27th Wisconsin
Infantry Regiment
RosterBattles involving 27th InfantryAssignments for 27th Infantry- Organized on Mar 7 1863 at Camp Sigel, Milwaukee, WI
- Enlistment term: 3 years
- Mustered out on Aug 5 1865 at Brownsville, TX
Available statistics for total numbers of men listed as:
- Enlisted or commissioned: 1205
- Drafted: 1
- Killed or died of wounds (Enlisted men): 22
- Died of disease (Officers): 5
- Died of disease (Enlisted men): 232
- Prisoner of war: 17
- Disabled: 95
- Missing: 1
- Deserted: 60
- Discharged: 42
- Mustered out: 680
- Transferred out: 54
Historical notes and Reports:
Twenty-seventh Infantry
WISCONSIN
(3-YEARS)
Twenty-seventh Infantry. -- Col., Conrad Krez; Lieut.-Cols., John J. Brown, Ten Eyck G. Olmsted; Majs., Ten Eyck G. Olmsted, Charles H. Cunningham.
This regiment was organized at Camp Sigel, Milwaukee, in the fall of 1862 was mustered in March 7, 1863, and left the state March 16 for Columbus, Ky., for garrison duty.
It made an expedition to Cape Girardeau to expel Confederate raiders and was sent to Snyder's bluff in June, for the siege of Vicksburg. It was attached to the 2nd brigade, 3d division, 16th corps, and remained at Snyder's bluff until after the capitulation of Vicksburg.
It then moved to Helena and on Aug. 13 was sent to Little Rock, where it remained until March 1864. It joined Gen. Steele's Camden expedition as part of the 3d brigade, 3rd division, 7th corps; was in a skirmish near the little Missouri river on the march to Camden; took part in the action at Prairie d' Ane; fought at Jenkins' ferry; then returned to Little Rock until Oct. 3 when it was ordered to reinforce Gen. Clayton at Pine Bluff.
It returned to Little Rock on the 22nd and was detailed for railroad guard duty in which it was engaged until Feb. 1865, when it was ordered to New Orleans and assigned to the 3d brigade, 3rd division, 13th army corps. It took position in the trenches before Spanish Fort March 27 and remained there until the evacuation, when it was then sent to McIntosh bluff.
After the surrender of the enemy there it was sent to Mobile and from there to Brazos Santiago, Tex., on June 1. It was mustered out at Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 2, 1865.
Its original strength was 865. Gain by recruits, 328; substitutes, 3; total, 1,196. Loss by death, 246; missing, 4; desertion, 56; transfer. 57; discharge 248; mustered out 585.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 62
Report of Col. Conrad Krez, Twenty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry, of skirmish at Okolona.
HDQRS. TWENTY-SEVENTH WISCONSIN INFANTRY, Camp near Elin's Ferry, Ark., April 9, 1864.
SIR: I have the honor to report, when, on the 3d of April, 1864, in camp at Okolona, the picket-line was attacked by the enemy, two of my companies were on picket, and seven were detached and stationed at different points to support the line, by the order of the colonel commanding brigade, leaving one company in camp. At about 11 a. m. I was ordered to collect the companies and to clear the woods for about 2 miles, if possible. When I had collected three, besides the company in reserve in camp, I marched them deployed in line along the foot of the hill on which we were encamped, where I discovered the enemy to the left, where I supposed the rest of my companies stationed between me and them, and commanding part of the road. The pickets here had fallen back for cover to the other side of the road. I ordered a forward movement. Be cleared the rise of the ground, which was covered with an almost impenetrable thicket of hawthorn. The enemy fell back to the other side of a clearing on high ground, and the ravine dividing that clearing from another hill running parallel with the road, where they maintained a heavy fire immediately in front of the three companies deployed by me, and at that time opened with artillery and threw grape and canister to the right of Company G. The enemy was well covered by large timber at the edge of the open fields on the right and left, which we cold not cross without heavy loss of life. On the right we had the support of a squad of the Fortieth Iowa Volunteers, of 15 men and 2 sergeants, who fought with the companies on the right. Company G, leaving 2 dead on the field, was compelled to fall back, and in order to prevent the other two companies from being outflanked I ordered them to retreat far enough to re-establish the line on the rise of the ground, where we first met the enemy's fire. A comparatively strong force of the enemy was at the same time observed moving to the extreme left of my line. On sending word to the colonel commanding, two companies of the Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteers came to the support of my left. A heavy thunder-storm broke out and interrupted further operations. After that I was enabled to ascertain the position of my companies to the line so to move as to outflank them, an as soon as the general movement of my whole line began, the enemy withdrew, firing four or five stray shots from the bottom of the ravine. Between 2 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon the woods were cleared of the enemy, according to order. I lost 3 killed-Private Safra Vilett, of Company A; William Anding and Patrick Knox, of Company G-on the field, whom we buried at Okolona, and 3 wounded, 1 private, Cassander Knowles, of Company K, who has since died; 1 private, Christian Gunderson, of Company H, severely, and 1 private, thorn Olsen, slightly.
Respectfully, yours,
CONRAD KREZ,
Col. Twenty-seventh Regt. Wisconsin Vol. Infy.
Capt. WILLIAM E. FAY,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
Source: Official Records
CHAP. XLVI.] THE CAMDEN EXPEDITION. PAGE 742-61
[Series I. Vol. 34. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 61.]
Twenty-seventh Infantry
WISCONSIN
(3-YEARS)
Twenty-seventh Infantry. -- Col., Conrad Krez; Lieut.-Cols., John J. Brown, Ten Eyck G. Olmsted; Majs., Ten Eyck G. Olmsted, Charles H. Cunningham.
This regiment was organized at Camp Sigel, Milwaukee, in the fall of 1862 was mustered in March 7, 1863, and left the state March 16 for Columbus, Ky., for garrison duty.
