The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-11-03

army after the war, reaching the rank
OF captain.
The late Judge Joshua j. Guppey OF
Portage was the only colonel tbs
Twenty-third had. The fate Senator
W. F. Villas was lieutenant colonel OF
the Twenty-third.
The Twenty fourth had Coils. Charles
II. Larrabee, former circuit Judge
and congressman from Dodge county;
Theodore S. West and Arthur Mac
Ar hur, 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
were 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.
SOllid hiCL was IliS NSut9 -SSN-
enth's only colonel. lie was city at
torney, assembiyman and collector OF
customs, dying 15 years ago.
DR.. J. nj. Lewis and f. b. Gray
were colonies OF the Twenty-eighth.
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 and Bradford Hancock were
colonels of the Twenty.ninth. All
are dead.
Daniel J. Dill was colonel OF the
Thirtieth. He is a resident of Pres
colt, where he has resided for more
than SO years.
Isaac Z. Messmorc, F. II. West and
George d. Rogers were colonels OF
the Thirty-frst. Gen. West was
United States marshal of the eastern
district under President Cleveland.
He died 10 years ago. Col. Rogers,
the only survivor, resides at Mime
apolis.
James H. Howe a former attorney
general. and c. II. de Groat were the
colonies of the Thirty-second. Gen. de
Groat died six years ago and Col.
Howe "a years ago.
Jonathan IL. Moore was the only
colonel of the Thrty-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 II. Wal
Tiers.
The Thirty-sixth had for colonies
Frank A. Haskell John A. Savage.
Harvey NJ. Brown and Clement Z.
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 Bintift and c. X Pier
were colonels of the Thirty-eighth
Dead.
L. l.. Blttricl was colonel Of the
Thirty-ninth, w. A. Ray OF the For.
tieth, George 3. Goodwin Of the For
ty-frst Ali are dead.
Ezra T. Sprague was colonel of the
Forty-second. Amasa Cobb of the
Forty-third, George G. Symes Of the
Fortyfourth, 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. Pearsall and Henry
Shears were co'onels OF the Forty
eighth, now dead. Cen Bishop Sam
uel Fallows was colonel of the Forty
ninth.
Col John G.. Clark, Lancaster
lawyer. was colonel of the Fiftieth;
Leonard Martin Of the Fifty-first. He
died soon after the war. w. G.. Webb
was colonel of the Fifty-second and
d. c. Johnson Of the Ffty-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
G. C. Washburn, ten years in congress
and one term governor; Thomas Ste
phens and n. II. Dahl.
Gov. w. A. Barstow and Thomas
Derry were colonies Of the Third cav
airy.
The Fourth cavalry had six differ
ent colonels-Halbert T. Paine, S. A.
Jean, +. 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, former Milwaukee newspaper
man, who is dead.
Only a dozen Of the 108 colonies
Of Wisconsin regiments are still liv.
ing. OF the 81, 900 soldiers and sail
ors who responded from Wisconsin,
It is safe TO say that not exceeding
90 1000 are living, and a majority of
these reside I'm other states. There
still live in Wisconsin about 10000
veterans of the war. and In their
ranks are men from all OF the north
orn and some Of the southern states.
Where were these men who led bat.
teries, regiments. brigades and divi.
sions in the big war of lSGO--half a
century ago, and who were they? Some
of them were then known for their
soryice 10 the state and nation. but