Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Hubbard TREFETHEN ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, November 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Winneconne Local May 29, 1913 Another Veteran Answers the Roll Call The death of Hubbard Trefethen occurred last Friday morning, May 23, at 2:30 o'clock, at his home in the village, after nine years of suffering with Bright's disease. Hubbard Trefethen, a soldier of the Civil war, was born August 2, 1836, in Rye, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire. Mr. Trefethen was brought up in his native state and obtained such education as a country school afforded. He acquired a knowledge of the business of an engineer and blacksmith which he followed until he became a soldier. He was in Illinois during the first months of the war and he enlisted August 8, 1862, at Fulton in Company I, 75th Illinois infantry for three years or during the war and received honorable discharge June 22, 1865, at Quincy, Ill. Prior to his discharge he was transferred to the Pioneer service. On moving to the front to take part in active hostilities the regiment was assigned to the 3d Brigade under General J.C. Davis and to the 20th Army Corps of the Army of the Cumberland and was attached to the right wing of Roseran's command under McCook. The first battle in which Mr. Trefethen was engaged was at Perryville, where the regiment lost 314 men. He was afterwards stationed at Crab Orchard and was in his next battle at Stone River where he fought in water and ice knee deep throughout the action. He was in all the subsequent actions in which the Army of the Cumberland was engaged, was in camp at Murfreesboro, west to Tullahoma and was taken sick and sent to the general hospital until after the battle of Chattanooga and Chickamauga. While there he was stung in his left eye by a scorpion, which caused intense suffering and finally the loss of the eye. His constitution was permanently injured by the calomel administered to him. He was also in the hospital at Mound City, Ill. After his recover he rejoined his regiment in season to participate in the battles in which the Army of the Cumberland was engaged and fought at Resaca and Kepesaw. After the war he came to Wisconsin and located at Fond du Lac whence he came to Winneconne, where he has resided ever since. He was united in marriage to Teah Olson after coming to this village and three children came to bless their union. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, one son, Jay, two daughters, Mrs. Ed Bradley, and Mrs. A.A. Neubaer of Oshkosh, one sister, Mrs. O.B. Darlymple of Barnes, Kansas, two brothers, Alfred of Silver Grove, Kansas, David of this village, and two grand children. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the Baptist church, Rev. Rhods, of Waupun, officiating. Interment took place in the village cemetery. Those from away who attended the funeral were, Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Price of Neenah; Joe and Harvey Vogk of Wolf River; Mrs Issac Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. W. Bradley and Louis Bradley of Omro; Mrs. C. Jones, Arthur Giles, Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Neubaer, G.A.R. Circle and John Scott Post all of Oshkosh.