Service
The 1st Wisconsin Cavalry was organized at Ripon and Kenosha, Wisconsin between September 1, 1861 and February 2, 1862 and mustered into Federal service on March 10, 1862.
The regiment participated in the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on May 10, 1865.no
The regiment was mustered out at Edgefield, Tennessee on July 19, 1865.
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