Wisconsin 15th Infantry (Union)
2/14/62
Organized - Wisconsin 15th Infantry - Wisconsin
2/28/62
Battle - Island Number Ten - New Madrid, Missouri; Lake County, Tennessee
In addition to prosecuting the coastal blockade and pursuing Confederate commerce raiders, the U.S. Navy's other main role in the Civil War, and arguably its most important one, was seizing and controlling the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In this effort, the main obstacle was not the tiny Confederate navy, but rather the formidable shore fortifications erected by the Confederates along the banks of the Tennessee, Cumberland and Mississippi Rivers. This war, therefore, was less often a matter of s…READ MORE
10/8/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Hans Christian Heg
ColonelHans Christian Heg
10/8/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel William Passmore Carlin, and undefined k-0 w-11 m-0 = 11
10/8/62
Leadership Change - Division - undefined 16 guns k-133 w-356 m-58 = 547, undefined 2nd Kansas Cavalry : Sgt Hugh Quinn, Brigadier General Robert Byington Mitchell, undefined Escort:, and undefined Sherer's Independent Cavalry Company: Cpt Samuel B. Sherer
10/8/62
Leadership Change - Division - undefined 2nd Kansas Cavalry : Sgt Hugh Quinn
10/8/62
Battle - Perryville - Perryville, Kentucky
On October 7, 1862, Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio, in pursuit of Gen Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi, approached the crossroads town of Perryville, Kentucky. Union forces skirmished with Confederates on the Springfield Pike before heavy fighting began on Peters Hill. The next day, fighting continued as a Union division advanced up the pike. After noon, a Confederate division struck the Union left flank and forced it to fall back. When more Confederates joined the fray, the Union line ma…READ MORE
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Hans C. Heg
ColonelHans C. Heg
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel William P. Carlin
ColonelWilliam P. Carlin
12/31/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis
Brigadier GeneralJefferson C. Davis
12/31/62
Battle - Stones River - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
After his October 1862 defeat at Perryville in Kentucky, Gen. Braxton Bragg withdrew his army into middle Tennessee and resupplied his men near Murfreesboro.READ MORE
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Ole C. Johnson
Lieutenant ColonelOle C. Johnson
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Hans C. Heg, and Colonel John A. Martin
ColonelHans C. Heg
ColonelJohn A. Martin
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Ole C. Johnson
Lieutenant ColonelOle C. Johnson
9/19/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Hans C. Heg
ColonelHans C. Heg
9/19/63
Battle - Chickamauga - Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
After the successful Tullahoma Campaign, Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans continued the Union offensive, aiming to force Gen. Braxton Bragg's Confederate army out of Chattanooga. Through a series of skillful marches towards the Confederate-held city, Rosecrans forced Bragg out of Chattanooga and into Georgia. Determined to reoccupy the city, Bragg followed the Federals north, brushing with Rosecrans' army at Davis' Cross Roads. While they marched on September 18th, his cavalry and infantry skirmished with Un…READ MORE
5/3/64
Battle - Red Clay, Georgia
5/7/64
Battle - Rocky Face Ridge - Whitfield County, Georgia
During early May 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman would successfully outmaneuver the army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in multiple battles in northwest Georgia. Each time, Johnston would fall back to a new defensive position closer to the strategic Confederate city of Atlanta. By May 7th, Johnston had entrenched his army on the long, high mountain of Rocky Face Ridge and eastward across Crow Valley. As Sherman approached, he decided to demonstrate against the position with two columns to the north while he…READ MORE
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel William H. Gibson
ColonelWilliam H. Gibson
7/20/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood
Brigadier GeneralThomas J. Wood
7/20/64
Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia
Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE
8/31/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Charles T. Hotchkiss
ColonelCharles T. Hotchkiss
8/31/64
Battle - Jonesborough - Clayton County, Georgia
By late August 1865, the city of Atlanta was not yet subdued by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's armies. A few supply lines remained open to the city supporting the army of Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood encircled there. Union cavalry raids inflicted only superficial damage, quickly repaired by the Confederates. Sherman determined that if he could destroy the Macon & Western and Atlanta & West Point Railroads to the south the Rebel army would be forced to evacuate the city. On August 25, Union infantry beg…READ MORE
2/13/65
Mustered Out - Wisconsin 15th Infantry - Wisconsin
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