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Harker, John, Argyle, February 25, 1864. Harnden, James W., Lyndon, February 18, 1864. Haskins, Horatio, Richfield, February 27, 1864. Hastings, James D., Lyndon, February 27, 1864. Hawley, Theodore A., Argyle, February 25, 1864. Hellenbolt, John, Lyndon, February 18, 1864. Hesler, Herbert, Plymouth, February 29, 1864. Huber, Joseph, Addison, February 27, 1864. Jackson, Jacob, Plymouth, February 29, 1864. Joslin, Jay P., Mitchell, February 19, 1864. Kelsey, William, Delavan, February 25, 1864. Kelso, Alexander, Argyle, February 25, 1864. Kerker, James D., Saukville, March 21, 1864. Knoche, Henry, Watertown, March 10, 1864. Lee, Elmore, Lyndon, February 24, 1864. Lock, William, Walworth, February 22, 1864. Locks, Reuben, Richfield, February 18, 1864.
Locks, George H., Richfield, February 22, 1864. Loebs, Luie, Russell, February 27, 1864. Martch, Peter, Russell, February 27, 1864. McElroy, Charles, Mitchell, February 26, 1864. Miller, Myron L., Plymouth, February 28, 1864. Mitchell, Henry H., Lyndon, February 24, 1864. Paddock, Edward R., Lyndon, February 20, 1864. Phelps, Elias, Lyndon, October 13, 1864.
Pray, Edward W., Lyndon, February 18, 1864. Preston, Edgar D., Russell, February 20, 1864. Reck, Herman, Greenfield, February 29, 1864. Reck, Herbert, Greenfield, February 29, 1864. Reed, William W., Lyndon, February 20, 1864. Reinheimer, Peter, Mitchell, October 11, 1864. Richmond, Seymour, Lyndon, February 18, 1864. Rood, William, Mitchell, February 20, 1864. Root, Mancil V., Plymouth, February 29, 1864. Scott, Jacob, Argyle, February 25, 1864. Shabino, Antonio, Hudson, February 29, 1864.
Shepherd, Robert, Trenton, March 25, 1864.
Souder, Frederick, Russell, February 27, 1864. Stagg, Charles N., Walworth, February 22, 1864. Staley, Josiah, Lyndon, February 18, 1864. Stanley, Merritt, Wayne, February 29, 1864. Thorp, William G., Plymouth, March 27, 1864. Tiffany, Samuel W., Addison, February 25, 1864. Tomelty, William, Sheboygan, March 27, 1864. Verbeck, Anson S., Trenton, March 7, 1864. Wilson, George, Beaver Dam, February 22, 1864. Wilson, George L., Herman, February 27, 1864.
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COMPANY G, THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
This company was principally made up of Sheboygan and Manitowoc county men, hence we give the whole roster.
Captain
Andrew J. Patchin, Sheboygan Falls, June 10, 1864; mustered out September 22, 1864; term expired.
First Lieutenant
John G. Meserve, Sheboygan Falls, June 10, 1864; mustered out Sep- tember 22, 1864; term expired.
Second Lieutenant
George Soule, June 10, 1864; mustered out September 22, 1864; term expired.
Enlisted Men
Adams, Theodore R., Fond du Lac, June 3, 1864.
Allen, John, Sheboygan Falls, June 3, 1864.
Austin, Eli, Sheboygan Falls, May 25, 1864. Barker, George F., Manitowoc, May 3, 1864.
Barnett, John G., Fond du Lac, May 28, 1864. Bell, John W., Fond du Lac, June 6, 1864. Brechner, Richard, Sheboygan Falls, June 6, 1864. Brooks, Alva O., Milwaukee, June 1, 1864. Cleveland, Charles, Fond du lac, June 6, 1864. Cleveland, Isaac, Fond du Lac, June 6, 1864. Closson, James K., Manitowoc, May 4, 1864. Connor, John A., Milwaukee, June 8, 1864. Conover, Cornelius, Sheboygan Falls, June 4, 1864. Crocker, John, Manitowoc, May 8, 1864.
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Croysant, Dempster J., Sheboygan Falls, May 25, 1864.
Delamater, Francis M., Fond du Lac, May 28, 1864. Dormer, Ivory R., Sheboygan Falls, May 26, 1864.
Dunow, August, Manitowoc, May 9, 1864. Durand, Franklin, Fond du Lac, June 8, 1864.
