Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-17
KiseOnsin's Civil War Colonies, Living and Dead.
By Lieutenant Colonel ]. A. Watrous. u s. Army.

He lost an arm, and died at Omaha
a few years ago.
w. H. Jacobs and Fred C. Winkler
were colonies of the twenty-sixth,
German regiment. General WinkIer
commanded a brigade most of the
time the last year of the war. and is
still one of Milwaukees good cit
liens.
Conrad Krez was the twenty
seventies only colonel. He was city
attorney, assemblyman and collector
CT customs. dying twelve years ago.
Dr.. J. NJ. Lewis and E. B. Gray were
colonies of the twenty-eighth. Dead.
Colonel Gray was an educator of dis
tinction and had large experience
with the Grand Army, and did it val
liable service.
Charles R. Gill, state senator. attor-
ney general and United States Pen
sion commissioer, William A. Greene
and Bradford Hancock, were colonels
of the twety-ninth All are gone.
/ Daniel j. Dill was colonel of the
thirtieth. He lives at Prescott,
where he has resided more than fifty
years.
Isaac E. Messmore, F. H. West ana
George d. Rogers were colonies of
! the thirty-first. General West was
United States marshal for the eastern
district under President Cleveland.
he died ten years ago. Colonel
Rogers, the only survivor, resides at
Minneapolis.
James H. Howe, former attorney
general. and C. H. De Groat were
colonies of the thirty-second. GEN
eral De Groar died three years ago
and Colonel Howe twenty years ago.
Jonathan B. Moore was the only
colonel of the thirty third. Dead.
Fritz Arnneke was the only colonel
the thirty-fourth, made up of drafted
men. had. Dead also.
Henry Drift and George H. Walther
of Milwaukee were Colonies of the
thirty fifth. Dead.
The thirty had for colonies
Frank A. Haskell, John A. Savage,
Harvey NJ. Brown and Clement E.
Warner Haskell and Savage were
kiird in battle, Warner lost an arm
and Brown was severely wounded. All
dead but Warner. who resides at
Windsor in Dane county.
General Samuel Hartman ard John
Green were colonies of the thirty
i seventh Dead
General James Bintliff and C. K.
Pier were colonies of the thirty
eighth. Dead
f. E. Buttrick, a resident of Char
/ lesion, W. Va, was colonel of the
thirty-ninth, w. A. Ray, of the fortieth,
George B. Goodwin of the forty-first.
Ray and Goodwin are dead.
Ezra T. Sprague was colonel of the
forty-second, Amasa Cobb of the
forty-third, George G. Symes of the
iforty-fourtn, Henry F. Belitz of the
forty-fifth. Fred S. Lowell, forty-sixth,
General George c. Ginty of the forty
seventh, all of whom are dead
N. B. Pearsall and Henry Shears
We're Colonies of the forty-eighth
Dead
General, now Bishop Samuel Fal-
lows, was colonel of the forty-ninth.
! Colonel John G. Clark, now Ian
caster lawyer, was colonel of the
fftieth; Leonard Martin, of the fifty
first. He died soon after the war.
w. C. Webb, dead, was colonel of the
lfi1ty-second; o. c. Johnson, fifty-third.
Dead.
The colonies of the first cavalry
were Edward Daniels and Oscar H.
La Grange Daniels is dead General
La Grange is governor of the soldiers
home near Los Angeles, California.
The colonies of the second cavalry
were C. c. Washburn, ten years in
congress and ore term governor,
Thomas Stephens and N. H. Dale.
Dead,
Governor w. A. Barstow and
Thomas Derry were colonies of the
third cavalry. Dead.
The fourth cavalry had six different
colopels-Halbert E. Paine, S. A.
Bean. F. A. Boardman, Joseph Bailey,
Webster p Moore and Nelson F.
Craigue. Moore and Craigue are liv-
ing.
/ Only twenty of the 1913 colonies Of
wisconsin regiments are living. OF
the $1,000 soldiers and sailors who
responded from Wisconsin it is safe
to say that not to exceed $4,000 are
living
The old man with scythe has been
very busy.
TIE poET AND SLOW