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Co. "I," Twenty-first Regiment, was recruited largely from Winnebago county during August, 1862, by S. B. Nelson and A. B. Smith. Were mustered into the service at Oshkosh and took part in all the engagements of the regiment, and was mustered out at Washington, D. C., June 8, 1865. The officers of the com- pany were: Captains. S. B. Nelson. A. B. Smith and Albert B. Bradish ; first lieutenant, Charles B. Clark; second lieutenants. Edmund Delaney and Gustavus Jeager. Lost in action, five; died of wounds, seven ; died of disease, twenty-two.
The several companies of the Twenty-first were ordered to rendezvous at Camp Bragg, Oshkosh, on September 1, 1862.
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They were mustered into the United States service September 5 and on the 11th left the state for active service under orders to report at Cincinnati, Ohio, at that time threatened by the ad- vance of the rebel forces under command of Gen. Kirby Smith.
Co. "D," Forty-first Regiment. This was one of the "100- day" companies. Was enrolled under Captain Hart and Lieut. Jackson during May, 1864, and was mustered into the United States service June 8, 1864, at Camp Washburn. Discharged at Camp Washburn September 23, 1864.
Co. "C," Forty-sixth Regiment. This company was from Winnebago county and was enrolled during January and Feb- ruary, 1865, for one year by Lieut. W. R. Kennedy. Mustered in at Madison, February 23, 1865. The officers were: Captain, William R. Kennedy. Oshkosh; first lieutenant, Milo C. Wilson, Oshkosh; second lieutenant, John M. Iloaglin, Omro. The com- pany left Camp Randall, March 5, 1865, under orders to report at Louisville, Ky. Were engaged in guarding the Nashville & Decatur railroad until September 27, when they were mustered out at Nashville, Tenn.
Co. "A," Forty-seventh Regiment. About one-third of this company came from Winnebago county and was enrolled in Feb- ruary, 1865, for one year by Lieut. A. Sorenson; mustered into the United States service February 21, 1865, at Madison; left. Camp Randall February 27, 1865, under orders to report at Louisville, Ky .; mustered out September 4, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn.
First Cavalry. There were 104 in this regiment from Winne- bago county, so the history of the service of this regiment is a part of the military history of Winnebago county. The ren- dezvous of this regiment was Camp Freemont, Ripon, and later Camp Harvey, Kenosha. At the latter place the organization of the regiment was perfected, the last company being mustered into the United States service March 8, 1862; they left the state March 17, 1862, for St. Louis, Mo. At Nashville, Tenn., on June 14, 1862, they were assigned position in the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Cumberland and took part in the battle of Chicka- mauga; were also in engagements at Campbelltown, Ga .; L'Anguille, Ark .; Chalk Bluffs, Ark .; West Point, Ga .; Cape Girardeau, Mo .; Varnell Station, Ga .; Bloomfield, Mo .; Scatter- ville, Ark .; Whitewater, Mo .; Doudridge, Tenn .; Mossy Creek. Tenn .; Pulaski, Tenn .; Popular Springs, Ga .; West Prairie, Mo .; Jonesboro, Ark .. and Centerville, Ala. The regiment lost in ac-
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tion, 54; died of wounds, 18; died of disease, 293; died by ac- cident, 8; total, 373. A detachment of this regiment under Gen- eral Harnden was sent in pursuit of Jefferson Davis and party and took part in the capture. The First Wisconsin Cavalry was mustered out at Edgefield, Tenn., July 19, 1865.
Number Enlisted by Towns in Civil War.
The state records show the following credits to Winnebago county for men enlisted for the Civil War: Algoma, 54; Black Wolf, 46; Clayton, 79; Menasha, 153; Neenah, 110; Nepeuskun, 87; Nekimi, 64; Omro, 134; Oshkosh, first ward, 120; second ward, 96; third ward, 93; fourth ward, 82; fifth ward, 51; town, 24; city at large, 50; at large, 1; Poygan, 17; Rushford, 116; Utica, 65; Vinland, 59; Winchester, 58; Winneconne, 83: Wolf river, 15; total, 1,657.
Some of the Officers from the County.
