7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
VisualWikitext
m (Text replacement - " " to " ")
No edit summary
(13 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{breadcrumb
''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]   [[Wisconsin Military Records|Wisconsin Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Wisconsin in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery''
| link1=[[Wisconsin Genealogy|Wisconsin]]
| link2=[[Wisconsin Military Records|Wisconsin, Military Records]]
| link3=[[Wisconsin in the Civil War|Wisconsin in the Civil War]]
| link4=
| link5=[[7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery|7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery]]
}}
 


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


The 7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Racine and mustered in on October 4, 1861. It was mustered out July 6 and honorably discharged July 20, 1865. <ref>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>  
The 7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery was&nbsp;organized at Racine and mustered in on&nbsp;October 4, 1861.&nbsp;It was mustered out July 6 and honorably discharged July 20, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>  


<br>  
<br>


=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
=== 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>
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.  
 
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 360 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UWI0007YAL Roster].
 
 


The [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/n9/mode/2up Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers]<ref>Wisconsin. ''Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865''. Madison: Democrat printing co., state printers, 1886.</ref>, found on the  [http://archive.org/index.php Internet Archives] web site, shows the men who served in this battery, their residences, dates of enlistment and mustering out, and other remarks. <br>  
<br>


7th Battery, Light Artillery  - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/227/mode/1up Roster] page 227.<br>
<br>


=== 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  ===


<references />  
<references />


[[Category:Wisconsin_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
[[Category:Wisconsin_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

Revision as of 15:11, 18 February 2011

United States Gotoarrow.png  U.S. Military Gotoarrow.png  Wisconsin  Gotoarrow.png   Wisconsin Military Gotoarrow.png  Wisconsin in the Civil War Gotoarrow.png7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery

Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 7th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Racine and mustered in on October 4, 1861. It was mustered out July 6 and honorably discharged July 20, 1865. [1]


Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.



Other Sources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).
Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=7th_Independent_Battery,_Wisconsin_Light_Artillery&oldid=556972"