BIOGRAPHIES: P. H. OSWALD, Menomonie, Dunn County, WI

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P. H. Oswald, Menomonie, has charge of the store of L. H. Heller & Son.
He was born in Pennsylvania in 1828. When the war broke out in 1861, he
became connected with the 19th Pennsylvania Cavalry, under Colonel Cummings.
He was a lieutenant of Company B. He was in active service with his regiment
till the close of the war. He then purchased a plantation near Alexandria,
La., where he located with his family and resided till 1878. This was known
as the Woodlawn plantation, a place which has become historical as the
scene of an important event in Banks' Red River expedition, during the
rebellion. Mr. Oswald was quite prominent as a citizen of that portion
of Louisiana. He was a frequent delegate to conventions at a time when
all northerners were looked upon with suspicion. He is a prominent Mason,
and was one of the founders of the Independent Order of B. B. Society,
a benevolent institution established for the benefit of orphans. Married
Miss Clara Hess. They have two sons, Charles and Edward II.

-- From "History of Northern Wisconsin, An Account of Its Settlement, Growth,
Development and Resources; an Extensive Sketch of its Counties, Cities, 
Towns and Villages." Volume 1.  Chicago: the Western Historical Company, 
A.T. Andreas, Proprietor, 1881, page 286