Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-02
TELLS OF VETERANS
Col. ]. A. WatrouS Writes of
Wisconsin War Officers.
incidents of so Years Ago Recalled and
Names of Many Men Who Took
Active Part in EIectine Abra-
ham Lincoln.

There are many in Wisconsin who
can easily fix. their eyes and minds
upon scenes and incidents in Wis
sonsln 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
TO present the names and the work
OF some of those men, as we'll as
some who had part in opposing Mr..
Llncoin's election, writes Col J. A.
Watrous in an exchange. If a military
tint is given, am sure that not many
will find fault.
Within five years froun that event
ful 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, II no more than by name, all in
that Wisconsin contribution to the
country, who deserve it. 1t would
mean many thousands OF names, and
IL the stories of their good service,
OF their heroism, were added, the pro-
duct would I'LL many books. AS thai
cannot be done, must content myself
with a 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 CT
them?
John C. Starkweather of Milwau.
kee went out with the First Wiscon-
sin, both when it was three months
and a three years regiment. George
b. Brigham of Milwaukee became the
colonel when Starkweather was made
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 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
Thirds first colonel Thomas II.
Roger second and William Haw-
ley the third. Hamilton and Roger
became major generals and Hawley
breyet 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,
George NJ. Randall and Arthur Mac
Arthur, afterward promoted to lieu
tenant general, being the others.
Amasa Cobb was the Fifths first
colonel and Thomas S. Allen the see
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-
Neted "a major general of volunteers.
Joseph Vandor, w. w. Robinson,
Mark Finnicum and Hollon Richard
son were colonies of the Seventh.
Ffnnicum lives at Paris, Tenn, and
Richardson at Seattle, Wash.
r. c. Murphy, George w. Robbins,
John w. Jefferson and w B. Brittoh
were colonels of the Eighth. Britton
is a resident of GAINESVILLE.
Frederick Solomon, Charles T. Sal
ONION and Arthur jacob were the
Ninth's colonies. All are dead. The
SaIonaons We're brothers of Gov. Ed
ward Solomon. Frederick was bre-
yeted a major general
The Tenth had three coionels. A.
r. Chaplin, John G.. McMynn and Dun
can McKercher. All are dead.
The Eleventh had but one colonel
Charles L. Harris, who was brevet-
ed a brigadier and resides at Oma-
ha, Neb
The Twelfth had George E. Bryant,
recently dead, and James K. Proud
At, 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 81.
The Fourtenth's were Coils. David
f Wood. John Hancock and Lyman
NJ. Ward. Wood died in 1862 and
Hancock 10 years Sgo. Gen. Ward
died last year.
Hans C. Heg and Ole c. Johnson
were colonies of the Fifteenth, the
Norwegian regiment Heg was killed
IN hattie and Johnson died "a years
ago.
BENJAMIN Allen and Cassius Fair
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