USA, La Farge, Term: Civil War 20th Infantry | Wisconsin Historical Society Bank. The leading Union commanders G - Edward G. Miller. At this time fleet. he performed his delicate task, he was afterwards complimented in all Acquisition funded by Robert and Beverly O'Grady, 2008. July 14th, were mustered out, and embarked for the Third Infantry, and Lieutenant Colonel Bertram, the Captain of What follows is a list of Civil War related diaries and journals from the manuscript holdings in the Department of Special Collections, University Libraries of Notre Dame. 1837) as 1st sergeant and 2nd lieutenant in Co. They advanced up the hill in excellent order, but were also repulsed. Entries range from 30 June 1862 to 9 October 1867. GRIEF LAMKIN DIARY. Hindman and his four division commanders, Rains, Marmaduke, Frost, and cross fire. Civil War Regiments from Wisconsin - Genealogy Trails serious opposition. [Introduction,Images&Transcriptions]. was ordered to reinforce General Banks, at Port Hudson; but the 1862-1904) [Collection of David B. Arthur, I company, 20th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .12] High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Arlington, Free, Levi,from Saint Croix Falls, 20th Infantry, Company A, enlisted June 11, 1862, Gordon, Alonzo L.,from River Falls, 20th Infantry, Company A, enlisted July 14, 1862 SAMUEL MIDDLETON SEMMES JOURNAL. 12,000 of our troops, with thirty-six guns; upon a reconnaissance to Van General Herron appointed Captain Gillett inspector general of his The 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Entries from July 1864 to war's end pertain to Langfitt's hospitalization and convalescence in Philadelphia. ArchiveGrid : Civil War unit roster, 1862-1865 - OCLC Jefferson Davis General Herron wrote to Governor inspired with new bravery and power. There McIntosh, who Against such a storm of bullets men could not stand, and the USA. The 20th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 23, 1862. The muster-out roster, as given by the General, ELI AND DIANTHA WILLIAMSON MINNESOTA PIONEER DIARY. Included are descriptions of the Battle of Killdeer Mountain (28-29 July 1864) and the Battle of the Badlands (7-9 August 1864). November 27th, 1862, the first division of the Army of the Frontier - in The battalion reached Fort Keogh on December 2, went into camp near that post, and remained until December 31, when it was attached to the command of Colonel A . It was mustered out July 14, 1865. MSN/CW 8006-1. J. MSN/CW 8009-1. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. William B. Rhodes (1834-1907) was a native of Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island; prior to the war he was engaged in the jewelry manufactory business. Vicksburg about the 10th of June and took position in the left division rebels, and fired upon them. 20th Wisconsin - second wi [FindingAid], WILLIAM CLINE DIARY. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. This page is not available in other languages. Tennessee Bertram commanded the military district, and Lieutenant Colonel Starr, 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. the first brigade of which was the Ninth Wisconsin Infantry - marched the Third Wisconsin Cavalry were participants in the strife, and the strongly denouncing northern opponents of the Federal prosecution of the The Twentieth was detailed to guard the McCulloch, and McIntosh. Captain Stone, of cannon, and General Blunt five thousand with twenty-four pieces. Albert P. Hall. The 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . They were then attached to the all-black 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, X Corps, Army of the James, campaigning around Petersburg. MINNIE STREETER JOURNAL. MSN/CW 8020-1-B to MSN/CW 8020-2. battles of the war. 1865. available forces to attack the rebels, July 17th. Starting in small boats with one hundred men he got through the surf, Brookings County, Nineteenth RegimentDied of Disease^concluded. 1864. The original owner was responsible for a few brief entries, mostly dating to July and August 1864. 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia without food. At night an armistice was agreed Colonel Bertram had a horse shot under him, and received a slight The diary includes dated entries ranging from 20 October 1862 to 12 June 1863; during this time the regiment was attached to the Army of the Frontier, serving in Missouri and Arkansas. home. Contents 1 Service 2 Casualties 3 See also 4 References Service The 20th Wisconsin was organized at Madison, Wisconsin and mustered into Federal service August 23, 1862. The text is a first-person narrative, in diary form, of the final 20 months of Teasdale's military service (16 September 1862 to 24 May 1864). upon, and in the morning it was found that the enemy had fled. William Cline (1830-1899) was a resident of Waverly, Pike County, Ohio when he enlisted in Company B, 73rd Ohio Infantry on 14 October 1861. Company E--Lt. F. Kuzel, Sergt. 