New Ulm review., 1913-07-02

Time has dealt kindly with Vim
cent Hartmann, New Ulm's only sur
vivor of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Mr.. Hartmann looks but slightly old
er today than he did when the above
picture was taken fifteen or more
years ago and his mind is quick, his
memory keen and his interest ia the
celebration in progress on the battle
field Of Gettysburg this week led hin,
to talk eloquently Of the days of ter
rible fighting in which he took part.
Mr.. Hartmann enlisted before the
opening Of hostilities between tne
North and the South. In 1859 he
was farming in West Newton on the
place his son, John, now occupies.
In August Of that year he enlisted
in the regular army at Fort Ridgely
under Capt. VIM. Hays, becoming Q
member Of Co. L, End Regiment,
United States Artillery. When war
broke out he went with the First
Minnesota to the East and became
q part Of McClellan's army for the
invasion OF Virginia. Hartmann mad
enlisted for a term of five years and
this kept him in service thru prac-
tlcally the entire struggle. During
that time he: was engaged n some
thirty odd battles and skirmishes.
MI IIartmann's discharge paper
Ii a most interesting document. In
addition to the usual information
contained in such documents it has
endorsed upon it a list of the en-
gagements in which he took part as
follows:
Yorktown. Va, April, 1862
Williamsburg, Va, May 4-5, 1862
S.atersvilla, Va, May 8, 1862
Hogan's House, Va, May, %, 1862
Ellisons Mills, Va. May "a, 1862
Leeck's Station, Va, May II, 1862
Chickahominy, Va, June ~, 1862
Malvern Hill, Va, July 1st, 1862
Fairfax Courthouse, Va, Sep. 3, 1862
South Mountain, Va, Sep. l3, 1862
Antietam, Nd, Sep. II, 1862.
Shepherdstown, Md, Sep. 20; 1862
Hall Town, Nd, Oct. 8, 1862
Warrenton, Va, Nov. 6, 1862
Charlottesville, Va, May 2, 1863
Beverly Ford, Va, June 9, 1868
Gettysburg, Pa, Jdly 1928, 1868
Funkstown, Pa, July 9, 1863
Falling Waters, Md, July IA, 1868
Chester Gap, Md, July 22, 1863
Brandy Station, Md, Aug. Ia, 1868
Morton's Ford, Nd, Oct. IL, 1868
Culpepper Court House, Va, Oct. 13,
Oak Shades, Va, Oct. Is, 1863
Bialton Station, Va, Oct. 26, 1868
Todd's Tavern, Va, May e., 1864
Yellow Tavern, May II, 1864
Shcridan's Raid, May rs, 1864
Hanover Court House, Va, May ~,
Trevillion Station, Va, June II, 1864
Newton, Va, Aug. II, 1864
Cedarville, Va, Aug. 16, 1864
,Berryville, Va, Aug. II, 1864
He was mustered out at the last
named place, his term Of enlistment
expiring August 18th, 1864. His
character is labeled as "unexception-
able" in this interesting paper. Other
certificates held by Mr.. Hartmann
show that in addition to the above
named battles he also took part at
Bull Run, Manassas Gap, Stone
snan's Raid, Hagerstown, Williams
Ii>t. Averill's Raid, White House
ding and Newmarket. he was
J;sted as serving in Beauford's, Gus
ter's and Kilpatrick's Cavalry Corps,
Army Of the Potomac, and the his
tory of his three years. service in
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylva-
mia is practically the history of the
struggle to capture Richmond on the
part Of the North and the attempt
by General Lee Of the South to in
wade the North and capture the fed
eral capital, Washington. In all that
time spent in Virginia Mr.. Hart
mann says he never slept in a bed
,ther than his army blankets out
Under the open skies with the ex-
ception Of several instances when he
was i'll at different times and in the
hospital at Fortress Monroe.
II is an interesting and graphic