History of Green County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 74

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company
Number of Pages: 1168

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FIRST BATTERY-LIGHT ARTILLERY.

'The Ist battery of Light Artillery was or- ganized at La Crosse, under the superintend- ence of Jacob T. Foster. Its organization was perfected at Camp Utley in October, 1861. It left Wisconsin Jan. 23, 1862. During the war this battery saw very active service. They were mustered out at Camp Washburn, Mil- wankee, on the 18th of July, 1865. There was but one man in this battery from Green county -Henry Bucher.

FIFTHI BATTERY-LIGIIT ARTILLERY.

The 5th battery left Camp Utley, Racine, March 15, 1862, for St. Louis. They were after-

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ward employed at New Madrid, and then moved to Hamburg, Tenn. The fought in the battle of Farmington, on the 9th of May. They sub- sequently were in northern Mississippi and Alabama. The battery left Louisville October 1, with Buell's army. At the end of 1862, they were near Nashville. During the residue of their term of service, they performed much active duty.

Men from Green County in the Fifth Battery.

Oscar F. Pinney, Washington Hill, Charles B. Humphrey, George Q. Gardner, Almon Smith, George Lafferty, Elijah Booth, John Dickson, Charles M. Wyman, Braddock Stout, Aaron Eley, Robert P. Elliott, John T. Mc- Knight, Charles Adair, Ezra Adair, Clarance E. Adams, Howard Adams, Thadeus I. Alexander, David Allen, William W. Bailey, James C. Baker, Oscar F. Baldwin, George W. Ball, William H. Ball, Rufus Barling, Charles W. Barnes, Frederick Bast, John Becktel, Cyrus Beedy, John Beedy, James N. Belt, Alfred Bintliff, Carl Black, Frederick Black, Rollin S. Black, Lyman Booth, Robert L. Booth, Joseph Bratley, Luke Bratley, John W. Bridge, Otis S. Bridges, Walter Buck, Byron I. Bullard, Thomas P. Burk, Henry Burkholder, Edward I. Busick, Martin Campbell, James B. Campton, James V. Campton, John G. Carman, John W. Caughey, Bostwick Clark, Andrew Clarno, Elisha M. Coates, Hamilton I. Coates, Washing- ton B. Coates, John Cowen, William Crow, Charles C. Cunningham, George Dale, James Dale, Joseph Dale, William S. Davenport, James Davis, John Disch, James M. Divan, Walter Divan, Rrobert Drane, James B. Dunn, John W. Dunn, William C. Dunn, Daniel Eley, Joseph Eley, Jacob Fawver, John M. Fille- brown, George M. Foot, Josiah C. Forbes, John Forby, Frank Fry, David H. Galusha, William R. Galpin, Walter S. Gardner, James Gearhart, William George, James A. Graham, Tilbery Gray, Daniel Gundy, Oscar P. Haley, Joseph D. Hall, George H. Hamilton, David E. Hastings, Nathan H. Havens, Henry Hawver, Joseph

