Mark La Chance
Sgt. Albert I. Damon, Co. I, 19th Mass Infantry,
Mustered in 1861, Mustered out 9/1863 due to disability, wounded (leg amputated), 7/2/1863, Gettysburg.
Occupation: School Teacher
Pvt. Peter Massie, Co. K, 5th Vermont Infantry,
Mustered in 1/1865, Mustered out 6/1865
Occupation: Shoe Maker
Jeff Meicher
Lewis M Keepers, Pvt., Co. I., 12th WI Infty,
Died August 9, 1864, Marietta, Georgia, wounds
James M Keepers, Pvt., Co. B., 25th WI Infty,
Transferred to Co. I, 12th WI, June 2, 1865
Hays J Keepers, Pvt., Co. I.,
12th WI Infty
Craig Mickelson
Pvt. John Erickson (changed from Johannes Lerum), Co. I,
18th. Wis. Inf.
Captured Altoona Ga. (Brother of Andrew)
Pvt. Andrew M. Lerum, Co. E,
45th. Wis. Inf.
Pvt. Hover Mickelson, Co. G.,
1st. Minnesota Vol. Cav.
William Newton
Q. M. Sgt. William Newton, Co. C.,
4th Wis. Vol. Inf., later redesignated the 4th Wis. Cav.
Eric Peterson
William Wade (father), Pvt., Co. E,
1st WI Infty (three year)
1st U. S. Engineers
Phillip Wade (son), Pvt., Co. E,
1st WI Infty (three year),
disabled after Perryville
Laurie Rasmussen
Samuel Marks, Company H
110th Reg’t. New York Infantry
R. J. Samp
Alvin Wait
Mustered in at Age 18
Mustered out at Age 21, minus a leg…..
Ahmand Grab Corp., Co. H,
35th WVI
George B. Van Norman Sergeant, Co. H,
8th WVI
(and later Mayor of Milwaukee…)
Robert Taunt
Henry Taunt, Fall River, Columbia County, 7th Wis, Co. B; dates of service Aug 3, 1861 to Jan 17, 1865. Wounded in the left leg at Haymarket, Virginia. Walked with a cane & brace
until age 93.
James Taunt, Hazelgreen, Grant County, 10th Wis. Co. I; dates of service Sept 5, 1861 to Nov 3, 1864 Huntsville, Ala – develops eye infection in the swamps & is nearly blind after discharge.
Stephen Taunt, Columbus, Columbia County, 18th Wis, Co. I: dates of service Jan 10th, 1862 then transferred to Co K. Wounded in the foot Oct 3rd, 1862 at Corinth, Miss. and discharged Mar 18, 1863 due to disability from the wound.
Stephen Taunt, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, 32nd Wis, Co K, dates of service Jan 4, 1864 to Aug 19, 1864. Killed at Atlanta, Ga when a tree cut in half by artillery fire falls on his tent during a storm.
Gardner Taunt, New Brighton, Lawrence County, PA, 83rd Pennsylvania, Co. K, dates of service Dec 10, 1863 (believed to be 17 years old when enlisted) to May 5, 1864. Killed at the battle of the Wilderness, VA
Loring Taunt, Randolph, Mass, 19th Massachusetts, Co K, dates of service Feb 24, 1864 to Sept 7, 1864. Wounded in battle and taken prisoner June 22, 1864 at Petersburg, VA and sent to Andersonville Prison where he died of starvation, Sept 7, 1864 while a prisoner of war.
Steve Wyrick
Lt. William Booth, Co. C,
2d WVI
Sgt. Sam Booth, Co. C,
2d WVI (later Co. F, 7th WVI)
Pvt. George Booth, Co. C,
2d WVI (later Co. F, 7th WVI)
The Booths were brothers