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Who faltered or shivered ? Who shunned battle-stroke ? Whose fire was uncertain ? Whose battle-line broke ? Go ask it of history Years from to-day, And the record shall tell you Not Company A.
The record shows that there were but nineteen members of the Second Regiment who were residents of Sauk County. Of these, three-Thomas Bever, Conrad Platt and Herman Hoppe-died from the effects of wounds received in battle.
The initial company (A) of the Sixth Regiment was made up entirely of residents of Sauk County, mostly citizens of the towns of Sumter and Baraboo. The list of deaths in this com- pany is as follows : Killed in action-First Lieut. Howard F. Pruyn, Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864 ; Sergt. A. Fowler, Hatcher's Run, Va., February 6, 1865; Corp. John Alexander, Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862; Corp. L. D. Fenton, Cold Harbor, Va., June 2, 1864. Privates-William P. Blake, Antietam; Fred. Bunzel and Fred. Bauer, Gravelly Run, Va.,
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March 31, 1865; Henry Bodecker, Hatcher's Run ; W. H. Copeland, Sylvester Fort and Frank Garlaugh, Antietam ; John Hedges, Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; R. M. Jones, Gettys- burg, Penn., July 1, 1863; James O. Kyes, Antietam ; William J. Kitner, Petersburg, Va., August 19, 1864 ; Charles Kellogg, Wilderness ; Jacob E. Langhart and G. C. Miles, South Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862; William Pierson, Gettysburg; John C. Whitman, South Mountain. Died of wounds-Corp. Richard Artridge, received at Fredericksburg, Md., Sep- tember 14, 1862. Privates-Ashbury Bales, William Kline, Uriah Palmer, Levi Pierson, George Rice and Henry Stults. Died of disease: Privates-H. D. Ames, Frank M. Cran- dall, J. G. Hodgedon, James Hill, Israel Inman, Thomas A. Jones, Dennis W. Johnson, Mar- shal E. Keyes, John Voss and Harry Williams.
William L. Johnson, Company H, Sixth Regiment, resident of Sauk County, died of dis- ease in Andersonville, October 21, 1864.
There's a cap in the closet, Old, tattered and blue, Of very slight value, It may be, to you ; But a crown, jewel-studded, Could not buy it to-day, With its letters of honor- Brave "Company A."
Though my darling is sleeping To-day with the dead, And daisies and clover Bloom over his head, I smile through my tears As I lay it away- The battle-worn cap, Lettered "Company A."
Those of Sauk County's patriots who lost their lives while serving in the Seventh Regi- ment, were : Corp. George J. Dewey, Company E, killed at Laurel Hill, Va., May 10, 1864 ; Edwin Wheeler, Company B, Antietam ; Sanford Frost, Company B. Gainesville (Bull Run) ; W. P. Carter, Company A, died of disease October 14, 1862; George W. Root, Company E, died of disease February 23, 1862 ; Homer Newell, Company B, died of disease, August 18, 1864 ; A. B. Frost, Company B, February 8, 1865, at Andersonville.
The commissioned officers of Company A, Sixth Regiment, were : Capt. Adam G. Malloy, promoted Lieutenant Colonel of the Seventeenth Regiment early in 1862; David K. Noyes, wounded at Antietam, September 17, 1862, necessitating an amputation of the right foot ; dis- charged July 23, 1864; Lewis A. Kent, mustered out with regiment July 14, 1865. First Lieutenants-David K. Noyes, resigned October 30, 1861 ; Thomas C. Thomas, resigned Sep- tember 23, 1862; John A. Coughran, resigned December 3, 1862 ; Howard F. Pruyn, killed in action May 8, 1864 ; Howard J. Huntington, discharged July 15, 1864 ; Mair Pointon, mus- tered out with regiment. Second Lieutenants-T. C. Thomas, John A. Coughran, H. F. Pruyn, H. J. Huntington (wounded in action June 18, 1864), promoted ; Nelson Moore, mustered out with regiment.
