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Rosters15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
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Corporal
Erick N. Basness (Barsness)
of Company B
Severely wounded and captured at Stone River and wounded again at Mission
Ridge
Rare painted tintype photograph courtesy of his Granddaughter Barbara Barsness
Swedenburg
Picture appearing above has been electronically enhanced by Deep Vee
Productions
This page contains links to the official rosters of the 15th Wisconsin
Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Some 906 men served in the 15th during its 3 year
existence. All were volunteers. Over half died of wounds or disease, or were
so physically crippled that the army gave them disability discharges. By the
end of the 3 years only some 300 were still with the regiment. The rosters
below will tell you who these men were, and a little bit about what happened to
them.
If you are searching for a specific soldier and do not know what part of the 15th he served in, and/or you do not know his rank, then you may have to search all the individual rosters to find him. Information on where the 15th was recruited from is included to assist you.
Source: These rosters are transcribed from the originals as published by the State of Wisconsin in "Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, Volume I," (Democrat Printing, Madison, Wisconsin, 1886).
| Links to Rosters
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Nicknames
and Primary
Recruitment Areas
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| Field Officers & Staff | State of Wisconsin: City of Racine and Town of Waterford in Racine County; City of Madison and Towns of Primrose and Stoughton in Dane County. State of Illinois: City of Chicago. |
| Company A | St. Olaf's Rifles (aka Sailor Company and Chicago Company). State of Illinois: predominantly from City of Chicago in Cook County; and Boone County. State of Wisconsin: some from City of Madison in Dane County. State of Iowa: some from Winneshiek County. State of Minnesota: a few from Houston County. |
| Company B | Wergeland Guards. State of Wisconsin: City of Madison and Towns of Black Earth, Christiana, McFarland, and Stoughton in Dane County; Town of Winchester in Winnebago County; and Town of Koshkonong. |
| Company C | Norway Bear Hunters. State of Wisconsin: City of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County; and Towns of Norway and Waterford in Racine County. State of Illinois: some from City of Chicago in Cook County. |
| Company D | Norway Wolf Hunters (aka Waupun Company). State of Wisconsin: Towns of Oconomowoc in Waukesha County; Waupun in Dodge County; New Lisbon in Juneau County; Mount Horeb in Dane County; and Waterford in Racine County. State of Illinois: some from City of Chicago. |
| Company E | Odin's Rifles. State of Wisconsin: Bad Ax (now Vernon) County; Dane County; Green County; Iowa County; and La Crosse County. State of Minnesota: some from Nicolett and Fillmore Counties. |
| Company F | K.K.'s Protector's (aka Valdres Company). State of Wisconsin: Towns of Two Rivers and Manitowoc in Manitowoc County; and Door County. |
| Company G | Rock River Rangers. State of Wisconsin: Towns of Belleville, Blue Mound, and Primrose in Dane County; Town of Dodgeville in Iowa County; and Towns of Beloit and Clinton in Rock County. |
| Company H | Heg's Rifles (aka Voss Company). State of Wisconsin: Towns of Cambridge, Christiana, Deerfield, and Primrose in Dane County. State of Iowa: some from Towns of Decorah, Elgin, and Clermont. State of Minnesota: some from Freeborn and Mitchell Counties. |
| Company I | Scandinavian Mountaineers (aka Waupaca Company). State of Wisconsin: Towns of Iola and Scandinavia in Waupaca County; Town of Stockholm in Pepin County; Town of Mt. Morris in Waushara County; and St. Lawrence in Washington County. State of Illinois: a few from City of Chicago in Cook County. State of Minnesota: a few from various locations. |
| Company K | Clausen's Guards. State of Minnesota: Predominantly from Freeborn, Fillmore, and Mower Counties. State of Iowa: a large number from Emmett, Mitchell, North, Wessneshick, and Worth Counties. State of Wisconsin: a few from various locations. |
| Unassigned Recruits | State of Wisconsin: various locations. |
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All Rights Reserved. Created January 24, 1999. Last updated June 6, 2001.