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Wisconsin 33rd Infantry (Union)

10/18/62

Organized - Wisconsin 33rd Infantry - Wisconsin

5/18/63

Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Vicksburg

In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE

2/24/64

Battle - Canton, Mississippi

2/27/64

Battle - Canton, Mississippi

5/18/64

Battle - Yellow Bayou - Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

7/14/64

Battle - Tupelo - Tupelo, Mississippi

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Tupelo

Union Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Smith, commanding the Sixteenth Corps with more than 14,000 men, left LaGrange, Tennessee on July 5, 1864, and advanced south. Smith's mission was to insure that Maj. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest and his cavalry did not raid Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's railroad supply line in middle Tennessee supporting the campaign against Atlanta. Laying waste to the countryside as he advanced, Smith reached Pontotoc, Mississippi, on July 11th. Forrest was in nearby Okolona with about 6,000 men, bu…READ MORE

12/15/64

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Frederick S. Lovell

Lieutenant ColonelFrederick S. Lovell

12/15/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Lyman M. Ward

12/15/64

Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Jonathan B. Moore

12/15/64

Battle - Nashville - Nashville, Tennessee

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Nashville

Despite a series of defeats in the closing days of November, 1864, Confederate Lieut. Gen. John Bell Hood continued to drag his bloodied Army of Tennessee, approximately 30,000 strong, north towards Nashville. The city was protected by 55,000 Union soldiers, which should have precluded further offensive operations, but Hood was determined and his situation was dire. Hood reached Nashville on December 2nd and staked out a position south of the city, hoping to draw the Union forces into a costly attack. Ulys…READ MORE

3/27/65

Battle - Spanish Fort - Baldwin, Alabama

8/8/65

Mustered Out - Wisconsin 33rd Infantry - Wisconsin

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