Ninth Regiment .- Nearly all the members of Company D, of this regiment, were residents of the towns of Honey Creek and Prairie du Sac, the towns of Sumter and Troy also contrib- uting. The regiment was raised under an order authorizing the organization of an exclusively German regiment. They rendezvoused at camp Sigel, Milwaukee, and were mustered in October 26,1861, with Frederick Solomon as Colonel. They left the State for Leavenworth, Kan., January 22, 1862, crossing the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers on the ice and becoming a part of the great "Southwestern Expedition." which commenced operations in Kansas and Southwestern Missouri with a view of reducing to allegiance the Cherokee and other Indian tribes, working under the influence of Confederate emissaries. In this respect the expedition was successful, but the climate proved fatal to the health of our troops. The heat was intolerable, rising to
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118° in the shade. During this time, some most remarkable forced marches were made through the rebel-infested portions of Missouri.
The first battle of importance in which the Ninth Regiment was engaged was at Newtonia, Mo., on the 29th of September, 1862. Here Companies D (the Sauk County boys) and G, with a section of artillery and a squadron of cavalry, under command of Lieut. Col. Jacobi, advanced upon the fortified position of the enemy for the purpose of ascertaining his strength. The rebels, numbering 3,000 men, with four pieces of artillery, were concealed in the vicinity of a large stone barn and behind stone fences. When our troops had advanced within thirty paces of the enemy, he arose in his sheltered position and delivered a murderous fire. Mean- time a large number of rebel cavalry came up on both flanks, cutting off and capturing our infantry. A second expedition against Newtonia was organized, but the rebels had fled, leaving one wounded behind. The line of march was then taken up, and the First Division, to which the Ninth belonged, crossed the Arkansas line, encamping at Pea Ridge on the 17th of Novem- ber.
On the 7th of December, the rebels under Gen. Hindman were engaged, and the bloody battle of Prairie Grove was fought. After much privation and many forced marches through this God-forsaken country, the Ninth Regiment, with portions of the brigade to which it belonged, reached St. Louis early in July, 1863, where it remained on guard duty until the 12th of September, when the entire command was ordered to Helena, Ark. Here they remained .until October 10, when they set out for Little Rock, reaching that place on the 22d, when the Ninth was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Seventh Army Corps, under Maj. Gen. Steele. In January, 1864, 213 members of the regiment re-enlisted as veterans. They left for Shreveport, La., on the 23d of March, to take part in the Red River expedition. While at Terre Noir, La., on the 2d of April, the rear of the advancing column was attacked by Shelby's cavalry, but succeeded in routing the enemy after a loss of ten killed in the regiment. Resuming the march, they were joined on the 9th by Gen. Thayer's command, and on the fol- lowing day encountered the enemy, who was driven back. On the 15th, they encountered the rebel forces, under Marmaduke, at Poison Springs, and a brief engagement followed. On the 26th, it having been determined to abandon the Red River expedition, the return march toward Little Rock was commenced. On the morning of the 30th, as our forces were preparing to cross the Saline River, the rear of the column was assaulted by the enemy in greatly superior numbers, and the battle of Jenkins Ferry was commenced, in which the Ninth lost fourteen killed and seventy wounded. During this assault, while Gen. Rice was in the act of complimenting the regiment for their gallant behavior, he was instantly killed, when Col. Solomon took command of the brigade, leaving Maj. Schlueter in charge of the regiment. On the 1st of May they were again in motion, reaching Little Rock on the 3d.
November 17, 1864, the regiment was consolidated into four companies of veteran volun- teers under Lieut. Col Jacobi, and January 22, 1865, a second expedition to Saline River was undertaken. They returned to Little Rock on the 5th of February. Embarking on the 4th of June, they moved down the Arkansas and Mississippi, and, ascending the Red, Black and Washita Rivers, landed on the 13th at Camden. Here they remained until August 3, returning to Little Rock. The Ninth was mustered out on the 30th of January, 1866, and on the 14th of February was disbanded.
