History of Reedsburg and the Upper Baraboo Valley, by Merton Edwin Krug, Publ. February 1929 by the author. Printed by Democrat Printing Company, Madison, Wis., Page 106-110

The first man to enter the Union Army from this town was Washington I. CARVER. He was attending a commercial college in Milwaukee at the opening of the war, and enlisted in the Company of Zouaves then being raised in that city. As the regimental roster will show, his company was mustered in as Company B, Fifth Regiment, Wisconsin Voluntary Infantry. The company left the state July 4, 1861, reached Washington August 8, and was assigned to General Hancock's Division. CARVER was in the Battle of Williamsburg, May 6, 1862. On the 27th of April 1863, he, with his regiment, was in the heroic charge at Mary's Heights, near Fredericksburg. Here he was wounded by a ball through the thigh. His wound confined him to the hospital for nine months, but he recovered in time to join his company and go on Grant's celebrated march on Richmond.

G. M. JONES enlisted in May 1861, among the first to go from this place, and was assigned to the Sixth Regiment, which was sent forward to join the army of the Potomac. He performed good service until disabled by disease, and was then discharged. He returned home, but upon recovery he enlisted again and was assigned to the 23d Regiment, whose chief field of service was the Mississippi Valley. He was in the Red River expedition under General Banks and ascribes the salvation of the army to a great extent to General A. J. Smith. He was present when the Confederates on their retreat down the river, still flushed with their successes, were hotly pursuing our troops. General Smith poured into their ranks as they were marching on unsuspecting, in silent column, a murderous fire of grape and canister from masked batteries, and rifle balls from concealed infantry. Such was the position of the rebels that they were mowed down by hundreds, and obliging them to fall back. Thus the federal army was saved from severe loss if not from defeat. General Smith became very popular with the army, and loud cheers of the boys resounded through the air whenever he rode along the line.

Morgan was with his regiment at the taking of Ft Blakely near Mobile. The Twenty-third Regiment marched into the vicinity of the fort during darkness of the night previous and were lying upon their arms under orders. JONES was sitting upon his heels with his back against a tree and his feet resting upon a large root which ran out upon the surface of the ground. The cannon opened upon them from the fort and he at once felt a queer sensation upon his feet and ankles as though they had been severed, and it was only by taking hold of them that he satisfied himself that it was not so. He did not know the direction of the fort when he took his position, and supposed himself on the opposite side of the tree. But when, they commenced firing he was in range of their guns, and grapeshot had passed through the root about an inch under his feet tingling them as described.

The shot which came so near depriving Morgan JONES of his feet, as it passed on, killed Erastus MILLER of Reedsburg, who was lying on the ground near by. In the roster G. M. JONES is classified under the Fifth Regiment, because he served in the organization first. Erastus MILLER is classified with the Twenty-third Regiment.

There enlisted in Captain STEVENS' Company, when it was recruited, Jehial D. and Evert H. HAGAMAN, brothers, of LaValle. The former died of disease at Natches, Miss., August 21, 1863; the latter was killed at Atlanta, July 22, 1864.

There also enlisted, as recruits, in Captain STEVENS' Company, Amos and George FORD, brothers, of Ironton. They were killed at Atlanta, July 21, and the latter July 22, 1864. Both were farmers and left families.

There also enlisted in Captain STEVENS' Company, when it was made up, Horace, Lewis, George and Dennis CURTIS of Winfield. They were brothers, had families. George died of disease at Holly Springs, Miss., December 1862, Horace of disease at Vicksburg in June 1863, and Lewis of disease contracted in the army, at Winfield, in February 1867.

In Captain STRONG's Company, when it was made up, there enlisted from the town of Wonewoc, Jesse MALLOW and three sons, Jesse, William and Adolphus. The father died of disease at Hampton hospital, April 4th 1864. The three sons all re-enlisted as veterans, served through the war and returned home in safety.

When Captain STEVEN's Company was on the march from Lawrence to Fort Scott, Kansas, in March 1862, they came to the Osage River at that point, about five rods in width. The ferryboat was upon the opposite side and frozen in. John KIVELL and Clifford CANNES volunteered to go up stream to some Rapids where the water was about three feet deep, wade across and bring over the boat. This they effected although one of them came near being swept down by the current into deep water where he might have lost his life.

George MILES was killed by a rifle ball at South Mountain, Maryland, September 14th, 1862. John STARKS, son of Gen. A. W. STARKS was a companion of George, informed Mrs. MILES that her son, who was usually fearless in prospect of a battle, had a presentiment that he should be killed, and so declared to his comrades. He was shot through the breast in the region of the heart. His dying message was: "Tell my friends that I died doing my duty."

Sergeant Spencer S. MILES was wounded in the knee in the charge at Bald Hill, Atlanta, July 21, 1864. As he was being assisted from the field he sat down to rest upon a log and while there, a cannonball struck the log and gave him such a terrific shock as to cause his death, as was supposed, rather than the previous wound he had received. The same ball took off the leg of a wounded man who was near at the time. These facts were given to the family by Colonel MORRILL who was with him at the time.

On the morning of July 21, 1864, James MILES was on picket duty near Bald Hill. A sharpshooter at his left got his range. The ball shattered his left elbow and, passing around his back, was afterwards taken out on his right side.

When the Nineteenth Regiment was on the Nansamond, near Suffolk, Virginia, in the summer of 1863, they were awakened one morning by a heavy cannonading from a rebel battery on the opposite side of the river. The rebels were firing at some of our transports passing down the stream. A solid shot struck the water and glanced, passed just over the head of Christopher EVERS, of this town, taking off his hat and greatly exciting his brain. He jumped on top of the breastwork, ran to the signal station and performed various antics in full view of the enemy, which was a source of amusement to his companions, whenever the matter was referred to all through the war.

Ruben W. GREEN first enlisted in the Delton Company, Twelfth Regiment, and was discharged for disability after two years service. He afterwards re-enlisted and was orderly sergeant in the Sixth Mississippi Infantry, which was changed to the United States Colored Infantry, in which he was promoted to second Lieutenant, March 31, 1864. His family resided here at the time of his re-enlistment consequently he was a soldier and an officer from this town.

When the Twelfth Regiment was about to proceed from Warrington to Richmond, Virginia, in April 1865, the conductor of a railroad train was requested by Col. Vaughn, then in command, to take his troops through. This the conductor refused to do. Col. Vaughn at once ordered his men to place obstructions upon the track in front of the engine. He then told the conductor that his orders were to proceed to Richmond at once. If he would take his men by the regular train it was all right; otherwise he should take possession of the road and run the train himself, as he had men in his command capable of doing it. The conductor yielded, and took the troops.

Albert C. HUNT, during a large portion of his service in the army, was attached to a battery of light artillery, in which he served as guidon. His position was a perilousone. He rode a pony to which he was much attached. As he was on duty one day, in time of battle, the pony suddenly threw up its head, which was pierced by a rifle ball, killing it at once. From the range of the ball it was evident that the pony's head saved the life of the rider.
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