Ellsworth, Alfred A., Fond du Lac, May 28, 1864. Felton, Richard, Sheboygan Falls, May 28, 1864. Free, Henry, Manitowoc, May 30, 1864. Fritts, Ira, Sheboygan Falls, June 6, 1864. Gauslin, George, Fond du Lac, June 6, 1864. Gauslin, John H., Fond du Lac, June 7, 1864. Gaylord, Samuel D., Sheboygan Falls, June 1, 1864. Gillman, Arthur, Sheboygan Falls, June 7, 1864. Gloverstack, Thomas, Sheboygan Falls, May 28, 1864.
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Gregor, Frank, Manitowoc, May 14, 1864. Hangarten, Charles, Manitowoc, May 5, 1864. Harrison, Nels, Manitowoc, May 3, 1864. Hawes, Larkin R., Fond du Lac, June 9, 1864. Helms, Josephus, Manitowoc, May 4, 1864. Herman, Oswald, Manitowoc, May 7, 1864. Hill, Henry, Sheboygan Falls, May 26, 1864: Hoth, Carle, Sheboygan 'Falls, May 26, 1864. Hovey, Frederick, Sheboygan, June 7, 1864. Hunter, Alpheus, Sheboygan Falls, May 26, 1864. Hutchins, William W., Fond du Lac, May 20, 1864. Jewson, William, Fond du Lac, June 7, 1864. Johnson, James, Fond du Lac, May 28, 1864. Jones, Pierpont E., Manitowoc, May 18, 1864. Kellogg, Theodore M., Manitowoc, May 4, 1864. Knight, Lucius A., Sheboygan Falls, May 26, 1864. Knight, Henry F., Sheboygan Falls, May 26, 1864. Kuchenbachen, Christian, Manitowoc, May 17, 1864. Laduke, Levi, Fond du Lac, June 9, 1864.
Lepper, Van Rensselaer A., Fond du Lac, June 1, 1864. Leykom, James W., Manitowoc, May 3, 1864.
Lomsden, Alexander J., Sheboygan Falls, May 27, 1864. Malay, Antone, Manitowoc, May 20, 1864.
Mallett, Dennis R., Manitowoc, May 3, 1864.
Meyer, Amos, Manitowoc, May 18, 1864. Meyer, Herman, Manitowoc, May 5, 1864.
Moreland, John F., Manitowoc, May 25, 1864.
Orphal, Theodore, Sheboygan Falls, June 3, 1864.
Parker, Charles W., Manitowoc, May 13, 1864. Perry, George, Fond du Lac, May 28, 1864. Phalen, Albert, Sheboygan Falls, May 25, 1864. Phillips, Silas, Sheboygan Falls, May 25, 1864. Pradt, Henry W., Sheboygan, May 31, 1864. Raymond, Luther, Fond du Lac, May 28, 1864. Shimenick, Joseph, Manitowoc, May 8, 1864. Shults, Henry, Manitowoc, May 15, 1864. Smith, William A. H., Milwaukee, June 8, 1864. Soule, William G., Fond du Lac, June 5, 1864. Spears, Henry P., Fond du Lac, May 25, 1864. Stinson, Eugene, Fond du Lac, June 4, 1864. Stinson, Isaac, Fond du Lac, June 4, 1864. Sweet, Elbert E., Fond du Lac, June 6, 1864. Thursten, Isaac, Manitowoc, May 25, 1864. Tucker, Eugene W., Milwaukee, June 7, 1864. Ward, James, Manitowoc, May 28, 1864. Watts, Robert, Manitowoc, May 4, 1864. Watts, Charles, Manitowoc, May 15, 1864. Williams, Reuben, Fond du Lac, June 9, 1864.
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Woodin, William H., Manitowoc, May 8, 1864. Wortman, Charles A., Sheboygan Falls, June 6, 1864. Yanda, Joseph, Manitowoc, May 18, 1864.
Besides the companies named Sheboygan county men were scattered through many other regiments, many enlisting as recruits in old compa- nies. Some of these regiments were the First and Fourth Wisconsin Cav- alry and the Sixth, Nineteenth, Thirty-seventh and Fifty-second Infantry.