The losses in Company D were : Killed in action-Sergt. Julius Dobezensky, Newtonia, Mo. ; Corps. Casper Boul, Sarcoxie, Mo., Arthur Cruse and Max Crasher, Newtonia. Pri- vates-Benjamin Anderson, Jenkins Ferry, Ark. ; Gustav Baumgarth and Christian Baumgarth, Newtonia ; Emanuel Bieneck and John Lohr, Jenkins Ferry ; Christian Lambrecht and Herman Roediger, Newtonia ; Andrew Sauter and Frederick Schleuke, Jenkins Ferry.
Died of wounds-Corp. Preissner Marzel, Princeton, Ark. Privates, Fred. Bidenstein, Jenkins Ferry ; Jacob Kuntz, Fort Scott, Kan .; Julius Kohn, Springfield, Mo .; Charles Kuehne, Spoonville, La.
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Died of disease-Privates George Accola, John Boul, Peter Bettler, Edward Dischler, John Grossmeyer, Christian Haidle, Franz Jesse, Charles Jaedick, Lovien Kingsley, Gottleib Lauten- bach, Michael Pingo, Julius Raedel and John Rufe.
Company D's commissioned officers were : Capt. Charles Buckenen ; First Lieuts. Charles E. G. Horn, promoted Captain of Company A April 30, 1862, and promoted Lieutenant Colonel of Second Missouri in May, 1864 ; John Gerber, transferred to Company F and after- ward promoted Captain of Company K and transferred to Company H ; Jacob Bohn, resigned February 6, 1863 ; Herbert Pfotenhauer. Second Lieutenants-Jacob Bohn, promoted to Com- pany B, transferred to D and resigned as above ; Detler Heick, resigned August 13, 1862 ; . William Schulten, promoted to Company B and afterward promoted to Company D, Independ- ent Battery ; Hugo Koch, promoted to Company H and transferred to Company I; Louis Schuetz, transferred to Company A and promoted to Company E ; Richard Kempter, resigned May 21, 1863 ; Gerhardt Zucker, resigned July 3, 1863 ; Anton Fischer.
Eleventh Regiment .- In this regiment there were representatives of Sauk County in Com- panies B, D, E, F, G, H and K, the representation being comparatively small in each. The Eleventh Regiment was attached to the Second Brigade, under Col. Hovey, in Gen. Steele's command, and under orders to proceed South, passed through Missouri into Arkansas. The first engagement of any note was at Bayou Cache, on the 7th of July, when Companies D, G, H and I held in check a vastly superior force of rebels until re-enforcements arrived. The Eleventh's losses were four killed and twenty wounded. They arrived at Helena on the 13th. In October, they returned to Pilot Knob, Mo., and remained in that State during the winter. On the 15th of March, 1863, they embarked at St. Genevieve for Memphis. From there they proceeded to Milliken's Bend, La., and took position in the Second Brigade, Fourteenth Division of the Thirteenth Army Corps. The 1st of April dawned upon the Eleventh Regiment leading the advance at Anderson Hill, near Port Gibson, Miss., where the rebels were driven back in confusion. May 15, the brigade took part in the battle of Champion Hills, and the next day cut off the retreat of the enemy at Black River Bridge, the Eleventh Regiment taking upward of 1,000 prisoners, with a regimental stand of colors. On the 19th they were in the trenches before Vicksburg, and participated in the terrible charge of the 22d. They were actively employed in the siege that followed, and were there when the place surrendered. Immediately after that event, the Eleventh joined the expedition to Jackson, and took part in the " Second Teche Campaign," going as far as Opelousas. Returning over almost impassable roads, thev embarked at Algiers on the 19th of November for Brazos Santiago, Tex. There they received orders to re-enforce Gen. Banks at Aranzas Pass, and afterward to proceed to Fort Esperanza, where they arrived too late to assist Gen. Washburn in reducing the enemy at that place.
