Help Needed 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry The Scandinavian Regiment

An unidentified officer of the 15th Wisconsin
Photographer was "J. Bodtker" of Madison, Wisconsin
Photo courtesy of Marc and Beth Storch

This web site is intended to preserve in living memory a knowledge of the 15th Volunteers and what they did during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Doing justice to 906 men is, of necessity, the work of many hands, including both those who provide information about these men and those who reenact them. In fact, it is upon the contributions of the former that the best portrayals of the latter are founded. To that end, the following are being requested.

• Letters, diaries, speeches, articles, etc., by 15th soldiers about their war service.
• Photographs or drawings of 15th soldiers, in uniform or not, made before, during, or after the war, including reunion photos (for an example, click HERE). To see photos of the forgotten soldiers, click HERE.
• Genealogy records especially details of: when and where a 15th soldier was born; the names and birth/death dates of his parents; when he came to America and on what ship; where he lived and what he did here before and after his military service; name(s) of his spouse(s) and their marriage date(s) and location(s); names and birth dates of his children; and, his death and burial dates and locations.
• Discharge Certificates for individual 15th soldiers.
• Military service and pension records from the National Archives.
• Articles, obituaries, etc., about 15th soldiers in newspapers and county histories.
• The 15th's regimental and company books, which it kept during its service. Note: staff at the National Archives say the books are not there.
• Muster-Rolls for Companies A, B, C, D, H, and K for June 30-August 31, 1863, and August 31-October 31, 1863. Note: they are not in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Archives.
• Drawings by Ole R. Dahl of camp, battlefield, and prison scenes (for an example, click HERE).

If you have or know where any of these are, please alert Scott Meeker at s.c.meeker@15thwisconsin.net or 7307 Vista Court, Middleton, Wisconsin, 53562, U.S.A.  Please include the source of the information or photo, and written permission to use it on the 15th web site. Contributors will be acknowledged on the list of 'Modern 15th Volunteers' on the About This Site page (unless requested otherwise). Thank you for whatever you can give to help keep the memory of these men alive.

This page Copyright by Scott Cantwell Meeker of Deep Vee Productions.
All Rights Reserved. Created March 21, 1999. Last updated May 9, 2001.

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