Abram W Preston Civil War Research

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Contents 1 WikiTree Pages of Interest 2 Bibliographic Notes 3 Research Notes 4 Sources

WikiTree Pages of Interest

• Dr. Abraham William (Abram) Preston (1822-1864)
• Preston at Manitowoc Research

Bibliographic Notes

Research Notes

History of Crawford County. Springfield, Illinois, Union Publishing Company, 1884. Database online, Donald Stowell, Yuba Wisconsin, contributor; unknown transcriber. History of Wisconsin, URL: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/crawford/history/history.htm . See also, Chapter 24, The War for the Union, URL: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/crawford/history/chap24.htm; extracted by GJ Jan 2007.
“The First Company Organized ...
Early in May, 1861, a company under the three months' call was organized at Prairie du Chien ‐‐‐ the first in the county; under the President's proclamation no more three months' men could be accepted; so the company was re‐organized under the three years call. The men left Prairie du Chien for Madison on the 25th day of June and on the 15th of July, were mustered into the service as company C, of the 6th Wisconsin regiment.

Muster in Roll of Company C.

Captain. ‐‐‐ Alexander S. Hooe.

1st Lieut. ‐‐‐ Philip W. Plummer.

2nd " Thomas W. Plummer.

1st Sergt. ‐‐‐ Loyd G. Harris.

2nd " George O. Adams

3rd " Judson Hurd

4th " John W. Fonda

5th " Barnard McGinty

1st Corpl. ‐‐‐ John N. Chesnut.

2nd " Lemuel Bailey

3rd " Orrin D. Chapman

4th " Charles H. Putney

5th " Herman Ganter

6th " Simon W. Hubbard

7th " Edward Whaley

8th " James Sykes

Drummer ‐‐‐ Alexander Johnston.

Fifer. ‐‐‐ George Northrop.

Wagoner. ‐‐‐ Ambrose Young.

Privates. ‐‐‐ Charles Adams, Christian Ammon, Mathew Andrews, Wm. Armstrong, Cuyler Babcock, Alexander Boyd, Winfield S. Bonney, Edwin A. Bottom, Henry L. Bottom, Norman S. Bull, John Beoman, Thomas Budworth, Simpson M. Brewer, Henry J. Cardey, James G. Conklin, Lynn B. Cook, Richard Corcoran, John Davidson, William Day, Wm. H. Drew, John Drysdale, Evan W. Ellis, George Fairfield, Samuel R. W. Faulkner, Lucius R. Fitch, Albert L. Fisk, Peter T. Gulberg, Chancey A. Green, Willard Gilmore, Charles Guyre, Daniel D. Havens, John Hall, Henry W. Hall, Lemuel P. Harvey, Ezra P. Hewitt, Lyman D. Holford, William Hickok, Edwin Hutchkroft, John H. Ishmael, William Kelly, Jacob Lemons, Homer C. Lillie, Augustus L. Muller, Richard A. Marston, Henry H. Miller, Brallon B. Morris, Millin McAdams, Martin L. Nelson, Wm. L. Nicholson, Alfred L. Onderkirk, Cornelius W. Okey, Henry Oviatt, Luke Parsons, Jonathan Hall, Burton Packhard, Walter J. Pease, William Pease, Henry C. Pettitt, Martin Prother, John Richards, Wm. M. Russell, George Russell, Sylvester W. Russell, Gottlieb Schwitzer or Sweitzer, Lyman W. Sheldon, Albert P. Sprague, Harley L. Sprague, Alexander Turk, Aleck Torley, Harry H. Thompson, Henry Vanderbilt, Stephen Vesper, Joseph Villemin, Francis G. Washington, Wm. H. Wallin, U. M. Weideman, Myndert Wemple, Wm. Winns, Alfred R. Withrow, Julius Wieman, George W. Wilson, Daniel M. Wordman, John P. Whitehouse, Chas. E. White, Robert White, Frank Young.

This company was made a part of The Sixth Wisconsin Regiment which was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, in July, 1861, and mustered into the service of the United States on the 16th of that month, and left the State for Washington on the 28th. The following was the roster of the regiment:

Colonel. ‐‐‐ Lysander Cutler.

Lieutenant Colonel. ‐‐‐ J. P. Atwood.

Major. ‐‐‐ B. F. Sweet.

Adjutant. ‐‐‐ Frank A. Haskell.