Three-fourths of the regiment having re-enlisted, they were relieved from duty on the 11th of February, and mustered in as veterans on the 13th. The non-veterans were temporarily transferred to Col. Guppey's regiment (the Thirty-third). The re-enlisted portion reached Madison March 21, and were received in splendid style by the State authorities and citizens. They again left the State on the 25th of April, and proceeded to Memphis. They afterward participated in the various expeditions in Northern Mississippi and Alabama, doing good service, for which they were highly commended by the commanding officers. The regiment was mustered out in Mobile September 4, 1865, and reached home on the 18th.
The death losses among those from this county were: Died of wounds-William E. Stearns, Swerin Mather, Company F. Died of disease-Henry Brill, Company F ; Samuel Almy, Hiram Porter, Company H; Peter Alexander, Company F; Abraham Hendrickson, Company E; Amos Colborn, Company H; George Parsons, Sergeant, Company H ; Andrew Hodgett, Company F; David A. Hesford, Company F ; John Anderson, Company K ; Ernest Black, Company F.
Twelfth Regiment .- Company B of this regiment was composed almost exclusively of residents of the towns of Reedsburg, Lavalle, Ironton and Westfield, while the towns of Dellona and New Buffalo furnished about one- third of the members of Company E. There were also
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residents of Sauk County in A and K. The Twelfth Regiment received their first military instructions at Camp Randall, under Col. George E. Bryant. They left the State for Weston, Mo., on the 11th of January, 1862, reaching there on the 16th with frozen rations and forty men disabled by the intense cold and exposure. February 15 they marched to Leavenworth, Kan., and on the 1st of March they left for Fort Scott, reaching there on the 7th. On the 2d of April they found themselves in Lawrence, and after a short rest started for Fort Riley to join the projected expedition to New Mexico. Here they were joined by the Thirteenth Infantry and Eighth Battery of Wisconsin. On the 18th of May, the expedition scheme having been abandoned, the whole force returned to Leavenworth, the Twelfth proceeding to St. Louis the next day after their arrival. June 2 the regiment reached Columbus, Ky., and, after repairing the railroad and building several bridges, moved to Humboldt, Tenn.
On the 1st of October, the regiment was moved to Bolivar, Tenn., and attached to the Third Brigade, Fourth Division, Seventeenth Army Corps. They formed the reserve at the battle of the Hatchie on the 5th of this month, and November 3 commenced the march south- ward with the Army of the Mississippi, under Gen. Grant. Subsequent movements antedating the 18th of April, 1863, were of no particular consequence. On the afternoon of this day, they
met Gen. Chalmers' infantry in force at Hernando, Miss. The rebels were routed after seven of their officers and sixty men had fallen into our hands. The next day the enemy's main body was found near Coldwater River, but our efforts to dislodge him were of no avail. These expe- ditions served as the decoy which enabled the gallant Col. Grierson to reach the heart of Mis- sissippi in his famous raid through that State.
On the 11th of May, the Twelfth embarked at Memphis and made the well-known land and water voyage to Grand Gulf. On the 9th of June, they proceeded up the river to War- renton and rejoined their division, taking a position in the trenches on the left of the army investing Vicksburg. Their loss during the siege was one man killed and five wounded. After the surrender of Vicksburg, the regiment joined the expeditionary army under Gen. Sherman, and marched toward Jackson, then in the hands of the rebels under Jo Johnston, and took part in the assault on that place. After the rebels had fled, the regiment returned to Vicksburg. On the 15th of August they embarked at Natchez, and took the advance in the expedition to Harrisonburg, La. Similar movements of no particular moment were continued until the 25th of January, 1864, when the Twelfth was re-organized as a veteran regiment, 521 of the 667 members then present, re-enlisting.
On the 3d of February they accompanied Gen. Sherman on his famous Meridian expedi- tion, and took part in the action at Bolton, Miss., with a loss of three killed and four wounded. On the 13th of March, the veterans of the regiment returned to their homes on furlough. Rejoining the command May 3, at Cairo, Ill., having been transferred to the First Brigade, they accompanied Gen. Gresham up the Tennessee River, thence through Alabama and Georgia, and joined the Army of the Tennessee on the 8th of June. On the 11th, they formed in line of battle and charged two miles through the timber, capturing the skirmish line of the enemy in front of Kenesaw Mountain, before which the regiment were constantly employed during the remainder of the month, sustaining a loss of thirty-four men in killed, wounded and missing.
