The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-03
TELLS OF VETERANS
Col. J. A. Watrous Writes OF
Wisconsin War Officers.
Incidents Of SO Years Ago Recalled and
Names Of Many Men Who Took
Active Part In Electino Abra-
ham Lincoln.

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There are many In Wisconsin who
can easily fix their eyes and minds
upon scenes and incidents in Wis
many of the men who took an ac-
tive part in the political campaign
which made Abraham Lincoln presi-
| lent.
Without going into details, | want
to present the names and the work
of some Of those men, as we'll as
some who had q part In opposing Mr.
Lincoln's election, writes Col. ]. A.
Watrous in an exchange. II 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 1t were possible to men
! Ion, If no more than by name, all In
that Wisconsin contribution TO the
country, who deserve it. II would
mean many thousands of names, and
| II the stories Of their good service,
of their heroism, were added, the pro-
duct would fiji many books. AS that
cannot be done, must content myself
| with mention of Wisconsin's
commanders of regiments and bat
| teries. The thought of such a task
| brings up a flood of memories. Who
were the commanders? What of
| them?
John c. StarkweatheT 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 Starkweathe: was made
| a brigadier general.
S. Park Coon, a Milwaukee lawyer,
Wisconsin's second attorney general.
was the first colonel OF the Second
regiment. His successors were Ed
gar OConnor, Lucius Fairchild and
John Mansfield. O'Connor was killed
In battle and Fairchild and Mansfield
were wounded at Gettysburg.
Charles S. Hamilton was the
Thirds first colonel. Thomas II.
Roger second and William Haw-
ley the third Hamilton and Roger
became major generals and Hawley a
/ 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 7. Story,
George NJ Randall and Arthur Mac
Arthsr, 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 II. 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 major general Of volunteers.
Joseph Vandor. w. ". Robinson,
Mark Finnicum and Hollon Richard
son were colonies of the Seventh
Finnicum lives at Paris, Tenn, and
Richardson at Seattle, Wash.
r. C. Murphy. George w Robbins,
John w. Jefferson and w. b. Britton
nj l., of ha Fiuh nT-it-
is resident of GAINESVILLE.
Frederick Solomon, Charles e Sal
! ONION and Arthur Jacob were the
Ninths colonies. All are dead. The
Salomons were brothers OF Gov. Ed
ward Solomon. Frederick was bre-
veted major general
The Tenth had three colonies, A.
II. 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 +. Bryant,
recently dead. and James X. Proud
fit, who lives at Kansas City. Both
were breveted brgadiers. 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, member Of the board
of control and now resides In Califor-
MIA past S4.
The Fourtenth's were Coils. David
e. 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
were co,onels of the Fifteenth. the
Norwegian regiment. Heg was killed
in battle and Johnson died "a years
ago.
Benjamin Allen and Casslus Fair.
child were colonies of the Sixteenth
Both are dead.
John l.. Doran and A. G. Mallory led
the Seventeenth. Doran died long
ago and Gen Malloy lives IN Texas
Coils ]. s. Alban, Gabriel Bouck and
Charles II. Jackson were Of the
Eighteenth. Bouck died five years
ago and Jackson several years ago
Horace 7. Sanders, former state
senator from Racine and Samuel X.
Vaughan Of Portage were colonies of
the Nineteeath Both are dead
Col Ber.ine Pinkney, a state sena.
tor for, FonS du Lac and Henry part