The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 168

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899, [from old catalog] ed; Western historical company, chicago, pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1104

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THOMAS PRESCOTT, farmer, See. 28; P. O. Portage ; born in Canada Oct. 13, 1834; came to Marathon Co., Wis., in May, 1856; lived there until January, 1862; then came to Columbia Co., and has lived in Caledonia since. Was married, Nov. 25, 1866, to Mrs. Theresa Brisbois, widow of Mitch- ell J. Brisbois; she was born May 5, 1826, at the old trading-post, opposite of, and about a quarter of a mile from Ft. Winnebago ; she is the only surviving daughter of Peter Pauquette, a native of St. Louis. (see biography of Moses Pauquette, of Caledonia). Mrs. Preseott is a grand-daughter of Joseph Crlee, who died at her house the Ist of February, 1867, supposed to be in 141st year of his age at the time of his death ; he had lived in the Pauquette family the last sixty years of his life, and from his statements and the best information they could get, his age as given is supposed to be correct. Mrs. Prescott had six children by the first husband ( Mr. Brishois), four of whom are now living-Peter Pauquette Brisbois, Julia Josephine, Theodore O'Neely Brisbois and Abraham Lincoln Brisbois ; Solomon Edwin died in 1851, aged 18 months, and Pauline Theresa died in 1857, aged 8 months; she has three children by the second mar- riage-Mary L., Lewis Pauquette and Emma Theresa. Mrs. Prescott says her father seemed to have a presentiment that he was not going to die a natural death, and told his family that in case he should be killed (as he expected he should be sooner or later), he wished to have H. L. Dansman appointed as the guardian of his children; this was done in accordance with his wishes; soon after her father's death she was taken by the " Yellow River" Mission School, in Iowa, where she stayed some time; then worked for a family named MeDowell in Iowa, about two years, not knowing that she had any property, and suppos- ing herself to be a subject of charity while at the school ; she was found in this situation by Henry Rice, of Minnesota, who knew her family and reported ; she was then sent to school three years in St. Louis, when she returned to Wisconsin, and has lived in this State sinee ; she says that her father, at his death, left thirteen sections of land, and that the heirs have received but little benefit from it as yet; she was brought up a Catholic, and Mr. Preseott an Episcopalian. He is a Republican, and they have 120 acres of land.

ROBERT PUGH, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Portage ; born March 28, 1832, in Merionethshire. North Wales; son of Hugh Pugh ; came to America in the spring of 1852; lived in Oneida Co., N. Y., abont four years ; in the spring of 1856, came to Wisconsin ; he lived in Cambria two years, and in the spring of 1858, came to the town of Caledonia, where he has since resided ; he learned the carpenter trade in Oneida Co., N. Y., and has followed that business since, in addition to his farming. Was married in Utica, N. Y .. Feb. 26, 1855, to Mary Lloyd, who was a native of Montgomeryshire, Wales, daughter of Watkin Lloyd ; has eight children living-Watkin, Hugh, Ellis, Ann, John, Ida, Ellen and Jane ; one son, David died in 1875, 23 years old. Republican, and has 320 acres of land in his farm. Mrs. Pugh is a member of the Welsh Calvinistie Methodist Church.

REV. THOMAS J. RICE, ministor of the First Welsh Church of Caledonia; farm of 80 acres in See. 22; P. O. Portage ; was born March 4, 1833, in Cardiganshire, South Wales ; son of Rode- rick Rice, who came to America in 1846, and now lives on the farm on which he then settled, seven miles

