Wicks, Clarence WI 19th Inf. Co.E

19th WI Inf Regt organized in winter 1861-1862 at Camp Utley, Racine & was ordered to Camp Randall on 04/20/1862 to guard Confederate POW's from Fort Donelson
Mustered in 04/30/1862
Left State 06/02/1862 & on garrison duty at Norfolk, Va to 04/14/1863
On picket duty at various points for two weeks; assigned duty at West Point & Yorktown, Va until mid-August 1863; then Newport News, Va to 10/08/1863
Divided by companies for outpost & picket duty at points near New Berne, NC

Sometime, in late March or early April 1864, he transferred.
Posibility he was home on injured leave.

Wicks, Clarence WI 36th Inf. Co.F

36th WI Inf Regt organized at Camp Randall, Madison & mustered in in April 1864
Left State 05/10/1864; sent to Spotsylvania, Va & assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Div, 2nd Corps; held in reserve
Supported a battery at North Anna River
In line of battle but not engaged the next day
Advanced towards Richmond, Va; battle of Totopotomy; Co's B,E,F & G moved as skirmishers across an open field; charged, unsupported, a line of works; forced enemy to fall back, losing 140 killed, wounded and POW's out of 240 engaged
Cold Harbor, led advance across open field under heavy fire, lost 73 men
Siege of Petersburg; several skirmishes; one on Jerusalem Plank Road, 20 rods from enemy lines; one half of the brigade captured by flank movement; 36th saved itself by quick change of front
Skirmishes, short expeditions & picket duty at Petersburg, Malvern Hill, New Market Road & Reams' Station where 186 officers & men engaged with loss of 138 killed, wounded and captured
Hatcher's Run, separated from Division, faced to the rear & made bayonet charge, doubled the enemy's lines; captured a stand of colors & more POW's than the regiment had men
Feb 1865, repulsed charge at same point as last engagement
April 1865, charged enemy at Hatcher's Run, took the works forcing line to give way
Pursued Lee's Army to Appoomattox CH
Grand Review at Washington, DC
Mustered out at Jewffersonville, Ind 07/12/1865
Original strength = 990
Gain by recruits = 24
Total = 1,014
Loss by death = 296
desertion = 21
transfer = 38
discharge = 214
mustered out = 445

[The Union Army, Vol IV, pp 56-57 & pp 67-68]

You need his compiled military service records for correct information; mine is only probable.

Clarence Wicks (First_Last)
Regiment Name 19 Wisconsin Infantry
Side Union
Company E
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M559 roll 32
19th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Organized at Madison, Wis., and mustered in April 30, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., June 2; thence moved to Hampton, Va., June 8, and to Norfolk, Va., June 29. Attached to District of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to April, 1863. Reserve Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Wistah's Independent Brigade, 7th Army Corps, to July, 1863. Yorktown, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to August, 1863. Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to October, 1863. New Berne, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, to August, 1864. Norfolk, Va, to October, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps, to July, 1865. 1st Independent Brigade, 24th Army Corps, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.-Garrison duty at Norfolk, Va., till April, 1863. Ordered to Suffolk, Va., April 14. Siege of Suffolk April 14-May 4. Action at Edenton Road, Suffolk, April 24. Operations on Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad May 15-18. Near Providence Church May 17. Moved to Norfolk June 17; thence to Yorktown June 18. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Garrison duty at Yorktown till August 16. At Newport News till October 8. Moved to New Berne, N. C., October 8-11. Outpost and picket duty there till April, 1864. Company "A" detached at Evans' Mills, Company "B" at Brier Creek, and Company "F" at Havelock Station till February, 1864. Operations about New Berne against Whiting January 18-February 10, 1864. Beech Grove and Batchelor's Creek, New Berne, February 1-3, 1864. Expedition to relief of Plymouth April 19-24 (Co. "A"). Moved to Yorktown April 26-28. Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Occupation of Bermuda Hundred May 5. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred June 16-July 20. Assaults on Petersburg June 15. Port Walthal June 16-17. In trenches before Petersburg till August. Veterans on furlough August 13 to October 10. Non-Veterans assigned to provost duty at Norfolk, Va., August to October. Regiment moved to Aiken's Landing, thence to Chafflin's Farm and operations against Richmond from north side of the James River till April, 1865. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28, 1864. Occupation of Richmond April 3, 1865, and provost duty there till April 28. Non-Veterans mustered out April 28, 1865. Provost duty at Fredericksburg, Va., till July 24, and at Warrenton, Va., till August 4. Moved to Richmond, Va., and mustered out August 9, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 41 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 115 Enlisted men by disease. Total 161.

Clarence Wicks (First_Last)
Regiment Name 36 Wisconsin Infantry
Side Union
Company F
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out Pvt.
Alternate Name
Notes
Film Number M559 roll 32
36th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Organized at Madison, Wis., and mustered in March 23, 1864. Ordered to Washington, D. C., May 10, thence marched to Spottsylvania Court House and attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac.

SERVICE.- Spottsylvania Court House May 18-21. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Bethesda Church June 1. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Weldon Railroad June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James River July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Strawberry Plains August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Boydton Plank Road , Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run , February 5-7,1865. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run March 29. Boydton Plank Road and White Oak Road March 30-31. Crow's House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D. C., May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June 17, and there mustered out July 12, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 150 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 182 Enlisted men by disease. Total 342.