A painting portraying the 2nd and 7th Wisconsin as they enter McPherson's Woods, July 1, 1863.
The Seventh
Wisconsin: Then and Now
Welcome to the 7th Wisconsin of the
famed Iron Brigade on the West Coast. We are a reenacting group
that is part of the Washington Civil War Association, based in Washington
State. Our unit was formed 1994 by four people: Glen Allison,
Clyde Carpenter, Bill Cooper, and Sherman Franklin in Eastern Washington.
We've grown a bit since then and are the largest Union unit in the club.
Of the original four men, Glen Allison is the only one still with the unit.
One decided to quit reenacting and two...shudder....decided to form a Confederate
unit.
The picture above shows a small portion of the recreated Seventh Wisconsin, Company I part of the famed Iron Brigade, a part of the Army of the Potomac.
The 7th Wisconsin Veteran Volunteer Infantry regiment, part of the Union Battalion in the W.C.W.A., is a Civil War reenacting group originally based in the Tri Cities, Washington. At the present time we have members in the Tri Cities, Spokane, Sunnyside, Seattle, Carnation, Everett and Bremerton in Washington and in Portland, Oregon. We are a family oriented group that likes to get together in a Civil War setting and have fun while attempting to educate the public about the Civil War and what it was like to live during those troubled times.
The original 7th Wisconsin was mustered into service in Milwaukee in August of 1861 and became part of the Army of the Potomac, 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 1st Brigade which was soon to be known as the "Iron Brigade."
The 7th arrived in Madison in late August and settled down at Camp Randall, not far west of the Capitol Square, for military training. Colonel Joseph Vandor was given command of the 7th at this time. Lieutenant Colonel W.W. Robinson was second in command. Robinson would take command later when Vandor resigned.
Having received all the military training it would get in camp and mustered in for three years, the 7th was sent by train to Washington. Arriving on October 1st, the 7th was assigned to King's brigade. Unfortunately for Governor Randall, the same orders also required General King to transfer a regiment from his command. Army Headquarters chose the 5th Wisconsin regiment to leave and Indiana's 19th remained attached to King's brigade.
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