The following are the military records of some of the promi- nent men of Winnebago county who served in the Civil War:
Thomas S. Allen enlisted at Mineral Point, Wis., April 26, 1861, at the age of 35, in Company "I," Second Wisconsin In- fantry Volunteers; commissioned captain of his company May 7, 1861; to rank April 27, 1861; commanded his company at Blackburn's Ford and first Bull Run; wounded in the neck and wrist at Gainesville, August 28, 1861; was in command of regi- ment at Antietam, September 17, 1862, and was wounded in right arm severely; promoted lieutenant Second Infantry, Sep- tember 8, 1862; to rank, August 30, 1862; served at South mountain and battle of Fredericksburg. Col. Amasa Cobb hav- ing been elected to Congress, his place as colonel of the Fifth was supplied by the promotion of Lieut. Col. Allen, of the Sec- ond Wisconsin, who was commissioned colonel January 4, 1863; to rank, December 25, 1862, and assumed command of the regi- ment on January 26, 1863.
The Fifth Regiment was assigned to the "Light Division," organized under General Platt. February 2, 1863. "In the cele- brated charge of Marye's Heights, Colonel Allen commanded the right wing of his regiment, deployed as skirmishers about fifty yards in advance of and covering two other regiments of the division, the left wing being farther to the rear, formin part of the third line of battle. Ilis men were ordered to deper
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Number Enlisted by Towns in Civil War.
The state records show the following credits to Winpenge .. .ornis for my enlisted for the Civil War: Algoma. 04: Black Wait. 16: Clayton. 79; Monasha, 15%: Neenah. 110; Nopeu kay. . Velmi. 64: Otro, 131: Oshkosh, first ward. 129. ...... ward on. third ward, 99: fourth ward. 82: fifth ward. 51 : 10 ... 24 mits at lare. 59; at large. 1; Boygan. 17 : Rashford. Ii: Ctiva 63. Valand, 59; Winchester 5%: Winner de 5%: WWW. river. 15: total. 1.657.
Some of the Officers from the County.
The following are the military records of some of the point- nent mon of Wirtehago county who served in the Civil War.
Thomas S. Allen enlisted at Mineral Point. Wis., April 2 186]. at the age of 35, in Company "1." Second Wisconsin In fantry Volunteers: commissioned captain of his company May 7. 1561 : to rank April 27. 1861: commanded bis company : Blacklangs ford and dust Bull Run: wasmed in the men's : ! - rag ana vogels . promoted Fentonand Second Infantry. S .; - .. . Mas agotoday en promotion of Live God. Allen, of the
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entirely on the bayonet and thus allow the enemy no time to reload their discharged pieces. At the signal the skirmishers darted forward on the run and before reaching a stone fence which formed part of the enemy's line of defense, distance about 400 yards, twenty-six of their number were killed and seventy- three wounded, but our Wisconsin troops did not falter. Clear- ing the stone fence under a heavy fire of artillery and musketry, · they bayoneted such of the enemy as still resisted their advance, rushed forward and captured the heights, taking possession of the rifle pits and batteries. Lieutenant Brown, who commanded the famous Washington Battery, surrendered with his men to Col. Allen in person." Upon the reorganization of the Fifth Regiment, Colonel Allen was recommissioned colonel. Colonel Allen was again wounded in action at Rappahannock Station, Va., November 7, 1863; was on department service in Washing- ton, D. C., in March, 1864, examining applicants for appoint- ment to colored troops, and was mustered out with the field and staff of the Fifth Regiment, August 2, 1864.
Henry B. Harshaw enlisted at Oshkosh, Wis., April 20, 1861, in Company "E," Second Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Volun- teers, at the age of 19. He was promoted sergeant-major Sep- tember 8, 1862; promoted second lieutenant March 19, 1863; rank, March 3, 1863; acting adjutant from June 17 to August 14, 1863; commanded the company in August, 1863; detailed in Ambulance Corps, First Division, October 9, 1863; rejoined regiment April 15, 1864; wounded May 8, 1864, at Laurel Hill, and left arm amputated; took part in battles of Fitzhugh Cross- ing, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Laurel ITill and the Wilder- ness; mustered out with the company June 28, 1864, at Madison, Wis.
