Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1913-08-14
BRAVE COMPANY /, I'd WISCONSIN
Originally the Miners Guards" of
Mineral Point.
Its Achievements and Sufferings as q
Member Of the Famous Iron Brigade.

Compiled ~ Artur lemple' Iormeify Gltl
zen Of Mineral Point now assistant auditor
passaneertra traffic, Rock Island lines. Chicago
Conclusion
On the 9TH of July, Major Mansfield
was appointed Lieut.. Colonel and Capt.
w. L. Parsons, of Company e." Maj
or of the Second
The brigade, on July 9Th, started
with the division in pursuit Of General
Lee, and arrived at Warrentown July
25th, thence to Beverly Ford, Kappa
hammock Station and Pony Mountain on
September 10Th where, on September
II, 1868, on ire anniversary of the Bat
tie of Anteirem. the brigade was pre-
scented with a beautiful flag by the cit
liens Of Wisconsin, Indiana and Michi-
gan, including also a splendid dinner
sent on from Washington.
After this the brigade Was in various
movements and minor engagements,
circumyenting General Lees army and
finally in November 1868, went into
winter quarters at Kelly's Ford, and
from that time until the opening Of the
campaign of 1864, they were engaged
in daily drill and in the reorganization
of the army were assigned TO the First
Brigade, General Cutler; Fourth Divi-
sion, General Wadsworth; Fifth Army
Corps, General Warren On May 3,
1864, the brigade broke camp and com
menced the Wilderness campaign, and
on May 9Th encountered the enemy in
front OF the "Old Wilderness Tavern, Z"
where a heavy engagement was had, in
which the Wisconsin regiment suffered
severely On the 9Th, engagements
We're renewed, and during the day Gen
eral Wadsworth, division commander
was killed, when General Cutler took
command Colonel Robinson assumed
command Of the brigade, and Lieut.
Col. Mansfield and Maj Parsons of the
Second Wisconsin, having been taken
prisoners, the command Of the regi-
ment devoved on Capt, Geo H. Otis
of Company II, the senior captain.
On tho 8th, the brigade was in the vie
entity Of Spottsylvania Court House,
and near there on the 9th and 10th. Ga
the 18th OF May, 1864, the Second was
detached from the brigade and detailed
as Provost Guard, Fifth Army Corps.
The Second had become reduced below
the number Of loo men present for
duty, their field officers were in the
hands Of the enemy, and its connection
with the Iron Brigade was severed
The list of killed and those who died
from wounds in the Battle of the Wild.
erness, which lasted from May 5th to
June 10, 1864, as compiled from Adju.
tant Generals Office is as follows
Field officers, wounded and taken pris.
oners Lieut. Col Mansfield Major
VIM. l., Parsons; Company al. " killed
First Lieut.. Vim Noble ~ wc'nd
ed Privates Otis b, Evans, Frederick
Hollis, Walter p Swith, G. W. Viii
Hams, Michael Kentner, Samuel R.
Whitehead, Michael Walsh (prisoner)
and Ellis c. Taylor lprisoner) 49, Tn,
regimental loss was 10 killed and 7;
wounded.
The three years Of service for the
Second having expired, the veterans OF
the regiment started on June II, 1864,
at 4 a, m. for the White House, landing
and embarking on board q steamer next
day, proceeded to Washington City, anc
thence by rail to Madison, Wis. arriv-
ing there ON June 18th, where they
We're received by the citizens, and a
splendid collation. was served in the
capitol park The last company was
mustered out ON July q. ro6i The reg
mental statistics are as follows Orig
inal strength l05l gained by recruits
in 1868, g. in 1864, so; veteral re-enGst-
ments Is; total l,266 Losses during
the service deaths 256, missing II de-
sertions 81; transfers 1874, mustered out
34S.
Wisconsin furnished in all 81 .379 men,
of whom l0,S6S were killed or died Of
their wounds, This is the entire num-
Der of enlistments in answer to all the
calls for troops, and of this number
about ll,0o0 We're re-enHstmeuts. leav-
ing over 10000 individual enlistments
during the war. According to the re-
port of the Adiutant General of the
state in 1860, there were only $50. 900
persons in the state liable for military
duty at that time
The Iron Brigade, without tie Second
Wisconsin, except a remnant Of them
which was merged into the Sixth, con
tinued in the service until the end of
the war, and the final campaign result
ing in the capture of General Lee.
This sketch and the figures given
herein are taken from the Military
History Of Wisconsin. Civil War. by
4. b. Quiner Of Madison, Wis. Mr.
Gunner was private secretary to Gov
ernor Alex W Randall who was the
war governor Of Wisconsin during 1860