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west of Wankesha, Wis .; Mr. Rice was educated at Carroll College in Waukesha, and entered the ministry before he was 20 years old, but was not ordained till 1869 ; was first stationed at Wankesha, and preached in that vicinity abont seven or eight years ; in 1859, he went to Milwaukee and engaged in the mercantile business, in which he continued till 1865, preaching every Sabbath during the time; then removed to Portage and carried on the same business, still preaching nearly every Sabbath at that place and vicinity ; he left Portage and bought a farm near Bangor, La Crosse Co., on which he lived till July 5 of that year, when his house was struck by lightning and totally destroyed, with all its contents, includ- ing his library, clothing, etc., the family barely escaping with their lives ; Mr. Rice was struck on the shoulder, burning a place the size of a man's hand ; the fluid passed down his right limb clear to his foot ; they were carried out of the house in an insensible state, by a friend who happened to be staying with them over night, who was not injured ; after being burned out he lived one year with his father, at Wau- kesha; then returned to Bangor Village, and remained till March, 1873; then removed to Columbia Co., and has been connected with the First Welsh Church of that place ever since. Was married, Feb. 12, 1862, in Caledonia, to Anna Owen, daughter of John Owen (see biography of William Owen) ; she was born in Merionethshire, North Wales, Sept. 25, 1832; they have five children living, all boys-Edward Owen, Griffith Roderick, John Hugh, George T. and William James ; lost one-David, died March 28, 1873, 7 months old. In politics, Mr. Rice acts with the Republican party.

JOHN S. RICHMOND, farmer, See. 9; P. O. Alloa ; was born June 10, 1813, in Ayrshire, Scotland; son of James Richmond, who died in Scotland ; came to Canada in 1830, and was appointed District Judge when only 19 years old ; was afterward engaged in the Canada rebellion ; was at the battle of Prescott and was taken, and tried several times for treason, but managed to escape the penalty ; after the rebellion, he went to the State of New York, and lived two years at Alexander Bay; then in Water- town two years ; then traveled five or six years, leeturing on phrenology ; in 1842, he returned to Scotland, where he remained till 1844, then came to America again, and lived two years at Eagle Prairie, in Wau- kesha Co., thirty miles west of Milwaukee; spent the time there hunting, lecturing and working a little, being in poor health ; in the summer of 1847, he came to Caledonia, entered a quarter-section of land on Sec. 9, and Dec. 1 of that year moved in with his family ; in 1851, while he was at work in the pinery, his house was burned ; he rebuilt, and bas lived on the same premises ever since. His first wife, to whom he was married in 1829, was Jane Wallace, a descendant of Sir William Wallace ; she died in 1839, leav- ing four children-Sarah, William, Henry and Mary-all living in the State of New York, except William, who lives in Illinois ; his second wife was Mary Young, of Paisley, Scotland, to whom he was married in 1843 ; she died June 11, 1869, in Caledonia, leaving four children-Mary (now Mrs. John Wilson, of Dekorra), Emily (now Mrs. William Muir, living on the Indian farm, in Caledonia), Lucy (now Mrs. Rung, of Chippewa Falls) ; Lovenie was the first wife of Mr. Rung, and died in 1877 ; his third wife, to whom he was married May 1, 1872, was Miss Urrle Fuller, of Dekorra, by whom he has three children- Johu, Nettie and Jessie. He is Republican ; has been Chairman of the town several years, and Justice of the Peace. He lost about $10,000 in money and lands by the Canada rebellion ; has now 120 acres in his farm.

HUGH ROBERTS, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Portage; born Feb. 7, 1838, in Oneida Co., N. Y .; son of Hugh Roberts, who came to America in 1830 and settled in New York ; came to Wisconsin June 7, 1847 ; lived in Caledonia till 1870, then removed to Howard Co., Iowa, and died there in 1869. Mr. Roberts was married, Nov. 10, 1858, to Margaret Jones, daughter of John Jones, who came to America in 1842, lived a few years in New York, two years in Racine, Wis., and came to Columbia Co. in 1848, and settled in Caledonia. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts have six children-John, Winnie, William, Sarah, Edward and David ; have lost three-Roger, Hugh and one unnamed. Is a Republican ; and has been Supervisor two terms. Has 690 acres of land on his farm. Are both members of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church. His brother, William Roberts, enlisted in August, 1861, in Co. C, 23d W. V. I., and died in May, 1863, near Vicksburg.

