Dane County WI Archives History - Books .....The Period Of The Civil War - Chapter III 1900 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 27, 2007, 4:14 pm Book Title: Mazomanie -History Of The Township And Village CHAPTER III. THE PERIOD OF THE CIVIL WAR. 1861-1865. On April 15, 1861, Lincoln issued the call for 75,000 "three-months men" to put down the rebellion. In the same month Lucius Fairchild came to Mazomanie and gave an address in support of the coming war. Tears came to his eyes as he spoke for the Union and asked for men to defend its existence. He opened headquarters at the American House, and Philo A. Jones was the first man to enlist. The others who enlisted were Emil H. Enderly, John W. Howarth, John O. Johnson, G. F. Rowell, Jacob Metzler, Jesse S. Miller and Leon J. Roche. They belonged to Co. K. of the First Regiment of infantry. The following are the names of- the soldiers who enlisted from Mazomanie: Name. Regt. Co. Hubbard, Charles O. 2d C D Stewart, James 2d C D Thornton, Elijah B. 3d C Rouse, Henry F. 3d C M Rouse, Pascal P. 3d C M Brink, Benjamin 3d C M Calkins, Luman 6th Bat. Lt. Art. Peck, Asa P. 1st R., H. Art. F Bywater, Benjamin 1st R., H. Art. F Carden, Henry T. 1st R., H. Art. F Moulton, Stillman 1st R., H. Art. F Moulton, C. F. 1st R., H. Art. F Rouse, Henry F. 1st R., H. Art. G Powell, Henry 1st R., H. Art. G Verdan, Louis 3d Inf. K Heisen, Frederick 2d H Stahel, John 2d K Naegely, Henry 2d K Maislein, John 2d K Metzler, Jacob 2d K Hammond, Brant C. 5th Davidson, William 6th D Fowler, Josiah, 6th D Hubbard, Francis 6th D Hubbard, Norton 6th D Huntington, Theodore 6th D Naegely, Henry 6th G Maislein, John 6th H Krebs, James 8th G Bartz, Julius 9th D Lohr, Christian 9th D Kratzch, John 9th F Freeman, William 11th A Jones, Philo 11th A McDonald, Angus 11th A Baker, William 11th A Barton Sylvester 11th A Berg, Charles 11th A Berrie, Christian 11th A Berg, Henry 11th A Blynn, E. A. 11th A Boardman, James 11th A Carpenter, Barnard 11th A Crooks, Joseph B. 11th A Davies, George 11th A Ellis, Thomas G. 11th A Ellis, George H. 11th A Enderly, H. C. 11th A Enright, Patrick 11th A Enright, Richard 11th A Ford, John 11th A Fowler, Benjamin 11th A Fowler, John G. 11th A Greening, Charles 11th A Johnson, Nelson 11th A Kellech, Peter C. 11th A Kerr, David 11th A Kerr, Francis 11th A Learnard, Henry W. 11th A Learnard, Harmon E. 11th A Mason, Julius H. 11th A Miller, William 11th A Morrill, John C. 11th A Park, Joseph 11th A Parkin, Benjamin 11th A Porter, Stephen V. 11th A Porter, N. W. 11th A Pritchard, James 11th A Reeve, Charles 11th A Roberts, Lyman 11th A Ryan, John 11th A Shew, Thomas B. 11th A Stevens, Frederick 11th A Wells, Henry N. 11th A Wheeler, Joel F. 11th A Yeager, Leonard 11th A Zirbel, John 11th A Downs, Nathan 11th G Law, James 11th G Borwell, Edward 11th G Spink, Hall 11th G Stewart, Hugh 11th G Bower, Edwin 11th Cornes, Edward W. 14th K Dodge, Thomas 14th K Filkins, Hiram 14th K Howard, William 14th K Jenness, Richard 14th K Lewis, Alden P. 14th K Jackson, Eben 17th K Bailey, John 17th F Hawley, Wm. W. 17th F Hill, James S. 17th F Hyer, Albert 17th F Joyce, James 17th F Moran, Owen 17th F Tappan, George 17th F Tiernan, Patrick 17th F Tuhey, Thomas 17th F Briggs, Melancthon 17th H Leonard, George A. 17th H O'Brien, David 20th K Todd, Miles G. 23d Brink, William 23d D Lingenfelter, Charles 23d D Addison, Robert M. 23d E Appleby, John F. 23d E Barnes, Evan B. 23d E Borwell, Joseph 23d E Calkins, John F. 23d E Casey, James 23d E Fisher, Herman 23d E Freeman, Edwin 23d E Froelich, William 23d E Harris, Gilbert 23d E Helm, Louis 23d E Henninger, Jacob 23d E Holcomb, Worcester 23d E Learnard, Porter 23d E Learnard, Perry 23d E Myer, Carl 23d E Porter, John F. 23d E Roberts, William A. 23d E Roche, Leon J. 23d E Rowell, George F. 23d E Tyler, John G. 23d E Tyler, Orville 23d E Waldron, Solomon 23d E Wikoff, Jacob C. 23d E Green, James 23d F Jones, George M. 23d F Knapp, Orson 23d F Perry, Israel 23d F Lingenfelter, David 23d G Williams, Jabez 23d G Link, John C. 23d K Addison, Robert 29th Stafford, Joseph 35th A Barton, Sylvester 35th B