American Civil War Soldiers

Name: William Rogers ,
Residence: Boscobel, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 11 Dec 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 December 1861.
Enlisted in Company B, 12th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 11 Dec 1861.
Mustered Out Company B, 12th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 16 Jul 1865.

Union Army (see also Film Number M559 roll 25)
Wisconsin Volunteers 12 th Reg Co B, Boscobel, Grant Co., WI. Discharged 16 Jul 1865.

War Department, Adjutant General's Office
2 Sep 1879 Pension No. 184047
Private in Company B, 12th Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers
1862 30 Jun Muster Roll from enrollment to present
1862 Jul and Aug absent in arrest at Toenton, Tenn, cause not stated
1862 Sep and Oct to 30 Jun 1863 present for duty
1863 Jul and Aug to 21 Dec 1863 absent, attached to 4th Div Pioneer Corps.
1863 Dec 25 Reenlisted as Veteran Volunteer
1864 Jan thru Apr present
1864 May and Jun absent, sick at Kingston, GA
1864 Jul and Aug absent, sick in Rome, GA
1864 Sep and Oct same
1864 Nov and Dec till 28 Feb 1865sick at Chattanooga, Tenn
1865 Mar and Apr present
1865 May and Jun same
1865 Jun 30 to Jul 16 reported absent without leave
1865 Jul 16 Honorably discharged with Company with proper forfeitures for period of unauthorized absence. No records of him in Pioneer Corps.

The Twelfth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, WI, in October and November 1861, and left the state January 11, 1862, proceeding to Fort Leavenworth, KS, where it remained in active service until the latter part of May, leaving on the 29th of that month for Columbus, KY, which was reached June 2, 1862, and thereafter the Twelfth was a part of the Army of the Tennessee.

The Twelfth was assigned to the duty of guarding railways and in accompanying expeditions, including the expedition to Coldwater River, MS, April 18-24, 1863. It took part in action at Hernando, MS, April 18, 1863. On the 11 of May it embarked at Memphis, TN, for Vicksburg, MS, and joined in the line of investment of and siege of Vicksburg, June 11, remaining in the trenches until the surrender of that place July 4, 1863. It participated in the Jackson, MS Campaign July 5-25, 1863, and returned to Vicksburg. On the 15 of August the regiment embarked for Natchez, MS, where it remained until November 22 and from this place participated in various expeditions. From February 3-March 6, 1864, it took part in the Meridian Expedition and joined the Army of the Tennessee with General Sherman's forces near Acworth, GA, June 8, 1864. It continued with that Army throughout the Atlanta, the Savannah and the Carolinas Campaigns, serving with Sherman's forces until the surrender of Johnston, April 26, 1865.

The Twelfth then took part in the Grand Review at Washington, D.C. In addition to the actions above mentioned and many minor engagements, the Twelfth participated in the battle of Atlanta, July 21, 1864, and Jonesborough,GA August 31-September 1, 1864. The Twelfth was designated as one of the "Marching Regiments." Its service began with many miles of marching in Kansas, thence transferred to Western Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi and finally with Gen. Sherman. It is claimed that the regiment marched 3,838 miles, traveled by railroad 2,506 miles, by steamboat 3,159 miles, a total of 9,503 miles. After the Grand Review, the regiment was sent to Louisville, KY where it went into camp. It was mustered out of service July 16, returned to Madison, WI, and was disbanded August 9, 1865.
Source: Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Twelfth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment,

http://badger.state.wi.us/agencies/dva/museum/cwregts/12wisinf.html