FIRST REGIMENT CAVALRY
William Crawford, Sheboygan; James Dougherty, Plymouth; Amos S. Hart, Sheboygan; Henry Kichner, Wilson; Bertin Kleusman, Her- man; Garrett Lamers, Lima; Charles L. Matthews, Herman; William Mehring, Plymouth; William H. Pearsall, Plymouth; Henry S. Clancy, Wilson; Paul C. Stillman, Lima; John R. Bryant, Sheboygan Falls; Ed- gar T. Clark, Sheboygan Falls; John C. Jacoby, Sheboygan Falls; John Darkam, Sheboygan; Isaac White, Sheboygan; Henry J. White, Sheboy- gan; George W. Chamberlin, Sheboygan Falls; Samuel Gilcrese, Frank- lin; John Hammer, Sheboygan.
FOURTH REGIMENT CAVALRY
George Arnett, Greenbush; William J. Livingston, Greenbush; Reul Moser, Lima; John Billings, Herman; Albert C. Butters, Lyndon; Leroy Eastwood, Sheboygan Falls; James Hassett, Greenbush; Lansing Miller, Greenbush; Joseph J. Geasland, Herman; Lorenz Czarnecki, Rhine; Origin Newton, Holland; Ira J. Satterlee, Herman; Timothy Thomas, Hol- land; Harvey J. Cowan, Sheboygan; Leroy Eastwood, Sheboygan Falls; Theodore Goeres, Rhine; James Hassett, Greenbush; George W. Honey, Sheboygan Falls; Ariel Pooler, Sheboygan; Earl Thompson, Lima; Henry Gundy, Rhine; John Leibert, Herman; Charles W. Allen, Mitchell; William C. Chilton, Herman; Alpheus Land, Herman; John H. Powers, Herman; Eli Sparks, Herman; William Stewart, Herman; George W. Rafty, Sheboygan.
SIXTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
John M. Baker, Franklin; August Becker, Sheboygan; John Beste, Sheboygan; Heinrich Boedker, Herman; Charles Erbstosser, Mosel; Christian Festerling, Sheboygan; Dennis N. Johnson, Lima; Fritz Ottens- mann, Sheboygan; Reuben S. Pettit, Sheboygan; John Roggensack, Mosel; Matthias Roth, Herman; Christian Schoepfel, Herman; William Siemers, Herman; Adolph Speckman, Sheboygan; . Ernst Trutschel, Mosel; John Voss, Mosel; Frederick Zurheide, Sheboygan; Christian Aederman, Plymouth; Peter Augustine, Mosel; Albert Benns, Herman; William Gosse, Mosel; John Klokow, Herman; Heinrich Krumdick, Her- man; Peter Larson, Franklin; Peter Laux, Mosel; Adam Mersch, Mosel;
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Henry Mohs, Plymouth; Carl Schneider, Sheboygan; Martin Schulz, Herman; Christian Winkle, Herman; Nicholas Feldt, Mosel; William Flannigan, Cascade; John Leider, Holland; Thomas McGee, Holland; John Schneider, Holland; August Schwank, Holland; Johan Te Kippe, Holland; Alexander B. Atwell, Holland; Nelson L. Rowe, Greenbush; William H. Rowe, Greenbush; Finley Van Dorsten, Sheboygan Falls; Charles Klokow, Sheboygan; Conrad Zilg, Franklin; John Krier, Lima; Charles Witzell, Plymouth; Frederick Alvis, Sheboygan Falls; John Fon- tein, Holland; Milo Graves, Lima; John A. Grimm, Sheboygan Falls; Henry A. Hackett, Plymouth; Julius Ronkman, Sheboygan Falls; John M. Goodwin, Plymouth; William Biernink, Holland; Edward L. Briggs, Franklin; Abram Doupons, Holland; Isaac Ernisse, Holland; Allen C. Grant, Jr., Plymouth; Henry Jones, Plymouth; Cornelius Koole, Holland; Abram La Mahien, Holland; John Luke, Plymouth; John G. Onk, Hol- land; William Orlebeke, Holland; Isaac Schager, Plymouth; John J. Schloten, Holland; Milton Southwick,. Franklin; Girt John Te Lindert, Holland; Dirk Willen Te Ronde, Holland; John Vanderjagt, Holland; Arnt John Van Vrink, Holland; Christian Vaskiel, Holland; Gerrit John Wiscamp, Holland; Isaiah Williams, Franklin; Arnold Wolfred, Holland; Arnoldus Zwenick, Holland; William W. Garland, Lyndon; Waitsell J. Ranney, Lyndon; Stephen Thomas, Plymouth; Gered Fantenlendert. Holland.
NINETEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
George W. Fosnot, Lyndon; Cyrus Gardner, Sheboygan Falls; John L. Hudson, Franklin; Jesse Mallow, Sr., Lyndon; Charles Schultz, She- boygan Falls; Carl Fick, Sheboygan; Simon Schwalbe, Sheboygan; Au- gust Stange, Plymouth; George W. Baker, Franklin; Truman Ackerman, Cascade; William Dreher, Plymouth; Philip Endner, Sheboygan; Fred- erick Gessert, Plymouth; John Knickrihm, Sheboygan; Samuel N. Van- derhoof, Plymouth; Alvenor E. Velie, Plymouth; Johann Weisemann, Plymouth; Herman Worbes, Plymouth; Julius Worbes, Plymouth; Otto Puhlman, Plymouth; Myron H. Skinner, Lima; Everett Rathbone, Lima.
THIRTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY
Gideon G. Ardoss, Plymouth; Reuben Gardner, Plymouth; Owen Hill- man, Sheboygan; Simon P. O'Neil, Plymouth; Peter Rierdon, Sheboygan; Oramel E. Tupper, Lima; Peter Vanderhoof, Plymouth; John Wart, Ply- mouth; William A. Barber, Franklin; C. N. Clough, Lima; William J. Ma- son, Franklin; David Barrett, Lima; Arne Johnson, Sheboygan; Christian Krueger, Sheboygan Falls; Frederick Marquart, Sheboygan Falls; Adol- phus Kampman, Lima; William Kaunin, Sheboygan; Anton Maas, Sheboy- gan; Charles Nack, Sheboygan; William Schroeder, Sheboygan; Abraham Adam, Sheboygan; Adam Batus, Sheboygan; Henry Bown, Sheboygan; Moses Boyer, Sheboygan; Marinus Comstock, Sheboygan; Frederick Ecke, Plymouth; Harmon Ecke, Plymouth; Philip Edwards, Wilson; Levi Fuller,
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SECOND WISCONSIN VOLUNTEER BAND AT PRACTICE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF
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Sheboygan; Timothy Glynn, Plymouth; Ernst Goldner, Plymouth; Samuel A. Halleck, Sheboygan; James Larkins, Sheboygan; John Lasselyoung, Sheboygan; Isaac Lasey, Sheboygan; John McKeever, Sheboygan; William Miller, Sheboygan Falls; Joseph Osier, Sheboygan; August Peter, Sheboy- gan; Albert Reinschneider, Sheboygan; Adolph Schele, Sheboygan; John Shadbolt, Sheboygan; Antone Stiller, Sheboygan; Albert O. Terry, Sheboy- gan ; John Thompson, Lima; Joseph S. Watson, Rhine; Bradley Webster, Sheboygan; Frederick Conrad, Sheboygan; John Dietsch, Sheboygan Falls; Gottlieb Fischer, Lima; Christian Kohlburg, Sheboygan Falls; George Ott- man, Franklin; Henry Rhodes, Holland; Caspar Schubert, Sheboygan; Charles Sella, Sheboygan Falls; Norman Shaver, Holland; Edwin Slaught, Franklin; Johann Duenk, Holland; Martin Faudifoldier, Holland; Nicho- las Rotier; Holland; Joseph Bandel, Franklin; Henry D. Becker, Plymouth; John Farvour, Sheboygan; George Gasser, Franklin; Arnold Gelhaus, Franklin; William A. Lamb, Franklin; Paul Luther, Franklin; Levi Sco- ville, Franklin; Jacob Wintermantle, Franklin; Riley Wesley, Green bush; James A. Bronson, Holland; Herman Gable, Sheboygan; August Heine- man, Sheboygan; August Herbst, Wilson; August Knocke, Sheboygan; George Mais, Sheboygan Falls; Rudolph Nauman, Sheboygan; William Ohlmann, Sheboygan; Joseph Schneider, Sheboygan; Henry Schous, Hol- land; Berthold Schwartz, Sheboygan Falls; William Stringer, Greenbush; John W. Wagner, Sheboygan Falls; George H. Downie, Franklin; Martin Drott, Sheboygan; Martin S. Hopper, Franklin; Peter Schwindling, She- boygan; Joseph Starr, Sheboygan; Charles C. Troxell, Sheboygan; Joseph Fallon, Sheboygan.
FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT INFANTRY
Anton Breiten, Sheboygan; Jacob Grauf, Herman; Christian Grube, Sheboygan; John Methfessel, Sheboygan; Adam Stenger, Sheboygan; Isaac Hasbrook, Herman; George W. Holcomb, Herman.
Permanent Guard, Wisconsin Infantry
Most of the Permanent Guard, though formally assigned to regiments in the field, actually performed their entire service in Camp Randall, and were mustered out at that post, May 17, 1865. Those from this county were as follows:
GUARD
Gerhard Abink, Lima; John Dann, Holland; Hiram Dayton, Lima; David Ellis, Herman; John Garrink, Lima; Adam Glock, Herman; John Hammer, Sheboygan; Frederick Hilyer, Plymouth; Garrt Imhoff, Holland; Frank Lemarsh, Herman; Conrad Longenberg, Herman; Levi H. Minott, Sheboygan; Daniel Oatman, Franklin; Henry Rice, Herman; Washing- ton Snyder, Plymouth; Ernst Stahl, Herman; Edwin P. Upham, Wilson; Louis Wiehe, Herman.
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GUSTAVUS WINTERMEYER POST, NO. 187, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC
The Sheboygan Post of the Grand Army was organized November 28, 1884, by Commander Cumberlidge, and Past Commanders Cone and Ander- son, of Manitowoc, with forty-four members, and assumed the name of Gustavus Wintermeyer Post in honor of a volunteer member from Sheboy- gan, of Company C, Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry, who was killed in the storming and capture of Port Hudson in June, 1863. The meetings of the post were in Schiller Hall until 1892, when the headquarters were removed to the hall of the Spanish-American war veterans and there remained until 1906, when the post was given a room in the courthouse. For some years, while the membership was at a high mark, meetings were held twice a month. Now that there are scarcely enough of the veterans to make a cor- poral's guard, once a month is deemed sufficient.
The first commander of Wintermeyer Post was Watson D. Crocker and his successors have been in the order following: Henry Stocks, 1886; Wat- son D. Crocker, 1887; Adolph Feurstake, 1888; Henry Stocks, 1889; Charles Osthelder, 1890; Dr. Clark, 1891; S. D. Hanchett, 1892; A. Feur- stake, 1893; James Cumberlidge, 1894; Eli Cone, 1895; Ben Collins, 1896; John Rohwer, 1897; W. M. Root, 1898; John Nuss, 1899; John Steffen, 1900; John Dietsch, 1901; Eli Cone, 1902; James Forkins, 1903; Charles Brickner, 1904; John Nuss, 1905; W. M. Rott, 1906; who has remained in office until the present time.
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT
At a meeting of the post held in July, 1888, a resolution was unani- mously adopted to take steps in the direction of securing funds for the pur- chase and erection of a soldiers' monument. A committee for the purpose of raising the necessary money, which was estimated at $6,000, was ap- pointed and consisted of J. H. Mead, George End, Thomas Blackstock, M. Winter and J. M. Kohler. All of these are now gone to their reward, with the exception of Comrade Blackstock.
The monument committee went to work valiantly and persistently. An- other committee was appointed to inaugurate and manage a monument fair and their work was done so efficiently and successfully that $1,891.06 was turned into the post's treasury. With subscriptions raised by the initial com- mittee, which included a magnificent donation of $1,000 by Thomas Black- stock, the necessary amount was secured and the monument, a beautiful stone shaft, topped by the heroic figure of a soldier standing at parade rest, was placed at the southeast corner of Fountain Park and enclosed by a sub- stantial iron fence, a gift from the Woman's Relief Corps. This beautiful work of the sculptor's art cost something over $5,000 and was dedicated with elaborate and impressive ceremonies on the 17th day of October, 1889. Among the honored guests were United States Senator John C. Spooner, speaker of the day; Governor Hoard, State Treasurer Harshaw, Secretary of State Tinne, and Colonel Conrad Krez.
