22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | September 2, 1862 – June 12, 1865 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Nickname(s) | "Abolition Regiment" |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Colonel | William L. Utley |
Lt. Colonel | Edward Bloodgood |
Wisconsin U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (nicknamed the "Abolition Regiment") was a volunteer infantry regiment from Wisconsin that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was commanded by Colonel William L. Utley, a politician and former Adjutant General of Wisconsin. His second-in-command was Lt. Colonel Edward Bloodgood, with whom he would eventually feud bitterly.