Battles
Confederate Attack on Fort Sumter (April 12-13, 1861)
Harper’s Ferry Armory Destroyed (April 18, 1861)
Battle of Sewell’s Point (May 18-19, 1861)
Battle of Philippi (June 3, 1861)
Battle of Big Bethel (June 10, 1861)
Battle of Falling Waters
1st Wisconsin Infantry
Battle of Carthage (July 5, 1861)
Battle of Rich Mountain (July 11, 1861)
Battle of Corrick’s Ford (July 13, 1861)
First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas (July 21, 1861)
2nd Wisconsin Infantry
Battle of Wilson’s Creek (August 10, 1861)
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries (August 28-29, 1861)
Battle of Lewinsville (September 11, 1861)
5th Wisconsin Infantry, Berdan’s Sharpshooters
First Battle of/Siege of Lexington (September 13-20, 1861)
Munson’s Hill (September 28, 1861)
Battle of Santa Rosa Island (October 9, 1861)
Battle of Bolivar Heights (October 16, 1861)
3rd Wisconsin Infantry
Battle of Ball’s Bluff (October 21, 1861)
Battle of Fredericktown (October 21, 1861)
8th Wisconsin Infantry
Battle of Port Royal (November 7, 1861)
Expedition into Accomac County, Virginia (November 14-22, 1861)
4th Wisconsin Infantry
Battle of Pensacola (November 22, 1861)
Battle of Camp Allegheny (December 13, 1861)
Battle of Rowlett’s Station (December 17, 1861)
Battle of Dranesville (December 20, 1861)
Battle of Middle Creek (January 10, 1862) – future U.S. President James A. Garfield defeated General Humphrey Marshall
Battle of Mill Springs (January 19, 1862)
Battle of Fort Henry (February 6, 1862)
Battle of Roanoke Island (February 7-8, 1862)
Battle of Elizabeth City (February 10, 1862)
Battle of Fort Donelson (February 11-16, 1862)
Battle of Valverde (February 20-21, 1862)
Occupation of Nashville (February 25, 1862) – participation by 10th Wisconsin Infantry
Battle of Island No. 10 (February 28-April 8, 1862)
Battle of Pea Ridge (March 6-8, 1862)
Battle of Hampton Roads (March 8-9, 1862)
Battle of New Bern (March 14, 1862)
First Battle of Kernstown (March 23, 1862)
Siege of Fort Macon (March 23-April 26, 1862)
Battle of Glorieta Pass (March 26-28, 1862)
Siege of Yorktown (April 5-May 4, 1862) – participation by 5th Wisconsin Infantry, Berdan’s Sharpshooters
Battle of Shiloh/Pittsburg Landing (April 6-7, 1862)
14th, 16th, 18th Wisconsin Infantries
Battle of Island No. 10 ends (April 8, 1862)
Battle of Fort Pulaski (April 10-11, 1862)
Battle of South Mills (April 19, 1862)
Battle for New Orleans (April 25-30, 1862)
Battle of Forts St. Phillip and Jackson (April 18-29, 1862) – participation by 4th Wisconsin
Siege of Fort Macon ends (April 26, 1862)
Siege of/First Battle of Corinth (April 29-May 30, 1862)
Siege of Yorktown ends/evacuation of Yorktown (May 4, 1862)
Battle of Williamsburg (May 5, 1862)
Battle of McDowell (May 8, 1862)
Confederates under Gen. Benjamin Huger withdraw from Norfolk and Portsmouth, destroying both naval yards as they leave (May 9, 1862)
As a result of the withdrawal from Norfolk, the ironclad CSS Virginia (Merrimack) was scuttled on May 11
Skirmish at Warrenton (May 19, 1862) – participation by 4th Wisconsin – first casualties of the regiment
Battle of Lewisburg (May 23, 1862)
Battle of Front Royal (May 23, 1862)
First Battle of Winchester (May 25, 1862)
Battle of Hanover Court House (May 27, 1862)
Confederates evacuate Corinth (May 30, 1862)
Battle of Seven Pines (May 31, 1862)
Battle of Fair Oaks (June 1, 1862)
Battle of Tranter’s Creek (June 5, 1862)
Battle of Good’s Farm, or Harrisonburg (June 6, 1862)
First Battle of Memphis (June 6, 1862)
Battle of Cross Keys (June 8, 1862)
Battle of Port Republic (June 9, 1862)
Battle of Secessionville (June 16, 1862); More on the Battle of Secessionville
Battle of Oak Grove (June 25, 1862)
Bombardment of Vicksburg (June 26- , 1862)
Battle of Mechanicsville (June 26, 1862)
Battle of Gaines’ Mill (June 27, 1862)
Battle of Malvern Hill (July 1, 1862)
First Battle of Murfreesboro (July 13, 1862)
Fight on the Yazoo River (July 14, 1862) – participation by 4th Wisconsin
Battle of Baton Rouge (August 5, 1862) – participation by 4th Wisconsin Infantry – 6 men killed
Battle of Cedar Mountain (August 9, 1862)
Second Battle of Bull Run/Manassas (August 28-30, 1862)
Battle of Chantilly/Ox Hill (September 1, 1862)
Battle of South Mountain (September 14)
Battle of Harper’s Ferry (September 15)
Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862)
Battle of Iuka (September 19, 1862) – participation by 8th Wisconsin Infantry
Second Battle of Corinth (October 3-4, 1862) – participation by 8th Wisconsin Infantry?
Battle of Hatchie’s Bridge (October 5, 1862)
Battle of Perryville (October 8, 1862)
Battle of Cane Hill (November 28, 1862)
Battle of Fredericksburg (December 11-15, 1862)
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou (December 26-29, 1862)
Battle of Stones River (December 31, 1862-January 2, 1863)