Gabriel Bouck enlisted in Company "E," Second Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers, April 20, 1861; commissioned captain April 23, 1861; to rank, same date; did recruiting in Wisconsin, having recruited Company "E"; was discharged April 21, 1862, to accept commission as colonel in Eighteenth Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers; commissioned colonel of the Eighteenth Regiment, April 22, 1862; rank, April 18; mus- tered out at Washington, D. C., April 25, 1862; commanded the First Brigade, Third Division, Fifteenth Artillery Corps. in February, 1864, at Huntsville, Ala .; resigned January 4, 1864; notice of acceptance of resignation not received until March 16, 1864. Colonel Bouck took command of the regiment on May
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12, 1862, the regiment at that time numbering only 250 effective men. The regiment lost very heavily at Shiloh and suffered severely from diseases incident to the change of climate. Their loss at Shiloh in two days' conflict was 24 killed, 82 wounded and 174 prisoners. The official report contains the following allusion to the conduct of the Eighteenth Regiment at the battle of Corinth : "Colonel Bouck, cool and sagacious, with his gal- lant Eighteenth Wisconsin, while with us did most effectual ser- vice. Was detached to guard Smith's bridge, which he after- ward, by order, destroyed, and brought his command into the division in excellent order." The regiment sustained a loss of twenty-five men killed and wounded.
Colonel Bouck took part in the following engagements : Black- burn's Ford, Va .; Bull Run, siege of Corinth, Jackson, Champion Hill and siege of Vicksburg and Chattanooga.
Nathan Paine, Oshkosh, Wis., enlisted in Company "G," First Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry Volunteers, August 6, 1861, at Appleton, Wis .; commissioned first lieutenant October 31, 1861; promoted captain January 6, 1862; to rank, November 16, 1861; commissioned major First Battery, Third Cavalry, October 9, 1863; to rank, September 28, 1863; did recruiting service in Wisconsin; badly injured by fall from horse May 9, 1864, at Varnell Station; killed in action July 28, 1864, near Campbell- town, Ga.
Capt. John W. Scott, of Oshkosh, was commissioned captain of Company "B," Third Infantry, July 2, 1861; rank, April 23, 1861; promoted major Third Infantry, July 17, 1862; rank, June 1, 1862; promoted lieutenant-colonel March 17, 1863; rank. March 10, 1863; was severely wounded in arm and shoulder at Cedar mountain, Virginia, from which he had not recovered when he went into the battle of Chancellorsville, where he was killed May 1, 1863. He was also in the battle of Winchester.
James H. Jenkins came to Company "B," Twenty-first Regi- ment. Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers, from Company "A." Twelfth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, at the age of 21; commissioned second lieutenant Company "B," Twenty-first Regiment. August 7, 1862; rank, same; acting adjutant of regi- ment October 15, 1862, to February 4, 1863, when he was com- missioned first lieutenant and adjutant Twenty-first Regiment ; was in battles of Chaplin Hills, Stone river and Chickamauga. where he was taken prisoner; discharged on resignation April 12. 1865. to date March 24, 1865.
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Capt. C. N. Paine was commissioned captain of Company "B," Twenty-first Regiment, August 26, 1862; rank, same; acted as lieutenant colonel in June, 1863; resigned because of disa- bility December 2, 1863.
Capt. Charles W. Felker was commissioned captain of Com- pany "A," Forty-eighth Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Volun- teers, February 16, 1865; rank, same date; in command of his regiment July 22, 1865; mustered out with company December 30, 1865, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Company "A," Forty- eighth Regiment, was largely recruited from Winnebago county by Capt. C. W. Felker and consisted of eighty-seven officers and men. C. W. Felker was captain of the company and Henry Felker was first lieutenant.
Lieut. George Bauman enlisted at Racine in Company "F," Second Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers, April 23, 1863, age 21; did recruiting service in Wisconsin; appointed cor- poral June 11, 1861 ; sergeant August 8, 1861; commissioned first lieutenant Company "A," Twenty-second Regiment, February 20, 1863; rank, February 6, 1863; commanded the company dur- ing December, 1863; resignation accepted January 26, 1864.
Winnebago County in the War With Spain.
