BIOGRAPHIES:  George L. WAKEFIELD, Stockholm, Pepin Co., WI

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GEORGE L. WAKEFIELD, physician and druggist, Stockholm, was born in
Plymouth, Vt., Oct. 18, 1845. His high school studies were interrupted
by his enlisting in the 9th N. H. Regt., Co. G, on the 12th of July,
1862, for three years. His regiment was under Gen. Burnside in the 2d
Brigade, 2d Division, 9th Army Corps. He was with his company except a
short time in the hospital, when he was wounded in the right elbow, but
he reported for duty before it was healed, still having his arm in a
sling. He received five wounds in all, none of the others being very
serious, although he participated in every skirmish, battle, or
engagement that his regiment was in, among which are second Bull Run,
South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, the chasing of Morgan,
Vicksburg, Jackson, siege of Knoxville, then east with the Army of the
Potomac again, Wilderness, Mine Run, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor,
Petersburg, and at the springing of the "Mine" his regiment did guard
duty over the "Mine" while it was being prepared and Lieut. Drew and
himself were the ones who raised the Stars and Stripes over the crater
of the "Mine" after it was exploded and his regiment captured that day
sixteen stand of rebel colors. He commenced the study of medicine with
Dr. Moulton, a homoeopathic physician, while in the army, and pursued
it as he had opportunity. After the war was over he went to Ludlow,
Vt., and in 1866 came to Pepin Co., Wis., where he has resided since.
He followed several pursuits here, then took up again the study of
medicine and has practiced about six years. He was married Jan. 1,
1870, to Miss Sarah Ann Conger, of Lima, Pepin Co., formerly of Bangor,
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. They have two children living, George Herbert
and Electa Estella.

-Transcribed from the "History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881," page 706


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