It made an expedition to Cape Girardeau to expel Confederate raiders and was sent to Snyder's bluff in June, for the siege of Vicksburg. It was attached to the 2nd brigade, 3d division, 16th corps, and remained at Snyder's bluff until after the capitulation of Vicksburg.
It then moved to Helena and on Aug. 13 was sent to Little Rock, where it remained until March 1864. It joined Gen. Steele's Camden expedition as part of the 3d brigade, 3rd division, 7th corps; was in a skirmish near the little Missouri river on the march to Camden; took part in the action at Prairie d' Ane; fought at Jenkins' ferry; then returned to Little Rock until Oct. 3 when it was ordered to reinforce Gen. Clayton at Pine Bluff.
It returned to Little Rock on the 22nd and was detailed for railroad guard duty in which it was engaged until Feb. 1865, when it was ordered to New Orleans and assigned to the 3d brigade, 3rd division, 13th army corps. It took position in the trenches before Spanish Fort March 27 and remained there until the evacuation, when it was then sent to McIntosh bluff.
After the surrender of the enemy there it was sent to Mobile and from there to Brazos Santiago, Tex., on June 1. It was mustered out at Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 2, 1865.
Its original strength was 865. Gain by recruits, 328; substitutes, 3; total, 1,196. Loss by death, 246; missing, 4; desertion, 56; transfer. 57; discharge 248; mustered out 585.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 62
Report of Col. Conrad Krez, Twenty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry, of skirmish at Okolona.
HDQRS. TWENTY-SEVENTH WISCONSIN INFANTRY, Camp near Elin's Ferry, Ark., April 9, 1864.
SIR: I have the honor to report, when, on the 3d of April, 1864, in camp at Okolona, the picket-line was attacked by the enemy, two of my companies were on picket, and seven were detached and stationed at different points to support the line, by the order of the colonel commanding brigade, leaving one company in camp. At about 11 a. m. I was ordered to collect the companies and to clear the woods for about 2 miles, if possible. When I had collected three, besides the company in reserve in camp, I marched them deployed in line along the foot of the hill on which we were encamped, where I discovered the enemy to the left, where I supposed the rest of my companies stationed between me and them, and commanding part of the road. The pickets here had fallen back for cover to the other side of the road. I ordered a forward movement. Be cleared the rise of the ground, which was covered with an almost impenetrable thicket of hawthorn. The enemy fell back to the other side of a clearing on high ground, and the ravine dividing that clearing from another hill running parallel with the road, where they maintained a heavy fire immediately in front of the three companies deployed by me, and at that time opened with artillery and threw grape and canister to the right of Company G. The enemy was well covered by large timber at the edge of the open fields on the right and left, which we cold not cross without heavy loss of life. On the right we had the support of a squad of the Fortieth Iowa Volunteers, of 15 men and 2 sergeants, who fought with the companies on the right. Company G, leaving 2 dead on the field, was compelled to fall back, and in order to prevent the other two companies from being outflanked I ordered them to retreat far enough to re-establish the line on the rise of the ground, where we first met the enemy's fire. A comparatively strong force of the enemy was at the same time observed moving to the extreme left of my line. On sending word to the colonel commanding, two companies of the Seventy-seventh Ohio Volunteers came to the support of my left. A heavy thunder-storm broke out and interrupted further operations. After that I was enabled to ascertain the position of my companies to the line so to move as to outflank them, an as soon as the general movement of my whole line began, the enemy withdrew, firing four or five stray shots from the bottom of the ravine. Between 2 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon the woods were cleared of the enemy, according to order. I lost 3 killed-Private Safra Vilett, of Company A; William Anding and Patrick Knox, of Company G-on the field, whom we buried at Okolona, and 3 wounded, 1 private, Cassander Knowles, of Company K, who has since died; 1 private, Christian Gunderson, of Company H, severely, and 1 private, thorn Olsen, slightly.
Respectfully, yours,
CONRAD KREZ,
Col. Twenty-seventh Regt. Wisconsin Vol. Infy.
Capt. WILLIAM E. FAY,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
Source: Official Records
CHAP. XLVI.] THE CAMDEN EXPEDITION. PAGE 742-61
[Series I. Vol. 34. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 61.]
Battles (where losses incurred) involving 27th Infantry Regiment
Location | Date | Killed | Wounded | POW | Missing | Losses |
Jenkins' Ferry, AR | 04/30/64 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 49 |
Okolona, AR | 04/03/64 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Prairie D'Ann, AR | 04/10/64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Spanish Fort, AL | 04/08/65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brigade, Division, Corps, and Army assignments for 27th Infantry Regiment
From | To | Brigade | Division | Corps | Army/Department | Comments |
Mar 1863 | Jun 1863 | District of Columbus, KY | Left Wing, 16 | Department of the Tennessee | New Organization | |
05/28/63 | 08/10/63 | 3 | Kimball's Provisional | 16 | Department of the Tennessee | |
07/29/63 | 08/04/63 | 3 | Kimball's | District of East AR | Department of the Tennessee | |
08/04/63 | 01/06/64 | 2 | 2nd | Arkansas Expedition | ||
01/06/64 | 03/12/64 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Department of Arkansas | |
03/12/64 | 05/11/64 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Department of Arkansas | |
05/11/64 | 02/01/65 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Department of Arkansas | |
02/03/65 | 02/18/65 | 3 | 3 | Reserve | Army and Dept of the Gulf | |
02/18/65 | 07/20/65 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Army and Dept of the Gulf |
Roster for 27th Infantry Regiment - 1,206 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. Rusk, Governor & Chandler P. Chapman, Adjutant General; Democrat Printing Company, State Printers; Madison, Wisconsin; 1886
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