On the 5th of July, forming a part of our line, they advanced toward Nickajack Creek, driving the enemy from a strong line of rifle pits, and forcing him across the stream to his main works. Fortifying the point thus gained, on the 8th and 9th they built bridges and established themselves on the enemy's side of the stream. During the night of the 9th, the enemy aban- doned his works. At this time the regiment was transferred to the First Brigade, Third Division of the Seventeenth Corps.
On the 17th of July they were again put in motion, and on the 21st, as part of a storming party, carried a fortified ridge in front of Atlanta. In this action, the Twelfth captured forty- eight prisoners and 500 stands of arms, sustaining a loss during the day of 154 in killed, wounded and missing. The next day they aided in capturing nearly the entire attacking force, the Twelfth losing thirty-four in killed and wounded. In the general movement of the army as
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it closed upon Atlanta, the Twelfth was highly commended for its part in the desperate struggle. They were engaged in all the battles of that campaign, and in November joined with Sherman's forces in their celebrated "march to the sea." They commenced the joyous homeward journey on the 1st of May, reaching Washington in time to participate in the grand review. From there they went to Louisville, Ky., where they were mustered out on the 16th of July, 1865.
The death losses in Company B were : Killed in action-Sergt. Frank W. Henry, Atlanta, July 22, 1864; Privates-Luther B. Cornwell, Atlanta ; Andrew Dowden, Atlanta; Amos and George Ford, Atlanta ; Evert H. Hagaman, Atlanta ; John E. Wickersham, Atlanta. Died of wounds-Sergt. Spencer S. Miles, Marietta, Ga., Oct. 7, 1864; Corp. William Richards, Atlan- ta ; Corp. George W. Bell, Marietta ; Privates-Nathaniel Camp, Kenesaw Mountain, June 14, 1864 ; Ralph Hoyt, Rome, Ga., August 19, 1864; Mark B. Long, Chattanooga, Tenn., No- vember 23, 1864, Charles Riefenrath, Kenesaw Mountain ; James Sammons, hospital steamer, July 3, 1864. Died of Disease-Privates James T. Allen, Charles L. Campbell, Horace Curtis, Malachi Conklin, George Curtis, Henry Dearholt, Hamilton Duddleston, Alvis Hobart, Jehiel D. Hagaman, Anderson Hobart, Daniel Lane, James B. Mason, James B. Meade, Watson C. Osborn, Charles T .- Pollock, James Palmer, Thomas Settle, Elijah Seymour and F. C. Wood.
Company E-Killed in action-Corps. John Stultz and Charles Fields, Atlanta ; Private Daniel A. Titus, Atlanta. Died of wounds-Second Lieut. James H. Thayer, Marietta ; Privates C. A. Boughton, Atlanta ; J. L. Boyd, David's Island, N. Y. ; Henry A. Fluno, Nickajack, Ga., July 6, 1864 ; William Stowell, Atlanta. Died of disease-Privates Amund Annunson, E. W. Barton, G. W. Bailey, James H. Clement, J. C. Edmonds, W. H. Fisher, J H. Freeman, C. L. Gloyd, Wesley Harbaugh, Enos Johnston, A. Knapp, G. W. Marshall, G. C. Montague, Horace Ostrander, Henry Rockwell, Laredo S. Smith, Harlan A. Squires and John W. Velvick.
The commissioned officers of Company B were: Captains-Giles Stevens, mustered out October 30, 1864; Chester G. Higbee, mustered out December 2, 1864; Jonathan W. Root, mustered out with regiment, July 16, 1865. First Lieutenants-Benjamin F. Blackman, mus- tered out October 30, 1864 ; Harrison P. Ballard, mustered out with regiment. Second Lieu- tenants-James W. Lusk, promoted First Lieutenant in Company A, April 10, 1862, and resigned April 7, 1863 ; Chester G. Higbee, wounded at Marietta, Ga., August 22, 1864, and promoted as above ; Stephen J. Davis, mustered out with regiment.