Quartermaster. ‐‐‐ I. N. Mason.

Surgeon. ‐‐‐ C. B. Chapman.

First Assistant Surgeon. ‐‐‐ A. W. Preston.

Second Assistant Surgeon. ‐‐‐ A. P. Andrews.

Chaplain. ‐‐‐ Rev. N. A. Staples.

Captain Co. A. ‐‐‐ A. G. Mallory.

" " B. --D. J. Dill

" " C. --A. S. Hooe

" " D. --J. O'Rourke

" " E. --E. S. Bragg

" " F. --William H. Lindwurm

" " G. --M. A. Northrup

" " H. --. J. F. Houser

" " I. --Leonard Johnson

" " K. --R. R. Dawes.

1st Lieut. Co. A. --D. K. Noyes

" " B. ‐‐‐ J. F. Marsh.

" " C. ‐‐‐ P. W. Plumer.

" " D. ‐‐‐ John Nichols.

" " E.‐‐‐A.E.A.Brown.

" " F. ‐‐‐ Fred Schumacher

" " G. ‐‐‐ G. L. Montague.

" " H. ‐‐‐ J. D. Lewis.

" " I. ‐‐‐ F. A. Haskell.

" " K. ‐‐‐ J. A. Kellogg.

2nd Lieut. Co. A. ‐‐‐ F. C. Thomas.

" " B. ‐‐‐ Henry Serrill.

" " C. ‐‐‐ J. W. Plummer.

" " D. ‐‐‐ P. H. McCauley.

" " E. ‐‐‐ J. H. Marston.

" " F. ‐‐‐ Werner Von Bacheli.

" " G. ‐‐‐ W. W. Allen.

" " H. ‐‐‐ J. A. Tester.

" " I. ‐‐‐ A. T. Johnson.

" " K. ‐‐‐ John Crane.

The regiment arrived at Washington on the 7th of August and was immediately assigned to King's brigade and went into camp on Meridian Hill, where it remained until the 3d of September, when it marched with the brigade to Chain bridge, and was employed in picket and guard duty at Camp Lyon, until it was joined by the 2d Wisconsin the 9th Indiana and the 7th Wisconsin, about the 1st of October. These, afterwards, formed the famous "Iron Brigade."
Early in the war Gen. Rufus King, a graduate of West Point, tendered his services to the government and was appointed brigadier general, with authority to form a brigade composed of regiments from Wisconsin. In this he only partially succeeded, as the 5th Wisconsin was transferred to another brigade. He, however, succeeded in permanently attaching the 2d, 6th and 7th to the brigade; these, with the 9th Indiana, afterwards received the name of the "Iron Brigade," in the history of which is merged that of the 6th Wisconsin.
The brigade assigned to McDowell's division remained in camp at Fort Tillinghast until March 10, 1862, when they took part in the advance on Manassas, Col. Cutler, of the 6th Wisconsin, being in command of the brigade. The month of July found them at Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg. The brigade afterward took part in the celebrated retreat of Gen. Pope.
On the 28th of August, 1862, the battle of Gainesville was fought. This was one of the bloodiest battles of the war, and was fought by the "Iron Brigade" alone, it only receiving aid after the heaviest of the fighting was over. On the 29th of August the brigade was present on the battle field of Bull Run, engaged as support to a battery, and took part in the battle of the 30th and in the retreat which followed.
The "Iron Brigade" took part in the battle of South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862. In the early part of the battle of Antietam (which contest was participated in, among others by the "Iron Brigade"), a shell fell into the ranks of the 6th regiment, killing or wounding thirteen men and officers.
General Hooker was placed in command of the Army of the Potomac, and the campaign of 1863 was begun on the 28th of April. The "Iron Brigade" proceeded on that day to Fitzhugh's crossing below Fredericksburg, and was attached to the first division of the first army corps. A fight occurred the next day at the crossing, but the 6th Wisconsin, followed by the 24th Michigan, crossed over in face of the enemy and carried their works.
The "Iron Brigade" was in the battle of Gettysburg. But it was in the battle of the Wilderness that the 6th regiment suffered more than in any other of the war. The severity of the service engaged in by the 6th Wisconsin from this time until it was mustered out, can be judged of by the lists of the killed and wounded at different periods.
The 6th regiment was mustered out on the 14th of July, 1865, and arrived at Madison on the 16th of that month, and were publicly received, paid and the regiment disbanded.”

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