Term: Civil War: 35th Infantry Regiment
Definition:
The 35th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Washburn in Milwaukee and mustered into United States service on February 27, 1864. The regiment was ordered to Alexandria, Louisiana, April 18 and promptly moved on to New Orleans and then Port Hudson, Louisiana, arriving there May 7. It served duty at Port Hudson until June 1864 and then would move through Arkansas, and Alabama. It participated in the campaign against Mobile and its defenses, the siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely and the assault on and capture of Fort Blakely, Alabama. The regiment mustered out of active military service, March 15, 1866. The regiment lost during service 2 enlisted men killed and 3 officers and 271 enlisted men by disease. Total 276.
A more detailed account of its history is in Estabrook, Charles E, ed. Records and sketches of military organizations...(Madison, 1914?). The roster of this unit isonline in our digital edition of the Roster of Wisconsin volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (Madison, 1886). You can order any soldier's service record from the archives of the Wisconsin Adjutant General's office at our Wisconsin Genealogical Research Service.
View more information about the history of this unit at our Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles collection and there may be photographs at Wisconsin Historical Images.
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