Hayburn, Thomas A. Henderson, Charles B. Hicks, Gurdon Hicks, Jr., Joseph Hill, Samuel W. Hutchins, Joseph Hoffman, Charles A. Jewett, Volney L. Johnson, Thomas W. Jones, Isaac H. Kean, Christopher C. Kelly, Benjamin H. King, De Marcus L. Kinney, Adam Knipschield, Jerry Leahy, James Law- horn, Samuel I. Lewis, William R. Lewis, Alon- zo Loomis, Cornelius W. Loomis, Hartman Loomis, Daniel Lounsbury, Thomas C. Lord, Isaiah H. Lounsberry, John Luther, James Mack, Albert Macomber, Albert I. Marshal, Edward McBride, George T. McConnell, Stewart McConnell, William S. McCracken, Andrew I. McDaniel, Daniel McDermott, Andrew I. Mc- Knight, Aaron Miller, Henry C. Miller, Morgan H. Miller, Allen Mitchell, Sylvester H. Morey, John Morris, Isaac R. Moulton, Samuel Mount- ford, Napoleon B. Murray, Johu Nelson, Nich- olas O'Brien, John Orvis, James Parks, Royal P. Payne, Stephen Perkins, John Phillips, David W. Pratt, William Preston, Samuel C. Reynolds, Nathan P. Rice, William Richard- son, Jesse Riley, John C. Robb, Charles II. Robertson, John Ross, Joseph W. Ross, Charles A. Rutledge, Henry Satterlee, Charles Sackett, Michael Sackett, John Shaffer, Thomas Shipley, Joseph Sickinger, Francis L. Sisson, Alfred Slawson, Leonard W. Small, Ellis II. Smith, George H. L. Smith, John C. Smith, John F. Smith, Orrin D. Snow, Charles A. South, Charles F. South, John M. South, James W. Sparks, George W. Staver, James Stewart, Ira W. Stiff, John W. Stiff, Cornelius W. Strohm, Daniel Sutherland, Edward Sweeny, Reuben Sweet, Charles W. Taft, S. C. Taft, John G. Thomas, Jesse C. Thompson, William F. Thomp- son, Daniel Titus, George Titus, Louis Titus, William II. Titus, C. N. VanMatre, Charles K. VanMatre, William A. Verley, George Walker, Michael Ward, Daniel Wareck, George War- eck, Jeremiah Wareck, John F. Wareck, John H. Wareck, Reuben Wareck, Samuel R. War- eck, Charles F. Warren, Reuben Webb, Edwin A. Webster, Samuel C. Webster, S. S. Webster,

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David Weltz, William Weltz, Thomas Wells, Nelson Wheeler, George White, John White, E. C. Wickersham, George W. Williams, Levi Williams, Peter S. Williams, F. Wilson, Frank- lin Wilson, Sheldon L. Wilson, William G. Winslow, E. F. Wright, Oliver P. Pratt and Lewis Sickinger.

Men from Green County in the Eighth and Thirteenth Batteries.

Eighth-William H. Freeland and William J. Miller.

Thirteenth-Truman Webber. FIRST HEAVY ARTILLERY.

In the summer of 1861 company K, Capt. Langworthy, of the 2d Wisconsin regiment, was detached and placed on duty as heavy ar- tillery. The Ist Heavy Artillery regiment was finally fully organized by the combination of twelve companies, numbered from A to M in- clusive. These batteries have all interesting, but not all the same histories, and they were not all mustered out at the same time. Battery A was mustered out on the 18th of August, 1865; battery B on the 30th of the same month; battery C on the 21st of September of that year; and battery D on the same day as battery A. The other eight batteries were mustered out in the previous June.

Battery A did duty in the Washington de- fenses; battery B did service in Fort Terrill, Murfreesboro and in Fort Clay at Lexington; battery C saw service in Fort Creighton and in Fort Sherman and other places; battery D de- fended Fort Jackson and Fort Berwick; and the other batteries had positions in the defenses around Washington.

Men from Green County, in First Heavy Ar- tillery.

Henry W. Peck, Cornelius V. Bridge, Charles M. Ball, William M. Hanchett, Richard Glen- nan, B. B. Bromfield, John H. Ostrander, George W. Miller, George W. Morse, John W. Allison, Julius H. Austin, Shadrach Austin, John Baird, John W. Baker, David R. Barmore, William Barrow, Charles F. Bennett, Joseph C. Bennett,

