Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-11-03

Ad0kee. lie served IN the regular
army after the war, reaching the rank
| OF captain
The late judge Joshua ]. Guppey Of
Portage was the only colonel the
TWenty-third had. The late Sena or
/ W. F. Was was lieutenant colonel OF
the TWenty-third
| The Twenty fourth had Coils. Charles
| II. LaTrabee, a former circuit Judge
and congressman Rom Dodge county.
Theodore S. West and Arthur Mac
Arthur. though the latter did not mus
| ter as such
| Milton Montgomery of Sparta was
| the only colonel the Twenty-fifth had.
He lost an arm and died at Omaha a
/ lew years ago. The late Gov. Rusk
was lieutenant colonel of the Twenty
| fifth
W. H Jacobs and Fred c. Winkler
We're colonies Of the Twenty-sixth, a
German regiment. Gen. Winkler COM
manded brigade most of the time
the last two years of the war and is
still one of Milwaukee's good cit
| liens.
Conrad Krez was the Twenty-sev-
enth's only colonel. He was city at
torney, assembiyman and collector Of
customs, dying Is years ago.
Dr. j. n. Lewis and E. B. Gray
Col, Gray was an educator of distinc-
ton and had large experience with
the Grand Army.
Charles a. Gill, state senator, at
torney general and United States
pension commissioner; William A
Green ard Bradford Hancock were
colonies of the Twenty-ninth. All
are dead.
Daniel ], Dill was colonel of the
Thirtieth. He is resident of Pres
colt, where he has resided for more
than so years.
Isaac E. Messmore, T. H. West and
George D. Rogers were colonies Of
the Thirty-first Gen. West was
United States marshal of the eastern
district under President Cleveland.
He died IS years ago. Col. Rogers,
the only survivor, resides at Mime
apolis.
James H. Howe, a former attorney
general, and c. H. de Groat were the
colonies Of the Thirty-second. Gen. de
Groat died six years ago and Col.
Howe "a years ago.
Jonathan H Moore was the only
colonel of the Thfrty-fourth.
Fritz Annecke was colonel of the
Thirty-fourth, made up of drafted
men,
The colonies Of the Thirty-fifth
were Henry Orff and George H. Wal
theirs.
The Thirty-sixth had for colonies
Frank A. Haskell, John A. Savage,
Harvey NJ. Brown and Clement E.
Warner. Haskell and Savage were
killed in battle, Warner lost an arm
and Brown was severely wounded. All
dead but Warner, who resides at
Windsor, Dane county.
Gen. Samuel Hartman and John
Green were colonies of the Thirty
seventh. Dead.
Gen. James Bintiff and C. K. Pier
Wei Z COlOIS4S VA t1lS Ali ~ -Cl5Ajh
Dead.
E. L. Bittrick was colonel of the
Thirty-ninth, w. A. Ray of the For
tieth, George B. Goodwin of the For
ty-first All are dead.
Ezra T. Sprague was colonel of the
Forty-second. Amasa Cobb of the
Forty-third, George G. Symes of the
Forty-fourth, Henry F. Belitz or the
forty-ffth. Fred S. Lowell, Forty
sixth; George G. Ginty of the Forty
seventh, all of whom are dead.
Gen. n. B. Pearsan and Henry
Shears were co'onels of the Forty
eighth, now dead. Gen. Bishop Sam
uel Fallows was colonel of the Forty
ninth.
Col. John G. Clark, a Lancaster
lawyer, was colonel of the Fiftieth;
Leonard Martin Of the Fifty-firsr. He
died soon after the war. w. c. Webb
was colonel of the Fifty-second and
D. C. Johnson of the Fiftr-third.
The colonies of the First cavalry
were Edward Daniels and Oscar H.
La Grange Daniels is dead. The
colonies of the Second cavalry were
C. C. Washburn, ten years in congress
and one term governor; Thomas Ste
phens and N. H. Dahl.
Gov. W. a. Barstow and Thomas
Derry were colonies Of the Third cav
airy.
The Fourth cavalry had six differ
ent colonels-Halbert E. Paine, S. A.
Jean, F. A. Boardman, Joseph Bailey.
Webster P. Moore and Nelson F.
Craigue Moore and Craigue are still
living.
The only colonel of the First heavy
artillery regiment was Col. G. c. Mes
servy, a former Milwaukee newspaper
man, who is dead.
Only a dozen of the 108 colonies
of Wisconsin regiments are still liv-
ing. Of the $1,000 soldiers and sail
ors who responded from Wisconsin,
it Is safe to say that not exceeding
10000 are living, and a majority of
these reside in other states. There
still live in Wisconsin about 10000
veterans Of the war, and in their
ranks are men from all of the north
ern and some or the southern states.
Where were these men who led bat
teries, regiments, brigades and divi-
sions in the big war Of 1S60-haf
century ago, and who were they? Some
of them were then known for their
service to the state and nation, but
most of them were comparatively I'M
known outside of their own cities, vii
lagos and neighborhoods. Some of
them were in school, some teachers,
a number on farms. in law offices;
some were merchants or clerks, but
al were more or less marked men
where they lived. showed evidence of
fitness for the leadership which they
afterward displayed in commanding
as good soldiers as ever enlisted.
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