Summary Information
Adjutant General's Office, Wisconsin, Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls (Red Books)
1861-1865
- Wisconsin. Adjutant General's Office
Series 1144; 2013/018
11.4 cubic feet (62 volumes) and 10 reels of microfilm (35mm); plus additions of 0.1 cubic feet (1 folder)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Rolls listing men serving in each Wisconsin military unit during the Civil War, showing name, rank, birthplace, age, occupation, and marital status; date, place, and by whom enlisted; term of service; physical description; date and place of mustering in; name of mustering officer; town or ward and county of residence; town or ward and congressional district to which credited; and “remarks” such as promotions, details, leaves, absences, engagements, and, if soldier died in service, date and place of death and sometimes place of burial. Also includes History of Wisconsin's Civil War Veterans Records written by Dr. Richard Zeitlin in 1994.
English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser01144 ↑ Bookmark this ↑
Biography/History
See FAQs About the Civil War Roster and Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls on the wisconsinhistory.org website.
Arrangement of the Materials
By regiment and thereunder by company.
Other Finding Aids
Published index: Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (Madison, Wisconsin : Democrat Printing Company, 1914)
Related Material
Regimental Muster and Descriptive Rolls (Blue Books) (Series 1142) are a revised version, created circa 1885, of the Red Books which were compiled during the war itself.
Contents List
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Series 1144
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“Red Books”
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.
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1
Volume
1A-B
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1st Cavalry, 1861-1865
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1
Volume
2
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2nd Cavalry, 1861-1865
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1
Volume
3A-B
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3rd Cavalry, 1861-1865
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1
Volume
4A-B
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4th Cavalry, 1861-1865
: The 4th Wisconsin Cavalry was originally organized at Racine as the 4th Wisconsin Infantry and mustered in on July 2, 1861.
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2
Volume
5
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Light Artillery and Sharpshooters, 1861-1865
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2
Volume
6
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Heavy Artillery, 1864-1865
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2
Volume
7
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1st Infantry, 1861-1864
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2
Volume
8
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2nd Infantry, 1861
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3
Volume
9
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3rd Infantry, 1861-1865
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4th Infantry
: See records relating to the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry. The 4th Infantry was officially changed to a regiment of mounted cavalry on September 1, 1863.
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3
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10A-B
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5th Infantry: Original and Reorganized Regiments, 1861-1865
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3
Volume
11
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6th Infantry, 1861-1865
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3
Volume
12
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7th Infantry, 1861-1865
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3
Volume
13
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8th Infantry, 1861-1865
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3
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14A-B
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9th Infantry: Original and Reorganized Regiments, 1861-1865
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4
Volume
15
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10th Infantry, 1861-1865
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4
Volume
16
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11th Infantry, 1861-1865
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4
Volume
17
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12th Infantry, 1861-1865
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4
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18
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13th Infantry, 1861-1865
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4
Volume
19
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14th Infantry, 1862-1865
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4
Volume
20
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15th Infantry, 1862-1865
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5
Volume
21
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16th Infantry, 1862-1865
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5
Volume
22
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17th Infantry, 1862-1865
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5
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23
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18th Infantry, 1862-1865
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5
Volume
24
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19th Infantry, 1862-1865
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5
Volume
25
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20th Infantry, 1862-1865
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5
Volume
26
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21st Infantry, 1862-1865
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6
Volume
27
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22nd Infantry, 1862-1865
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6
Volume
28
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23rd Infantry, 1862-1865
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6
Volume
29
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24th Infantry, 1862-1865
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6
Volume
30
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25th Infantry, 1862-1865
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6
Volume
31
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26th Infantry, 1862-1865
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6
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32
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27th Infantry, 1862-1865
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6
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33
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28th Infantry, 1862-1865
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7
Volume
34
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29th Infantry, 1862-1865
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7
Volume
35
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30th Infantry, 1862-1865
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7
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36
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31st Infantry, 1862-1865
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7
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37
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32nd Infantry, 1862-1865
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7
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38
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33rd Infantry, 1862-1865
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7
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39
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34th Infantry, 1863
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7
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40
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35th Infantry, 1863-1866
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8
Volume
41
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36th Infantry, 1864-1865
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8
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42
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37th Infantry, 1864-1865
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8
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43
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38th Infantry, 1864
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8
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44
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39th Infantry, 1864
: There were no records recorded in the volume for the 39th Infantry, so the volume is in fact blank. See the Blue Books (Volume 44) for information relating to this regiment.
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45
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40th Infantry, 1864
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46
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41st Infantry, 1864
: There were no records recorded in the volume for the 41st Infantry, so the volume is in fact blank. See the Blue Books (Volume 46) for information relating to this regiment.
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47
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42nd Infantry, 1864-1865
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48
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43rd Infantry, 1864-1865
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9
Volume
49
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44th Infantry, 1864-1865
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50
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45th Infantry, 1864-1865
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9
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51
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46th Infantry, 1865
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52
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47th Infantry, 1865
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9
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53
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48th Infantry, 1865
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9
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54
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49th Infantry, 1865
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10
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55
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50th Infantry, 1865
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56
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51st Infantry, 1865
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10
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57
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52nd Infantry, 1865
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10
Volume
57
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53rd Infantry, 1865
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2013/018
Folder
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History of Wisconsin's Civil War Veterans Records / by Dr. Richard Zeitlin, 1994
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