17th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment Roster Battles involving 17th Infantry Assignments for 17th Infantry   - Organized on Mar 15 1862 at Camp Randall, Madison, WI - Enlistment term: 3 years - Mustered out on Jul 14 1865 at Louisville, KY Available statistics for total numbers of men listed as: - Enlisted or commissioned: 1481 - Drafted: 408 - Transferred in: 1 - Killed or died of wounds: 43 - Killed or died of wounds (Enlisted men): 41 - Died of disease (Enlisted men): 228 - Prisoner of war: 33 - Died while prisoner of war: 1 - Disabled: 201 - Missing: 3 - Deserted: 154 - Discharged: 111 - Mustered out: 1050 - Transferred out: 44 Historical notes and Reports: Seventeenth Infantry WISCONSIN (3-YEARS) Seventeenth Infantry. -- Cols. John L. Doran, Adam G. Malloy Lieut.- Cols., Adam G. Malloy Thomas McMahon, Donald D. Scott Majs., Thomas McMahon, William H. Plunkett, Donald D. Scott, Patrick H. McCauley. This regiment, known as the ''Irish Regiment,'' was organized at Camp Randall in the early part of 1862. It was ordered to St. Louis a few days after organization and on April 10 was sent to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., where it remained in camp until called upon to take part in the siege of Corinth. After the evacuation of that place by the enemy the regiment was stationed there for the summer and in October it participated in the second battle of Corinth. Its loss in this action was 41 in killed, wounded and missing. Gen. McArthur the brigade commander, complimented the regiment, saying, ''Boys of the 17th, you have made the most glorious charge of the campaign.'' An entire brigade was routed by this one Irish regiment. It took part in the battle of Port Gibson and the next day pursued the enemy toward Vicksburg. It was in the battles of Champion's Hill and the Big Black River, and in the siege of Vicksburg its gallant services received special mention. On June 8, 1864, the regiment arrived at Acworth, Ga. where it joined the army under Gen. Sherman, and was engaged in heavy skirmishing until the 19th. It participated in the battle of Kennesaw Mountain, sustaining a heavy fire from the enemy's artillery for more than 3 hours, with a loss of 2 killed and 11 wounded. It took art in the battles about Atlanta in July, and later was in action at Jonesboro and Lovejoy's Station. It was with Sherman in his march from Atlanta to the sea and performed gallant service at Savannah, Columbia and Bentonville. After Johnston's surrender the regiment participated in the grand review at Washington. It was mustered out July 14 and soon after disbanded in Wisconsin. Its original strength was 941. It gained by recruits during its service 385; substitutes, 136; draft, 215; veteran reenlistments, 287; total, 1,964. Loss by death, 221; missing, 5; desertion, 157; transfer, 32; discharge, 448; mustered out, 1,101. Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 55 Report of Col. A. G. Malloy, Seventeenth Wisconsin Infantry (Mounted). HDQRS. WISCONSIN MOUNTED INFANTRY, September 9, 1863. CAPT.: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by my command in the late expedition to Harrisonburg, La.: On the morning of the 1st instant, pursuant to orders, I crossed the Mississippi River at this point with my command, and moved forward to Trinity, capturing on the way two of the enemy's outposts. The prisoners informed me that a re-enforcement of 2,000 men were advancing to the relief of Harrisonburg. I arrived at Trinity at 8 p. m., and bivouacked on the east side of Black River. About 10 o'clock the Confederate steamer Rinaldo appeared in sight coming down the river, and tied up on the Trinity side. I at once sent three companies, Capt. Apker commanding, to intercept the steamer in case she should attempt to escape, and at the same time dispatched a party of 20 men, Capt. Crane commanding, 6 miles up Bayou Tensas, to procure a flat-boat with which to cross the river. About 11 p. m. the enemy became aware of our presence through their pickets on this die of the river. On the alarm being given, the steamer at once loosed from the shore, and attempted to escape up the river. No observing the orders of Capt. Apker to round to, he poured into her two well-directed volleys, when the captain ran her ashore on the opposite side, and abandoned her with his crew. About 12 p. m. Capt. Crane and party returned with the flat-boat for which they had been dispatched, and at once crossed the river in the face of the enemy's fire, seized the steamer, and drove the enemy, who were for the most part concealed, back through the town, Capt. Crane sustaining a loss of 4 men wounded, 1 mortally. I then had the steamer brought across the river, and discovered that