Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Rush, Joel 1844 - 1908
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Author: C. H. Ellis
    JOEL RUSH was born March 8th, 1844 in Green county, Wisconsin. When twelve

years of age his parents moved to Fillmore county, Minnesota, where he made his

home until 1887. August 15th, 1862, he enlisted in Company E., 10th Minnesota

Regiment Volunteer Infantry in which he served three full years and a few days,

being mustered out at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on the 19th of August, 1865.

Although enlisted for service in the war of the rebellion, for a time, the

regiment remained in their own state to settle with the Sioux Indians for their

bloody massacre at New Ulm, his company doing valiant service, both in fighting,

capturing and guarding the "red skins" until he saw twenty-eight of the five

hundred captured suffer the full penalty of the law for the high crimes they

committed. With the Indian outbreak suppressed, in 1863 the 10th Minnesota was

ordered to join the department of the south at St. Louis and remained at

barracks through the winter of 1863. This winter was no means lost time,

thorough dicipline and drill were kept up and raw recruits soon became veterans.

From that time to the end of the war the 10th was on duty in the army of the

west, and proved worthy in every line of duty, an honor to the state and branch

of service in which they served. At the battle of Tupelo, raid after Price,

battle of Nashville, in pursuit of Hood, in its record in the 16th army corps,.

Company E., 10th Minnesota in which Comrade Joel Rush did his whole duty to the

end of the war is one of which any veteran may well be proud.



    On the 15th day of November, 1868, Joel Rush was married to Miss Victorena

Ogg, who was born in Rasville, Iowa, February 22,1850. To them have been born

two children, a son who died when seven years of age, a daughter, Mrs. Cora C.

Bowers, who now resides in this city.



    Comrade Rush has been a citizen of Faulkton since 1888 and a worthy member

of Phil Sheridan Post, No. 72 Department of South Dakota of which he was past

commander in 1903, until his death which occurred May 2nd, 1908.



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HISTORY OF

FAULK COUNTY

SOUTH DAKOTA

CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS



TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS



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