Fourteenth Regiment .- There were members of this regiment in Companies A, H, I and K from Sauk County, the largest number being in the latter company, from the towns of Green- field and Baraboo. The Fourteenth Regiment rendezvoused at Camp Wood, Fond du Lac, and was mustered into service, under the supervision of Col. David E. Wood, January 30, 1862. They left the State on the 8th of March, and reported to Maj. Gen. Grant, at Savannah, Tenn., on the 28th, being assigned to the Sixth Division. They entered at once into active service, their first fight being at Corinth. They afterward participated in the battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg and Atlanta, and passed through the different campaigns with Grant and Sherman. They were mustered out at Mobile, Ala., on the 9th of October, 1865.
The percentage of casualties among those from this county who were members of the regi- ment was very large. In Company K, Rufus Billings was killed at Corinth, October 3, 1862 ; Charles A. Brier and Joseph Covenstance died from the effects of wounds, and Sergt. Charles A. Cowles, John and Michael Aukerbrand, Edward L. Mott and John F. Wilson died of disease.
The Captains of Company K were Edward W. Cornes, James W. McCall, Ogden W. Fox, John N. Price and John J. Postel.
Seventeenth Regiment .- Company H of this regiment was composed of Sauk County patriots. Their organization was effected at Camp Randall, and the regiment mustered into service under Col. John L. Doran, March 15, 1862. They left the State on the 20th of the same month, and on the 14th of April went into camp at Pittsburg Landing. Ten days later they removed to Shiloh, and soon afterward participated in the siege of Corinth. October 3,
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found the Seventeenth on the crest of a hill, near Corinth, awaiting an attack from the enemy, which soon came, and the regiment made a gallant charge, driving the rebels from the field. Their loss during this action was forty-one killed, wounded and missing. On the 5th they joined in the pursuit of the enemy. At Grand Junction, Miss., November 6, they were transferred from the First to the Second Brigade. commanded by Col. Bouck, of the Eighteenth. Col. Doran having been placed under arrest, Lieut. Col. Malloy took charge of the regiment November 22.
They found themselves before Vicksburg on the 18th of May, in time to take part in the charge of the 19th, obtaining position within seventy-five yards of the enemy's works, which they maintained under a heavy fire of shot and shell for nearly two hours. Their loss was forty five in killed and wounded. In the grand assault of the 22d, the Seventeenth lost twenty- three killed and wounded. After the surrender, the regiment camped within the enemy's works until the 12th of July, when they moved by transports to Natchez. On the 27th of August, they were furnished with horses, and for some time thereafter were employed as mounted infan- try. September 1, they captured a Black River steamer, after a brisk skirmish. On the 5th of September they encountered the enemy near Trinity, and after a running fight of nine miles, during which they captured twenty-five prisoners, they entered Fort Beauregard, the flag of which fell into their hands. Returning to Natchez, they remained until the latter part of Octo- ber, when they moved to Vicksburg.
In January, 1864, about seven-eighths of the regiment re-enlisted for three years, and on the 8th of March the veteran Seventeenth left for home on furlough. April 22, they were assigned to the second brigade at Cairo, Ill., for an expedition through Tennessee. At Hunts- ville, Ala., the regiment was assigned to the Third Brigade, Third Division, and on the 22d of June took part in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain. On the 20th of July they were in the trenches before Atlanta. From this time forward they were employed with Gen. Sherman's forces in their famous march. After attending the grand review in Washington, the Seventeenth moved to Louisville, where they were mustered out on the 14th of July, 1865.
The death-losses of Company H, during the war, were as follows: Died of wounds- Privates James Flanders and John McMahon. Died of disease-Privates Ira L. Ames, N. A. Burgess, Gottleib Bantling, Daniel Carmichael, Joseph Herman, Joel Hamblin, John McNulty, John McClure, Thomas Nelson, Frederick Ordman, John Power, Charles Plum, Walter P. Scott and James P. Watson.
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