Adelbert A. Betts, Romanzo Blair, George Brown, John A. Brownfield, Reuben Barring- ton, George W. Bussey, George W. Cameron, Charles W. Case, Robert B. Chambers, Isaac M. Clemans, Harvey F. Cole, James J. Crook, Joseph G. Dean, Isaac Dunkleburg, William A. Dutcher, Erastus Eley, William H. Ely, Randolph Engel, Peter Gainor, Joseph D. Hilton, John Holland, Samuel Inwhoff, George J. Jones, Peter Jones, Joshua Kildow, Daniel Lewis, Harrison Love- land, Peter Mahan, Hugh Mason, Chester C. Mather, William H. Mathews, Alonzo McKin- ney, William R. Meacham, Jacob Newcomer, George Nichols, Jeremiah D. Ostrander, Thomas L. Ostrander, George Rainboth, John Rainboth, John W. Reed, William A. Sawin, John W. Spalding, Abraham Stahl, Frederick R. Stolcap, Martin T. Stowell, Dennis Tierney, Henry W. Townsend, John Trow, Michael Trow, William- Z. Trow, George W. Wardwell, George L. Web- ber, David O. Wells, George D. Williams, Joseph M. Williams, Seth C. Williams, Andros L. Wood, Calvin Yarger, Uriah Ziegler, Peter L. Welden, James H. Ludington, John Bryce, Seth M. Bradley, Eli Edleman, Franklin H. Edleman, Milton Edleman, George Kingsland, Aaron Kin- yon, William Kinyon, George H. Landgraff, John M. Landgraff, Hamilton Longley, Peter Miller, William J. Ostrander, Nicholas Pop and Beard M. Stevenson.

WAR EXTRACTS FROM COUNTY PAPERS.

From the bombardment of Fort Sumter to the death of Abraham Lincoln, there were pub- lished in the county papers, many items of in- terest, relating to the war. These, of course, are in their nature, transitory, but of importance as reflecting the feeling of the people at home, and of the soldiers in the army. They form an every-day record of the hardships and trials of the times that should not be forgotten.

Extracts from the Monroe Sentinel.

1861-May 22 .- Rev. I. A. Swetland deliv- ered a sound and able discourse to the volun-

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teers, on Thursday evening of last week. Ile encouraged and sought to inspire that thought- ful courage which can know and weigh the hard- ships to be endured in camp, in the march, in the field, in exposure to heat, to wet and cold and then resolutely to meet them with an un- flinching nerve without murmur or regret. His remarks were listened to with much interest.

Under the plan of organization of the volun- teers, the companies are allowed more men than was first announced. Capt. Flood's com- pany is accepted and is to go with the 3d regi- ment. They will soon be called into camp. The captain wishes to increase his company to the maximum, or highest aggregate of rank and file. Twenty or twenty-five, more able-bodied men, can enlist into his company, by immediately ap- plying. As the time is short, the applications, we repeat, must be without delay. A good tifer is needed in the company, to complete the band. Any one skilled upon the fife, will be gladly received. We trust the brave young men of Green county will respond to this call. By be- ing a large company, the company will have a greater influence in the regiment. Little Green is eager to send all the men she can.

August 21 .- We regret to state that Mr. Bry- ant is sick and in the hospital at the camp of the 3d regiment. That is undoubtedly the reason why we have had no communication from him during the past two weeks.

August 28 .-- We learn that Mr. Bryant has received a commission. Our readers will be pleased to read the following announcement which was made in the State Journal at Madi- son a few days ago: Commission issued to Ed- win E. Bryant as 2d Lieutenant of company A, of 3d regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers vice L. H. D. Crane, promoted.

August 28 .- O. T. Pinney, of this place, who was in the United States Army for five years, and who was in the Florida and Mexican Wars, has been commissioned by the government of this State, captain of artillery, to raise a com- pany of 150 men for three years or during the

war, being the number required to constitute an artillery company as called for by the secre- tary of war, and by the governor of this State in his proclamation, which we published on the first page of our present issue. We hope that patriotic men in every part of the county will take hold of this matter, and assist in procur- ing volunteers for the company. We owe it to ourselves to furnish the number of men re- quired for it from this county. We are behind many parts of the State in furnishing volun- teers, and there is no good reason why 150 first class men cannot be raised in this county in ten days.

Albany has had an artillery company formed there for two years or more, and we hope that members of that company who have had some experience, will unite with this. Our friends at Brodhead also can assist in obtaining volun- teers. Let us have a united effort! Some of our best citizens have already enrolled their names. As soon as forty men are enrolled, they will be sworn into the United States service, and their pay will commence, so that there will be no such vexatious delaying as was experienced when the company of infantry was enlisted here.