THOMAS ROBERTSON, Jr., farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Alloa; was born in Renfrew- shire, Scotland, in 1839; son of Thomas Robertson, Sr .; came to America with the family in 1842, and has resided in Caledonia ever since, except from the fall of 1871 to the fall of 1872 in Faribault Co., Minn. Was married, June 3, 1868, to Janet Dunlop, who was born in Scotland and came to America with her parents while yet a mere child; she was born near Paisley, Aug. 26, 1849. Mr. Robertson has six children- Thomas Davis, William James, Jane Alice, Janet Mary, Robert Dunlop and John McCulloch-all at home. He is a Republican, and has been Town Treasurer one year; was brought up a Presbyterian, but is not a member of the church. Has 4472 aeres of land in Caledonia, and a 160-acre farm in Faribault Co., Minn. Thomas Robertson, Sr. (deceased ), better known in Columbia Co. as " Daddy Robertson," was born

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in December, 1800, in Renfrewshire, Scotland, parish of Neilston, and his wife was born in the same par- ish, in August, 1800 ; her maiden name was Janet Robertson, daughter of Robert Robertson, and they were married in 1823; he came to America in 1840, and with his son-in-law, Alex. McDonald, now of Portage, Were the first settlers in what is now the town of Caledonia ; he made a claim on unsurveyed land, in what was then the town of Dekorra, Portage Co., Territory of Wisconsin (now Sec. 32, Caledonia); this was in the summer of 1840 ; he did some breaking and built a house, and in 1842 his family came from Scotland to join him in his new home; they sailed from Glasgow in the ship Perthshire, Capt. Simpson, April 26, in company with the families of James Wilson and John Pate, being seven weeks on the voyage to New York; Mr. Pate went to Chicago to meet them, and when he returned to Caledonia, found the prairie fire had swept away his home, so his own family, and those ef Mr. Wilson and Mr. Pate, making in all twenty- one persons, lived in a "dug-out," which he had made for a sort of home till he could build again ; the other families left, and he lived in the "dug-out" all winter, and it was called "the castle ;" the next spring he built on Sec. 32, and lived there till 1851, when they were again deprived of a home by the prairie fire, which made a clean sweep of all his buildings ; he then built on See. 36, where he resided till his death, in November, 1872, his wife having died in April, 1870. He was a leading politician of the Repub- lican faith, and held the office of Justice of the Peace, and was several years Chairman of the town. Him- self and wife were life-long members of the Presbyterian Church. He left seven children-James, Robert, Janet. Margaret, Thomas, Elizabeth and George-all born in Scotland, except the last two. He left 500 acres of land.

JOHN ROWLEY, Sr. (deceased) : was a native of Connecticut, and his parents removed to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., when he was a boy. He was married, in Chautauqua Co., Oet. 28, 1824, to Sophia Ellithorp, who was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Dee. 11, 1807 ; daughter of Henry Ellithorp. Mr. Rowley followed farming in Chautauqua Co. till 1838, then removed to Caldwell Co., Mo , where ho lived one year ; then three years in Kane 'Co., Ill., and five years in Hancock Co., same State ; in July, 1847, he came to Wisconsin, and settled in Caledonia. on Sec. 26, where he resided till his death, March 4, 1874, in his 75th year ; he left a widow and the following children : Celestina (now Mrs. Harvey Mar- ble), of Arizona; Asa, living in Freeborn Co., Minn .; Sophia (now Mrs. B. Johnson), of Caledonia ; John, Emily (now Mrs. Harley T. Hoskin), of Sauk Co .; Henry and George W., living in California. John was married, May 7, 1879, to Martha Farnsworth, and is living on the homestead, asis Mrs. Rowley and Henry, who is unmarried. Have 200 acres of land between them. P. O. Alloa. John and his wife belong to the Free Methodist Church, and he and Henry are Republicans.

WILLIAM M. SHANKS, farmer and Postmaster at Alloa; was born Sept. 17, 1827, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, parish of Shotts: son of David Shanks, who died when William was only 5 years old. Mrs. Shanks then married John Marshall, who came to America in 1850, leaving his family in Scot- land till 1851; he settled in Caledonia, and died in November, 1864. Mr. Shanks has lived in Caledonia since 1851, except about six months in Summit Co., Ohio, in 1852. Was married, Nov. 28, 1856, to Agnes Robb, who was born Nov. 16, 1829, in Stirlingshire, Scotland, parish of St. Ninians, daughter of Ralph Robh, who died when she was 3 years old ; her mother then married Dunean Stewart, who came to America with his family in 1852; lived awhile in New York, then in Ohio, and came to Caledonia in the spring of 1856 ; he was the first Postmaster at Alloa, and kept the office till his death, Sept. 15, 1876; Mrs. Stewart died Nov. 30, 1870. Mr. Shanks has eight children-David John, Jessie R., John S., Maggie, Agnes Lincoln, Christianna, Mary and Sarah Maud. He held the office of Supervisor two years, and is the present Postmaster at Alloa, which office he has held since November, 1876 ; both mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church ; he is a Republican, and has 240 acres of land.