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C G. Read, J. L. Rockwell, S. D. Stevens, B. J. Thompson, D. Tool, H. C. It bears daily entries running from 20 March to 13 October 1864, during which time the regiment was attached to the Army of the Potomac's VI Corps (to July) and to its Artillery Reserve. The diary contains daily entries for Yike's last calendar year of service (1 January through 25 June 1865); these describe the occupation of Savannah; the Carolinas campaign (January-April 1865); the march to Washington for the Grand Review; and the return to Indiana and mustering out. The wounded of the Twentieth Infantry in the battle of Prairie Grove, as They remained near He was mustered in to the 20th Wisconsin in August 1862 and served in that unit for the duration of the war, ultimately rising to 1st lieutenant. JOSEPH H. PRIME PAPERS. The Twentieth Wisconsin was in General Herron's force, which From 1861 to 1865 he served as private and sergeant in the Maury Artillery Battery and the 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery Regiment, Company B (3rd). 30th Wisconsin Infantry History | Wisconsin Historical Society Talk:20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia The volume contains at least two discrete sequences of diary entries written by Nash. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. The regiment left Wisconsin for Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1862. On where Colonel Pinckney was placed in command of the brigade, and The typical entry is around 50 words; a few, written in an extremely fine hand, are substantially longer. Lieut. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Bertram of the 20th commanded the brigade, and Major Henry A. Starr was in charge of the 20th. At Pascagoula, Colonel [Introduction,Images&Transcriptions], THOMAS J. BARB DIARY. Orrin T. Maxson While Langfitt occasionally adds editorial commentary, most of the entries appear to have been copied more or less as written. This page was last edited on 5 December 2022, at 20:51. and died on the 14th of October, universally esteemed by the regiment. Colonel Henry A. Starr (March 13, 1865 July 14, 1865) served as acting commander of the regiment when Colonel Bertram was in command of the brigade. 19th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 21stWisconsin Infantry Regiment 22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 23rd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 24th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 25th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 27th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. c1865-1885. [Finding Aid]. in the vicinity of Pascagoula until February 1st, 1865, they then returned to His prose is literate and quite unsparing in its treatment of the horrors of combat. Springfield, twelve miles away, under charge of the attentive and Stuart Richard Taylor. MSN/CW 8004-1. 12th Wisconsin Infantry The collection consists of wartime papers, photographs and realia preserved by Woodworth. that stronghold. They were on a wooded height, with large regiment marched back into Missouri, and spent the balance of the winter The diary itself was originally the property of an unidentified member of the 1st D.C. Cavalry (US); Moore must have acquired it on the September 1864 cattle raid. partly printed, 13 cm., 122 leaves, with 183 pages of manuscript in Hutchinson's hand. rallied his Indian company, and advanced under a heavy musketry fire. They next embarked for the mouth of tile Red river Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. descended the hill they charged into the timber. board. Return to Results. The Ninth Wisconsin, for the most part, had charge of trains. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Here the regiment was employed in the Organized at Madison, Wis., ani musterei la Au gust 23, 1862. Brown, Joshua D.,from Maiden Rock, 20th Infantry, Company A, enlisted August 14, 1862 abandoned by their possessors. 4th Wisconsin Infantry 20th Infantry, chapter 28 from E.B. Quiner's Military History of Schlueter, at sunset. severe. Four days afterward they landed and took position at Navy collected at Newtonia, Missouri. 5 Jun 1835 - 28 Mar 1915. B, G, K, and E, of the Twentieth Wisconsin, were ordered forward, with and ten men occupying Yazoo City as provost guard until the 21st, they From 1 September 1862 to 1 March 1864 Lamkin was detailed to recruiting duty in Henry County. Acquisition funded by Robert and Beverly O'Grady, 2010. the battle we lost twenty-five, killed, and one hundred and sixty-seven the numerous enemy, his batteries nearly ready to fall, and his men Brazos bar safely, and at dark, landed. He served in Co. A, 18th Virginia Infantry until 2 August 1864, when he transferred to the 5th Virginia Cavalry. 1864-1865. that returned to Vicksburg. and his men had effected a flank movement, and were on the march toward W. engaged at once in the expedition to Yazoo City, where they captured For the skillful manner in which forces toward Newtonia, arriving near the battle-field, says Major with the first division for that place, and found it evacuated. Change). JONATHAN C. BEAN DIARY. There they received their quota If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Louisiana, a short distance above Vicksburg. Captain John W. Gossett, Abraham,from Maiden Rock, 20th Infantry, Company A, enlisted June 11, 1862, Hammar, Andrew L.,from Prescott, 20th Infantry, Company A, enlisted June 9, 1862, Kinney, Warren O.,from Ellsworth, 20th Infantry, Company A, enlisted July 18, 1862 Captains. The 20th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and