Photo of Adjutant Lewis G. Nelson of Field & Staff in uniform.

Original Reports

15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia

Adjutant Lewis G. Nelson of 15th Field & Staff
Wounded in action near Viniard's Farm on September 19, 1863
Image RG985-CWP-161.74, Wm. Schultz College, U.S. Army Military History Institute

Below are links to transcriptions of the official U.S. Army after action reports describing the actions of the 15th Wisconsin, Heg's Brigade, and their Division (1st, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland) during the Chickamauga Campaign, with special emphasis on the September 19-20, 1863, Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia. Also included is the unofficial report of the 15th's commander at the battle, Lieutenant Colonel Ole C. Johnson (Shipness). These materials are made available so reenactors portraying 15th soldiers at the September 17-19, 1999, Chickamauga reenactment, and spectators watching them, can better understand what the original 15th soldiers experienced there.

Reports	Description
15th Wisconsin	Unofficial after action report by Lieutenant Colonel Ole C. Johnson, written November 3, 1863, while a prisoner of war at Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, describing the battle and his capture while commanding the 15th.
15th Wisconsin	Official after action report of the Scandinavian Regiment (15th Wisconsin, Heg's Brigade) written September 29, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, by Captain Mons Grinager of Company K, temporarily commanding the 15th.
3rd Brigade	Official after action report of Heg's Brigade (3rd Brigade, 1st Division) written September 28, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, by Colonel John Martin of the 8th Kansas, commanding after Colonel Heg's death.
1st Division	Official after action report of Davis' Division (1st Division, 20th Corps) written September 28, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tennessee by Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis, commanding the division.

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