Civil War - 1860's CDV - ID'd - Private Nelson Johnson- Co A. 11th Wisconsin

Description

Note: Image came from a large collection of ID'd 11th W.I.
Sharp clean image, young man in civilian cloths. Most likely taken early in 1861 before enlistment, however records show survived and M.O. in 1864.
Private Nelson Johnson, resident of Mazomanie MI.
Enlisted 09/02/1961- Private
Must. 09/02/161- Co. A , 11th W.I.
M.O. 09/04/1864
11th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
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11th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Wisconsin flag
Active
October 18, 1861, to September 5, 1865
Country
United States
Allegiance
Union
Branch
Infantry
Engagements
Battle of Port Gibson
Battle of Champion Hill
Battle of Big Black River
Siege of Vicksburg
Assault on Fort Blakely
Survivors of Co. H, 11th Wis. Vet. Vol. Infantry Taken during the twenty-third national encampment of the
G.A.R.
, August 28, 1889. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division,
Library of Congress
The
11th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
was an
infantry
regiment
that served in the
Union Army
during the
American Civil War
.
Contents
1
Service
2
Total enlistments and casualties
3
Commanders
4
See also
5
References
6
External links
Service
[
edit
]
The 11th Wisconsin was raised at
Madison, Wisconsin
, and mustered into Federal service October 18, 1861.
The regiment was mustered out on September 5, 1865, at
Mobile
,
Alabama
.
Total enlistments and casualties
[
edit
]
The 11th Wisconsin initially mustered 1,045 men and later recruited an additional 622 men, for a total of 1,667 men.
[1]
The regiment lost 8 officers and 80 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 4 officers and 253 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 280 fatalities.
[2]
The Regiment's officers included Lieutenant Angus R. MacDonald, a native of
Eigg
in
Scotland
's
Inner Hebrides
. At the time of his death, Lieut. MacDonald was the last direct descendant of the legendary
Scottish Gaelic
Bard
and
Jacobite
officer,
Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair
.
[3]
Commanders