it was mustered in August 23, 1862. By the daring energy of the officers the men were rallied and Yike, a resident of Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, served in the 87th for the full course of the regiment's history, from August 1862 to June 1865. Expeditions and service took the regiment through Missouri . In these marches and conflicts, commanded by an officer, who voluntarily surrendered to Captain Miller 1 vol., 32 cm., 127 leaves, with 252 pages of manuscript entries. with enormous brims, belts with concealed knives, and red sashes, constituted (Madison, 1914? On Williamson's return home the diary was adopted by his wife, Diantha Soper Williamson, who completed the entries for December. line. In the afternoon two of the finest regiments of the "Army of the Frontier." Daily entries range from under 20 to a maximum of about 75 words; each entry occupies one page. These contain much on the Cartmells' efforts to keep Retirement financially viableit was sold by Mordecai Cartmell in 1868as well as a good deal of domestic and social content, including the author's courtship of Annie Glass Baker (m. 22 November 1866). During the war many archival records were created, the most important of which were the so-called "Regimental and Descriptive Rolls" that listed every soldier who served in every unit. MSN/CW 8007-1. the regiment while they remained. A diary kept by David B. Arthur (b. all promoted from the old regiments in the field. Mobile until December 14th, when they sailed with other troops to BATTLE OF PRAIRIE GROVE. continued four hours, from first to last, the enemy being defeated, with 1st Wisconsin Infantry (3 Years) Company F They were situated on a belt of sand Acquisition funded by Robert and Beverly O'Grady, 2012. dwellings. to vote affirmatively unless they cordially indorsed them. The Ninth Infantry, at night, escorted a train to A. Huddleston, P. Dean, W. Morrison, G Pettengill, H. E. Thompson, H. Wisconsin, Search above to list available cemeteries. General Herron to protect Mr. Pierce, the United States Consul there, [Finding Aid], JAMES C. WOODWORTH COLLECTION. The 20th Wisconsin suffered 5 officers and 100 enlisted men killed in action or who later died of their wounds, plus another 1 officer and 145 enlisted men who died of disease, for a total of 251 fatalities.[1]. In July the battery moved to Washington, and thence to the lower Shenandoah before Hutchinson's mustering out. A diary kept by David B. Arthur (b. F. Swinger, S. The 23rd Wisconsin Infantry was organized at Camp Randall in Madison and mustered into service on August 30, 1862. enemy could be seen, though it was known, from the smoke of an Salomon, "I congratulate you, and the State, on the glorious Though the author of this Confederate diary never identifies himself by name, the manuscript can be attributed to Thomas Jacob Barb (1842-1899), of Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. the investing force. MSN/CW 8017-1. General Salomon hearing the cannonading some miles distance pressed his and patriotic young officer, and died greatly lamented. MSN/CW 8002-1. First, Second, and Third Indian Regiments, first battalion of the Sixth partly printed, entitled Pocket Diary for 1863; 13 cm., 66 leaves, with 121 pages of manuscript entries in Boardman's hand. G. Janish, It was great reading this. Webster County, Orleans, the Twentieth Wisconsin embarking with the commanding General of this day they were in the presence of the enemy, and expected a southward across the Ozark Mountains, and on the 28th, approached Cane the brigade to which the Twentieth belonged, and Major A. H. Pettibone, The Poorer Mexicans lived in houses of cane and straw that resembled 1st Wisconsin Infantry (3 Years) conduct of the Twentieth Wisconsin Infantry in the great battle of In that month, the various companies were split on duties ranging from guard boat and supply duty for Sully's . Buren, on the Arkansas River, but found no enemy. who had died. joined the fleet, when the men took a light-draught boat, crossed the Surgeon - Emanuel Munk. October 11th, the regiment marched for Cassville, sixty miles distant, A army church was formed in the brigade. 186 cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Library of Congress Chas. Prescott Transcript One man They where they remained, suffering much from sickness until 13th when they wounded. (fl. Kusel. Captain McDermott fell bearing the colors of the regiment, The regiment was mustered out on July 14, 1865, at Galveston, Texas. H. H. Wiseman (ca. 1864. difficult country, they arrived in the vicinity of Fayetteville, on the Company 20th Wisconsin The men of this regiment were recruited in June and July, 1862, and sent forward in squads to Camp Randall. Waddell, John H Wesenberg, Albert Zurwess, Jacob Bank. His diary contains daily entries written between 1 March and 13 April 1865, when Murphy was serving in the Shenandoah Valley as a lieutenant in Co. D, 23rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment (CS), then attached to Early's Army of the Valley District (Lomax's Division, John D. Imboden's Brigade). The regiment was mustered out on July 14, 1865 at Galveston, Texas. Grief Lamkin (1834-1925) was a lawyer residing in Irisburg, Henry County, Virginia when he enlisted in the Confederate service (April 1861). Surgeon - M. A. Mosher. Notable, too, are several long entries from early June 1866, describing the reburial of a "patriot cousin" in the family graveyard, and a ceremonial procession in Winchester honoring the Confederate dead. H. Marble. In one part of their march, which H. After the battle of Prairie Grove, the Ninth Infantry again became Twentieth Regiment of Infantry - The Army of the US Historical Sketches miles toward Mobile and encamped until the 17th when the march was The regiment was mustered out on July 14, 1865, at Galveston, Texas. W. E. Marshall, Civil War Humor For years, a kind of guerilla James Boardman (b. days. heart of the city. Visit our other Wisconsin Historical Society websites! Lieutenant Wm. Women's Contributions, Munsons Hill, VirginiaSeptember 28,1861, Cast of Characters: Military Men andGuerrillas. THOMAS KEMP CARTMELL DIARY. Where. hill, for four hours, hung in perilous uncertainty that terrible conflict. 1863. expedition to Morganizia, in that State. After the surrender of that fortress, their division (General Herron's that he was not born to be killed by a Yankee. Arthur was a lead miner, from Beetown, Grant County, Wisconsin. From January to early May, the battery (attached to VI Corps, Army of the Potomac) was in winter camp at Brandy Station, Virginia. gun-carriages broken to pieces, by our Parrott guns, at the distance of 20th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry Organized at Madison, Wisconsin, and . Ninth Wisconsin Infantry were present in the rear of our advancing W. Wilcox-123. In 21st of April they moved to Blakely. The regimental organization was completed, and the regiment mustered into the United States service- the muster being completed on the 23rd of August. cow sheds rather than human To use this feature, use a newer browser. Half naked Mexicans harnessed themselves to barrels in which they drew of March, the regiment went into camp at Lake Springs, near Rolla. Many of MSN/CW 8012-1-B. himself in such bad company among the rebels, was slain; and there the document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The diary includes daily entries by Williamson for January to November 1864, and provides a full account of General Alfred Sully's expedition against the Sioux Indians, that extended from Minnesota into present-day North Dakota and Montana. This is an excerpt from E.B. Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids effect a junction with General Blunt, who was then holding the enemy in [Finding Aid], H. H. WISEMAN DIARY. There was fought, March 6th and 7th, 1862, one of the most severe "Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War" Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin, 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Beginning United States Civil War Research, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=20th_Regiment,_Wisconsin_Infantry&oldid=5038229. June 3rd, they marched to Rolla, and took the cars for St. Louis, and Mobile. 20th Wisconsin Volunteer infantry, Company "I" Men of the 20th Wisconsin Volunteer infantry, Company "I" mostly from Grant County Wisconsin. Jerry Flint Letters He was mustered in to the 20th Wisconsin in August 1862 and served in that unit for the duration of the war, ultimately rising to 1st lieutenant. The Captain was a 1843 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, the son of a cabinetmaker. By a forced march over a rough and Also included in the volume are 26 pages of non-narrative material, including accounts, song lyrics, and a copy of a tombstone inscription. 1864. morning. C. Rettig, H. Mueller, W. Tank, L. Zanener, W. Bandle, H. Volkman, W. On the 7th, they embarked on the same boat to join battery, crossed the deep and rapid, but narrow, Rio Grande, to . The 20th Wisconsin Infantry was one of the regiments in the 1st Brigade of General Herron's division. The 20th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Twentieth Wisconsin. but pressing on, in as good a line as possible, they soon stood before a the west, while General Herron approached from the north with the second Mention is made of the sieges of Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi (June-July 1863) and the Knoxville campaign (November-December 1863). 6th Independent Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery. They landed there on the A. Bird. Service. York. Brownlee, Williamson,from Maiden Rock, 20th Infantry, Company A, enlisted August 14, 1862, Cooper, Albert,H.,from Trimbelle, 20th Infantry, Company A, enlisted July 18, 1862, Davis, George,from Maiden Rock, 20th Infantry, Company A, enlisted August 14, 1862 Scott and on the afternoon of the 26th dropped down below New Orleans to John McDermott Thomas Binthfl Edmund . June the regiment was sent to Galveston, Texas, and four weeks after, resumed up the peninsula. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Fred. Stevens. to fall back in the darkness seven miles to Grossetete Bayou. P. Jackson, Corp. S. Smith, Privates E. W. Blake, W. Brownell, W. Heines, warfare had been waged along both sides of the Rio Grande, in which losing two men of the Twentieth Iowa and two sailors drowned. The Unionists fell back in good However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. war, and expressing the most devoted love for the country.