2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry

2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry
Active	September 1, 1861, to July 19, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Cavalry
Engagements	Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Jackson

The 2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

The 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Milwaukee, Wisconsin between December 30, 1861, and March 10, 1862.

The regiment was mustered out of Federal service at Austin, Texas, on November 15, 1865, and disbanded at Madison, Wisconsin, on December 14, 1865.

The 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry initially recruited 1,127 officers and men. An additional 998 men were recruited as replacements, for a total of 2,125 men.

The regiment suffered 24 enlisted men killed or died from wounds in action, and 4 officers and 284 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 312 fatalities.

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