Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-31
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.

ALI old soldiers, no matter WnaL
company and regiment they belonged
to, are cordially asked to attend the
reunion in Potosi Tuesday, August
18Th This reunion was gotten up in
commemoration Of the Potosi Badgers
Company II. 25th Regiment Wisconsin
Volunteer Infantry who were enrolled
in Potosi Aug. 18th, 1862. The com
pany was ordered to Lacrosse and on
the 9th day of September 1862 they
embarked on the Steamer War Eagle
for that place, being joined at Glass;
Vile by Company G, of Lancaster.
The 25th Regiment was organized at
Camp Salomont, Lacrosse and muster.
ed into the United States service
Sept. 18th, 1862, and was ordered to
report to General Pope at st. Paul to
aid in suppressing the Indian
difficulties in the state of Minnesota.
Company H. left Potosi with the fol-
lowing roster: Capt. 2. S. Swans,
First Lieut.. Charles Oimstead*; Sc
cond Lieut.. Henry G. Wise* ;Sergeants
Eugene Wise, Frederick Curtiss*, John
Allison, J.P. Cox*, James Frawley*,
Corporals; John A. Burton, Robt. Fl.
Kendrick, Thomas Wellock, Chris
Osborn, Jesse Shipton*, William
A. Hewett*, Ed McFall, jeremiah
Brown: Privates, Samuel Lowry*,
William Wilson,, John Aldrich*,
Charles Bazimott, Theodore Bellan*,
F. P. Bilderback*. Chas. Bilderback*,
William Botts*, Geo. Brown, John
Bradbury, He. Brooks, H.R. Camp
bell, Dan Buacher, Geo. p. B. Camp
bell*, Jessie P. Cardy. Morris Cavan-
augh, James Chester*, John D. Cen
field, Thomas r. Clark*, Samuel
Croker, James L. CLARK, Jessie
Daley, John A. Druen, Henry M.
Ellis, William R. Ellis, Frank Field
haar%, Howard Finley, J. A. Foster,
Oliver P. Gardner*, Dawald Garner.
Isaac Greenwood, w. NJ. Groshong*,
John Hail*, Alva Haney*, W. H.
Hayward, Jas. Hudschmidt*. Andrew
Jackson, William A. Kaump*, Oliver
Keene, Alfred Kinney, Anton Knapp,
Philip Knapp. Simon Langstaff,
Austin Lisherness*, Jonathan Long,
". H. Long, Henry Lowry, Harmon
Marquit, Michael Meyers, Geo. Nc
Dowel, Thomas McDonnel*, Hiram
McFall, VIM. Mckee,. Thomas Nc
Mahon*, Join McMahon*, Allen Nc
Phail*, Peter Nicholas. VIM. Patter-
SON. Louis Polander, Philip Roesch
Henry Russell, James Richardson's,
James Savage. John K, Schmitz*,
Henry Schroeder, Leopold Seng, Jake,
Stuckley, Bart Stoll, James Sprague*,
G. TaYlor*, Joseph Toulouse, John
Toulouse, Newton Turner'S, Jasper
Turner'S, George D. Utt*, Joseph
Walker. William Walker. John
Webb*. Amos Wilson, Daniel Wise*.
John Withson*, VIM. f. Woodruff,
Charles Wunderlin, Michael Hurst*.
John Zimmerman. Those marked :
are deceased, James Fl. jackson.
Joseph Scholl, Louis Baucher* and
others enlisted in this company after
going south. Most Of the surviving
members of the company are expected
to be present at the reunion.
A prominent and wealthy man
from Lancaster was in Potosi
Thursday and his automobile got out
of running order, Try as he could he
couldn get the machine, to move,
young man came along and seeing the
plight the gentleman was in, took
hand in the play and soon had the
machine in running order. and for his
trouble the rich man gave him a
nickl9. It's wonderful how generous
some people can be.
The Montfort Girls Band, first
class musical organization will furn-
ish music for the reunion Aug 18Th
Mrs. Geo. H. Kiefer, Of
Pochahontis. Iowa, is visiting with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Keehner and other relatives.
Auto mobile owners coming to the
reunion are kindly requested to join
in the parade with their autos.
Mrs. Frank Phillips who has been
taking treatment and underwent an
operation at the Finley hospital in
Dubuque. has returned home greatly
improved in health
A principal feature of the reunion
will be the parade at 10 o. clock in
the forenoon. Dor t miss it.
Charles Wamley, the old veteran of
the town of Waterloo was shaking
hands with old friends in Potosi last
Friday. Uncle Charlie says that his
next visit 10 Potosl will be to the
reunion
Ia publishing the mans Of the Vice
Presidents for the reunion last week
the names Of Philip Roesch, Of Potosi,
and Chaq Wa1nsIav Of WafevloO