Title: Adjutant General's Office, Wisconsin, Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls (Blue Books), 1861-1865
Inclusive Dates: compiled circa 1885

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office

Call Number: Series 1142

Quantity: 11.8 cubic feet (75 volumes) and 22 reels of microfilm (35 mm)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

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Abstract:

Rolls compiled circa 1885 listing men serving in each Wisconsin military unit during the Civil War, showing name and rank; when, where, and by whom enlisted or when and by whom commissioned; term of service; physical description, occupation, and residence; town or ward and county to which the enlistment was credited; date and manner of termination of service; and “remarks” listing promotions, special duties, leaves of absence, engagements, and, if the soldier died in service, date and place of death and sometimes place of burial. The abbreviated title of the source of information is shown for each fact listed in the remarks column.

Note:

Also available on microfilm produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser01142

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See FAQs About the Civil War Roster and Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls on the wisconsinhistory.org website.

The “Red Books” were compiled during the Civil War. The “Red Books” may show the volunteer's birthplace and name of mustering officer. However, date service terminated is not given, and the information shown under “remarks” is less complete than the “Blue Books”. The spelling of names varies in some cases between the two series. Many miscellaneous units (e.g. Milwaukee Cavalry) were not included in the “Red Books”, but do appear in the “Blue Books”.

Abbreviations found in the Roster are available online and in the WHS Archives Reading Room.

By regiment and thereunder by company.

Published index: Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (Madison, Wisconsin : Democrat Printing Company, 1914)

This series is a revised version of Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls (Red Books) (Series 1144) compiled during the war itself. Also includes History of Wisconsin's Civil War Veterans Records / by Dr. Richard Zeitlin (1994), accession 2013/018.

Series 1142	1st Cavalry
Reel   1 Volume   1A	Companies A-F
Reel   1 Volume   1B	Companies G-M
Reel   2 Volume   2	2nd Cavalry
	3rd Cavalry
Reel   2 Volume   3A	Companies A-F
Reel   2 Volume   3B	Companies G-M
Reel   2 Volume   3C	Re-Organized
	4th Cavalry Note: The 4th Wisconsin Cavalry was originally organized at Racine as the 4th Wisconsin Infantry and mustered in on July 2, 1861.
Reel   3 Volume   4A	Companies A-C
Reel   3 Volume   4B	Companies D-G
Reel   3 Volume   4C	Companies H-M
Reel   3 Volume   5	Heavy Artillery
	Light Artillery
Reel   3 Volume   6A	Batteries 1-6
Reel   3 Volume   6B	Batteries 7-13
Reel   4 Volume   7A	1st Infantry (3 months)
Reel   4 Volume   7B	1st Infantry
Reel   5 Volume   8	2nd Infantry
	3rd Infantry
Reel   5 Volume   9A	Companies A-F
Reel   5 Volume   9B	Companies G-K
	4th Infantry Note: See records relating to the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry. The 4th Infantry was officially changed to a regiment of mounted cavalry on September 1, 1863.
	5th Infantry
Reel   6 Volume   10A	Companies A-E
Reel   6 Volume   10B	Companies F-K
Reel   6 Volume   10C	Re-Organized
	6th Infantry
Reel   6 Volume   11A	Companies A-E
Reel   6 Volume   11B	Companies F-K
	7th Infantry
Reel   7 Volume   12A	Companies A-F
Reel   7 Volume   12B	Companies G-K
Reel   7 Volume   13	8th Infantry
	9th Infantry
Reel   8 Volume   14A	Companies A-F
Reel   8 Volume   14B	Companies G-K
Reel   8 Volume   15	10th Infantry
Reel   8 Volume   16	11th Infantry
	12th Infantry
Reel   9 Volume   17A	Companies A-E
Reel   9 Volume   17B	Companies F-K
	13th Infantry
Reel   9 Volume   18A	Companies A-E
Reel   9 Volume   18B	Companies F-K
	14th Infantry
Reel   10 Volume   19A	Companies A-E
Reel   10 Volume   19B	Companies F-K
Reel   10 Volume   20	15th Infantry
	16th Infantry
Reel   10 Volume   21A	Companies A-E
Reel   10 Volume   21B	Companies F-K
	17th Infantry
Reel   11 Volume   22A	Companies A-E
Reel   11 Volume   22B	Companies F-K
Reel   11 Volume   23	18th Infantry
Reel   12 Volume   24	19th Infantry
Reel   12 Volume   25	20th Infantry
Reel   13 Volume   26	21st Infantry
Reel   13 Volume   27	22nd Infantry
Reel   13 Volume   28	23rd Infantry
Reel   14 Volume   29	24th Infantry
Reel   14 Volume   30	25th Infantry
Reel   14 Volume   31	26th Infantry
Reel   15 Volume   32	27th Infantry
Reel   15 Volume   33	28th Infantry
Reel   15 Volume   34	29th Infantry
Reel   16 Volume   35	30th Infantry
Reel   16 Volume   36	31st Infantry
Reel   16 Volume   37	32nd Infantry
Reel   17 Volume   38	33rd Infantry
Reel   17 Volume   39	34th Infantry
Reel   17 Volume   40	35th Infantry
Reel   18 Volume   41	36th Infantry
Reel   18 Volume   42	37th Infantry
Reel   18 Volume   43	38th Infantry
Reel   19 Volume   44	39th Infantry Note: Data for the 39th Infantry was not compiled during the war in the Red Books.
Reel   19 Volume   45	40th Infantry
Reel   19 Volume   46	41st Infantry Note: Data for the 41st Infantry was not compiled during the war in the Red Books.
Reel   19 Volume   46	42nd Infantry
Reel   19 Volume   47	43rd Infantry
Reel   20 Volume   48	44th Infantry
Reel   20 Volume   49	45th Infantry
Reel   20 Volume   50	46th Infantry
Reel   20 Volume   51	47th Infantry
Reel   21 Volume   52	48th Infantry
Reel   21 Volume   53	49th Infantry
Reel   21 Volume   54	50th Infantry
Reel   21 Volume   55	51st Infantry
Reel   22 Volume   56	52nd Infantry
Reel   22 Volume   56	53rd Infantry
Reel   22 Volume   56	Berdan's Sharpshooters (1st United States Sharpshooters, Company G) Note: Berdan's Sharpshooters is not represented in volume 57 of the Red Books.
Reel   22 Volume   57	Unassigned and miscellaneous