9th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:	9th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
Dates:	October 26, 1861January 30, 1866
Country:	United States
Allegiance:	Union
Branch:	Infantry
Size:	Regiment
Battles:	Battle of Prairie Grove
Commander1:	Frederick Salomon
Commander1 Label:	Colonel
Commander2:	Charles Eberhard Salomon
Commander2 Label:	Colonel
Commander3:	Arthur Jacobi
Commander3 Label:	Lt. Colonel
Commander4:	George Eckhart
Commander4 Label:	Cpt.

The 9th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 9th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was raised at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and mustered into Federal service October 26, 1861. It consisted predominantly of recent immigrants from German-speaking countries.

Ninth Infantry Regimental Staff
Rank or Position	Name
Regimental Colonel	Frederick Salomon
Lieutenant Colonel	A. George Wriesberg
Major	Henry Orff
Adjutant	Arthur Jacob
Quartermaster	William Finkler
Surgeon	Herman Neumann
1st Asst. Surgeon	Lewis Loehr
2nd Asst. Surgeon	Hermann E. Hesse
Chaplain	Rev. John Bantly

Ninth Infantry Company Roster
Company	Captains	1st Lieutenants	2nd Lieutenants
A Co.	Frederick Aude	Anton Blocki	August Kruger
B Co.	Frederick Becker	August F. Dumke	Gisbert Guetzloe
C Co.	George Eckhart	John Arentson	Charles Franz
D Co.	Charles C. Buckenen	C.E.G. Horn	Jacob Bone
E Co.	Hermann Schleuter	Conrad Brunke	Erhard Weber
F Co.	Martin Voegel	A. P. Doerschlag	John Gerber
G Co.	J. C. G. Harttest	William Meissner	Adolph Miller
H Co.	Gumal Hesse	Fred Molzner	Philip Kruer
I Co.	Peter Spehn	William Markhoff	William Schulten
H Co.	Henry F. Betz	Edward Ruegger	Otto Leissring

The 9th Wisconsin was first ordered to Leavenworth, Kansas, on 22 January 1862. It participated in an expedition into Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in summer 1862. Afterwards, the regiment operated in Missouri and Arkansas, where it took part in: the First Battle of Newtonia, Arkansas, on September 30, 1862; the Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, December 7, 1862; and the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas, on April 30, 1864.

The 9th Wisconsin's commander and most of the regiment's personnel mustered out on December 3, 1864, upon expiration of their term of service. The remaining personnel were reorganized into a four-company independent battalion that remained in service in Arkansas until mustered out on January 30, 1866.

Total enlistments and casualties

The 9th Wisconsin initially mustered 916 men and later recruited an additional 105 men, for a total of 1,021 men.^[1] The regiment lost 77 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 114 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 191 fatalities.^[2]

Commanders

Colonel Frederick Salomon (August 22, 1861July 16, 1862) was promoted to brigadier general. After the war he received an honorary brevet to major general. He was the brother of Wisconsin's war-time Governor Edward Salomon.
Colonel Charles Eberhard Salomon (August 25, 1862December 3, 1864) mustered out at the end of his three years service. Earlier in the war, he had served as colonel of the 5th Missouri Infantry Regiment. After the war he received an honorary brevet to brigadier general. He was also a brother of Edward Salomon.
Lt. Colonel Arthur Jacobi (December 3, 1864August 1865) commanded the independent battalion until he was detached as provost marshal at Little Rock.^[3]
Captain George Eckhart (August 1865January 1866) commanded the independent battalion and mustered out with them.^[3]

Notable people

John Fetzer was enlisted in Co. B and wounded at Jenkins' Ferry. He received an honorary brevet to captain in 1864. After the war he became a Wisconsin state senator.
Reinhard Schlichting was enlisted in Co. K and promoted to 2nd lieutenant in 1864. He was subsequently commissioned captain of Co. A in the 45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. After the war he became a Wisconsin state senator and district attorney.
Carl Schmidt was 1st lieutenant of Co. G and was promoted to captain of Co. F. He also served as acting quartermaster during 1864. After the war he became a Wisconsin state senator.
John J. Senn was enlisted in Co. H and transferred to Co. D after the regiment was reorganized. After the war he became a Wisconsin state legislator.

References

http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~wirockbios/Blue1907/1907-5-WICW.html 9th Wisconsin
http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unwiinf1.htm#9th Civil War Archive
Book: Quiner, Edwin B. . The Military History of Wisconsin . 1866 . Clarke & Co. . https://archive.org/details/militaryhistoryo00quin/page/540/ . Regimental History - Ninth Infantry . 540–547 . January 1, 2022 .