Enlisted 16 September 1861 as a Private

Wounded 8 October 1862 in Chaplin Hills, Kentucky

Discharged for wounds 10 February 1863

Data of Town Where Enlisted: Sheboygen Falls, WI

Killed or mortally wounded	15
Died as POW	4
Died of Disease	34
Disabled	50
Deserted	7
Discharged	15
Mustered out	162

This regiment was organized as a 90-day regiment under the proclamation of April 16, 1861, with a numerical strength of 810, and left the state June 9. It led the advance on Martinsburg, participated in the battle of Falling Waters, and was mustered out Aug. 22, 1861.

It was reorganized as a three year regiment and mustered in Oct. 19, with a strength of 945. Colonel Starkweather was placed in command of the 28th brigade, Sept. 3, 1862, and Lieutenant Colonel Bingham was advanced to colonel, Major Mitchell to Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain Donald C. McVean was appointed Major.

The regiment participated in the battles of Perryville, Stone's River, Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. It was mustered out Oct. 21, 1864.

The original organization of 810 lost 91 by death, desertion, transfer and discharge, and mustered out, 719.

The reorganization numbering 945, was increased by recruiting, drafting and reenlistment of veterans to 1,508; losses, by death, 235; by desertion, 57; by transfer, 47- by discharge, 298; mustered out, 871.

Family Research

At the time of the 1880 Census, George W. and Adelia Warner, along with their two sons, Edelbert and Frank, and their daughter Abby were neighbors to William H. and Fanny Lake. Adam and Christiana Allman aslo lived nearby with their three sons: John, William and Charles; and three daughters: Clara, Josephine and Ella.

1880 Federal Census--Medford, Taylor, Wisconsin
Name	Relation	Marital	Sex	Color	Birth Year	Birthplace	Occupation	Father Born	Mother Born
William H. Lake	Head	Married	Male	White	48-1832	New York	Farmer	Vermont	New York
Fanny Lake	Wife	Married	Female	White	54-1826	New York	Keeping House	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Mary White	Mother-in-law	Widowed	Female	White	74-1806	Massachusetts	At School	Massachusetts	Massachusetts