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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 30, 1861, to March 10, 1862. | The 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 30, 1861, to March 10, 1862. It marched to Austin, Texas, and was mustered out there on November 15, 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> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see;<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see;<br> | ||
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The following counties of origin were taken from [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. Volume I''. (Madison: Democrat Printing Company, 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> | The following counties of origin were taken from [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. Volume I''. (Madison: Democrat Printing Company, 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 - many men from [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Fond du lac County]], [[Calumet County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Calumet County]] and [[Adams County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Adams County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/52/mode/2up Roster], page 53.<br> Company B - most men from [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin Genealogy|La Crosse County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/56/mode/2up Roster], page 56.<br> Company C - most men from [[Grant County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Grant County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/58/mode/2up Roster], page 59.<br>Company D - | Company A - many men from [[Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Fond du lac County]], [[Calumet County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Calumet County]] and [[Adams County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Adams County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/52/mode/2up Roster], page 53.<br> Company B - most men from [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin Genealogy|La Crosse County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/56/mode/2up Roster], page 56.<br> Company C - most men from [[Grant County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Grant County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/58/mode/2up Roster], page 59.<br>Company D - many men from [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin Genealogy|La Crosse County]], [[St. Croix County, Wisconsin Genealogy|St. Croix County]] and [[Polk County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Polk County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/62/mode/2up Roster], page 62.<br>Company E - many men from [[Columbia County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Columbia County]], [[Sauk County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Sauk County]] and [[Douglas County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Douglas County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/64/mode/2up Roster], page 65.<br>Company F - many men from [[Richland County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Richland County]], [[Iowa County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Iowa County]] and [[Dane County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Dane County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/68/mode/2up Roster], page 68.<br>Company G - many men from [[Racine County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Racine County]], [[Brown County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Brown County]], [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Kenosha County]] and [[Columbia County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Columbia County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/70/mode/2up Roster], page 71.<br>Company H - many men from [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Milwaukee County]] and [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin Genealogy|La Crosse County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/74/mode/2up Roster], page 74.<br>Company I - many men from [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Milwaukee County]], [[Green County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Green County]], [[Chippewa County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Chippewa County]] and [[Lafayette County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Lafayette County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/76/mode/2up Roster], page 76.<br>Company K - most men from [[Walworth County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Walworth County]], some from [[Rock County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Rock County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/80/mode/2up Roster], page 80.<br>Company L - many men from [[Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Eau Claire County]], [[La Crosse County, Wisconsin Genealogy|La Crosse County]], [[Buffalo County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Buffalo County]], [[Rock County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Rock County]], [[Pepin County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Pepin County]], [[Dunn County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Dunn County]], and [[Grant County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Grant County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/82/mode/2up Roster], page 82.<br>Company M - most men from [[Rock County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Rock County]], many from [[Pierce County, Wisconsin Genealogy|Pierce County]] - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/84/mode/2up Roster], page 85.<br>Unassigned Recruits - [http://archive.org/stream/rosterofwisconsi01wisc#page/88/mode/2up Roster], page 89. | ||
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*[[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, ett. | *[[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, ett. | ||
*Ferris, Antoinette Barnum. ''A soldier's souvenir, or, The terrible experiences of Lieut. L. L. Lancaster, of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry | *Ferris, Antoinette Barnum. ''A soldier's souvenir, or, The terrible experiences of Lieut. L. L. Lancaster, of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry : a martyr to the cause of truth and justice, comprising short biographical sketches, with story of his death sentence, reprieve, banishment, hardships and final release; to which is added "The song of the Veterans".'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FHL|719189|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118316}}. | ||
*Grigsby, Melvin. ''The smoked yank.'' (Bethesda, Maryland | *Grigsby, Melvin. ''The smoked yank.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FHL|719194|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6118317}}. | ||
*West, Emmet C. ''History and reminiscences of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FHL|719245|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118318}}. | *West, Emmet C. ''History and reminiscences of the Second Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FHL|719245|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118318}}. | ||
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