33rd Wisconsin Infantry
The 33rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (CPL William Wilson Culver) was organized at Camp Utley in Racine, Wisconsin, and entered the United States Army on October 18, 1862. The regiment left Wisconsin on November 12, 1862, and traveled to Memphis, Tennessee. They were assigned to Lauman’s Division of the Army of the Tennessee.
In November 1862, the 33rd Wisconsin was part of the Union forces that advanced on Jackson and Vicksburg, Mississippi. The regiment guarded and patrolled Moscow, Tennessee, in January 1863. In April, the regiment joined another excursion into Mississippi.
On May 17, 1863, the 33rd Wisconsin embarked from Memphis to join the army under Ulysses S. Grant near Vicksburg. The regiment took up positions in the trenches on May 25 and fought continuously until Vicksburg surrendered on July 4, 1863.
After the surrender, the 33rd Wisconsin participated with the forces under General William Tecumseh Sherman in the Jackson Campaign, July 5-25, 1863. In August, the regiment returned to Vicksburg and was sent with the forces to occupy Natchez. The regiment remained in Natchez or the vicinity until December, when it returned to the vicinity of Vicksburg and was engaged in patrol and guard duty.
In February 1864, the 33rd Wisconsin accompanied the forces under Sherman on the Meridian expedition. The regiment returned to Vicksburg and was assigned to duty with the Red River Expedition. The regiment participated in actions at Moore’s Plantation and Marksville.
The 33rd Wisconsin returned to Vicksburg on May 24, 1864, and was shortly thereafter moved up the river to Memphis. The regiment then went to Moscow, Tennessee, to accompany the forces under General A.J. Smith on an expedition to Tupelo, Mississippi. The regiment returned to Memphis and for the next four months was engaged in various expeditions in Arkansas and southern Missouri.
In November 1864, the 33rd Wisconsin was transferred to Nashville, Tennessee, to reinforce the army under General George H. Thomas. The regiment participated in the Battle of Nashville on December 15-16, 1864, and in the pursuit of the Confederate forces after the battle.
In January 1865, the 33rd Wisconsin was assigned to the forces operating against Mobile, Alabama. The regiment participated in the siege of Spanish Fort and the reduction of Fort Blakely. The regiment remained in southern Alabama until it was mustered out of service on August 8, 1865. The regiment returned to Madison, Wisconsin, and was disbanded on September 1, 1865.
SERVICE:
Grant’s Central Mississippi Campaign; operations on the Mississippi Central Railroad November 18, 1862, to January 10, 1863. Moved to Moscow, Tenn., and duty along Memphis & Charleston Railroad till March 9. Moscow February 13 (Detachment). Moved to Memphis, Tenn., March 9, and duty there till May 17. Expedition to the Coldwater April 18-24. Hernando April 18. Perry’s Ferry, Coldwater, April 19. Ordered to Vicksburg, Miss., May 17. Siege of Vicksburg , May 20-July 4. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. Assault on Jackson July 12. Reconnoissance to Pearl River July 15. Duty at Vicksburg till August 18. Ordered to Natchez, Miss., and duty there till December 1. Expedition to Harrisonburg September 1-8. Moved to Vicksburg December 1, and duty at Camp Milldale till February, 1864. Meridian Campaign February 3-March 2. Pearl River, near Canton and Madisonville, February 27. Red River Campaign March 10-May 24. Fort DeRussy March 14. Occupation of Alexandria March 16. Pleasant Hill Landing April 12-13. About Cloutiersville April 22-24. About Alexandria April 26-May 13. Wells’ Plantation May 6. Boyce’s Plantation May 6. Bayou Boeuf May 7. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura , May 16. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., May 22-24, thence to Memphis, Tenn., May 27-30, and duty there till June 22. Moved to LaGrange, Tenn., June 22-27. Smith’s Expedition to Tupelo July 5-21. Camargo’s Cross Roads, near Harrisburg, July 13. Harrisburg, near Tupelo , July 14-15. Smith’s Expedition to Oxford August 1-3. Moved to St. Charles, Ark., August 3-6, thence to Devall’s Bluff September 1, and to Brownsville, Ark., September 8. March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price September 17-November 16. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., thence to Nashville, Tenn., November 23-30. Battle of Nashville , December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Clifton, Tenn., thence to Eastport, Miss., and duty there till February, 1865. Movement to New Orieans, La., February 6-22. Campaign against Mobile and its defences March 17-April 12. Expedition from Dauphin Island to Foul River Narrows March 18-22. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8. Assault on and capture of Fort Blakely , April 9. Occupation of Mobile April 12. March to Montgomery April 13-25. Duty at Montgomery and Tuskegee till July. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., July 23-31. Mustered out August 8, 1865.