Second Regiment Infantry, Wisconsin Volunteers, in Spanish- American War. For this war Winnebago county furnished two full companies, B and F of the Second Infantry. Therefore, the history of this regiment covers about everything that can be said on the subject.
"In compliance with the orders from Governor Scofield, the twelve companies constituting the Second Regiment, Wisconsin National Guard, left their armories for mobilization under the command of Col. C. A. Born at the state rendezvous, Camp Harvey, April 28, 1898. During the stay of the regiment at this encampment regular drills were held for the purpose of prepar- ing the men for possible active service on the field of battle, and before the regiment left this rendezvous great progress had been made on regular army lines. After a vigorous physical ex- amination of the officers and men, those who had successfully passed were mustered into the United States volunteer army May 12, 1898, and the organization was designated 'The Second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.'"
The Second Regiment left Camp Harvey, Wisconsin, May 15,
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1898, for Camp George H. Thomas, Chickamauga Park, arriving there May 17, going into camp and being brigaded as Third Brigade, First Division, First Corps, with the Sixteenth Penn- sylvania and 157th Indiana, later the Indiana being withdrawn and the Third Kentucky substituted. Remained at Chickamauga Park until July 5. During the month of June the regiment was recruited up to the maximum strength allowed by law-fifty officers and 1,276 men.
July 5 thirty-six officers and 844 men left Chickamauga Park for Charleston, S. C., being transferred to the First Brigade, First Division, First Corps. The Second Wisconsin was one of the first regiments ordered from the park for foreign service. Arrived at Charleston July 7 and were quartered in three large cotton warehouses, remaining at Charleston until July 19. There were fourteen officers and 434 men left at Chickamauga Park. this number including all the sick and the recruits. July 13 all officers and men left at the park, except the sick, joined the regiment at Charleston.
July 19 forty officers and 1,138 men went aboard transport "La Grande Duchesse," bound for Porto Rico.
July 26 transport arrived at Guanica, P. R., lay at anchor until morning of 27th, when she steamed to Ponce, P. R., and regiment disembarked and went into camp about one mile out- side of city limits of Ponce. August 7 ten companies of regi- ment broke camp and marched ten and one-half miles on Ponce and San Juan road and went into camp between Juana Dietz and Coamo, two companies, "C" and "H," having been previously ordered on detached service, "C" to Adjuntus for outpost duty and "II" to Juana Dietz to guard supplies. August 8 regiment left camp in light marching order at 6 a. m. and proceeded across country toward the Saint Isabella road. About one-half mile from camp the first battalion was formed as a firing line, with second and third battalions in rear as a re- serve. In this formation, after the destruction by a battery of a block house, which checked their advance. they reached the Saint Isabella road. The regiment was then reformed and pro- ceeded to Coamo and went into camp just beyond the city. Re- mained in camp near Coamo until August 27. Companies "C" and "II" rejoined the regiment August 12.
August 12 Companies "I." "K," "L" and "M." comprising the third battalion, were detailed as advance outpost between Coamo ard Aibonito. They returned to Camp August 19.
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August 27 the regiment broke camp and proceeded toward Ponce, arriving at Juana Dietz and bivouacing for the night, and on the 28th marched to the old camp near Ponce, going into camp under orders to board the transport "Obdam" as soon as ready to go to the United States to be mustered out. August 31 nine companies of regiment boarded Obdam, there not being room for the whole regiment, and Companies "F," "G" and "H" were left in camp to take transport later, under command of Major Gruetzmacher. Nine companies with commanding offi- cers aboard the "Obdam" arrived in New York September 7, went aboard trains and arrived in Milwaukee September 9.
Companies "F," "G" and "H" boarded the transport "Alamo" September 8 and arrived in New York September 16 and in Milwaukee September 18.
The various companies of the regiment were mustered out between November 5 and 15 at their home stations, and the field and staff at Sheboygan on November 15. The Second Regiment lost thirty-eight enlisted men by death from disease during their term of service of a few days over six months.
Roster of Company "B," Second Regiment, Wisconsin National Guard, War With Spain.