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THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
The student of history well knows that for many generations the in- habitants of Cuba had been struggling to rid themselves from the Span- ish yoke and establish autonomy on the island. In 1897 many bloody skirmishes had taken place among the islanders and Spanish troops, all in the nature of guerilla warfare on the part of the Cubans, with such success to the Cuban arms as to arouse general sympathy throughout the United States. From various sources here the Cuban patriots received material assistance, which was known to the Spanish government and so enraged certain of the loyal Spaniards, residents of Cuba, that the lives of the American consul, General Fitzhugh Lee, and Americans on the island, became imperiled. To increase the bitterness between the liberty- loving people of the United States and the blood-thirsty Dons, a magnifi- cent war vessel, the Maine, was blown into fragments while in the harbor of Havana on a February night in 1898. This so aroused the war spirit throughout the length and breadth of the Union that the Mckinley ad- ministration was practically forced into a declaration of war against Spain, it being taken for granted throughout this nation that the destruc- tion of the Maine was the inhuman handiwork of Spanish sympathizers; hence, it was, that on the 23d of April, 1898, President William McKin- ley issued a call for 125,000 volunteers to assist the regular army and the Cuban soldiery to whip the Dons and drive them forever from American soil. Five days later, on the 28th of April, Company C of the Second Regiment of Wisconsin National Guard, including a number of volun- teers, numbering in all 155 men, went into Camp Harvey at the Wiscon- sin State Fair grounds near Milwaukee, where, on the 12th of May, they were mustered into the United States service as members of the Second Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers under the command of Colonel Charles A. Born of Sheboygan. On the 15th of May the regiment was entrained and on the 17th arrived at Camp Thomas in Chickamauga Park, near Chattanooga, Tennessee. On the 4th of July, orders were received to proceed to Charleston, South Carolina, and after a march of ten miles to Ringgold on the following day they boarded the cars and arrived at their destination on the 8th. On the 21st of July the regiment left Charleston on the transport "The Grand Duchess," for Porto Rico and arrived at Ponce, the largest city on the island, on the 28th. On the Ist of August, the company became part of an expedition under the command of Gen- eral Stone, chief of the Signal Corps.
The conquest of Porto Rico from a military standpoint was practically a bloodless affair. There were a few engagements and some lives lost but in none of these was Company C represented. However, the organization experienced many hardships. It was in a strange country, in a foreign land, and a climate that breeded for the alien malaria and other diseases. The men were also on short rations, which consisted chiefly of hardtack, "sow belly" and unsweetened coffee. These conditions generated a great deal of sickness in the camps, and were the primary causes of the death of Willie Trier, a member of the regimental band, who died in a hospital
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at Ponce, and Albert Doege, who died shortly after his arrival in Sheboy- gan, at the home of his parents, from a disease contracted in Porto Rico.
- The regiment left the island on the Ist of September and arrived in the harbor at New York on the 7th. Two days later they were received with open arms by a multitude gathered in Sheboygan to welcome them back to their homes. It was a great demonstration. Speeches were made by prominent citizens, bands played patriotic airs and to top it all off, a magnificent spread was served that was certainly relished by the men who had been regaled for so long a time on hard tack and salt pork.
There is now in the city a Spanish American war veterans camp, which was named in honor of the two boys who gave up their lives for "Cuba libre," Comrades Doege and Trier. Doege-Trier Camp No. 66, Frank Kempf, quartermaster, meets the first Friday of each month at Modern Woodman Hall.
LIST OF OFFICERS AND PRIVATES OF COMPANY C, SECOND WISCONSIN INFAN-
TRY MUSTERED INTO THE UNITED STATES SERVICE FOR THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR, MAY 12, 1898
Colonel-C. A. Born.
Batallion adjutant-Ullrich Moeckli.
Captain-Richard Goldschmidt.
First lieutenant-Charles Bodemer.
Second lieutenant-Herman Olson.
First sergeant, Otto Schraut.
Quartermaster sergeant-A. J. Schultz.
Sergeants-Nicholas Thill, Otto Burkart, Otto Herhold, George Her- wig.
Corporals-Ernst Schroeder, Theodor Mosch, Fred Roberts, William Kirst, Henry S. Geube, Frank Gleich, Philipp Krummenauer, Herman Schmidt, Henry Balke, Otto Fiedler, Ivar Lohmann, George Mead.
Musicians-William Braband, Louis Kazilleck; Company A, John P. Janett, who was from Sheboygan.
Artificer-Henry Daniels.
Wagoners-Julius Scheffler, William Cook.
Hospital stewards-Dr. O. Arndt, Dr. O. B. Bock.