There was a large gathering of the citizens of Clarno and Monroe, at Shueyville, on Satur- day last, for the purpose of raising a liberty pole and throwing to the breeze the Star Spangled Banner. There was some delay oc- casioned by the lack of proper tackles to raise so long a pole; but Edmund Hill, of this place and others, by their energy, soon manufactured the necessary appliances and in due time the pole was raised, and amid the cheers from the crowd the emblem of our Nation's liberties was run up. Thomas H. Eaton addressed the meeting at considerable length, and with good effect, upon the duty of the American citizens during the existing crisis, urging a Union of all patriotic men in support of the government. The meeting adjourned in the best possible spirits. Previous to this meeting, all sorts of

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silly rumors had been circulated in regard to an opposition which it was alleged would be made to raising the flag ; and some few, the feeblest of our brethren, believed it. We cannot be- lieve that any man within the bounds of the loyal States, especially in this State, would object to raising the American flag. If there be such a one let him take the consequences of his stupidity, and folly.

From present appearances the ranks of Capt. Pinney's company of artillery will be filled to- day or to-morrow, and they expected to be or- dered to camp the last of this week. We hope now that our friends on the Sugar river valley will unite and raise a company of infantry for the war, and cease dividing themselves into lit- tle squads, which can amount to nothing; and we will guarantee that another company will be raised here and be ready for camp as soon as theirs. We challenge them to beat us. Rock county has already raised more than 500 men for the regiment, and if we expect to have any interest in the regiment it is high time we were at work.

September 25 .- To-morrow being the day recommended by President Lincoln to be kept as a day of public humiliation, prayer and fast- ing, to be observed by the people of the United States with religious solemnities and the offer- ing of fervent supplications to Almighty God, for the safety and welfare of the States, His blessing on their arms, and a speedy restoration of peace, there will be religious services in the morning at 10:30 o'clock at the M. E. Church in this place, sermon by Rev. E. Morris, and in the evening at 7 o'clock in the Congregational chapel, sermon by Rev. M. Wierick. All the people are invited to attend.

October 23 .- The honored dead-A letter from Mr. Bryant, received too late for publica- tion in this issue, states that at the battle of Harper's Ferry of our Green county men Stew- art Mosher and Henry Raymond were killed and William Foster and George Gay were

wounded. From another source we understand that Edgar Ross was wounded in the foot and taken prisoner. Mr. Bryant was in the engage- ment and will furnish for our next issue a full and circumstantial account of it. He says that Lient. ()'Brien has proved himself to be a hero of the first water.

On Friday last the company of Switzers which is organizing at New Glarus for the war, came to town and were escorted through the streets by the German brass band. They have enlisted near fifty men, and expect to fill up within ten doys. If they get their maximum number in time, they will be assigned to the 9th regiment in Milwaukee; if not in time for the 9th they will be assigned to the 13th at Janesville.

October 30 .- The German company from New Glarus expects to be ordered into camp at Milwaukee, to join the German regiment this week. It will probably have about sixty-five men, and will have to unite with a part of a company from another part of the State in or- der to reach the maximum number.

November 6 .- The portion of a company of infantry raised at New Glarus, consisting of between forty and fifty men, came into town on Friday last, preparatory to going into camp. They expect to increase their number here. Their fine soldierly appearance, and martial bearing excited the admiration of all who saw them.

A letter from Lieut. O'Brien to E. Mosher, Esq., of this place, the father of Stewart Mosher, who was killed at the battle of Harper's Ferry, says: I was standing near your son when he fell, and had just been speaking to him but a moment before. Here marked to me "Lieutenant I want to fetch my man this time" and asked "where is the best place." I advised him to go into the house and fire through the window, but he went around the corner of the house and about ten feet from it and was in the act of raising his gun to his shoulder when he fell. He is the first man from Green county that

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died on the battle field in defense of his country's flag, and she may well be proud of him. He was a brave man. Peace to his ashes.

