Union Monuments - Wisconsin

26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment

The monument to the 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment is north of Gettysburg on Howard Avenue east of Carlisle Road. It was dedicated by the State of Wisconsin in 1888.

Location: 39.8434 N, 77.2293 W; see map

The 26th Wisconsin was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Hans Boebel, who was wounded in the fighting on July 1. Captain John W. Fuchs then took command.

From the front of the monument:

July 1, 1863.
On Cemetery Hill
July 2 and 3.
Effective Strength 516
Killed 46
Wounded 134
Missing 37
26th Reg't.
Wis. Vol. Inf.

From the left (east) side:

Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Wauhatchie
Chatanooga
Atlanta Campaign
To the Sea
Averysboro
Bentonville

From the right (west) side:

Mustered in
at Milwaukee
Sept. 17, 1862
Mustered out
June 28, 1865
Killed in Action 128
Died of wounds 56
Died of disease 63

From the rear:

2d Brig
3d Div
11th Corps

See more about the 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment in the Civil War