Organization
The 4th Infantry Battalion, Wisconsin National Guard, was organized on 25 April 1884 from Milwaukee companies, expanded and redesignated in 1890 as the 4th Infantry Regiment (four companies transferred to 1st Infantry Regiment 28 April 1898).
The four regiments of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry in Federal service for the War with Spain were as follows:
- 1st Infantry mustered in 14 May 1898 at Milwaukee; mustered out 19 October 1898;
- 2nd Infantry Regiment mustered on 12 May 1898 at Madison; mustered out 11–21 November 1898;
- 3rd Infantry Regiment mustered on 11 May 1898 at Milwaukee; mustered out 4–17 January 1899; and
- 4th Infantry Regiment was reorganized with the addition of new companies and mustered on 11 July 1898; mustered out 28 February 1899 at Anniston Texas.
They were reorganized on 10 June 1899 as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Infantry Regiments in the Wisconsin National Guard.
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