Company "B," Oshkosh, Wis. Captain, W. A. Marden; first lieutenant, Henry Tyriver; second lieutenant, George O. San- ders; first sergeant, Charles A. Wellnitz; quartermaster ser- geant, Charles Eilers; sergeants, Joseph Blau, George Alger, William Zwicky and Henry Thenee; corporals, Ernest Hauer, Arthur J. Cone. Harvey Sargent, Adolf Hoffman, Thomas Car- roll, Jesse Mead, John N. Field, Nicholas Buschette, William Koehn, Elmer C. Todd, Leo Haben and Robert Moore; musician, George R. Hay; wagoner, John Bowker; artificer, John Kearney ; privates, Joseph J. Ainsworth, Henry Albrecht, Joseph
'Before and during the Spanish war and ever since, General Charles R. Boardman, of Oshkosh, the author of this paper, has been adjutant general of Wisconsin by appointment of the several governors who have served during that time.
'Gen. Charles R. Boardman was born in Fond du Lac, Wis., in 1860. His father, a native of New England, was a captain in the Civil War, and his mother was the eldest daughter of N P. Tallmadge, the third governor of the territory of Wisconsin, and before that a United States senator of New York. General Boardman graduated from the University of Wis- consin in 1884 and has been in the Wisconsin National Guard since 1880, and was appointed adjutant general of Wisconsin January 7. 1897. a posi- tion he has held ever since under every administration. His home has been in Oshkosh since 1884.
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W. Atkins, William F. C. Arndt, Burchard H. Baker, Ernest Baumann, Everett Bethe, Sewall Bethe, Emil Bettenhous, Wil- liam Bieber, Norman I. Blake, Mathew Blau, E. A. Branchaud, John Brauhn, Leslie Briggs, George Brooks, Charles E. Buch- anan, Walter J. Colies, John Chamberlain, Charles S. Church, Frank Daum, Ray Decker, William Delaney, Charles A. Dimp- sey, John Donovan, John Dopson, Michael Erban, Harvey Finch, Christian E. Fogtmann, John Franey, Charles Froelich, John Gallotin, Edgar A. George, Jesse Gokey, Silas A. Groescheck, Henry Grogan, George B. Gustin, Henry Hansen, John Harney, Louis H. Hassing, Otto Hennig, Ernest Holdorph, Harry Horton, Lonia Jensen, Guy Kelsey, Martin Kenney, Fritz Kienast, John A. Kircher, Orrie Knapp, Albert Kreutzer, John O. Lee, Guy M. Leamann, Joseph H. Lindsey, Edward W. Look, Herman Mailahn, Arthur Malone, Alvin H. Mantz, Harley A. Mantz, Ellis Marden, Jacob J. Marx, Frank McGuire, H. W. L. Nei- meyer, Horace Pierce, James J. Philpot, Robert B. Repe, Guy J. Reynolds, Percy R. Rice, Norman I. Richmond, William J. Ross, Julius Ruchel, William A. Shepard, Alvin L. Skidmore, Monroe V. Smith, Roman I. Straudenraus, Henry Stracey, Dade Swain, Frank Teska, Oscar F. Thiel, Raymond S. Tonneson, Frank J. Vosburg, John Wilson, George Wright and Thomas B. Young.
Deaths. Private Edward E. Bills, of Omro, aged 22 years, died at Chickamauga Park, July 1, 1898, of appendicitis; buried at National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn. Edward Fenster- macher, of Oshkosh, aged 23 years, died at Charleston. July 13, 1898, of cholera morbus; buried at Oshkosh. Carl E. Shipman, of Omro, aged 19 years, died at Charleston, S. C., of typhoid fever; buried at Charleston. Musician Charles Clemens, aged 25 years, died at Ponce, Porto Rico. August 16, 1898, of typhoid fever; burial at Ponce.
Roster of Company "F," Second Regiment, Wisconsin National Guard, War With Spain.
