36th WISCONSIN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY/CO. D/ 2nd CORP
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Wallace E. Cummings
Residence Whitehall, WI.
Enlisted on 3/5/1864 as a Priv.
On 3/5/1864, he mustered into "D" Co. Wisconsin 36th Infantry.
He was Mustered Out on 7/12/1865 at Jeffersonville, IN
Organized: Camp Randall, Madison, WI on 3/23/1864
Mustered out: 7/12/1865
Thirty-sixth Infantry
WISCONSIN
(3-YEARS)
Thirty-sixth Infantry. -- Cols., Frank A. Haskell, John A.
Savage, Jr., Harvey M. Brown, Clement E. Warner; Lieut.-Cols.,
John A. Savage, Jr., Harvey M. Brown, Clement E. Warner,
William H. Hamilton; Majs., Harvey M Brown, Clement E. Warner,
William H. Hamilton, George A. Fisk.
This regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, and was
mustered in in April, 1864. It left the state May 10 and was
sent at once to Spottsylvania where it was assigned to the 1st
brigade, 2nd division, 2nd corps, and was held in reserve
during the engagement there.
It supported a battery at the North Anna River and was in line
of battle, but not engaged, on the following day, Cos. H and K
charged and captured a line of the enemy's works on May 26.
The regiment advanced toward Richmond, and took part in the
battle of Totopotomy.
Cos. B. E, F and G moved forward as skirmishers across an open
field and charged a strong line of works, unsupported, in the
face of a savage fire of grape and musketry from the front and
an oblique fire from right and left, driving in the enemy's
skirmishers and losing 140 in killed, wounded and prisoners
out of 240 engaged. But it accomplished the desired end by
forcing the enemy to concentrate on this point on the double-
quick thus relieving the pressure at the left.
At Cold Harbor the regiment led the advance across an open
field under heavy fire and remained on the field all day
losing 73 men. During the siege of Petersburg, it was engaged
in several severe skirmishes, including one on the Jerusalem
plank road, within 20 rods of the enemy's line, when one-half
of the brigade was captured by a flank movement, the 36th
saving itself by a quick change of front.
It was engaged in skirmishing, short expeditions and picket
duty in and about Petersburg, including Malvern Hill, New
Market Road and Reams' Station where of the 186 officers and
men engaged there was a loss of 138 in killed, wounded and
captured.
At Hatcher's run, when separated from its division by a heavy
force, the regiment faced to the rear, made a bayonet charge,
doubled the enemy's line, captured a stand of colors and more
prisoners than it had men engaged. This brought forth warm
words of commendation from Brig.-Gen. Egan, who wrote: "It was
a short fight, that rebel brigade was instantaneously crumbled
and destroyed being mostly captured with arms, colors and
officers, to a total number three times greater than the 36th
* * * I now depend upon them with my veterans."
The regiment repulsed a charge at the same point in Feb. 1865.
With other forces it charged the enemy's line at Hatcher's run
in April, 1865, taking the works at an important point, which
resulted in the entire line giving way. It then pursued Lee's
army and was present at the surrender at Appomattox.
It participated in the grand review at Washington and was
mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind. July 12, 1865. Its
original strength was 990. Gain by recruits, 24; total,
1,014. Loss by death, 206; desertiion, 21, transfer, 38;
discharge, 214; mustered out, 445
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