- UNION WISCONSIN VOLUNTEERS - 4th Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry
Organized at Racine, Wis., as 4th Wisconsin Infantry and mustered in Ju ly 2, 1861. Moved to Baltimore, Md., July 15-22. Attached to Dix's Divisio n, Baltimore, Md., to February, 1862. Williams' Brigade, Butler's New Orle ans Expedition, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf, to Decembe r, 1862. Grover's Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1863. 2nd Briga de, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1863. Caval ry Brigade, 19th Army Corps, July, 1863. District of Baton Rouge, La., Dep t. of the Gulf, to October, 1863. (Designation changed to 4th Cavalry Augu st 22, 1863.) Unattached, Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to Januar y, 1864. District Baton Rouge, La., Dept. Gulf, to June, 1864. 4th Brigad e, Cavalry Division, Dept. Gulf, to August, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Div ision, Dept. Gulf, to February, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, District of Baton R ouge, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Military Divisi on West Mississippi to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Cor ps, Dept. of the Gulf, to May, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, De pt. of the Gulf, to July, 1865. Dept. of Texas, to May, 1866.
SERVICE.-Guard railroad near Baltimore, Md., till November, 1861. Expediti on to eastern shore of Maryland November 14-22. Duty at Baltimore till Feb ruary, 1862. Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va., February 19, thence sail ed on Steamer "Constitution" for Ship Island, Miss., March 5, arriving the re March 13, and duty there till April 16. Operations against Forts Jacks on and St. Phillip April 16-29. Surrender of Fort St. Phillip April 29. Oc cupation of New Orleans May 2. Expedition to New Orleans and Jackson Railr oad May 8-10. Occupation of Baton Rouge May 12. Reconnoissance to Warrent on May 14-29. At Baton Rouge till June 17. Expedition from Baton Rouge Ju ne 7-9 (2 Cos.). Williams' Expedition to Vicksburg, Miss., and operatio ns in that vicinity June 20-July 26. Grand Gulf June 23-24. Battle of Bat on Rouge , La., August 5. Evacuation of Baton Rouge August 20. At Carrollt on till September 29 and at Camp Parapet till December 19. Bayou Des Allem ands September 4-5. Expedition from Carrollton to St. Charles' Court Hou se September 7-8. Bonnet Carre near St. Charles' Court House Septemb er 8. Moved to Baton Rouge December 19, and duty there till February, 186 3. (Co. "G" detached for Heavy Artillery service in the Defences of New Or leans November 13, 1862, to August 14, 1863.) Moved to Bayou Plaquemine Fe bruary 6, 1863. Expedition to Indian Village February 13. To New Orleans F ebruary 23, thence to Baton Rouge March 6. Demonstration on Port Hudson Ma rch 7-27. Operations in Western Louisiana April 9-May 14. Teche Campaign A pril 11-20. Fort Bisland April 12-13. Pursuit to Opelousas April 15-20. Ex pedition to Bayou Plaquemine April 22-23. Expedition from Opelouses to Chi cotsville and Bayou Boeuf April 26-29. Near Washington May 1. Boyce's Brid ge, Cotile Bayou, May 14. Cheyneyville May 18. March to Port Hudson May 19 -25. Siege of Port Hudson May 25-June 9. Expedition to Niblitt's Bluff M ay 26-29. Assault on Port Hudson June 14. Grierson's Expedition to Clint on June 1-6. Clinton June 3-4. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Moved to B aton Rouge, La., July 25, and duty there till September. Designation of Re giment changed to 4th Wisconsin Cavalry August 22, 1863. Duty at Baton Rou ge engaged in scouting, picketing and operating against guerrillas in th at section of country lying between the Comite, Amite and Mississippi Rive rs till June, 1864. Near Baton Rouge September 8, 1863 (Detachment). Green well Springs Road September 19 (Detachment), and October 5. Donaldsville F ebruary 8, 1864. New River February 9. Expedition to Rosedale February 14- 22. Baton Rouge March 8. Black Bayou March 19. Reconnoissance to Clinton M ay 1. Olive Branch Church near Baton Rouge May 3. Baton Rouge June 16. Pla quemine June 28. Ordered to Morganza June 29, and duty there till Augu st 9. Plaquemine August 6. Moved to Baton Rouge August 9. Near Bayou Letsw orth August 11. Expedition to Clinton August 25-29. Olive Branch, Comite R iver and Clinton August 25. Expedition to Clinton, Greensburg and Camp Moo re October 5-9. Expedition from Baton Rouge to Brookhaven, Miss., and skir mishes November 14-21. Liberty Creek November 15. Jackson November 21. Dav idson Expedition to Mobile & Ohio Railroad and Pascagoula Bay November 27- December 13. At Baton Rouge till April, 1865. Mobile Campaign April. Captu re of Mobile April 12. March through Alabama to Georgia and to Vicksbur g, Miss., April 18-June 5. Moved to Shreveport, La., June 26-July 2. Mar ch to San Antonio, Texas July 8-August 3, and duty there till October. Exp edition to Fort Inge and to Fort Clark and Eagle Pass September. Guard a nd patrol duty along the Rio Grande from Brownsville to Laredo till May, 1 866. Mustered out at Brownsville May 28, 1866. Moved to Madison, Wis., Ju ne 3-18, and discharged June 19, 1866.
Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 106 Enlisted men killed and m ortally wounded and 3 Officers and 311 Enlisted men by disease. Total 431
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