15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment
- 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment
caption=Flag of Wisconsin
countryUSA
allegiance= Federal
type=Regiment
branch=Union Army
dates=February 14 1862–February 13 1865 |specialization=Infantry
command_structure=
size=
current_commander=
garrison=Camp Randall (Madison, Wisconsin)
ceremonial_chief=
nickname=Scandinavian Regiment
motto="For Gud og Vort Land!" ("For God and Our Country!")
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= American Civil War
notable_commanders= Hans Christian Heg
Jurgen Wilson
Ole Johnson
anniversaries=The 15th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
ervice
The 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, more popularly known as the "Scandinavian Regiment"", was a regiment that participated in the American Civil War. Originally formed by Col. Hans Christian Heg, the majority of its members were made up of Norwegians (some say as many as 90%), the rest mainly of Danish, Swedish and Dutch immigrants. It was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service January 31, 1862.
The regiment was mustered out of service by companies between December 1, 1864 and February 13, 1865.
Casualties
The 15th Wisconsin suffered 8 officers and 86 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 1 officer and 241 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 336 fatalities. [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwiinf1.htm#15th]
Colonels
*Colonel Hans Christian Heg - September 30, 1861 to September 20, 1863 - Killed in Action in the Battle of Chickamauga.
ee also
*List of Wisconsin Civil War Units
External links
* [http://www.15thwisconsin.net/ 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry]
* [http://www.civilwararchive.com/unionwi.htm The Civil War Archive]
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