Company "F," Oshkosh, Wis. Captain, U. G. Carl; first lieu- tenant, Henry L. Lenz; second lieutenant. Godfrey Fritz; first sergeant, Charles W. Boelter; quartermaster sergeant. John N. Taddy; sergeants, John Plies, William E. Papke, Emil Kraning and Samuel II. Sutton; corporals, Herman Hilke, William Lears, Emil Philipp, William Reedy, Walter B. Ward, John Strich. John Blake. Fred J. Mathwig. Albert C. Zeilke, James Fitz-
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gerald, William Shell, Frank Donner and Albert Ott; musicians, Charles F. Potratz and Reinhold Bathke; wagoner, James Robin- son; artificer, William W. Farrow; privates, Alfred B. Anklem, Arthur Bachmer, Henry Barsch, Peter J. Bessler, Herman Biedermann, John Blechel, William T. Brady, Charles Butt, Charles Burt, Alfred B. Carey, Charles W. Chamberlain. Bert G. Curtis, Wallace H. Daggett, John Daley, Henry Drews, Robert Farrow, Benjamin B. F. Fogg, Elmer A. Fullerton, Frank Gehrke, Edward Getke, Arthur R. Grandy, Bert Greenwood, Ed- ward Grose, Ernest Heide, John Hiller, Herman Holft, Henry Holgknecht, Elmer James, Charles O. Jones, George H. Johnston, Herman Kamrath, George Keefe, James P. Kelsch, Irving Kelsey, Joseph Kimgil, John Kreutzer, Marshall LaBarran, Thomas Lan- nen, Clifford Lansing, Richard Malchow, Joseph Mathe, Jacob C. Mayer, Ernst Moersch, Fred Morris, Ernst Mueller, Fred Munthe, Frank Navotri. Herman Nayle, John Nelson, Jr., Peter Nye, Michael J. O'Brien, Gustav Pahlow, William Pendergast, Maurice Peck, Jordan Phillip, Robert Pringel, Fred Renner, Frank Scheuer, Peter Schild, Leonhard Schmidt, Peter Schmidt, William Seal, James Stanley, Harry Stearns, Ernst Stoll, Wil- liam Sutton, Frank E. Thompson, Jacob Tremont, Richard Voeg- ler, Nicholaus Wagner, Martin Walter, Walter Wilde, Martin C. Wolf, Joseph Wymen. Fred Zentner, George Zerbel, Otto Zib- bell, Paul Zilake, Louis A. Zuilke and Ralph Zwickey.
Deaths. Private William H. Hook, of Oshkosh, aged 28 years, died at Camp Harvey, May 15. 1898, of typhoid fever; buried at Oshkosh. Private Theodore Celucy, aged 23 years, died at Chat- tanooga park, June 11, 1898, of typhoid fever; buried at Chat- tanooga. Color Sergt. William H. Pingel, of Oshkosh. aged 25 years, died at Fort Thomas, Ky., July 14, 1898, of typhoid fever ; buried at Oshkosh. Corp. Otto Kandt, of Oshkosh, aged 30 years, died at Charleston, July 20, 1898, of malarial fever; buried at Oshkosh.
Winnebago "County Press," February 12, 1870: "Four vet -. erans of the war of 1812 met by chance a few days since in the office of Buckstaff Bros. in Oshkosh. They were Ephram Dur- fee, aged 85; Andrew Bunton, aged 82; William Kane, aged 84, and John Buckstaff, aged 71, all of Oshkosh. The first two were in the American army under General Scott; the last two were in the British army, and all were in active service at the battle of Lundy Lane. Kane was taken prisoner by the Americans."
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STEAMBOATING IN THE EARLY DAYS ON LAKE WINNE- BAGO, THE FOX AND WOLF RIVERS.
By By Thomas Roche, Electrician, Oshkosh City.
The early days of steamboating on these waters carries us back very nearly to the origin of steamboating on any waters. .Denys Papin demonstrated the value of steam for propulsion of boats as early as 1707. James Rumsey, John Fitch. John E. Stevens and others made various attempts during the following years to construct boats to be propelled by steam, but it was not until Robert Fulton built the "Clermont" in 1806 that the problem was satisfactorily solved. The "Clermont" was the first steamboat built on any waters that was mechanically and commercially a success. She started on her trial trip on Friday, August 7, 1807, from New York for Albany, made the voyage successfully, and on September 7, 1807, began making regular trips between those two points. The price of passage from Albany to New York was $7; intermediate distances up to twenty miles $1, and no fare less than $1 would be collected.
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