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Lewis Kuntz
Regiment Name 7th Wisconsin Infantry
Side Union
Company F
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Film Number M559 roll 17

7th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Organized at Madison, Wis., and mustered in September 2, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., September 21. Attached to King's Brigade, McDowell's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, King's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps, to August, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-16. Advance to Falmouth, Va., April 9-19. Duty at Falmouth and Fredericksburg till August. McDowell's advance on Richmond May 25-29. Operations against Jackson June 2-11. Reconnoissance to Orange Court House July 24-27. Expedition to Frederick's Hall Station and Spottsylvania Court House August 5-8. Thornburg's Mills or Massaponax Church August 5-6. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Catlett's Station August 22. Gainesville August 28. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30; Chantilly September 1 (Reserve). Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam September 16-17. At Sharpsburg, Md., to October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 22. Battle of Fredericksburg , Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Belle Plain till April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-Mny 2. Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-30. Battle of Chancellorsville May 2-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan till October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Haymarket October 19. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 4-June 15, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12 Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle," May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 23. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Weldon Railroad August 18-21, 1864. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 28. Boydton and White Oak Roads March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Appomattox Courthouse April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D. C., May. Grand Review May 23. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 16 and mustered out July 2, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 10 Officers and 271 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 143 Enlisted men by disease. Total 424.

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Louis Kuntz
Regiment Name 28th Wisconsin Infantry
Side Union
Company H
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Corpl.
Alternate Name Louis/Kunz
Film Number M559 roll 17

28th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Organized at Milwaukee and mustered in October 14, 1862. Left State for Columbus, Ky., December 29, thence moved to Helena, Ark., January 5-7, 1863. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 13th Division, 13th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 13th Division, 13th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 13th Division, 16th Army Corps, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to April, 1864. Post of Pine Bluff, Ark., 7th Army Corps, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, to February, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Military Division West Mississippi, February, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi, to June, 1865. Dept. of Texas to August, 1865.

SERVICE.-Expedition to Hickman, Ky., December 25-26, 1862. Expedition up White River, Ark., January 11-23, 1863. Yazoo Pass Expedition and operations against Fort Pemberton and Greenwood February 24-April 5. Duty at Helena till August. Repulse of Holmes' attack on Helena July 4. Steele's Expedition against Little Rock, Ark., August 11-September 10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 10. Duty at Little Rock till October 26. Pursuit of Marmaduke's forces to Rockport October 26-November 1. Moved to Pine Bluff, Ark., November 7 and garrison duty there till November 30, 1863. Expedition to Longview March 27-31, 1864. Actions at Mt. Elba March 28 and 30. Expedition to Mt. Elba April 28-30. Moved to Little Rock November 30, and duty there till February, 1865. Carr's Expedition to Mt. Elba January 22-February 4, 1865. Moved to New Orleans, La., February 11-16, thence to Mobile Point, Ala., February 22. Campaign against Mobile and its defences March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8. Assault and capture of Fort Blakely , April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. Expedition to Manna Hubba Bluff April 15-26. At McIntosh Bluff till May 9. Moved to Mobile May 9, and duty there till May 31. Moved to New Orleans, La., thence to Brazos Santiago, Texas, May 31-June 6. Moved to Clarksville June 16, and to Brownsville August 3. Mustered out August 23, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 12 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Officers and 221 Enlisted men by disease. Total 240.

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