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History Of The Independent Battalion, 2nd WI Infantry
INDEPENDENT BATTALION, SECOND REGIMENT.

  By order of the Division commander, the members of the Second Wisconsin, who had
joined the regiment after its original organization, were organized on the 11th of
June, 1864, as an independent battalion of two companies, under command of Captain
Dennis B. Dailey, of company B. The battalion was assigned to duty as provost guard
of the Fourth division, Fifth army corps; Captain Dailey being appointed Provost
Marshal, and Lieutenant Morgan assuming the immediate command of the battalion. They
left Bottom's Bridge on the night of the 12th of June, as rear guard of the
division, and crossing the Chickahominy River, accompanied the general movement of
the corps by way of Charles City Court House, to the vicinity of Wilcox's Landing,
where they encamped on the 14th.

  Crossing the James River at this point on the 16th, they marched by way of Prince
George's Court House, in the advance upon Petersburg, and took part on the 18th in
the battle before that place, with a loss of two men wounded. From this date they
remained on provost duty at division headquarters, on the Petersburg and Norfolk
railroad, four miles from the former place, until the 17th of August, when they were
again put in motion, accompanying the movement of the corps to Yellow House, on the
Weldon railroad. Here they were deployed in the rear of the division, and
participated in the action of the following day, losing one man wounded. In the
battle of the 19th, they were again engaged, and Lieutenant Morgan, having been
severely wounded, the command devolved upon Lieutenant Naegeli. They were employed
on the following day in building entrenchments on the left of the railroad, and on
the 21st assisted in repulsing the enemy's attack upon our line. In this action the
casualties were four wounded, including Captain Dailey, who was severely wounded and
sent to General Hospital, The Fourth division having been temporarily broken up,
they were assigned on the 24th, to provost duty at corps headquarters, where they
remained until the 1st of September.

  At this date they were transferred to the First brigade of the Third division, and
assigned to the performance of guard and picket duty. Lieutenant Morgan rejoined and
took command of the battalion on the 27th of September; Captain Dailey, who returned
to duty on the same day, having been detailed on staff duty.

  The battalion remained in line of breastworks near the Weldon railroad, one mile
from Yellow House, Va., until the 27th of October 1864, when they accompanied the
march of the brigade and participated on that and the following day in the
engagement at Hatcher's Run, sustaining a loss of one killed and four wounded. They
returned on the 28th to camp near Yellow House, resuming the performance of picket
and guard duty in the trenches.

  On the 30th of November the battalion was transferred, as companies G and H, to
the Sixth Wisconsin infantry, with which this remnant of the Second was subsequently
connected until their muster-out of service.


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN,
WITH REPORTS FROM THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL AND SURGEON GENERAL,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30th, 1865.

MADISON, WIS.: WILLIAM J. PARK & CO., B00KSELLERS, BINDERS AND STATIONERS.
1866.


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