WILLIAM SHANKS, farmer, See. 3; P. O. Alloa; born Oct. 26, 1838, in Renfrewshire, Scotland ; son of William Shanks, who came to America in the summer of 1846, settled in Caledonia, on See. 3, and died there in December, 1855. William, Jr., was married, Feb. 18, 1873, to Elizabeth Robert- son, who was born Aug. 19, 1843. and was the first white child horn in the town of Caledonia ; daughter of Thomas Robertson, Sr. (" Daddy " Robertson "). [See biography of Thomas Robertson, Jr., of Cale- donia]. Mr. and Mrs. Shanks have only one child-Jennie Louise, born May 23, 1874. He is a Repub- lican, and has 187} acres of land. When his father eame to Caledonia, he made the trip from Milwaukee with an ox team, taking about three weeks for the journey, Mrs. Shanks walking nearly half the way, and carrying her daughter Isabella, then 2 years old, on her back, being afraid to ride over the rough roads with a heavy load; the first summer they were afflicted with the ague, there being fifteen down with it at. one time at the house of James Wilson. They built a log house in the fall, but did not get it finished before winter set in, and lived without windows the first winter ; lived on salt beef, corn bread and tea, without any change ; the snow fell at one time about three feet deep on a level, and they went six weeks

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at a time without seeing a person outside their own family ; Mr. Shanks was taken down with rheumatism during the winter, and the first five acres they got cleared Mrs. Shanks did the grubbing and the boy Will- iam (then 8 years old), hoed it up with an old Scotch hoe.

JOHN G. STAUDENMAYER, farmer, Sec. 8, 9 and 17 ; P. O. Alloa ; born April 21, 1826, in Wurtemberg, Germany ; son of John Leonard Staudenmayer ; came to America, in the summer of 1853 and located in Caledonia, on Scc. 10, and has resided in that town ever since. Was married May 29, 1855, in Caledonia, to Margaret Naser, from his native place in Germany ; has seven children living -Theresa (now the wife of Jacob Joss, who is manufacturing Swiss cheese at Woodland, Dodge Co .. Wis.) ; George, Sophia, John, William, Edward and Mary, all at home, except the oldest ; lost one boy, William, who died at 11 months of age. He held the office of Chairman of his towu, five years in succession, Town Clerk, eight years in succession, Supervisor, one year, Justice of the Peace, five years, and is at present holding that office. In politics, Independent, was formerly a Democrat, but for the last five or six years nat acted with the Republican party. Has 350 acres of land in his farm.

JAMES STEWART, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Alloa ; born May 16, 1822, in Perthshire, Scotland ; son of Alexander Stewart, who came to America in 1852; lived in Wyoming Co., N. Y., till the fall of 1856, then came to Wisconsin and settled in Caledonia, where he died in the fall of 1872. Mrs. Stewart died in April, 1863. Mr. Stewart was married Jan. 5, 1871, to Elizabeth King, who was born on the same farm as Mr. Stewart, in 1840. Mr. Stewart has three children-Ellen, James and Margaret. Has been Supervisor one year; Republican and member of the Presbyterian Church. Has 1932 acres of land.

GEORGE STUEMPFIG, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Alloa ; was born in Wurtemberg, Ger- many, March 26, 1817. Was married in Germany, in 1848, to Barbara Naserin ; came to America in 1852 and settled in Caledonia, where he has since resided ; was a farmer in Germany and has followed the same business since coming to America. Has five children living-George, born July 28, 1852; Jacob, April 4, 1855; Maggie, Nov. 30, 1857 ; John, July 14, 1860, and Mary, born Jan. 21, 1867 ; have lost three, Maggie and Barbara died in Germany, and Jacob in America. Mr. and Mrs. Stuempfig are mem- bers of the " Evangelical Association." He is a Democrat and has 177 acres of land.

