Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-04
TELLS OF VETERANS
Col. ]. A. Watrous Writes of
Wisconsin War Officers.
Incident of so Years Ago Recalled and
Names of Many Men Who Took
Active Part In Electing Abra.
ham Lincoln.

There are many in Wisconsin who
can easily fix their eyes and minds
upon scenes and incidents in Wis
sonsin of so years ago and recall
many of the men who took an ac-
tive part in the political campaign
which made Abraham Lincoln presi.
dent.
Without going into details, want
70 present the names and the work
Of some Of those men, as well as
some who had part in opposing Mr..
Lincoln's election, writes Col. ]. A.
Watrous in an exchange. If military
tint is given, am sure that not many
will find fault
Within five years from that event
full year for the American republic,
Wisconsin had sent 81 900 to take
part in the most memorable of civil
wars. wish it were possible to men
ion, if no more than by name, all in
that Wisconsin contribution to the
country, who deserve It, It would
mean many thousands of names, and
II the stories Of their good service.
Of their heroism, Were added, the pro-
duet would fill many books. As that
cannot be done, must content myself
with a mention of Wisconsin's
commanders of regiments and bat
teries. The thought of such task
brings up food of memories. Who
were the commanders? What of
them?
IOhn C. Starkweather of Milwau-
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 the
colonel when Starkweather was made
q brigadier general.
s. Park Coon, Milwaukee lawyer.
Wisconsin's second attorney general
was the first colonel of the Second
regiment. His successors were Ed
gar O'Connor, Lucius Fairchild and
John Mansfield. O'Connor was killed
In battle and Fairchild and Mansfield
were wounded at Gettysburg.
Charles S. Hamilton was the
!.
Roger second and William Haw-
ley the third. Hamilton and Roger
became major generals and Hawley
brevet brigadier. Hamilton and Ro-
ger were West Pointers. All served
IN the regulars. Roger was one OF
Wisconsin's four major generals of
the regular army; John P. Story,
5on
Arthur. afterward promoted to lieu
tenant general. being the others.
Amasa Cobb was the Fifth's first
colonel and Thomas S. Allen the sec
ond. Cobb was a Wisconsin congress-
man eight year and chief justice OF
Nebraska. Allen was one of Wis
consin's best soldiers and secretary
of state for four years.
The Sixth's first colonel was Ly-
sander Cutler, Edward S. Bragg the
second, Rufus R. Dawes the third and
John A. Kellogg the fourth. All be-
came generals. Gen. Bragg, So past,
Is the only one living. Cutler was bre-
veted a major general of volunteers.
Joseph Vandor, w. w. Robinson,
Mark Finnicum and Hollon Richard
son were colonels of the Seventh.
Ffnnlcum lives at Paris, Tenn, and
Richardson at Seattle, Wash
r G. Murphy, George w Robbins,
John w. Jefferson and w. B. Britton
were colonies of the Eighth. Britton
Is a resident of GAINESVILLE
Frederick Solomon, Charles E. Sal
ONION and Arthur jacob were the
Einth's colonies. All are dead. The
salomons were brothers Of Gov. Ed
ward Solomon. Frederick was bre-
veted a major general
The Tenth had three colonies. A.
X, Chaplin, John G. McMynn and Dun
can McKercher All are dead.
The Eleventh had but one colonel
Charles L. Harris, who was brevet-
ed brigadier and resides at Oma-
ha, Neb.
The Twelfth had George Z. Bryant,
recently dead, and James X. Proud.
tL who lives at Kansas City. Both
were breveted brigadiers. Gen.
Proudfit was the first department
commander Of the Wisconsin G. A. R.
The Thirteenth had three colonies,
Maurice Maloney, a captain of regu-
lars; William P. Lyon and A. H. Kun
mel Gen. Lyon was chief Justice for
many years, a member of the board
Of control and now resides in Califor.
MIA, past a.
The Fourtenth's were Coils. David
p, Wood. John Hancock and Lyman
NJ. Ward. Wood died in 1862 and
Hancock 10 years ago. Gen. Ward
died last year.
Hans C. Heg and Ole c. Johnson
we're colonels of the Fifteenth. the
Norwegian regiment Heg was killed
a battle and Johnson died "a years
ago.
Benjamin Allen and Cassius Fair.
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Apparently Unfortunate.
Krompton-I have a farmer friend
whose crops for the last four years