Bywater, James 35th B Fisher, Herman 35th B Hutchinson, George 35th B Learnard, Perry 35th B Parkin, Robert 35th B Deitlein, Andrew 35th C Westhauser, John 35th C Green, James 35th K Jones, George 35th K Knapp, Orson 35th K Perry, Israel, Jr. 35th K Hall, Charles E. 40th K Downs, Nathan 40th K Greening, James H. 40th K Beach, Joseph 40th K Blynn, Ethan A. 40th K Boardman, Wm. T. 40th K Bywater, Thomas 40th K Campbell, James 40th K Campbell, Robert 40th K Crooks, William 40th K Deitz, Frank J. 40th K Diment, George F. 40th £ Downs, William 40th K Earhart, William 40th K Erickson, Ole 40th K Hayes, Thomas 40th K Loughlin, Michael 40th K Moulton, Henry Z. 40th K Moulton, Charles F. 40th K Park, Elwin M. 40th K Preston, John T. 40th K Price, John E. 40th K Shea, John 40th K Shea, Michael 40th K Schlough, Michael 40th K Sullivan, Dennis 40th K About 50 of these 200 men enlisted in Co.'s A and G of the 11th Wisconsin Infantry. This regiment assembled at Camp Randall, Madison, in October, 1861. After a few weeks' drill they left on November 20, by way of Chicago, for St. Louis, Mo. During the war they campaigned along the Mississippi, and in Alabama and Texas. In the battle of Champion Hills the Eleventh made a brilliant record. Company A were deployed as skirmishers in the face of a fierce artillery engagement, and the regiment took one thousand prisoners with regimental stand of colors. They were in the trenches before Vicksburg, and constantly took part in the active operations of the siege. They were mustered out of service at Mobile on September 4, 1865, and received their final discharge at Madison on September 28, 1865. The Twenty-third regiment left Camp Randall September 15, 1862, and arrived at Cincinnati, Ohio, two days later. Thence they went down the river and took part in the battle of Champion Hills and the siege of Vicksburg. During the remainder of the war they campaigned in Mississippi and Louisiana. They were mustered out at Mobile on July 4, 1865, and discharged at Madison on July 24. The Fortieth regiment left Camp Randall on June 14, 1864, and were in various campaigns on the Mississippi for the rest of the war. During this period the women organized a "Soldier's Aid Society." Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Bronson were presidents, and Mrs. P. G. Whitney was secretary. They held frequent meetings and sent all kinds of hospital supplies and other articles to the soldiers at the front, The women organized another society called the " Ladies' Loyal League." Its object was to care for the families of absent soldiers. Mrs. J. B. Stickney was president of this society. Throughout the war individual soldiers were coming and going, and troops drilled on the school yard and on the open space west of J. B. Stickney's residence. Letters, papers and books were constantly sent to the soldiers at the front. At one time the ladies, with only three hours' notice, gave a free dinner at the railroad eating-house to one hundred soldiers on the way from Baraboo through Mazomanie to the front. At another time a train load of grim-visaged, hungry-looking Confederate prisoners passed through on their way to Camp Randall When the news of Lincoln's assassination came many buildings were draped in mourning, and the loss of the great life, whose influence is still widening, seemed a personal one to the citizens. A procession was formed at Hover's corner and marched to the school building, where Miss Lizzie Joiner gave an address. In 1868 Grant received 244 and Seymour 120 votes in Mazomanie. Counting with these the boys who were eligible for army service, it will be seen that about one-half of the total number liable to military duty actually went to the defense of the Union. Such a patriotic record reflects credit on the township as well as honor to the soldiers who entered the service. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE MAZOMANIE BY WILLIAM KITTLE MADISON, WIS.: STATE JOURNAL PRINTING CO. 1900 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/dane/history/1900/mazomani/periodof226gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 12.7 Kb