JOHN TOWERS, farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Merrimack, Sauk Co., Wis .; born March 17, 1827, in Stirlingshire, Scotland, son of Walter Towers. Was married in Scotland, March 22, 1850, to Marion Shanks, who was born July 1, 1830, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, daughter of David Shanks. (See biography of William M. Shanks.) Mr. Towers came to America in the spring of 1850, his wife remaining in Scot- land till 1852. He worked in Columbia Co. till May, 1852, then went to Ohio and remained till the next fall, when he returned to Wisconsin to meet his wife ; he returned to Ohio the same fall, and lived there till the spring of 1855, then came back to Wisconsin and bought land in Caledonia, where he has since resided. Has six children-Walter, James, Sarah, Maggie, John and Robert; all at home, except the oldest son, Walter, who is married and lives in the same town. Mr. Towers is a Republican and has held the office of Assessor several years, and also that of School Director, which office he now holds. Has 320 acres of land in his farm and 40 acres of timber near it. Mrs. Towers is a member of the Presby- terian Church.

THOMAS WALKER, Sr., farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Portage ; born in London, England, March 27, 1806 ; son of William George and Bennett Walker ; when 13 years old, he apprenticed to learn the making of " britannia metal" goods ; paid 100 guineas, and worked five years to learn the trade; after that he worked at making tinfoil, five years in London ; in 1836, went to Canada, where he worked at farming three or four years; then returned to London and worked five years more at tinfoil making; in 1845, he came again to America; lived in Boston a few months; then in Rochester, N. Y., about two years, manufacturing britannia metal goods ; he then went to Cleveland, Ohio, where he got the fever and ague, which he says, " shook all the Johnny Bull out of him and made a Yankee of him;" from Cleveland he came to Wisconsin and settled in his present location, in May, 1851, where he has since resided and followed farming. Was married in London, in the Parish of St. Mary's, March 14, 1836, to Rebecca Hurley, who was born Dec. 18, 1813, in London, where she lived within a quarter of a mile of her future husband, and never made his acquaintance until she was 20 years old ; have eight children living-Eliza, Ellen, Rebecca, Henry, Richard, Thomas, John and Sarah ; have buried four-Thomas, William, George and Ann. Is a Republican, and has held the office of Supervisor. Has 80 acres of land in his farm.

ROBERT WHITELAW, farmer, Sec. II; P. O. Alloa; was born March 26, 1819, in Ayrshire, Scotland ; son of James Whitelaw. Was married in Scotland, Feb. 5, 1847, to Isabella Reid, daughter of William Reid ; she was born July 8, 1823, in Lanarkshire, Scotland ; came to America in 1848, and settled in Caledonia, where he has since resided. Has ten children living-Jane, Isabella,

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James and William (twins), Mary, Susan, Robert, Julia, Agnes and John ; Margaret died in 1864, at the age of 16; William is attending college at Ann Arbor, Mich., and James at Beloit College ; Jane and Susan are teaching, and Isabella at Ann Arbor, Mich. Mr. Whitelaw has been Chairman of the town the last two years, and President of the Caledonia Farmers' Fire Insurance Company, ever since it was organ- ized, which is about six years. Republican, and has 175 acres of land. Were members of the Congrega- tional Church in Scotland, but have never joined here.

HUGH T. WILLIAMS, farmer, Sees. 18 and 19; P. O. Portage; born in Anglesea, South Wales, in 1840 ; son of David Williams, who died in Wales in 1863. Mr. Williams came to America in 1858; settled in Caledonia, and has resided in the same town ever since. He enlisted in August, 1862, in the 23d W. V. I., Co. C, and was in the service three years; was wounded May 23, 1863, at the battle of Vicksburg, while on board a monitor boat, by a piece of shell, which disabled him for some time ; he was afterward transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; was stationed in Milwaukee from November, 1864, until March, 1865 ; from that time until the next July, was at Madison, Wis., and then went to Indiana, where he remained until discharged ; was employed a good deal of the time while stationed in Indiana, in escorting prisoners from one point to another. Was married, March 17, 1866, to Margaret Owens, whe was born in Wales in 1841 ; daughter of Robert Owens, who came to America in 1841, and is now living in Caledonia. Mr. Williams has seven children-David, Robert, Sarah, Evao, Ellen, John and Thomas. Republican, and has 135 acres of land.