November 20 .- A private note from Mr. Bry- ant verifies the rumor of the death of Edgar Ross a member of Capt. Flood's company. It will be remembered that he was wounded at Bolivar and taken prisoner by the enemy. Ile died of lock-jaw at Charlestown, Va., on the 26th ult. Thus our brave men attest their de- votion to the principles of free government.

A letter to Judge Dunwiddie from Frederick, Md., brings the sorrowful intelligence of the death of Clark Austin of this place, a member of Capt. Flood's company, who, after a very short illness, died of fever in the hospital in that city on the 15th inst. Private Austin had been taking care of the sick of our company in the hospital, and was highly valued by them as a superior nurse.

November 27 .- On Saturday last, William Foster and George Gay, members of Capt. Flood's company, who were wounded in the battle of Bolivar, arrived here on a furlough. Their wounds are doing well, and they hope soon to be able to join the regiment. Gay was wounded during a retreat from a position held by the enemy, and he attributes his escape from capture to the noble conduct of Silas Gardner, who at a great risk to himself assisted him off the field.

The ladies of the village meet this Wednes- day afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the residence of J. B. Treat, for the purpose of organizing a society for furnishing relief to our soldiers in the hospital and in the field, by providing such things as socks, mittens, etc., for them, which will conduce very much to their health and comfort; and which they would not have if they are not furnished by the women of the loyal States. This is a noble work, and we hope that the example of this society will be followed in every neighborhood throughout the country. Every household can contribute something.

While we are enjoying the comforts and pleas- ures of home, let us not forget those who are offering their lives for our protection.

December 11 .- Our readers will be glad to learn that for gallant conduct in the action at Bolivar, and for general efficiency in the discharge of duty, Mr. Bryant has been again recom- mended by the colonel of his regiment for pro- motion. He entered the service last spring as a private ; shortly after the regiment went into camp at Fond du Lac, he received the appoint- ment of sergeant-major, he has since been twice promoted upon merit alone ; once upon the re- commendation of the colonel, now brigadier- general Hamilton, he was commissioned as 2d lieutenant in the Watertown Rifles, company A, recently he has been recommended by Capt. Bertram and Col. Ruger and has received his com- mission as Ist lieutenant in the same company. We congratulate our friend more upon the fact that he has proved himself worthy of suc- cess, than that he has acquired it, and hope that the responsibilities of his new position will not prevent him from appearing regularly, in his own proper person before the readers of the Sentinel.

December 18 .- Last week at Milwaukee, the Hon. B. Dunwiddie presented to Lieut-Col. Wris- berg, of the 9th regiment, in behalf of the citi- zens of Monroe, a fine horse. We hear that Mr. Wrisberg is winning golden opinions from all connected with the regiment by his superior military knowledge, and his gentlemanly con- duct. We wish him abundant success.

Deccember 25 .- The ladies in the vicinity of Juda, in this county, have forwarded to the care the agents of the United States sanitary com- mission, at Chicago, Ill., a box containing the following articles : Twelve comforts for single beds ; 13 feather pillows, and 15 slips; 1 woolen blanket ; 5 sheets ; 11 pairs of cotton flannel drawers; 11 undershirts ; 3 bed-gowns ; 7 pairs of woolen sacks ; 3 rolls of bandages for the wounded ; buttons, thread, pins and needles.

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Many a prayer for a blessing on these benevo- lent ladies, will ascend from the couch of the sick and wounded.

The ladies of Brodhead are to present a flag to Capt. Jackson's company at McKey's Hall on Thursday evening next, after which there will be a soldiers' ball, refreshments to be furnished by the ladies. On Friday morning the company leaves for camp. It will be company A, of the 18th regiment. Let the ladies of Monroe con- tribute to the occasion.

