Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-04-17

1 Men VINO We're marked, nOLeQ men
upon whom all il the state looked
with more or less interest because
ecch one led 1000 or more young
men to a terrific war nearly half a
century ago-where are they now?
Echo answers, Where?
Am / mistaken in believing that
there are a great many people in
Wisconsin. besides the men who fol
lowed them, who would be interested
| in sketch containing a reference to
| the citizens, the lawyers, lumbermen,
doctors, educators, farmers and others
who led regiments to the great war,
they and those who succeeded them
in command of Wisconsin soldiers
Surely not.
John C. Starkweather, of Milwan-
kee, went out with the first Wiscon-
sin both when it was a three months
and three years regiment. George
B. Brigham of Milwaukee became
colonel when Starkweather was made
la brigadier general. Both have been
dead many years.
S. Park Coon. a Milwaukee lawyer
and who was Wisconsin's second at
torney general, was the first colonel
of the second. His successors were
Edgar O'Connor, Lucius Fairchild and
John Mansfield. All are dead. O'Con-
nor was killed in battle and Fairchild
and Mansfield were wounded at Get
tysburg
! Charles S. Hamilton was the thirds
first colonel Thomas H. Ruger the
second and William Howley the third.
Hamilton and Ruger became major
generals and Howley a brevet brig
adler Hamilton and Ruger were
West Pointers. All served in the
Regulars. Ruger resides in New
York and is one of Wisconsin's three
major generals of the regular army,
John P Story and George NJ. Ran
dali, both living. being the others.
Amasa Cobb was the ffth's first
colonel and Thomas s. Allen the sec
ond Both are dead Cobb was a
WISCONSIN congressman eight years
and chief justice of Nebraska. Allen
was one of Wisconsin's best soldiers
and secretary of state four years.
The sixth's first colonel was Lysan-
der Cutler Edward S. Bragg the sec
lond, Rufus R. Dawes the third and
John A. Kellogg the fourth. All be-
came generals. General Bragg, 80
past, is the only one living.
Joseph Vandor. w. w. Robinson.
Mark Finnicum and Hollon Richard
son were colonels of the seventh.
Finnicum lives at Paris. Tenn, and
Richardson at Seattle, washington.
r. c. Murphy, George w. Robbins.
John w. Jefferson and w. B. Britton
were colonies of the eighth Britton
is a resident of GAINESVILLE. The others
are dead.
Frederick Solomon. Charles e. Sal
ONION and Arthur jacob were the
Ininth's colonies. All are dead The
SaIomons were brothers of Governor
Edward Solomon. Frederick was
brevetted a major general.
The tenth had three colonels-A. r.
Chaplin, John G. McMynn and Duncan
McKercher. All are dead,
The eleventh had but one colonel
Charles l.. Harris. He was brevetted
brigadier and resides at Omaha.
Neb.
The twelfthy had George E. Bryant,
recently dead. and James X. Proudft,
who lives at Kansas City Both were
brevetted brigadiers.
| The hod throa nOlOnafS.
Maurice Maloney, a captain of reg
ulars, William P. Lyon and A. Fl. Kun
, mel. General Lyon was chief justice
, for many years. a member of the
, board of control and now resides in
California, past s0.-a fine old man.
The fourteenths were Colonels
, David E. Wood. John Hancock and
. Lyman M Ward. Wood died in
: 1862 and Hancock fifteen years ago
General Ward lives in Michigan where
, he has been prominent in business and
politics.
Hans c. Heg and ole C. Johnson
were colonels of the fifteenth, the
Norwegian regiment. Heg was killed
lin battle and Johnson died twenty
. years ago.
Benjamin Allen and Cassius Fair
child were colonies of the sixteenth
Both are dead.
John l.. Doran and A. G. Malloy led
1.-THE seventeenth. Doran died long age
and General Malloy lives in Texas
Baraboo was his old home.
Colonels J. S. Alban, Gabriel Bouck
and Charles H. Jackson were of the
, eighteenth. Alban was killed at
Shiloh. Bouck died two years age
and Jackson several years ago.