Veterans Roll Call
David Alleman, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company A
Henry J Blackorby, 37th Missouri E.M.M. Regiment, Company E
Edward Cassady, 8th Wisconsin Infantry, Company E
Asa Bingham Ecoff, 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C
Aaron Thomas Fadden, 1st Minnesota Cavalry, Company D
E Cyrus Fairfield, 86th Ohio Infantry & 42nd Wisconsin Infantry
George Washington Galloway, 72nd Regiment, Illinois, Company B
George Bishop Hall, 74th Illinois Infantry, Company G
Alfred Reeves Hayden, 55th Illinois Infantry, Company A
Naaman A Hodge, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company E
Truman H Hurlbert, 1st Michigan Engineers, Company D
Johan (John) Ingmundson 15th Wisconsin Infantry, Company E
Henson Moore, 96th Illinois Infantry, Company H
Thomas Ohm, 11th Minnesota Infantry, Company F
Joseph Parker, 9th Minnesota Infantry, Company A
Charles Joseph Ray, 2nd Ohio Reserve, Company C
Frederick Andrew Reckler, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, Company C
Mathias Sievert, 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry, Company L
Baron A Stow, 4th Minnesota Infantry, Company E
William H Van Kleek, 11th Minnesota Infantry, Company B
John Riley Angier
Civil War Service:
1st Regiment Minnesota Heavy Artillery, Company M
Private Enlisted 18 Feb 1864 ~ Mustered Out 27 Sept 1865 Service - Orderly to the Company Commander Garrisoned - Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Vitals:
Born- 12 Feb 1845, Porter County, Indiana Died- 18 Aug 1924, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota Buried- Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota
Married- Arletta Gleason, 19 Apr 1879 Children- Alice E., Harold E., Alpha M., Carroll W., Hugh I.
Life Events:
Abt 1860- Arrived in Meeker County with parents (PA > MN) Occupation- Carpenter Member- Frank Daggett Post #37, Grand Army of the Republic.
Robert Shaw Beebe
Civil War Service:
10th Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery - Transferred to the Wisconsin 12th Light Artillery
Private,Volunteer Enlisted - 12 Sep 1862 Discharged - 7 June 1865 Service - Siege of Nashville; assigned at various times to guard rail lines of the Tennessee River lines and protect lines of communication from enemy raids; Operations in North Georgia and Alabama against Hood; Atlanta Campaign - attached to the Third Cavalry Division of the Army of the Cumberland; With the Cavalry Corps of Sherman's Army thru the Siege of Savannah and the Campaign in the Carolinas.
Vitals:
Born - 14 May 1840 - Walton, Delaware, New York Died - 7 Oct 1917 - Cylon, St. Croix, Wisconsin Buried - Cylon Methodist Cemetery, Cylon, St. Croix, Wisconsin
Married - (1) Mary Lapham - December 26, 1866 (1851-1883) Children - Cornelia (Smith), Earnest, Robert C., Eva (Shepard), Marnie (Deveraux), LeRoy
Married - (2) Tina Knutson - 22 Nov 1884 (1860-1934) Children - Clinton, Rollo, Orson, Burton, Vida (Larson)
Life Events:
Occupation - Farmer, Businessman Member - Grand Army of the Republic, Odd Fellows Robert had three brothers, Sylvester, Selah and Charles who also served during the war
David C Carlsey
Civil War Service:
30th Wisconsin Infantry. Company D
Enlisted - 14 Aug 1863 at Rush River, Wisconsin Discharged - 20 Sept 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky by reason of Special Order No. 182, Par 4, Dept KY
Vitals:
Born - 20 Mar 1832 Died - 8 Sept 1908
Elling Engebretson
Civl War Service:
5th Minnesota Infantry, Company A
Corporal, Veteran Volunteer Enlisted - 25 Jan 1862 Re-enlisted - 13 Feb 1864 Discharged with Regiment - 06 Sept 1865 Service - Sieges of Corinth and Vicksburg; Battles of Farmington, Iuka, Corinth, Jackson and Nashville; and General Ulysses S. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign, the Red River Campaign and General E.R.S. Canby's Campaign against Mobile, Alabama.
Vitals:
Born - 10 Jul 1838, Lyseng Farm, Nord Aurdal, Oppland, Norway Died - 06 Jan 1910 Maynard, Minnesota Buried - Maynard Lutheran Cemetery, Chippewa County, Minnesota
Married - Maline Andersdatter, June 1861
Married - Siri Gulbrandsdatter/ Sara Gilbertson, 16 Feb 1866
Children - Edward, Ena Marie (Geist), Malina (Engberg), Mary (Mattson), Julia (Mullin), Ole and Minnie (Gorman)
Life Events:
Emigrated - 1857 to Quebec, Canada; then to Valders, Wisconsin; then to Kenyon, Minnesota Occupation - Farmer Member - George H. Thomas Post #9, Grand Army of the Republic.
Henry Elijah Freeman
Civil War Service:
3rd Indiana Cavalry (previous 45th Indiana Volunteers).
Vitals:
Born- 25 Apr 1839, Dublin, Ireland Died- 22 June 1922, Meeker County, Minnesota Buried- MacKenzie Cemetery, Kingston, Meeker County, Minnesota
Married- Mary Ellen Bandelan Walker, 11 Apr 1859
Children- George H., Clara I., Ada A., Ida M., Alfretta E., Rose A., Monte C., Chester R., Lyle C., Laura B.
Life Events:
Emigrated from Ireland (IRE > MN) Occupations- Farmer, blacksmith, Litchfield hotel keeper.
Member- Frank Daggett Post #37, Grand Army of the Republic
Samuel Gleason
Civil War Service:
10th Minnesota, Company F
Service- Winnebago Indian Agency
Vitals:
Born- 5 Nov 1820, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada
Died- 7 Aug 1896, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota
Buried- Ripley Cemetery, Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota
Married- Lucy Winter, 17 Oct 1847
Children- Ira L., Arletta, Christopher, Miranda A., Sarah A., Mary A.
Life Events:
Emigrated from Canada (ON,CAN > MN) Occupation- Farmer
Charter member- Frank Daggett Post #37, Grand Army of the Republic
James H Gustin
Civil War Service:
35th Wisconsin Regiment, Company B
Service - mostly in southern Texas
Vitals:
Born- December 30, 1833, Reading, New York
Died- December 11, 1899, Appleton, Wisconsin
Buried- Oasis Cemetery, Oasis, Wisconsin
Married- Isabel Joslyn in September, 1858
Children- Lillian, Ada, Lulu, Rennie, Ward, Emmet
Life Events:
Town Chairman and Town Clerk
Director of Aurora Insurance Company
Member- Ed Saxe Post #135, Grand Army of the Republic
George Bishop Hall
Civil War Service:
74th Infantry Illinois, Company G
From Ogle and Stephenson Counties
Enlisted- 11 Aug 1862 at age 32 leaving behind his wife, 6 children and one on the way
Service- many battles and skirmishes throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Mustered out- 10 June 1865
Vitals:
Born- May 8,1830, Sterling Hill, Windham County, Connecticut to John and Mary (Cory) Hall
Died- 17 September 1899, Strawberry Point, Fayette County, Iowa Buried- County Corners Cemetery, Clayton County, Iowa
Married- Esther E. Lyon, 28 November 1850, Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut. Nine children were born to this marriage
Life Events:
Occupation- Farmer
George left Connecticut after he was married and moved to Ogle County, Illinois. After the Civil War, they moved to Strawberry Point, Fayette County, Iowa, purchasing a farm of 160 acres, where they remained for the rest of their lives.
Nicholas Hansen
Civil War Service:
9th Minnesota Regiment, Company G
Corporal
Enlisted 18 August 1862 at age 27 Mustered Out 24 August 1865 Service- Fort Abercrombie in Dakota Territory, Brice's Crossroads, Battle of Tupelo and Mobile Bay
Vitals:
Born- 1835 in Prussia Germany
Died- 2 January 1910 in Jacob's Prairie, Minnesota
Married- Rosen Bahner in 1866 Children- Theresa, Martha, Catherine, Helen (Lena), Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Nicholas and John
Life Events:
Emigrated from Germany in 1849 at age 14 to Illinois; worked for the railroad and in other occupations.
Moved to Stearns County, Minnesota (Wakefield Township) in 1855. He was the first to enlist in the 9th Minnesota from Rockville.
Occupation: Farmer
Public service: Chairman of Wakefield Township for 15 years; Stearns County Commissioner for one (1) term.
Theodore Oscar Hartmann
Civil War Service:
4th Wisconsin Cavalry, Company E
Quarter Master Sergeant Enlisted 1 Nov 1863 Mustered Out 28 May 1866 Service- Siege of Port Hudson, Battle of Mobile Bay; Patrol, Brownsville, Texas
Vitals:
Born- 23 Feb 1842, DĂśebeln, Kingdom of Saxony (Germany) Died- 10 June 1919, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota Buried- Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Married- Sophia Neimeyer, 8 July 1875 Children- Edward E., Richard T., Frank H., Henry J., Louis C., Benjamin H., Florence J., Ethel H.
Life Events:
1842- Emigrated to Wisconsin with parents and siblings (SAX > WI > MN) Occupations- Insurance Sales, Immigration Officer, County Clerk, Mayor- Medford, WI, State Senator- Milwaukee, WI
Nathaniel B. Hipple
Civil War Service:
105th Pennsylvania Infantry, Co D
Enlisted - As a private 28 Aug 1861at age 48 Disability Discharge - At Hampton, VA 4 Apr 1862 due to rheumatism Service - Defense of Washington
Vitals:
Born - 13 Mar 1812, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Died - 20 May 1895, Washington TWP, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Buried - Beechwoods Cemetery, Washington TWP, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Married (1) - Phoebe Ann Brenholtz, 1833 Children - Nathan, Franklin, Mary Elizabeth (Neal), Emily, Edward, Amanda, Louisiana (Moore), Maria, Elmira (Hoover), Margaret (Guy), Caroline (Zeitler), Henrietta (Hoover), Edward Harrison
Married (2) - Susannah Snyder, 1 May 1884
Life Events:
Occupation - Farmer
Thomas Henry Hoy Jr
Civil War Service:
25th New Jersey Infantry, Company G
Enlisted 26 September 1862 as a Private Promoted to Full Corporal 01 January 1863 ~Mustered Out 20 June 1863 Beverly, NJ
Vitals:
Born- 24 Sept 1842, in the same house in which he died on 11 Jan 1899 in Camden, NJ
Ingman Ingmundson
Civil War Service:
McClellan's Dragoons, later formed into the 12th Illinois cavalry, Company I
Enlisted on August 2, 186 in Chicago. In the Army of the Potomac he participated in skirmishes and battles of Hanover Court House, Fair Oaks, Savage Station and others. In Williamsburg, VA his horse was shot from under him. He was in the Battles of Gettysburg and Williamsport. At the battle of Madison Court House on Sep 23, 1863 he was severely wounded and hospitalized for three months. -Mustered out Aug 4, 1864
Vitals:
Born- 27 Nov 1838 the 5th of 10 children in the family home Gaarden Gauthe in Rygge Parish, Smaalenene, Norway
Emigrated-1854 to Allamakee County, Iowa
Married- Susie Paulk 26 Aug 1865 and had 2 sons and a daughter
Died- 4 Aug 1879, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
Buried- Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Mower County, Minnesota
Life Events:
Ingman was elected Mower County Treasurer in 1873 and re-elected twice
He had two brothers who served and died in the War of the Rebellion:
Captain John Ingmundson (1831-1862) Co E 15th Wisconsin Volunteers died at the Battle of Stone River, Murfreesboro, TN
Holm Ingmundson (1848-1864) 9th Reg. Iowa Volunteers died of an infection at age 16
Adam Kaufmann
Civil War Service:
5th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company L
Private Enlisted 18 Apr 1861 ~ Honorable Discharge 8 Aug 1864 Service- Duty in Dept of Washington, DC; Various Virginia reconnaissances; Richmond-Petersburg Campaign
Vitals:
Born- 5 Oct 1840, Mittel-Seemen, Hessen-Darmstadt (Germany) Died- 20 Oct 1914, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota Buried- Elmhurst Cemetery, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Married- Christina Schmid, 5 July 1865 Children- Elizabeth, Anna, Christina
Life Events:
1858- Emigrated to Minnesota with parents and siblings (HESS-D > MN > PA > MN).
Occupation- Blacksmith, Great Northern Railway Member- Garfield Post #1, Grand Army of the Republic
August Lange
Civil War Service:
2nd Iowa Infantry
Enlisted at Keokuk, Iowa
Vitals:
Born- 1834 in Prussia, Germany Immigrated- 1858 to USA Married-Carolina Mueller in 1867: they had seven children Died- 1905 in Watertown, Minnesota and is buried in St. Peter's Lutheran Church cemetery
Service- This regiment saw action at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. The regiment fought at the Battle of Shiloh and many men were captured as prisoners of war. Shiloh was the bloodiest battle fought on the American continent to that date. The Second Iowa was awarded the Post of Honor for their bravery at both Ft. Donelson and at Shiloh.
The Second Iowa was part of the Army of the Tennessee and served under Generals Grant and Sherman. They fought at Corinth, Mississippi, and were engaged in the Battle of Atlanta, Georgia. After the victory of the Fall of Atlanta -- in September, 1864, Sherman decided to fight an all-out war, by striking at the morale of the civilian populace. The intent was to save lives in the long run. Sherman set out from Atlanta on a March to the Sea heading for Savannah, Georgia - 300 miles away. The battle hardened troops, 62,000 strong, marching in two wings -- set out on foot -- cutting themselves off from supplies and communications. On December 21, 1864, the Union troops under General William T. Sherman reached Savannah.
On January 28, 1865, Sherman’s Army set out on a March through the Carolinas. They fought at the Battle of Bentonville, NC. This battle was the largest battle ever fought on NC soil. On March 24, 1865, Sherman’s troops reached Goldsboro, NC; four days less than two months since having left Savannah. They had marched 500 miles through enemy territory, with thousands of the troops hobbling along with bare feet, bleeding and sore, and wrapped in pieces of blanket. (Regimental Notes).
On April 26, 1865, the regiment participated in the largest surrender of the Civil War at Bennett’s Cabin in Durham, NC. The troops then made their final march to Washington, DC and participated in the Grand Review. After mustering out of the Army with an honorable discharge, August Lange came to Watertown, MN. He settled on Oak Lake on the east side of town where he farmed the rest of his life. August was a Charter member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and is buried in the St. Peter’s cemetery.
Charles Benjamin Layman
Civil War Service:
2nd Minnesota Infantry, Company I
Charles had a brother Isaac who also served in the war. The brothers are pictured above.
William Whitaker Mason
Civil War Service:
10th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K
Orderly and Chaplain Service- Battle of Gettysburg Wife's Service-Nurse at Dale US Army Hospital in Worcester, MA.
Vitals:
Born- 16 Dec 1822 in Leeds, England Died- 7 June 1883 in Spencer, MA Buried- in the family plot in Pine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, MA
Married- Elvira Meekins Children- Catherine Elvira Mason [Adams]
Life Events:
Occupation- Shoemaker Religion- Methodist
John Nelson
Civil War Service:
6th Minnesota Infantry, Company F
Enlisted: 11 Aug 1862 ~ Mustered Out: 1865 at Fort Snelling Service- Birch Coulee, Woodlake and Camp Release during the US/Dakota War
Vitals:
Born- 12 Nov 1843 in Norway Died- 12 Sept 1912 in Minnesota Married- Lucy Bassett in 1871 Son- Robert
Married-Jessie Eames in 1883 Children- Horace, Frances and Walter
Life Events:
1848- Emmigrated from Norway Occupation- Teacher and dry goods business owner. Member- A.F. Welch Post #75, Grand Army of the Republic
James Monroe Phillips
Civil War Service:
38th Iowa Volunteers, Company I
~ Private Enlisted: 21 Aug 1862 ~ Mustered Out: 1865 Service- Battles of Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Mobile Bay
Vitals:
Born- 11 May abt 1831-1834, New York Died- 30 Oct 1930, Lime Springs, Howard County, Iowa Buried- Phillips Family Cemetery, Lime Springs, Howard County, Iowa
Married- Rosetta Hurley, 1858 Children- Alice, Elizabeth A., Llewelyn R., Howard C, Ulysses G., Albert E., Burton W., Martha M., Leon M., Lester Earl
Life Events:
1858- Emmigrated from New York (NY > MN) Occupation- Farmer Member- Lauman Post #217, Grand Army of the Republic
Thomas W Slick
Civil War Service:
101st Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company G
-- Private Mustered in: 28 Dec 1861 Service-Captured 20 Apr 1864 and held at Andersonville Prison. Released on 26 Feb 1865.
Vitals:
Born- 12 Mar 1838, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Died-22 Feb 1889 Buried- Old Union Cemetery, Osterburg, Pennsylvania
Married- Mary Jane Smith 19 Oct 1861 Children- Justice Wilson, William Sherman, Samuel H., Abner D., Thomas S., Grant, and Jim
Life Events:
Occupation- Cabinet maker After returning home Thomas had chronic health problems from an improper diet and impure drinking water at the prison. After his death, Mary made application for a widow's pension.
Hayden E Strong
Civil War Service:
25th Michigan Infantry, Company E
~ Corporal Enlisted: 15 Aug 1862, Orange, Michigan as Private Promoted to Full Corporal 2 Mar 1865 Mustered Out: 24 June 1865, Salisbury, North Carolina
Vitals:
Born- 14 Jul 1843, Medina County, Ohio to Lucius Milton Strong and Mary Ann Culver Died- 28 Jul 1909, Greenville, Michigan Buried- Forest Home Cemetery, Greenville, Michigan
Married- Josephine Amelia Yaw, Ionia, Michigan.
Life Events:
Occupation- Carriage Painter/Trimmer Residence- OH> MI> ND> MN> MI Hayden had three brothers that also served in the war.
Ole Bendiksen Tone
Civil War Service:
33rd Wisconsin Infantry, Company H
~ Private Enlisted: 2 Aug 1863 as a private and being only 16, he lied about his age and name; going by his first and middle name, Ole Bendiksen
In 1865 Ole developed an absess on his left foot. He was treated at the hospital in St Louis, Missouri and was then classified as an invalid. He was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, 13th Company, 2nd Battalion at Fort Snelling, St Paul, Minnesota on 21 Feb 1865
Mustered Out: 19 Aug 1865
Vitals:
Born- 14 Apr 1847 in Ness, Hallingdal, Norway Died- 14 Mar 1917 at Spring Grove, Minnesota Buried- Trinity Cemetery, Spring Grove, Minnesota Married- In 1885 to Randine Eriksdatter Ovestrud of Rock Prairie, Wisconsin
Life Events:
Ole emigrated from Norway in 1848 with his family and settled in Rock Prairie, Wisconsin
Following his discharge, Ole returned to his family home in Wisconsin and later moved to Spring Grove, Minnesota getting involved in several business ventures. He served one term as a Republican Representative in the Minnesota Legislature 1880-1881 representing Houston County. He served as postmaster and later was the first president of Spring Grove State Bank. He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Caledonia , Minnesota GAR
He and his wife Randi had seven children. She died in 1909 and is buried in Trinity Cemetery.