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5 mar 2022 · Wisconsin Governor Alexander Randall asked “all patriotic citizens” to organize themselves into militia companies for service in defending the Union. From 1861 to 1865, more than 91,000 Wisconsin residents served in 50 infantry regiments, one cavalry regiment and eight artillery batteries.
The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized and incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, [1] until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin.
Is it legal to act as a private militia in Wisconsin? No. All 50 states prohibit private, unauthorized militias and military units from engaging in activities reserved for the state militia, including law enforcement activities. Wisconsin’s laws are described below:
By 1836, Wisconsin finally had a large enough population to be eligible to become its own territory, a necessary step toward statehood. Henry Dodge was appointed as the first Wisconsin territorial governor. He and other territorial leaders worked to gain statehood.
Wisconsin’s leaders have the same ability to take decisive action against private militias endangering the state’s residents today. The only question is: Will they?
18 mar 2022 · Called the State Militia at the time, it wasn’t until 1879 – when the state began to set aside more funding for training, encampments and equipment – that the effort began being officially referred to as the Wisconsin National Guard.
As a state defense force, the Wisconsin State Defense Force, alongside the Wisconsin National Guard, is organized under the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs as a part of the military forces of Wisconsin.
