Oates, John WI 16th Inf. Co.I

WI 16th Inf Regt
Organized at Camp Randall in Nov 1861
Mustered in 01/31/1862
Left State 03/13/1862 for Pittsburg Landing
Battle of Shiloh - lost 245 men killed or wounded
Siege of Corinth, 04/15/1862-05/29/1862
2nd Battle of Corinth, in Oct 1862
Engaged in railroad guard duty from latter part of Dec 1862 to latter part of Jan 1863
Stationed at Lake Providence, LA from 02/01/1863 to Aug 1863 when in encamped at Vicksburg; here until 09/28/1863
Stationed at Redbone, MS guarding fords on Big Black River until 02/05/1864; returned to Vicksburg for garrison duty
June 1864, Atlanta Campaign; Kennesaw Mountain
Battle of Atlanta in July 1864; lost 123 men killed or wounded
Duty at Atlanta to 08/26/1864; pursuit of theenemy; engaged at Jonesboro & Lovejoy Station; encamped at Atlanta, 09/08/1864
March to the Sea; Siege of Savannah; Carolina Campaign; Battle of Bentonville
Grand Review at Washington, DC in May 1865
Part of Regt mustered out at Washington 06/02/1865
Remainders at Louisville, KY 07/16/1865
Original strength = 1,066
Gain by recruits = 629
Substitutes = 88
Draft = 174
Veteran reenlistment = 243
Total = 2,200
Loss by death = 363
Missing = 46
desertion = 115
transfer = 38
discharge = 386
mustered out = 1,252

[The Union Army, Vol IV, pp 54-55]