Wisconsin 4th Infantry (Union)
1861-07-02
Organized - Wisconsin 4th Infantry - Wisconsin
1863-05-21
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Halbert E. Paine
Brigadier GeneralHalbert E. Paine
1863-05-21
Battle - Port Hudson - East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
In cooperation with Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's final offensive against Vicksburg, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's army moved against the Confederate stronghold at Port Hudson on the Mississippi River. Like Vicksburg, Port Hudson was located atop high bluffs at the river bank that commanded the river. On May 11th, Banks learned that some Confederates had been moved from Port Hudson to support the forces defending Vicksburg, so he sought to move upon the garrison before those troops could be replaced. Banks…READ MORE
1864-10-07
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Dorman L. Noggle
LieutenantDorman L. Noggle
1864-10-07
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General August V. Kautz
Brigadier GeneralAugust V. Kautz
1866-06-19
Mustered Out - Wisconsin 4th Infantry - Wisconsin
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