15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment ~Background~The 15th Wisconsin was founded by Col. Hans Christian Heg at Camp Randall, Wisconsin. The majority of its members were Norwegian immigrants with the rest being mainly Danish, Swedish and Dutch immigrants. The regiment was organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and mustered into federal service January 31, 1862 before being disbanded between December 1, 1864, and February 13, 1865.
The 15th Wisconsin participated in many battles during it's long and prosperous service in the American Civil War.
The Battle of Perryville (8th October, 1862)
The Battle of Island Number Ten ( 28th February – 8th April, 1862)
Battle of Chickamauga (19th September – 20th September, 1863)
Battle of Resaca (13th May – 15th May, 1864)
The Battle of Peachtree Creek (20th July, 1864)
Battle of Atlanta (22nd July, 1864)
The Battle of Stones River (31st December – 2nd January, 1863)
~Regimental Ranks~-Commissioned Officers-
Lieutenant General
15thWI_LtGen_Heg Major General
Brigadier General
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
15thWI_Maj_Ben_Tea Captain
First Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
-Non Commissioned Officers-
Sergeant Major
First Sergeant
Sergeant
15thWI_Sgt_Spitfire Corporal
-Enlisted-
Private First Class
15thWI_1stPvt_Grim Private
15thWI_Pvt_LoliBear Recruit
15thWI_Rct_DarkBG15thWI_Rct_Death ~Recruitment~ The regiment is a new but determined one, wishing to see its numbers grow within the coming weeks and months.
We speak English mainly. However some of our members can speak German and Norwegian, naturally.
15thWI_Col_Heg is the leader of the 15th Wisconsin.
15thWI_Cpt_Ben_Tea is the recruitment officer for the 15th Wisconsin.
We also have a server on North & South
15thWI_Official_EUWe also have a Teamspeak server
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