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


The 13th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it was mustered in December 29, 1863. It was at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 17, and had garrison duty there until July, 1865. It was mustered out July 20, 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>  
The 13th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it was mustered in December 29, 1863. It was at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 17, and had garrison duty there until July, 1865. It was mustered out July 20, 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>  


=== 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 219 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UWI0013YAL Roster]. <br> <br> 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>  
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13th Battery, Light Artillery  - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/250/mode/1up Roster] page 250.<br>
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=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
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*Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Arranged Alphabetically., by Wisconsin. Adjutant-general's Office., n.p., 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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[[Category:Wisconsin_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]
[[Category:Wisconsin_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]

Revision as of 14:36, 22 February 2011

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 13th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it was mustered in December 29, 1863. It was at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 17, and had garrison duty there until July, 1865. It was mustered out 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).
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