Lt. Colonel W. Wallace Botkin (September 24, 1864 – June 20, 1865) commanded the regiment in the field while Sprague was assigned post commander at Cairo. Previously, he was captain of Co. G in the
12th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.
Notable people
George Brown was enlisted in Co. D and rose to the rank of corporal. After the war he was a Wisconsin state legislator.
William F. Conger was enlisted in Co. G and rose to the rank of sergeant. Previously he had been enlisted in the
7th New York Infantry Regiment. After the war he became a Wisconsin state senator.
Darwin Hall was enlisted in Co. H and rose to the rank of corporal. After the war he was a U.S. congressman from Minnesota.
George M. Humphrey was captain of Co. C, but was largely detached from the regiment to serve as an acting assistant inspector general and ordnance officer. He was previously enlisted in Co. H,
2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, was wounded at First Bull Run, and was later commissioned as an officer during that service. After the war he was a Nebraska state legislator.
Bartlett Marshall Low was 1st lieutenant in Co. E. After the war he was a Minnesota state legislator.
Duncan McGregor was captain of Co. A. After the war he was a Wisconsin state legislator.
Marshall C. Nichols was captain of Co. I. After the war he was a Wisconsin state legislator. He married a niece of
Allen Rusk (Cpl, Co. I, below).
Allen Rusk was enlisted in Co. I and rose to the rank of corporal. After the war he was a Wisconsin state legislator. He was also the brother of
Jeremiah McLain Rusk.