The 45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a
volunteer
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infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War
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.
Service
The 45th Wisconsin was organized at
Madison, Wisconsin
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, and mustered into Federal service on November 8, 1864. It was assigned to the garrison of
Nashville, Tennessee
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, for its entire service.
The regiment was mustered out on July 17, 1865.
Casualties
The 45th Wisconsin suffered 34 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 34 fatalitie
Commanders
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Colonel (United States), Colonel Henry F. Belitz
Notable people
* John B. Abert, son of
George Abert, was a musician in Co. I. After the war he became a deputy sheriff and city councilmember in Milwaukee.
*
Peter Philipps was drafted and served as a sergeant in Co. B. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator.
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Peter Reuther was drafted and served as first sergeant in Co. B. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator.
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Bernard Schlichting was captain of Co. C after briefly serving as first lieutenant of Co. G. Earlier in the war, he was enlisted in Co. G of the
9th Michigan Infantry Regiment. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator.
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Reinhard Schlichting was captain of Co. A. Earlier in the war, he was a second lieutenant in Co. K of the
9th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator, district attorney, and mayor of Chilton, Wisconsin.
See also
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List of Wisconsin Civil War units
The state of Wisconsin enrolled 91,327 men for service in the Union Army during the American Civil War, 77,375 in the infantry, 8,877 in the cavalry, and 5,075 in the artillery. Some 3,802 of these men were killed in action or mortally wounded, ...
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Wisconsin in the American Civil War
With the outbreak of the American Civil War, the northwestern state of Wisconsin raised 91,379 soldiers for the Union Army, organized into 53 infantry regiments, 4 cavalry regiments, a company of Berdan's sharpshooters, 13 light artillery bat ...
References
The Civil War Archive
Military units and formations established in 1864
Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
Units and formations of the Union army from Wisconsin
1864 establishments in Wisconsin
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