1862-January 1 .-- The Ladies' Aid Society of Monroe has forwarded to the care of the United States sanitary commission at Chicago a box containing the following list of articles: Nine- teen shirts, 5 towels, 2 quilts, 16 sheets, 2 com- forts, 2 blankets, 3 bed gowns, 5 double gowns, 37 pillow cases, 10 pairs of drawers, 5 pairs woolen socks, 1 pair of mittens, 5 feather pil- lows, 1 cotton pillow, 3 rolls of bandages, 11 sponges, 7 packages of envelopes, 5 quires of paper, 1 box of pens, 7 pounds dried peaches, 4 pounds of blackberries, 2 pounds of raspberries, 3 pounds of prunes, 1 cake of chocolate, 1 can of blackberries, 3 papers corn starch, pins and needles. The society is very grateful to those ladies of Monroe and Sylvester, who are not members of the society, who have so generously aided in making up this gift to the sick and wounded in our armics.

The three commissioners, Ezra Wescott, of Clarno, E. R. Allen, of Spring Grove, and Henry Adams, of Mount Pleasant, who under the new law constitute the county board, assem- bled in this place on Monday last and elected Henry Anams chairman of the board. We are informed that under the present mode of dis- posing of the fund provided by the county for the relief of the families of volunteers, the whole will be exhausted by the 1st of April next, and in view of the enormous amount of taxes-more than $1,500,000, besides county, town, school and highway taxes-which must be raised in this State during the coming year, the commissioners are contemplating whether

some change in the administration of this fund is not desirable.

March 19 .- Henry Combs, of this place, who is a member of the 7th Illinois Cavalry, and who was at the battle of Fort Donelson, ar- rived at home on Saturday evening last on a furlough. He escaped injury at Donelson, but has since been wounded while on a scouting expedition.

April 30 .- In accordance with the recommen- dation of Gov. Salomon, divine service will be held in the M. E. Church to-morrow, at the usual hour of morning service, when a sermon will be preached by the Rev. C. E. Weirich in com- memoration of the death of the late governor, the Hon. Louis P. Harvey. We hope that our merchants will all close their places of business for a few hours, and unite with the people in commemorating the untimely end of one of the purest and best public men of our times.

June 25 .- Mr. LyBrand, who is favorably known to all the old residents of our county, and who still has interests here, is one of the faithful few who saw the cloud arising when it was no larger than a man's hand ; and who has not failed to warn the country against the fearful storm of God's vengeance which is now sweeping over us on account of our participation in the great crime of human slavery.

July 9 .- At a meeting of the citizens of Monroe, held at the court house, July 8, 1862, D. W. Ball, Esq., was called to the chair, and W. W. Wright chosen secretary. The meet- ing was called to order and was addressed in a spirited manner by T. H. Eaton, E. Bartlett, F. Q. Ball, L. Davenport ; each taking a 'clat- ter' at the rebels 'and traitors in particular, and secession sympathizers generally.

On motion of F. Q. Ball, a committee of five persons was appointed by the chair to draft res- olutions expressive of the sense and object of the meeting. Messrs F. Q. Ball, L. Daven- port, Dr. S. Porter, Joseph Peters and Allen Woodle were appointed said committee.

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The following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, were reported by said committee :

WHEREAS, Morris Rosa, having served six months in the rebel army, having contributed a large sum from his private funds for the pur- pose of buying Sharpe's rifles, with which to arm rebels ; and also, having come north under the protection of the stars and stripes, has here expressed treasonable sentiments, and mani- fested his sympathy for the present rebellion, by saying that he would rather lose his right arm than fight his southern friends,-therefore,

Resolved, That the said Morris Rosa be allow- ed twenty-four hours in which to leave the county, failing to do which, he remains at his peril .*

Resolved, That any other man uttering like sentiments, shall not be tolerated in our midst.

Ordered, That the Monroe Sentinel be re- quested to publish the proceedings of this meeting.

The meeting then adjourned to meet at the call of the chairman.

D. W. BALL, Chairman. W. W. WRIGHT, Secretary.

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History of Green County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 74

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company Number of Pages: 1168

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company
Number of Pages: 1168