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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


Organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered in March 15, 1862<br>Moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and mustered out July 18, 1865. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  
The 19th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it was mustered in March 15, 1862. It moved to Louisville, Kentucky, June, and it was mustered out July 18, 1865. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref><br>
 
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
 
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br>
 
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,983 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UWI0019RI Roster].
 
<br> The following company links are to rosters taken from [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/n5/mode/2up Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers]<ref>Wisconsin. ''Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 Volume II''. (Madison: Democrat Printing Co., State Printers, 1886)</ref>, found on the [http://archive.org/index.php Internet Archives] web site. The rosters show the men who served in each regiment, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. <br>
 
Company A - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/113/mode/1up Roster] page 113.
 
Company B - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/116/mode/1up Roster] page 116.
 
Company C - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/119/mode/1up Roster] page 119.
 
Company D - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/122/mode/1up Roster] page 122.


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Company E - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/125/mode/1up Roster] page 125.


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
Company F - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/128/mode/1up Roster] page 128.
 
Company G - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/131/mode/1up Roster] page 131.
 
Company H - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/133/mode/1up Roster] page 133.
 
Company I - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/135/mode/1up Roster] page 135.


Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.  
Company K - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/137/mode/1up Roster] page 137.  


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Unassigned Recruits - [https://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi02wisco#page/139/mode/1up Roster] page 139.


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=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
*Wisconsin volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, arranged alphabetically, by Wisconsin. Adjutant-general's Office, Publisher Madison, Wis., Democrat Printing Co., 1914, '''''Online at:'''''[https://archive.org/details/wisconsinvolunte01wisc/page/n17/mode/2up?q=3rd+Regiment%2C+Wisconsin+Infantry Internet Archive]


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier or sailor. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in 'Wisconsin in the Civil War' and 'United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865' (see below). <br>
*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
*[[Wisconsin in the Civil War|Wisconsin in the Civil War]] describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Wisconsin, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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