MEMBERS OF SECOND REGIMENT BAND FROM SHEBOYGAN
Henry Johnson, director; Frank Kroeff, William J. Trier, Adolph Markworth, Albert Bohm, E. Billet, Henry Eberling, Oscar Hensel, Her- man Nagel, George Johnson, Joseph Nussbaumer, Frank Kempf, Ferdi- nand Wetzel, Charles Neumann, Ambrosius Jaschinski.
PRIVATES
Joseph Baldewein, August A. Brockmann, Joseph Baumgaertner, Henry Buchen, George Brasure, Theodor Benfey, Frank Burkart, George
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Barber, Henry Boyle, Paul Birr, Anton Bebin, William Boll, Willard Cole, George Cole, Andrew Cliquenoi, Charles Cone, William Cook, Charles Dezbales, Albert Doege, Charles Dins, Edward Eiles, Henry El- well, Ferdinand Eisold, Joseph End, Oscar Frank, Jacob E. Franey, Henry Fleischer, Herman Grasse, James Glines, Charles Garmer, Fred Goehring, William Guenther, Ed George, Gust Grunke, Ferdinand Guhl, Ed Heronymus, Henry Henkel, Peter Hertel, Nick Hirt, August Holtz, Arthur Hoberg, Frank Hertensteiner, Henry Hannahmann, Adolph He- ronymus, John N. Jensen, Andrew Jacket, Louis Kerber, William Kap- pers, Edward Knocke, Henry Krummenauer, Ed Kircher, O. L. Krueger, Carl Kohler, Charles Loerke, Charles Lovelace, Louis Loeweke, Aaron Lokker, John Leonard, Fred Lappe, Edward Look, W. Ladenberger, Charles Mussil, Louis Magnus, Joseph Marwar, Alfred Moser, Joseph A. Mallmann, A. P. Mallmann, Oscar Neumeister, Louis Oehler, Charles Pagelow, John Plath, Gustav Pawasarat, Fred Pagelow, William E. Rod- riguez, John Radinski, Gustav Rosenau, George Ryan, Louis A. Rosen- thal, Herman Rakow, August Radke, Alex Schubert, John Stranberg, William Schmeichel, Herman Schwarz, August Strassburg, Charles Strassburg, Henry Stielow, Charles Synold, Fred Steinberg, Albert Schneider, Peter Spieles, Charles Seaman, Hubert Stecker, Charles Schef- fler, Emil Schutt, Herman Schmidt, Herman Steinfurt, Fred Schild, Theodor Stade, Ernst Stahl, William Steffen, Arthur Steffen, George Schroeder, William Tomaschefsky, Fred E. Voigt, Fred Wedegaertner, Harry Williams, George Wudy, Walter Weisse.
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CHAPTER XI
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
THE FIRST PHYSICIANS ENDURED HARDSHIPS AND WERE POORLY PAID-PILLS AND QUININE COMPOSED THE PIONEER DOCTOR'S PHARMACOEPIA-PLACED GREAT RELIANCE ON THE LANCET AND BLED HIS PATIENT WITH OR WITH- OUT PROVOCATION-SOME OF THE FIRST PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN THE COUNTY.
Flesh is heir to many ills, especially when it seeks to maintain a normal existence in a new country. The pioneer, by force of circumstances, was compelled to brave untold hardships, of which insufficient food, crude habi- tations, rigors of climate, held no small part, and all of which often super- induced illness and death. The "regular" physician was almost an unknown quantity. Doctors-self-styled-were few and far between. "Yarb" (herb) doctors were more in evidence and many of the older women, intelli- gent and brave, ministered to their sisters in the hour of deepest physical travail. The settlers were in small numbers at the start and their cabins often miles apart. In times of sickness great distances had to be covered by the "doctor," often on foot, over the trackless prairie, or through forests by way of a blazed trail. In the days of "first things" in Sheboygan county, the man who plied the healing art, compounded his own medicines and relied upon his own judgment, for there were no drug stores or expert spe- cialists to lend a helping hand. As the settlements grew and villages sprung up, the general store put in a stock of "nostrums" and the young medical graduate hearing of the new village, made that point his first stopping place, often to stay awhile and then leave in disgust, owing to the lack of calls upon his professional services. Others had the stick-to-a-tiveness that was necessary to gain a foothold, and became known far and near for their knowledge of the healing art, their conscientious application to the needs of a growing clientage, and acquired many of the graces and benevolences. that characterized the early physician.
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