TOWN OF FOUNTAIN PRAIRIE.

EDWARD BARNETT, farmer, See. 18; P. O. Doylestown ; 118 acres, 70 acres cultivated; 40 years of age ; born in Ireland; son of William and Julia Griffin Barnett ; been in America twenty- five years. Married at Elba, Dodge Co., Wis., by Father Edward MeGurke, to Bridget Conners, who was born in 1847, daughter of John and Ann Johnson Conners ; had six children, first one died very young- William, born May 10, 1868; John, April 13, 1870; Julia Ann, Aug. 7, 1872; Mary, May 24, 1875, died May 24, 1877, of diphtheria ; Katie, Jan. 15, 1878. Mr. Barnett is a Democrat and member of Father Murphy's Church ; was drafted into the army; paid commutation money and, remained at home ; parents of Mrs. Barnett are still living at Elba.

WILLIAM BARNETT, farmer, See. 19; P. O. Doylestown; 220 acres, 200 cultivated ; born in county of Waterford, Ireland ; son of William and Julia Griffin Barnett ; came to America thirty years ago; about 40 years of age (family record was lost) ; been in this county twenty-five years. Mar- ried, Jan. 10, 1859, at Beaver Dam, to Ann Kane, daughter of Michael and Margaret (Kane) Kane ; had no children ; has adopted three, one girl and two boys, to whom he is uncle and guardian. Democrat and Catholic; rather liberal ; parents still living in this town ; parents of wife dead.

SANFORD L. BATCHELDER, farmer, See. 34; P. O. Fall River ; born Sept. 20, 1822, at Stafford, Genesee Co., N. Y., son of Hillard and Nancy Stiles Batchelder ; settled in this town October, 1866. Married, November, 1849, at Stafford, by Elder Weeks, to Dolly, daughter of Elias Watson ; had three children-Cara M., wife of Wyman Fisk, has four girls, Maudie, Lottie, Annie and Helen ; Edgar Willis, single, at Springfield, Ill., telegraph operator on Wabash R. R ; Frank C., operator in general office of C. M. & St. P. R. R. Democratie in principle; was in Co. B, 7th W. V. I. until March 23, 1862, resigned and came home; was First Lieutenant; then organized Co. K, and in August, 1862, went into 32d W. V. I; was at Memphis on provost duty a year, then with Sherman to Meridian, February, 1863; thenee to Cairo, Paducah, Ky., and Decatur, Ala .; about one year guarding bridges and supplies; then to Chattanooga, Atlanta and Savannah, and to gyand review at Washington, May, 1865; was elected Justice of the Peace just as he was starting for United States serviee.

ELISHA A. DEAN, farmer, See. 18; P. O. Doylestown ; 80 acres ; born March 7, 1835, in town of Vernon. Oneida Co., N. Y .; son of Ezra and Mary A. Yule Dean ; his father was from Massachu- setts, and his mother from New York ; came to Elba, Dodge Co., 1855 ; farming five years ; then to this town. Married Dec. 26, 1859, by Elder F. S. Brown, in this town, to Josephine, daughter of Joseph Millick, of Baden-Baden, where she was born March 18, 1838; has three children-Hattie Viola, born Feb. 11, 1861 ; Charles Sumner, July 11, 1867 ; Carrie Josephine, Dec. 27, 1869. Liberal Republican, and attends the Methodist Church ; has been five years a magistrate, and was member of Co. B, 7th W. V. I .. enlisted June, 1861, in State service, and sworn into United States service, September after ; last two years of time served at Fifth Corps headquarters and was present when R. E. Lee sent in flag of

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The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 168

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899, [from old catalog] ed; Western historical company, chicago, pub. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 1104

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899, [from old catalog] ed; Western historical company, chicago, pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1104