her steam pipe had been pierced in a number of places by our balls. Having been engaged in constant skirmishing during the entire night, expending over 3,000 rounds of ammunition, and not knowing on what road their re-enforcements were advancing, I deemed it prudent to open communication with the commanding general. I therefore burned the steamer and returned to Cross Bayou. After replenishing my ammunition, I at once toward back to my former bivouac opposite Trinity. At daylight on the morning of the 3d, I observed a number of people on the opposite side of the river, and ordered them to send across a skiff. They not complying with my command, 2 men of my regiment, Corporal Brunson and Private Thomas Healey, of Company F, volunteered to swim the river and procure a skiff. This they did successfully, though fired upon by the concealed enemy, but a few well-directed volleys by a company which I had stationed on this side of the river soon cleared the opposite shore. I then crossed my entire command. About 2 p. m., by order of the general commanding, moved forward toward Harrisonburg, soon meeting the enemy, and having a running fight with them for 9 miles, with the loss of 1 man form my command. Night coming on, I was obliged to desist. Bivouacked at the junction of the Trinity and Alexandria roads. At this place capturing a courier, I learned that a force of between 3,000 and 4,000 men, a portion of [J. G.] Walker's division, were advancing on the Alexandria road, 8 miles from my place of bivouac. Believing the information to be reliable, I immediately sent a dispatch to Gen. Gresham, who arrived his command. At 2 a. m. the general ordered me to send three of my companies out on the Alexandria road to reconnoiter and feel the enemy. The companies were sent out under the command of Maj. D. D. Scott. On advancing about 4 miles, they became engaged with the enemy, driving them 1 1/2 miles through their main camp, which was known by the large number of fires, amounting to fifty or more. At this moment I came up with the balance of the regiment, and ordered two companies to advance as skirmishers. After marching 1 mile or more, passing through their deserted camp, and finding no enemy, I recalled the skirmishers, and marched toward Harrisonburg, joining the general commanding on his entrance into the town. At 3 p. m. I received orders to destroy a mill and commissary stores, on the Natchitoches road. Arriving at the place where the stores were supposed to be, I found 8 Confederate soldiers, whom, I captured, but no stores. After destroying the mill and 57 bales of Confederate cotton, I returned to Natchez, arriving here the evening of the 7th. I feel under special obligations to Maj. Scott, Capt.'s Crane, Acker, Beaupre, and Lieut. Dela Hunt, for their promptness and ready obedience and gallantry in the execution of orders. I would also mention, as deserving of notice, may 2 guides, Messrs. Dougherty and Norris, for their assistance during the expedition. I captured in all about 25 prisoners. Respectfully, your obedient servant, A. G. MALLOY, Col., Comdg. Seventeenth Wisconsin Mounted Infantry. Capt. W. H. F. RANDALL, Asst. Adjt. Gen., Fourth Div., Seventeenth Army Corps. Source: Official Records CHAP. XXXVIII.] EXPEDITION FROM NATCHEZ, MISS. PAGE 278-41 [Series I. Vol. 26. Part I, Reports & Union Correspondence. Serial No. 41.] Battles (where losses incurred) involving 17th Infantry Regiment Location Date Killed Wounded POW Missing Losses Atlanta, GA Jul 9 1864 2 15 1 0 18 Atlanta, GA Aug 1 1864 5 27 3 0 35 Bentonville, NC Mar 21 1865 0 1 0 0 1 Corinth, MS Oct 3 1862 3 20 2 0 25 Kenesaw Mountain, GA Jun 13 1864 3 11 0 0 14 Kinston, NC Mar 8 1865 1 7 2 0 10 Vicksburg, MS May 19 1863 9 43 1 0 53 Brigade, Division, Corps, and Army assignments for 17th Infantry Regiment From To Brigade Division Corps Army/Department Comments Apr 10 1862 Jul 24 1862 1 6 District and Army of West Tennessee New Organization Jul 24 1862 Nov 1 1862 1 6 District of Corinth District and Army of West Tennessee Nov 1 1862 Dec 18 1862 1 6 Left Wing, 13 District and Army of West Tennessee Dec 22 1862 Jan 20 1863 2 6 Left Wing, 16 Department of the Tennessee Jan 20 1863 Sep 14 1863 2 6 17 Department of the Tennessee Sep 14 1863 Mar 10 1864 2 1 17 Department of the Tennessee Apr 1864 Nov 2 1864 3 3 17 Department of the Tennessee Dec 18 1862 Jul 1865 2 3 17 Department of the Tennessee Mustered Out Roster for 17th Infantry Regiment - 1,883 men Source: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers; War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865; Volumes I and II; compiled by Authority of the Legislature, under the direction of Jeremiah M. 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