Name: Sidney S Hook
Residence: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 05 January 1864
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Unit Numbers: 3088 3088
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 05 January 1864
Enlisted in Company G, 35th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 05 January 1864.
Died of disease Company G, 35th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 23 September 1864 in Morganza, LA


Regimental History

Thirty-fifth Infantry
WISCONSIN
(3-YEARS)


Thirty-fifth Infantry. -- Cols., Henry Orff, George H.
Walther; Lieut.-Cols., Charles A. Smith, George H. Walther,
Robert Strohman, Fred Von Baumbach.

This regiment was organized at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, in
the fall of 1863, was mustered in Nov. 27, and left the state
April 18, 1864, for Port Hudson, La., where it arrived May 7
and engaged in guard and picket duty until June 26 when it was
ordered to Morganza and assigned to the 1st brigade, 3d
division, 19th army corps, commanded by Brig.-Gen. A. L. Lee.

The regiment was ordered to St. Charles, Ark., and was engaged
there in scouting expeditions and guard duty until Aug. 7,
when it returned to Morganza. On Oct. 1 the brigade set out
on an expedition to Simsport, and during the expedition the
regiment participated in several skirmishes.

It returned to Morganza, proceeded thence to Devall's Bluff,
Ark., landing there Oct. 18, and on Nov. 9 was sent to
Brownsville, where it remained until Dec. 1, when it was again
ordered to Devall's Bluff. On Dec. 14, the regiment was
assigned to the 4th brigade, reserve corps, Military Division
of West Mississippi and was employed until Feb. 7, 1865, when
it embarked for the attack on Mobile.

Landing at Mobile point on the 26th it was assigned to the 1st
brigade, 3rd division, 13th corps, with which it engaged in
the siege and remained until the enemy evacuated the place in
April. It was then sent to McIntosh bluff and there engaged
in building fortifications until the close of the war east of
the Mississippi river.

In August it was assigned to the command known as the separate
brigade, Army of the Rio Grande, and during the rest of its
term of service was engaged in guard duty and upon government
steamers.

It was mustered out Mar. 5, 1866. Its original strength was
1,066. Gain by recruits 22. Loss by death 256, desertion, 29;
transfer, 11, discharge, 177.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 67

Battles Fought


Fought on 31 January 1865 at Duvall's Bluff, AR.
Fought on 23 March 1865.
Fought on 24 March 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 27 March 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 28 March 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 29 March 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 30 March 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 04 April 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.

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