26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

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The 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a predominantly German-American Union Army unit from Wisconsin that fought in major Civil War campaigns, including at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military unit
Union Army regiment
infantry regiment
allegiance Union
armyCorpsAssignment XI Corps
XX Corps
branch Union Army
conflict American Civil War
country United States
ethnicComposition predominantly German-American
languageUsed English
German
militaryTheater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
Western Theater of the American Civil War
notableFor high proportion of German-speaking soldiers
organizedAt Milwaukee, Wisconsin
linked to: Milwaukee
organizedIn Wisconsin
participatedIn Atlanta campaign
linked to: Atlanta Campaign

Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Chattanooga
Battle of Gettysburg
Carolinas campaign
linked to: Carolinas Campaign

Chancellorsville campaign
Chattanooga campaign
Gettysburg campaign
linked to: Gettysburg Campaign

March to the Sea
raisedBy State of Wisconsin
linked to: Wisconsin
serviceBegan 1862
serviceEnded 1865
side Union
state Wisconsin
typeOfUnit volunteer infantry

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XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) notableUnit 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment