Somers Village

Somers Village

In Township 2, Range 22 east, with a population of nearly an hundred, and supplied with schools, a Methodist Church at Kellogg's Corners, another on Section 15, erected in 1863, and a Presbyterian Church at Leet's Corners, built in 1847. The township also supports two Granges of the Patrons of Husbandry, and is one of the most thrifty in Kenosha County.

War Record

The part taken by Kenosha, city and county, in the " War of the Rebellion," should be recorded by the pen of an eloquent and ready writer. The achievements of her citizens, and the sacrifices they endured for a vindication of the laws, should be commemorated by the magic tood of an artist, from designs born of a genius worthy of the heroic age. They aid their daty snd did it well. Many sleep in nameless graves, undisturbed by dreams of endless marches and countermarches, quick and intricate advances and retreats, the thunder of the cannon and the bugle's note to arms. But their memory lives after them, and from their homes in the beautifiil land may it not be that a mysterious strain of heavenly melody comes back from afar to friends and home, bearing to widows and orphans, in notes of exquisite beauty, the Redeemer's promise to care for and protect them until time shall be no more.

When the attack on Sumter announced the coming of the grandest storm which history records, and throughout the North went up one cry that the honored folds of the starry bann^ under which the fathers of the Republic, with beating hearts, had watched through the daii nights of oppression, should not be trailed in the dust, the citizens of Kenosha, with one accords armed themselves for the contest, and furnished the first company required to complete the quota from Wisconsin. On the evening of April 19, 1861, a meeting was held at the Court House, at which the Rev. John Gridley presided, and was addressed by the Hons. Charles Durkee, 0. S. Head, M. Frank, I. W. Webster, J. M. Kellogg, and the city clergy. A subscription was opened to aid in the equipment of volunteers, for their comfort while absent and that of th&i families at home. Before the meeting adjourned, the sum of $3,543 was pledged by the following patriotic citizens : C. C. Sholes, ^200 ; Hon. Charles Durkee, $120 ; Z. G. Simmons, $100; Harvey Durkee, $100; E. Bain, $100; H. B. Towslee, $200; M. H. Pettit, ^0; Brown t Weeks, $50 ; P. H. Woods, $50 ; Rous Simmons, $50 ; A. Campbell, $100 ; O. S. Head, $100: F. H. Head, $50 ; Lyman, Bent & Mowry, $50 ; Doan & Hawley, $135 ; J. H. Kimball, $100;

B. Lewis, Ezra Simmons, L. S. Kellogg, Gurdin Gillett, R. 0. Gottfredsen, T. D. Bond and S. C. Johnson, $15 each ; M. O'Brien, H. McDermott, J. B. Starkweather, I. W. Webster, L. B. Emmons, Thomas Scott, P. T. Briggs, T. D. Persons, John Wier, Herman Reinold, William F. Halliday, Rev. P. B. Pease, William Osborn, R. B. Winsor, E. P. Lewis, Isaac George, L. Whitmore, Edward H. Rudd, J. Sullivan, Philip Carey, W. E. Reed, J. B. Doolittle, Nelson Stebbins, C. H. Comstock and W. L. Porter, $10 each ; Peter Rook, Rev. H. Slade, Michael O'Donnell, C. Shend, Peter Grosh, Jr., John T. Shepherd, J. G. Buddie. A. O. Foster, A. D. Sawtell, S. McAfee, A. J. Hale, James M. Kellogg, Valentine Bauer, Mathias Huck, C. A. Mathewson, P. Willard, J. Brockett, John Turk, Peter Boesen, S. S. Hastings, E. J. Pierce, W. & J. Lindeman and Samuel Francis, $5 each ; M. Frank, $30 ; Walter Cook, $3 ; P. Hutchinson, $6; Miss H. M. Dresser, half the profits of a lecture; and Joseph Vale, profits of bakery for one year. Messrs. 0. S. Head, I. W. Webster, Charles Durkee, M. Frank and J. M. Kellogg were appointed a standing and H. B. Towslee, P. H. Wood, C. C. Sholes, F. Robinson, and S. Y. Brande, a subcommittee, for the collection and disposition of the funds.

and to aid in the promotion of enlistments. Meetings were held throughout the county, notably at Bristol, when $400 were subscribed; Salem, when $150 were obtained; Wilmot, Pleasant Prairie and elsewhere, at which resolutions were adopted pledging the citizens, without distinction of party, to the support of the Government. On Sunday, the 21st of April, the churches of Kenosha were crowded with an unusual attendance, and all seemed impressed with the gravity of the situation. The sermons were in harmony with the times, and the various texts selected for the discourses, particularly that of the Rev. Mr. Matthews, ^' I come not to bring peace, but a sword,'' illustrated the feelings that were paramount. So expeditious were the citizens in responding to the call for volunteers, that within six days after the issuance of the call, the " Park City Grays'' - or Company G, of the First Wisconsin Volunteers had completed their organization and were transferred to Milwaukee, where they encamped. The following is the roster : Captain, D. C. McVean ; First Lieutenant, W. H. Pettit ; Ensign, Levi Rowland ; Orderly-Sergeant, George D. Scott ; Edward Healey, Second, J. IL Bridgman Third, and J. H. Howland, Fourth, Sergeants ; A. Ilowland First, S. H. Allen, Second, W. E. Roberts, Third, and C. K. Thayer, Fourth, Corporals. The privates were : William Pettit, R. Winegar, William English, R. Fuller, W. J. Daniels, W. Hill, W. F. Wilder, E. M. Scribner, J. H. Armes, G. Barr, T. E. Clark, J. G. Green, H. G. Young, E. Hill, J. Amtsen, - Plummer, P. Harmon, E. B. Tracy, M. Ernst, R. Engel, D. Lebor. W. B. Topley, C. R. Thayer, J. McBride, N. Sumner, C. A. Leoniird, W. J. Armstrong, H. A. Daniels, R. E. Sampson, Sumner Fairbanks, M. Henson, J. E. Daniels, C. K. Ward, Charles Teppel, A. Miller, C. R. Cobb, J. B. Sully, C. M. Stover, P. Grow, D. E. Spencer, J. Groch, J. H. Bradlaw, E. Simmons, J. H. Armph, J. G. French, H. H. Amidon, W. 6urt, H. Myers, L. Cooley, W. Adlow, J. McCarty, Emil Beyersdorfer, S. Hallen, E. Pearce, A. M. Dyer, 0. 0. Reeve. Charles Reese, S. E. Boyls, W. Barber, E. B. Moore, J. E. Newton, C. E. Kimball and H. S. Grant. The regiment remained in camp at Milwaukee until Sunday, June 9, when it received marching orders, and embarking on the cars proceeded direct to Harrisburg, Penn., receiving a reception at Kenosha en route, and arriving at its destination on Wednesday evening, June 12. After a brief delay the regiment was assigned to the Division of General Patterson, participating with the regiments composing the same in the engagements at Williamsport, Falling Waters and elsewhere. At the conclusion of their term of service the " Park City Grays " returned to Kenosha, arriving there August 18, 1861, when they were mustered out of service, and generally re-enlisted for the war, composing Company E. of the First Regiment, with the following officers : D. C. McVean, Captain ; G. E. Scott, First, and Edward Healey, Second Lieutenant. Lieutenants Levi Howland and J. E. Henry, and L. Howland, of the original organization being appointed to commands in cavalry and artillery organizations.

The roster of Company E, as far as could be ascertained, was : U. H. Staats, P. Harmon, W. Harmon (killed at Perryville), J. White, J. Ames, D. M. Wattles, J. E. Spencer, J. W. Knight, F. W. Newhouse, J. H. Bradley, J. Brady, C. H. Orvis (died April 15, 1862), R. W. Yore, J. E. Qurdiner, Calvin Cobb, J. Newton, D. Van Alstine, 0. Chapel (died at Andersonville July 31, 1864), B. Baldwin, 0. A. Leach, W. Holderness, C. H. Morgan, E. Stokin, W. Mean, F. Teets, L. A. De Diemar, D. C. Spencer (killed at Chickamauga), W. Trumbull (killed at Perryville), E. Fox, J. Fitzgerald, H. Holderness, D. B. Moon, H. Gilbert, C. Williams, J. E. Daniels, W. A. Mathews, C. C. Kimball J. B. Bradley, H. Stoddard (killed at Chickamauga), H. Mclntyre, E. Sweeney, J. Clifford, H. Kruse, John White, C. R. Thayer, J. B. Walker, T. Feeley, H. Winsor, E. M. Swan, J. Schofield, E. A. Osgood, F. W. Herrick (killed at Perryville), H. OhaflFey, S. Churches, P. M. Schomaker, E. Hill, J. Haskins (died at Anderson ville July 31, 1864), R. W. Van Tassel, M. Kelley, S. Langworthy (died of wounds), T. Barter, S. Gtwcome, J. Briggs (killed at Perryville), J. W. Auchmuts, C. Foote (killed at Perryville), J. Winters, J. Fuller, J. Irwin, C. Elener, D. Atkinson, E. S. Seaton (killed at Chickamauga), H. Van Tassel, A. H. Hocum, G. Van Tassel, G. Van Alstine (died at Nashville August 14, 1862), W. Radke (killed at Perryville), P. Wade, J. WcClane, P. R. Dahanvail, 0. Wicks (killed at Perryville), A. McCaflFrey, J. F. Allen and S. Melley.

Company C, commanded by Robert Hill, with William Gibbons and Hiram Sheldon as Lieutenants, was raised in part at Wheatland and Randall, but no record of recruits could be obtained. The Rev. J. McNamara, of Kenosha, acted as Chaplain.

Company C, of the Ninth Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, was also partly enlisted in Kenosha County, under a general order issued August 26, 1861, for the recruiting and organizing of a regiment exclusively from the German population of the State. Soon after this order was promulgated, it was decided to raise a company or its portion in Kenosha, and the effort was undertaken by Lieutenant Charles Frantz (who was afterward promoted to the command of company G), recruits being sent to camp at Milwaukee. On January 22, 1862, the regiment started for Ft. Leavenworth, where it arrived after a perilous journey, and joined in the expedition fitted out at that point, designed to operate in ihe Southwest. After a continued and dangerous service in Missouri and Arkansas for upward of a year. the regiment encamped at St. Louis, from where it proceeded to Helena and Little Rock, part of the time performing fatigue and guard duty ; made an expedition to Camden, and served

Srincipally in the State of Arkansas until January, 1866, when it was mustered out at Little Lock. The following members of Company C were obtained in Kenosha County : Charles Frantz, Bernhard Schleder, Henry Joerndt, D. Moeller, Joseph Moeller, Charles Bull, T. Lambrecht, Ferdinand Wendorff, Peter Annen, Michael Lentz, Mathias Loesche, N. Osweiler, Jacob Barge, August Heise, Franz Schmidt, Mat Schmidt, Christian VoUmer (died at Little Rock July 11, 1864), Charles Rische, Peter W. Schmidt, Henry Vetter, Henry Hausner (died at Little Rock September 19, 1864), John Arenston, Peter Paulus, Fritz Stark, Joseph Walter, Michael Ham and Henry Adams.

Company B, Seventeenth Regiment, composed mainly of Irishmen, was recruited in part in Kenosha County, during the winter of 1861, and left Kenosha for Camp Randall January 1^, 1862. On March 23, the regiment broke camp, going to St. Louis, thence to Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Young's Point, Lake Providence, Vicksburg, Natchez, etc., finally returning to Vicksburg, where it was engaged on picket and guard duty until January, 1864, when the regiment re-enlisted for three years. On the 6th of May, it was assigned to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Seventeenth Army Corps, and participated in Sherman's march to the sea. The regiment took an active part in the siege of Atlanti, of Savannah, Pocotaligo, 8. C, and elsewhere ; marched througrh the Carolinas, and on April 29, 1861, left Raleigh for Washington, Louisville, and Madison, Wis., arriving at the latter place Monday morning, July 17, 1865. As first organized, the company was commanded by Hugh McDermott, with John E. Maboney and Martin Schulte, Lieutenants; but when disbanded, the roster of officers was: John McKenna, Captain ; Garrett B. Walsh, First, and Bernard Meyer, Second Lieutenant. The Captain ani following non-commissioned officers and privates were enlisted in Kenosha County : Henry""^^ Hoye and Michael D. Kelly, Sergeants ; John Hoye, Michael Lane, Stephen Gascoyne anc George W. Dunn, Corporals ; Charles Bird, John Bisher, John Bremer, Landon Ford, Johi Flenner, Martin Gallagher, Patrick Murphy, John Fahey, John Smith, Ralph M. Tappan, James Powderly, Daniel Scanlan, Barnard Brerdenbach, John Meehan, Thomas GafFney (< April 5, 1864, at Madison), William McKenna (died September 5, 1864, at Marietta, Gra.)^ ^i James Finley (killed at Vicksburg May 19, 1863), David Atkinson (killed September 5, 18t>4^ ^i at Lovejoy, Ga.), Hugh Lowrey (killed May 19, 1863, at Vicksburg), Timothy McGuire (kille(£::3^

The Twenty-sixth Regiment, raised under the call of August, 1862, was exclusively Ger-^ man, and contained in its ranks the seemingly ubiquitous recruits from Kenosha, who wer^ included on the roster of Company C. Its complement was filled in two weeks, and left the State October 6, following, for the Eastern Army, where it was attached to the Third Brigade, bird Division, Eleventh Corps, being the command of General Sigel. The regiment particikted in the battles of Chaneellorsville, Gettysburg and other important engagements, in the ftst - Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Seige of Atlanta, in the West, followed by the march

Limpert, Fritz Yoerut, Christopher Krueger, killed at Kenesaw Mountain, June 22, 1864; larles Weller, Peter Rook, killed at Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863 ; Charles VoUmer, Edward mger, killed at Kenesaw Mountain ; Frederick Stemm, Peter Weber, John Dollman, killed at lancellorsville, Peter Crenscher, do ; Herman Herman, Ferdinand Krueger, Peter Werschem, swlaus Paulus, Adam Smarbeck, John Lauer, killed at Kenesaw Mountain; Frederick idetz, C. Miller, wounded and missing at Chancellorsville, Henry Link, do, and Frank Terry. The Thirty-third Regiment of Infantry was recruited in response to the call of President ncoln, for 300,000 troops, and included on its enlistment rolls, two companies, H and I, secured

Kenosha County. The regiment rendezvoused at Camp Utley, near Racine, where it was latered into service, October 18, 1862, and drilled until about November 12, of the same year, len it proceeded direct to Memphis, and was assigned to Gen. Lauman*s Division, compos- 5 part of the Right Wing of the Army of the Tennessee ; Col. Moore, commanding the igade. The regiment participated in the occupation of Memphis, the surrender of Vicksrg, the fight at Jackson, defense of Natchez ; in the Meridian and Red River expeditions, ttles at Tupelo and Pine BluflF, and occupied the right of the defenses of Nashville, when that y was assailed by Hood, in December, 1864, thence to Pulaski ; Vicksburg, New Orleans, obile, Montgomery and finally back to Vicksburg, where they were mustered out of service, and ^rned to Madison, arriving there on the 13th of August, 1865, where they were paid off d disbanded.

S. Lovell ; C. R. Blackball, Assistant Surgeon. Company H, J. F. Linsley, Captain, Jed at Coldwater, Tenn., April 19, 1868 ; C. R. Thayer and Nicholas Smith, Lieutenants, jorge Hale, J. S. Rector, died April 14, 1863; W. Coburn, died October 5, 1863; E. W. lerwood and A. Higgins, Sergeants, E. 0. Rector, J. H. Ellsworth, died at Vicksburg, July 1863 ; George H. Waldo, died at Memphis, April 4, 1863 ; J. E. Drum, J. M. Eddy and K)rge Renalls, Corporals. The privates were : Jerome Barley, Warren E. Barker, Thomas

Bishop, Jonathan Baker, Joel H. Burrell, E. H. Bush, Warren Card, Hezekiah Case, S. . Collet, killed at Tupelo ; Albert Davis, died at Mound City, April 28, 1864; Darius B. immon, Mathias Gales, Alexander Gray, John Gray, died at Memphis, March 23, 1863; illiam Gregart, J. Henderson, Norman Johnson, died at Memphis, March 19, 1863 ; T. G. irnes, Julius Kidder, Henry and William Kostraan, Herman A. King, William Lieber, died Kenosha, September 22, 1864: Sardis Preston. W. Mclntyre, B. W. Palmer, John Regan, man Reed, John Reyburn, W. H. Sloan, E. R. Sherman, F. B. Taylor, died at Vicksburg, ne 30, 1863; A. H. Thompson, F. L. Tinkham, died at Bayon Cotile, La., April 25, 1864 ; Miry Wood and Jacob Undish. Company I. Walter Cook, Captain ; C. G. Stetson, First mtenant, subsequently Captain, killed at Spanish Fort, April 2, 1865 ; A. J. McKisson, 3ond Lieutenant, killed at Chaplin Hills, October 8, 1862, and succeeded by George H. Nichol;

R. Fay, died at Moscow, February 13, 1863, Sergeants ; A. R. Roberts, died at Memphis, bruary 12, 1863 ; L. B. Mathews, M. D. L. Reynolds, A. A. Carter, S. Fairbanks, W. Newton, E. Pierce and S. R. Allen, Corporals; the latter died at Memphis, April 15, 1863.

The privates were : Thomas G. Button, George Bristol, Abraham Bent, H. E. Benedict, E. Benedict, P. K. Corbitt, Joseph and W. S. Carpenter, S. Cropley, James Charlesworth, G. Campbell, John Dunner, Moigan Davis, Henry Darling, James Dowse, died at Memphis, cember 19, 1863; R. M. Fellows, C. M. Fogg, ^ied at Eastport, January 17, 1865; J. W. ller, died on hospital boat, April 10, 1864; Ralph Cruber, J. G. Gardner, C. F. Groat, died in Wisconsin, August 29, 1863; H. C. Harrington, died at Eastport, January 31, 1865; John Healey, Geriford Knopker, died at St. Louis, July y, 1863 ; Charles Kleinert, Oscar Lambert, H. B. Lock, J. R. Loomis, died at Memphis. October 16, 1863 ; J. McOlaskey, J. W. Musbock, M. Mulrowney, Edward Matteson, William Neff, died at Andersonville, October 5, 1864, C. L. Newman, T. L. Newell, V. Plate, W. I. Pierce, F. W. Plummer, Orrin Farrington, C. Powderly, H. A. Russell, Daniel Reynolds,i John Richtor, A. A. Schoonmaker, H. P. Smith, A. J. Samis. died at Racine, June 26, 1863; W. H. Stout, died at La Grange, January 14, 1863; W. H. Smith, William Stephenson, died at St. Louis, August 1, 1863; D. B. Stowe, died at St. Louis, December 7, 1863 ; J. T. Sonies, C. W. Stetson, BenjamiA Selby, Jay Tymeson, F. Vanderbeck, T. G. Vincent, died at Moscow, March 4, 1863 ; J. A. Head, William Wells, died at Kenosha, May 21, 1865 ; G. L. White and Anthony Wilson.

The Thirty-ninth Regiment was organized under the call for volunteers for 100 days. The regiment mustered at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, and left the State for Memphis on the 18(th of June, 1864. At that point, it went into camp on the Hernando road, and was principally engaged in guard duty in that vicinity. The only engagement of note, in which it participated, was in resisting the dash of Gen. Forrest into Memphis, which occurred at daylight on the morning of August 21, and was attended with no loss.

Company G of the regiment was raised chiefly in Kenosha County, and went into camp with the following roster: Robert Graham, Captain; J. V. Quarles and Horace A. Gaylord, Lieutenants; A. Aums, John Bentz, E. C. Bently, Lewis Brachel, Frank Boin, Cornelius BuUer, W. Bassenger, Edward Baldwin, 0. J. Benedict, E. M. Buswell, 0. E. Bishop, L. A. Bisby, F. Bellingham, James G. Buddie, J. H. Bailey, N. D. Bailey, W. Cook. Ira Cook, H. Campbell. P. Carey, Sr., P. Carey, Jr., C. H. Curtis, C. F. Coonley, Calvin R. Cobb, C. W. Dimick, Henry Downey, M. E. Derbyshire, E. H. Durkee, C. R. Doming, William Emnetl, Edward Eddington, C. H. Foggett, Sereno Fisk, Jr., J. H. Fink, John Fuzsard. William Gardner, L. H. Hugunin, M. M. Hale, Charles Heller, T. A. Healey, E. G. Johnson. Thomas Jordan, John Jones, D. F. Kennev, F. H. Lyman. R. Leston, Leonard Lee, D. Lester, Q. D. Mowry, P. F. Mills, J. C. Mitchell, C D. McNiel, G. McNiel, R. S. Nellis, Jr., John Neep, A. I. Owen, L. L. Owen, M. M. Orvis, L. A. Pease, H. W. Phillips, Joseph Riggs. W. T. Reeve, A. Smith, J. S. Windells, George Secov, W. B. Slocum, F. H. Shepherd. F. A. Stebbins, J. B. Treadwell, R. N. Tappan, J. H. Talcott, 0. W. Tavlor, E. Tremlett, N. S. Wright, J. H. Washer, M. Wilkins, J. Volmer, M. D. Wright, B. Whitman and J. H. Winsor. The regiment was mustered out of service at Milwaukee, September 22, 1864.

The Forty-third Regiment entered the service under the call of July 18, 1864, say the records, and rendezvoused at Milwaukee. After a service of two years in Tennessee and Illi - inois, the regiment returned to Madison and was mustered out. Company G was made up o recruits from all parts of the First District, including the following from Kenosha: P. Her - man, A. Sohnly, Patrick Hopsley, Edwin Mann, William Guenther, A. Baker, William Ozann. Edward Mvnck, Peter Fetter and M. Nolan, which are all that could be obtained from authentic sources.

Recruiting for the First Cavalry was begun June 30, 1861, and thus a "splendid body o men " rendezvoused at Ripon. Rut that point being deemed unsuitable for winter quarters, m change of base was effected to Kenosha, and a camp established on ground south of the cemeterv-

Two or more companies were in part enlisted in Kenosha County, but in the absence of tbt^ records, an imperfect list of the recruits there obtained can be furnished the reader. Tht? , regiment was mustered into service March 10, 18G2 : and on the 17th of September following, started to St. Louis, where the men were (piartered at Benton Barracks. Soon after, it wa:3 ordered to Cape Girardeau: and, until 1863. was engaged in suppressing the rebellion in Missouri and Arkansas. While in the latter State, on the morning of August 2, 1862, the Rev. George W. Dunmore, Chaplain of the regiment, was killed.' He was minister of the Congregational Church at Kenosha, at the breaking out of the war, but resigned his pastorate to enter the service.

On Jane 18, 1863, the regiment was ordered to Tennessee, where it became a prominent Feature of the First Division,- Second Brigade Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland. It took part in the battles of Shelbyville, Chickamauga, Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Kenesaw, Plantersf ille. West Point, the siege of Atlanta and the capture of Davis - the fleeing " President of the Confederate States ** - and everywhere contributed, in a marked degree, to add luster to the profession of arms and the State of Wisconsin.

Squadron M was enlisted under Capt. Connatty, a teacher in the Kenosha public schools, issisted by George W. Barter and John A. Owen. The roster of privates, nearly, if not all. from Kenosha County, is as follows: A. T. Robinson, Edward M. Cooley, died at Patterson November 13, 1862 ; T. W. Brown, J. Henderson, R. L. Phillips, G. G. Gray, G. W. Barter, L. Locken, 0. E. Waters, H. G. Hubbard, L. Phillips, H. T. Wakefield, J. C. Whitney, A. J. Hodge, J. Smith, Jr., R. M. Judd, T. Funston, E. R. Shepard, G. H. King, H. B. Butts, W. B. Young, C. Valier, L. Paxon, Philip Warren, H. Dwelle, C. W. Mulvey, J. K. Doming, M. A. Loll, 0. H. La Grange, J. A. Owen, J. Hager, E. A. McKenzie, John Ogden, D. Gunn, W, J. Goodrich, P. Winters, died at Anderson ville^ May 5, 1864; L. Davis, A. C. Parks, J. E. Lathrop, F. Sharl, A. Sargent, W. Wolf, J. A. Healey, D. Rogers, A. J. Barter, M. S. Warren, died at Helena, September 17, 1862, G. H. Lawrence,.T. B. Roberts, D. P. Church, I. J. Connatty, E. D. Taylor, drowned at Chickasaw, Ala., March 5, 1865; Julius Baum, John Casridy, C. D. Hooker, T. L. Carpenter and H. C. Esselstyn.

In addition to Company M, Companies A and F were furnished with recruits from Kenosha County, and commanded by citizens of Kenosha City ; Company A being led bv Capt. Thomas H. Mars, Lieut. Levi Howland (who served in the first regiment, under the call for 75,000 men), ilso Sergt. H. S. Curtis; and Company F, by Capt. John Hyde, supported by Lieut. G. H. N^ichols and Sergt. W. Thomas. The roster of privates of both companies has been destroyed.

Of the artillery branch of the service, the Seventh Battery was liberally represented from Kenosha County. Among them was Sergeant J. H. Bridgraan, who enjoys the honorable distinction of being the first man in Wisconsin who enlisted in the volunteers from that State. The battery was mustered in at Milwaukee in August, 1861, or ordered and St. Louis, where it ^as quartered at Benton Barracks. After remaining there for two weeks, the command was )rdered to Cairo, and from that point into active service, engaging in the " skirmish '' at Bird's Point and the campaign which began at New Madrid and concluded with the capture of Island JIo. 10. After the reduction of that stronghold, the battalion accompanied Grant to Vicksburg, mgaged in protecting the rear of his command until the evacuation of the city on the hill by Peraberton. It was then returned to Memphis and occupied Forrest's attention in the vicinity )f the city almost constantly, being attached to the Sixteenth Corps, Army of the Tennessee, vith which it remained until the peace at Appomattox Court House absolved the army from iirther service.

The following is the roster of recruits from Kenosha County : J. H. Bridgman, M. D. Smst, John Grates, Albert Crandall, Joseph Hoffman, Edward White, James McBride, Lydon A. Briggs, Henry Christman and Alva Schwartz. ,

A portion of Company K of the First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery was enlisted at Kenosha iud mustered into service in September, 1864, at Madison. The company officers were W. H. fennings. Captain ; Isaac U. Jennings, Charles Law, James Mack and Joseph E. O'Neill, [iieutenants. The regiment was moved to Alexandria immediately upon being "sworn in," irhere it was assigned to the army corps ; division brigade engaged in protecting the defenses of W^ashington. During its term of service, Company K occupied Ft. Lyon and suffered no loss )y death. The following is a list of members who volunteered from Kenosha County : P. 3auber, N. P. Fox, F. W. Beckmann, D. Harles, Arthur Ames, Francis S. Borchardt, John Wagner, Henry Thurn, Elisha Stonebraker, William Toes, James Moran, Michael Glass, B. CoyKendall, Frederick Sanders, A. J. Stover and E. Carpenter. Lieut. John E. Henry died since the war.

In addition to responding to the calls of the authorities for troops, Kenosha furnished the following soldiers to the quota of other States : William Shepherd, Walter Stebbins, Charles Dana, Horace Baldwin, R. I. Blish, Louis Martin, George Newberry, H. Clark and T. Aspinwall to Battery B, Chicago Light Artillery ; H. W. McDonald, Northwestern Cavalry ; Dennis Hines, Lieutenant Company A, Fremont Rangers ; Frank Holderness, J. G. Northway and John Silsbee to the Nineteenth New York Artillery. Also, William Nelson, Ship's Corporal ; Charles Briggs, Landsman, and Frank B. Morehouse, seaman, on board the United States steamer Carondelet ; J. Fuller and M. Neill, seamen on board flag-ship Black Hawk, and Marc Ehle, seaman, but to which ship attached is unknown.

The draft was enforced in Kenosha County during the war, once on November 10, 1862, when there were 8 drawn from Kenosha ; 21 from Somers ; 23 from Pleasant Prairie ; 26 from Bristol ; 33 from Paris ; 34 from Brighton ; 18 from Randall, and 14 from Salem ; again, September 17, 1874, with the following prizes : Twenty-three to Randall ; 20 each to Pleasant Prairie and Wheatland ; 5 to Paris; 4 each to Bristol and Salem, and 3 to Somers.

The following soldiers arfe buried in the cemeteries of Kenosha, where their graves are properly marked ; but there are quite a number of graves occupied by those fallen in the battles for liberty, whose resting-places are included under the head " Unknown " :